Re: OT: Getting that tube amp sound w/o a tube amp

[Richard Sales <richard@glasswing.com>]

get a couple amps! One (or more) for looped part(s) one for solos.  That way you don't overload the PA.

Just a thought.  But this is what I'm working towards with looping.  It works well now with the RC50 but I have no idea how it will be if and when I upgrade to a better setup.  I'm now pretty much convinced I'm gonna have to take the plunge into Powerbook land... but I don't wanna.  After 25 years of using music software, I've developed a healthy fear of new programs.  

I haven't used the Vox Tonelab.  Haven't tried many modelers since they first came out.  I wasn't wild about them then.   Luddite.

I love the sound of a good amp.  So much character and bhava.  A hot tube is a sensuous thing!  And a whole host of them is an orgy.  

I'm sure someone's already said this, but why not mic the amp(s)?  IS that a routing issue with EDP?  

But I've enjoyed listening to lots of stuff in this group that's done with modelers etc.  So it can be done!  But to me, a good amp makes it so easy.

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On 24-May-08, at 11:31 PM, Adam Hart wrote:

> I am looking for a way to get a nice warm tube overdrive (strat) thru my PA (bose LP1) without micing a guitar amp.  Since I loop (EDP) I don't want my guitar coming out of an amp and PA during the recording phase and then only out of the PA in the looping phase.  
>
> Any ideas on how I can get a nice tone from my Strat w/o micing a nice tube amp?  do I need a tube preamp?  My tube screamer sounds great into a tube amp, but sounds really ratty through the PA.  Is there a PA screamer?
>
> Best,
> Adam