Per & guitar vol swells

[a k butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

>With all software amp simulators I have tested I
>can hear almost nothing from my guitar pickups between guitar volume
>knob setting 1 to 9. Then somewhere between 9 and 10 the full shred
>kicks in.

I expect that's caused by the lower impedance of whatever you're
plugging the guitar into. The software wouldn't be able to do that.

Solve by plugging into a high impedance input, such as a dedicated 
instrument socket.

andy butler