Re: RE: tube preamp VST plugin?

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

>I'd suggest the vox tonelab, the desk top model because its the least
>expensive, can fit on a rack tray, is about the size of a lap top, and can
>run with or without a foot pedal. Its got an honest to god tube in it and 
>is
>the best sounding and feeling of the current modeling crop in my humble
>opinion, good variety of fender black face and tweed models, excellent vox
>and early Marshall models as well.

hi Kris,
Surely you need some form of decent pre-amp for your guitar?
In which case Bill's suggestion would seem ideal.
Analog processing is perfect for diistortion, while in the digital domain 
it's
just about impossible to eliminate digital artifacts.

For fun though, I thought these boss simulators were pretty good:-

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/465.html

andy butler