Re: Do I need that EDP?

["Kris Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

>...would a dedicated
> guitar power amp like the mesa boogie 20/20 and a
> guitar cabinet make a difference or warm it up?

Absolutely. The tubes of the 20/20 will warm it up and give it a more 
spongy 
and reactive feel, plus a guitar cab will remove some of the harsh high 
end 
and warm it up from the low mid range area.  I just recently started using 
my electric guitar for jazz with a Mesa Boogie Mark I combo amp, rather 
than 
running straight into the board after my VF1 (which is what I use for 
avant-garde looping) and the difference is vast. I just re-affirmed my 
opinion that for live performance no amp modeling can replace the sound of 
an actual tube amp, the evolution of the tone over night as it warms up, 
etc.  When I first started this new jazz gig, I setup with my two powered 
PA 
speakers, the Boss  VF1 using the amp/cab simulator, and into my Mackie 
board. It was sterile and lifeless, which isn't a problem with I'm running 
tons of tone mangling effects on my guitar for my looping gigs.  If you 
get 
a chance, listen to some of the work that Pat Metheny and John Scofield 
did 
together. Pat dirties his tone up with a solid state system, whereas John 
is 
using a tube amp system. In my opinion, Pat's sound sounds like dog 
sh*t...harsh, raspy, etc...whereas John's tone is warm and natural 
sounding, 
yet has a cutting edge to it that is not harsh...a matter of taste, I 
admit.

Kris