I’m a retired cinematographer, and I still believe that 35mm motion picture film shot through an anamorphic lens is still the best quality, but the digital camera world offers budget friendly convenience, and while it lacks the quality of film, it gets the job done and few people can tell the difference. And more importantly, it opens up a whole world of options to kids and adults with a lot less cash. So I look forward to the future despite my nostalgia for old movie cameras, big V8 muscle cars, and giant tube amps.
@RobChappers
10 ай бұрын
Super interesting analogy because I started filming videos 18 years ago on little tape cameras
@SaintKines
10 ай бұрын
This is exactly the same, well done.
@123Andersonev
10 ай бұрын
The thing about emulation is something has to first exist before you can emulate it, the trade off risk you end up running is getting sterile because you run out of things to emulate, same with the pedal argument, if you get rid of pedals you're constrained by the digital architecture you're working in, it might satisfy some but its not the pinnacle of creativity, which reminds me on the film point a lot of directors are now filming in digital for the flexibility then bouncing the footage down to film once they are happy editing and obviously it's a lot less expensive if you make a mistake, bottom line keep hold of your gear and keep it in good nick because it's only going to get more and more valuable over time.
@PippPriss
10 ай бұрын
@@123Andersonev Your assessment is only valid if you limit the digital realm to emulation. There are things with time based effects you can do digitally which no analog machine will ever be able to do. Synthesizers are another good example. We just have to get to a point where digital electronic craftings become desirable. I am thinking kind of of the Line 6 "Insane" sound. Of course, it sounds like crap, but by now has a somewhat iconic legacy attached to it. We need more of that, but high quality and more desirable. But this will be hard, because we already have plentiful amplifiers, and using circuit emulation you can get near 100 % exact copies. When using the STL Tones Josh Middleton Plugin, using the Multiwatt Rectifier, the mid and treble knobs behave exactly like the real deal. This tells me there is white box emulation (circuit emulation) whereas a lot of plugins just use a neural model of an amp and add a unique tonestack after the distortion. I could talk for hours on this, but you might already getting the point I am trying to convey here :-)
@michael_riffs
10 ай бұрын
I like this comparison! Just like people see the value in working with older, more labor intensive filmmaking gear I think the same will be true for guitar gear. Maybe in 20 years time, kids will dust off their dad’s old Mesa Boogies and Marshalls and be inspired to make something cool with them! I think there will always be some magic with analog gear, whether it’s guitar amps or 35mm cameras.
@jeffreymorreale7223
10 ай бұрын
I think smaller tube amps are going to be to hottest thing for years to come. Digital gear is great but I think people are finding they waste too much time learning the quircks and dialing them in. The appeal of the simplicity of an amp that you just plug in and it sounds fantastic is just to much to resist. I hate wasting practice time trying to get what I'm looking for and never being happy.
@kristiaankristiaan5278
10 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. I have a 4 knob orange lunchbox amp and it's impossible to get a bad sound. Whereas I have a hundred plugins that also sounds great but takes an endless amount of tweaking to dial them in.
@toddgilliland7592
10 ай бұрын
100% I find I spend most of the time scrolling through folders and not playing
@dalecooper3994
10 ай бұрын
That’s why software like neural dsp is so good. In case of the Tone King model, it’s as simple as the amp that it emulates. Just a few knobs and great sound without any of the problems that you mention. As for tube amps, I feel like it’s not such a bright future. Tubes are difficult to manufacture and not friendly to the environment. It’s unlikely that there will be new factories making tubes. I had a few valve amplifiers and I understand why you like them, but there is nothing wrong with the new stuff. Sounds great and it’s easy to use if you want it to be.
@jeffreymorreale7223
10 ай бұрын
@@dalecooper3994 thats the great thing about music. There is room for everybody's opinion and everyone can make something amazing with gear they believe in.
@synhet84
10 ай бұрын
I disagree, that was the case 5 years ago, now every new digital gear moddeler plugin you name it, tends to be super simple and user friendly while being very minimalist . Although they can be very detailed and "complicated" (only if you choose to). Tube amps will be there forever but no way they are gonna get more popularity than the constant evolving digital gear IMO
@denniswilliams9145
9 ай бұрын
All that I have to say is, thank goodness for all of the great amps of the past three decades because without them, we wouldn’t have all of the fantastic amp sims of today.
@gthonis
9 ай бұрын
I think you hit the nail on the head! I am somebody who only owns digital gear, mainly cuz it's what works best for my situation (financially and logistically). However, I know very well that the amps of decades past are what paved the way - everything digital is just a reproduction of the classic analog tube amps of yesterday.
@cdavidlake2
9 ай бұрын
Great point: The future is emulation, not innovation.
@pentachronic
9 ай бұрын
Yes and no. With digital you can have weird setups that you just couldn’t do with amps and cabs. Also with modellers you can make a model that behaves differently to how a transistor or tube amp would. Weird transformer saturation, noise, different gain slopes, biases, etc.
@MeAndTheBoys_
2 күн бұрын
@@cdavidlake2 All the real innovation, that people now try to copy with emulation, has happened with people using real amps. At least for me, i want the original thing, the source of that innovation. There is nothing better than the real thing. It's the difference of making love to a woman, or to your hand. Wanking is an emulation of a woman. Emulation only gets you so far.
@brpadington
9 ай бұрын
The vast improvement in PA systems is really what is causing a lot of pros to ditch amps.
@leftyguitaristSE
10 ай бұрын
I love your recent videos Rob. There will always be a place for old gear. What I like today is that people can get a great tone and experience for not a lot of money. No matter if you are poor or rich you can follow your dreams, it´s cool!
@kernowchris
10 ай бұрын
I will always love Amps. The tactile nature of these beautiful versatile creators of tone will never be surpassed. The smell, the physical warmth they kick out, the glow of the tubes, the outright pleasure of plugging your guitar into the front of the Amp and disengaging the standby switch.
@10FootMushroom
10 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@ElmoRitter
10 ай бұрын
Respectfully, the tactile-natured tone is replaced and surpassed on recordings on a minutely basis. I understand that's an opinion, but if you poll people who don't play guitar you'll find the statement to be statistically accurate I think. As a producer and engineer, the days that me or my clients choose a real amp in a blind comparison are long gone. It's only the older players that are really holding onto them. Kinda like with cars that have pedal clutches and whatnot. Also there's something that a lot of guitar players don't get to experience a lot: playing anything that loud is really fun. Put your favorite modeler through a nice touring production rig and stand at FOH. Honestly that's like even a step above a tube amp. But to each their own for sure. Guitar players are the most superstitious bunch I know so do whatever you got to do to get it up and get in the mood lol :)
@ElmoRitter
9 ай бұрын
@user-ri3gh6yb5k I'd reccomend something like a hx stomp or dream 65. OR whatever. No idea what a "throw and go" gig is, but my assumption is its a festival type thing in which case- use the backline. Or i dunno, a church setup in a parking lot or something? In which case- hx stomp or whatever. I dunno if you're talking about like working or like fun jam with the homies. Play an amp if you want man I don't care lol. No one is blaming boomers for tube amps btw not sure the angle there. A 50lb+ amp that needs to be at 95db to get a neutral tone isn't really convenient ever unless there is no PA. But play a tube amp man live your best life. I'm a working musician my needs might be different than yours. My gigs usually have monitors.
@cuddlymike
9 ай бұрын
I have a 5 Watt class A amp; I've found it sounds and feels best when given time to warm up. The quality of the valves can have an impact too. If you compared a digital simulation when you first turned it on there might not be much difference, but when it's warmed up, after about an hour, there's a vibrancy and warmth. The speaker interacting with the room is another thing. I'm all for digitally enhancing the sound, especially with reverbs. That's my experience; others may have a different experience.
@geomusicmove
9 ай бұрын
@NolanVoid-dr1ch You are right. Real amps are not for weaklings.
@78tag
9 ай бұрын
Nothing in quality guitar tech seems to disappear. There is something about "vintage" and LowFi that will always be with us. The greats just keep going.
@TheGuitologist
9 ай бұрын
Great video, Rob! But…BUT… For those who think new tech is a savior, I have two words for you: planned obsolescence. In 50 or 100 years, many of the mid 20th century classic amps will still be chugging. These new devices will not.
@muzerino
9 ай бұрын
In ten years I have gone from 50w tube heads and pedals, to full digital modelling with FRFR, then back to a combination of a 20W tube head and using a modeller as my pedals and running real cabs and this is my favourite setup. There’s something about the feel of a tube amp and that lovely warm glow of the tubes.
@bmac5085
9 ай бұрын
I totally agree 👍. And there will still be a market for tube amps in the future for us, and others.
@mhoff7722
9 ай бұрын
I agree. I will use apps and modelers and IR's etc in certain recordings and they sound damn good in a mix...but live I want a real tube amp and 4x12 for that tone and feel that just interacts and responds in a way that I just can't get with anything digital...yet ;) 🤘🤘🤘
@madsenamplification
10 ай бұрын
As a boutique amp and pedal builder I think there will always be a portion of players who will buy and play tube amps, just like there will always be people who love old muscle cars. The digital tech keeps getting better and better which is great. There’s room for new and old tech!
@nekot9274
9 ай бұрын
The big portion of still tube amp and pedals I see around me are mostly people over 50. There is still some "purist" in the youngish people (I would say between 35 and 50) but most people goes to what is easy and sound good anyway. There mighy be a point where the public for tube amp is soo limited that it does not make sence anymore to build some. Plus I can see on the venue where I play that the people running those place are less and less welcome to those big amps, some are even forbiding it, because they know that there is smaller and quieter solutions. That might be an accelerator for change.
@aeoteroa818
9 ай бұрын
i think youre wrong. in 20-30 years when the classic rock generation is dead i dont think new guitar players will care at all as long as their tone is good, and software is already the cheapest and easiest way to achieve that. boutique anything in audio is nearly always all snake oil and hifi grade bullshido. you dont hear amps or guitars, you hear speakers and thats what makes the biggest impact.
@MitsosChaveles
9 ай бұрын
What is a boutique amp and pedal builder…
@weedshoes5089
8 ай бұрын
@@MitsosChavelesa low volume manufacturer.
@vintagetone22
10 ай бұрын
Nothing can or will replace a valve amp boiling .noway .all these apps and fake digital wanna be amps have no soul and feel.they just dead .
@tomblankinship4750
10 ай бұрын
Where modelers really shine over amps is consistency of tone. The typical guitar player dials in his amp so that it sounds good to him on stage. What comes out of the PA & what the other band members hear is entirely different. What comes out of my Helix to my monitor sounds exactly like FOH. Stage volumes are lower and my bandmates can hear as much of me that they want in their monitors.
@chrisbrown18andup
10 ай бұрын
I've been burnt with every amp I've bought.
@shelbyavant5081
10 ай бұрын
I'd like to hear more about it.
@jeffgutierrez8796
10 ай бұрын
Did you bring your instrument to test them?
@RobChappers
10 ай бұрын
@@jeffgutierrez8796That’s the most important thing ❤
@Hickeroar
10 ай бұрын
It's about economics. Spending $1k-5k on a good valve amp that does "one" thing is just cost prohibitive for most people when you factor in the other $1k-2k just to get a quality pedal setup assembled. Now you spend $1200-$1600 and get all you'll ever need. The convenience is unparalleled too.
@robschaller9061
10 ай бұрын
Does NOT sound the same PERIOD
@Crabfather
10 ай бұрын
@@robschaller9061funny how most people can't tell a difference in a blind test. There will always be people who are greater human beings due to their superhuman hearing 🙄
@danielvelkovski3156
10 ай бұрын
@@robschaller9061 Sounds just as good though. Call me crazy but I prefer software now. My friend has a 5150 and it sounds nice when loud but lots of feedback and he doesn’t move the knobs. All that money for 1 setting 🤦🏻♂️ With my plugins no feedback at all even if max volume and you can’t tell guitar is on. Sounds great and the same on any volume. Have you seen how amazing some captures sound on NAM? I doubt you’ll be able to tell in a mix. Best of all saved so much space and no neighbors to complain. Off the bat can get amazing tones. Look how amazing these YT artists sound without a traditional amp. Obviously it’s the future. The presets they use sound like studio made recordings. Have you tried NAM (neural amp modeler)?
@Hickeroar
10 ай бұрын
@@robschaller9061 I never said it sounded "the same." However, it sounds so good that no one in the audience will ever know (or care about) the difference, and the benefits far outweigh the downsides. Blind tests have shown that the differences are pretty much academic at this point.
@Skoora
10 ай бұрын
I really feel for the kids and young adults who are never going to collaborate in a room with a bunch of folks with some volume going and it being probably too hot or too cold..lol. A huge part of music for a society is the collaborative, community nature of it. Trading files and video cloud sessions are just sad to me.
@RobChappers
10 ай бұрын
I completely agree - it’s the biggest rush ever!!
@carsonelliot1147
9 ай бұрын
so there’s Community in the modern day and that makes you sad?
@Skoora
9 ай бұрын
@@carsonelliot1147 I don’t find community in long distance, virtual communication. Community is face to face, sharing a space. Being there for someone beyond a thumbs up, we got you bro through a DM or live stream. Physical human interaction. We are sorely lacking in that in many aspects of life and it shows. The community of regular live performance, the community of an actual scene in a city or regional area. It’s fantasy to think any of that isn’t a shadow of what it used to be. Followers on social media or subscribers on a YT channel is not a meaningful community.
@orion681
9 ай бұрын
@@carsonelliot1147file sharing is not community.
@josiek69
9 ай бұрын
Bro what😂 people still jam together
@briankehew579
9 ай бұрын
I could never find a modeling or small size tube amp that actually gave me the feel and sound of a real tube amp but at home volumes. And finally the Quilter Super Block UK actually does it perfectly. I am happy for the first time in my life!!
@briankehew579
9 ай бұрын
It can power any speaker cabs, but I love it into a small tube amp the most.
@benben264
10 ай бұрын
The thing is , you can't beat a real overdriven tube amp with an app or a modeler. If you think so, you never tried. Otherwise there is plenty of useful and funny stuff around today. 😂
@gusandrianos
10 ай бұрын
Plug in into a cab can be really close!
@Skeimag
10 ай бұрын
You can in a mix ✌️
@Marcus.81
10 ай бұрын
Playing a cranked tube amp is an experience. It moves me in a way digital platforms have not managed to quite recreate. I appreciate the accessibility and the tremendous advances that have been made in the digital realms - especially the clarity of recording and the vast array of tones and effects at our fingertips. But for me, nothing quite compares to the real thing. It’s like an extra magic that you can’t put into words. Interesting to think about where things will go tho.
@KDH
10 ай бұрын
This was a very interesting video. I'm seeing more and more people using modellers live, and if that trend continues I doubt we'll see high wattage amps stay relevant. With that said real amps will always have a place, especially in studios. Personally I like both real amps and software for different reasons.
@giosundance5643
10 ай бұрын
Don’t you shit on this guy every 5 minutes?
@genesisfalling
9 ай бұрын
I sold my hand wired Morgan and hand wired Marshall amps, £4800 worth of boutique pedals and purchased a Fractal Audio FM9 and couldn’t be happier. Not only does it do all the sounds I ever want with all the amp types I could ever need, but it has touch and feel of a real valve amp. Plus the reverbs and effects are world class. My back is a lot happier to. I loved my valve amps but I could never really turn them up enough to get the best out of them. I am a digital guy from now on. 😊
@M4ttNet
9 ай бұрын
Tubes won't disappear just like vinyl hasn't, it will probably continue to decrease though. Most things don't die, just shift in usage proportions.
@elmadouf
9 ай бұрын
As a professional luthier and guitar repair guy, I am not looking forward to having guitars in my shop with plugins issues that I can't tell where they are coming from or how to fix them. It's already the case with onboard circuit boards with micro soldering that are not designed for repairs. I hate saying to my customers : "sorry but I can't fix this". We are putting out on the market a lot of gear that nobody knows how to repair.
@GraemeCampbellMusic
10 ай бұрын
I remember those heady days of carrying large cabs up and down dodgy fire escapes. These days I'm doing solo acoustic gigs with portable PAsor recording electric at home. My only amp now is a Fender Super Champ XD, which is actually fairly loud, but gives me my fix of air moving. I love the idea of the portability and variety of apps for live playing, but like with my acoustic PA & pedals, I need knobs and switches rather than fiddly menus.
@donkarnage6032
9 ай бұрын
So basically guitars are going to become like Frank Zappa had his guitars in the late 1970s. He had different OD circuits, filter effects installed in his guitar. There is a clip of Zappa playing Black Napkins on the Mike Douglas show with that particular guitar. He plugged into a Pignose amp and had all the extra stuff he needed already installed inside the guitar.
@mk1st
9 ай бұрын
His whole life was one fantastic experiment.
@Superman-pn1rx
9 ай бұрын
The Mooer GTRS guitars
@TomShreds
9 ай бұрын
Great video Rob. Just discovered you! Instant fan. Great playing and super interesting summary of the situation we now face. I hope next we get shoes with inbuilt footswitches 🤣 👟
@sidez81
9 ай бұрын
Both definitely have a place. The tech in the last even 5 years is just mind blowing but trends revert, recycle, and evolve plus people have nostalgia. Music is everything and done in amazing ways. Also can’t believe I’ve been watching your vids for near on 15years now 😂. Have a great Christmas.
@TheFULLMETALCHEF
10 ай бұрын
After going digital I’m swinging back to tubes. Even bought a two channel tube driven compressor last month-what a difference!
@jake100xx
9 ай бұрын
i also made the switch back to tubes, it is 100% better and anyone who disagress is not good enough to hear the nuances of guitar, or are lying to themselves to justify the convienience and price of their purchase. Digital is not even close, I am a young guy so it's not just cork-sniffing nostalgia. (Tried a Kemper for over a year and was never contempt)
@TheMasterHackUS
9 ай бұрын
This worries me to no end. Im friends with young guys and gals, they all run plug ins and modeling amps. While they have come a long way, they cant replace a valve amp, no way. Maybe Im just old but nothing beats cranking an old Marshall, Vox, Boogie etc.
@kmichaelp4508
10 ай бұрын
@71 years old, I have come to the conclusion I need a Fractal FM9 and a Fender FR12. All I could ever want or need. And this is from one who has owned MANY tube amps 🤔
@MarcoVisconti
9 ай бұрын
This evolution is what brought me back to guitar playing after 20 years. I moved away from it because it was just too hard to recreate the sounds I wanted. Not anymore, and lo and behold, I bought 4 guitars in 3 years!
@Single_Songwriter
10 ай бұрын
Keep Making These Type Videos ,, i don't think pedals and amps will go away ... i think musicians love variety of all sorts for all types of music making and sound designs especially when it comes to recording original songs ... i am now 60 and remember watching you on Andertons channel many moons ago .. we musicians do evolve over time but nothing compares to the good old fashion old school Rock & Roll and how it was done back then ... "Jamming On High .. We Must Keep Going " 👍👉🎸 #StayThirsty #BeHappy
@Relayer6a
10 ай бұрын
Here's my issue with emulation. Right now they have the standard to be held to. As time goes by that will all be forgotten. Then somewhere down the road someone will dig out an old Marshall/Fender/HiWatt/etc... and people will be blown away and the amps will go for the price of Bursts because there won't be any more made.
@MarlonKingShow
9 ай бұрын
Amps are great for recording and the feel on stage, but do agree portable rigs make life easier.... I caught the train to a gig the other month with just guitar and pedal board... makes life alot easier. I think pedals and pedal amps will always be needed though, having foot Control stops interruption of hands playing the melody.
@picksalot1
10 ай бұрын
Amps and Effects Pedals disappeared for me about 20 years ago when I started using Modelers, currently the HX Stomp. The Guitar is a particularly good "Interface" for creating and performing music. We still need an interface that we can control with our feet, so some form of Floor Buttons Unit, and Expression/Volume Pedal is likely to remain relevant. Physical Amps and Effects will become more niche items, and Modelers will take advantage of advances in DSP and Software that make them more versatile, affordable, portable, and powerful tools.
@DigitalChemistryBand
10 ай бұрын
I started with the Original Chameleon... never looked back... done line 6 for about 20 years now... the PODGO, especially after the newest upgrade, is absolutely amazing...
@Sparkythehedgehog11
10 ай бұрын
Loving these series of videos! You are one of my favorite youtubers and players Rob, and you have a true God given talent! Keep on rockin’ for Jesus, and God bless!
@RobChappers
10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Mr Hedgehog ❤️
@robschaller9061
10 ай бұрын
The digital/sampled stuff DOES NOT sound like a tube amp and cabinet. I get that the world is changing and the younger people are running everything through the PA. That said I can CAN HEAR the difference and am NOT a fan of the sound...
@howardthrust
9 ай бұрын
"End of an Era"...YES! "Worrying Conclusion"...NO! The concept of "All-In-One" is always attractive to some (and has been around for quite some time); but so far, it has never really proven itself for practical use, save for those that re-up with all-new gear on an annual basis. All MY tone is in my hands, guitar and pedal board...leaving only the need for some kind of external sound reinforcement (solid-state amp,/PA/mixing board + headphones). That's FREEDOM!
@benoitguillou3146
9 ай бұрын
50 years after the invention of the quartz movements for wristwatches .....Vintage mechanical Rolexes now fetch over 100k ....A Kemper is nice and lightweight ...but it's SMC components on very thin traces , the stuff won't last nor get "serviced" by the brand after a few years .....Guess what I'm starting to hoard right now .....
@freddyray6805
10 ай бұрын
Hey Rob, i think if amp companies want to survive and not become the proverbial Blockbuster they need to think "outside the box. I would 100% support a Marshall guitar, Orange Guitar, stacked with the the best tec and perhaps in collaboration with a guitar maker. Bring on the future. Imagine, voice control, high end connectivity, with AI banging on the door this is an industry that will only be limited due to copyright and a lack of imagination rather than available technology and resources.
@claudevieaul1465
9 ай бұрын
Tough question. I grew up with real amps, and still own a few. Love them to bits. Same with analog pedals. Thát said, I've recorded through a Helix, and I just couldn't tell the difference with my trusty Marshall JVM head. *AND* a few virtual pedals thrown in. Where's all this going? To me it's depending on how many sounds you'll really need. As a gigging musician in various styles I can still use my real amp because per gig I rely on perhaps 4 or 5 sounds - not counting fx pedals - from my amp (Laney IRT Studio, 15W, and brilliant) using its 3 channels and built-in boost. This runs through a single 1x12" Marshall cabinet. So all's nice and reasonably portable. So, question is: How many sounds do you really need?? Yes, the new modellers are phenomenal, but I wouldn't like to spend many days figuring out the minute differences between thousands of amp/cab/mic combinations. I'd probably pick a handful of presets that sounds right to me, and delete the rest as I'll never use them anyway. And *NOW* when you compare the cost of gear, I'm actually better off with the real deal than with a very expensive Kemper - which incidentally will still need a power amp to play small gigs where in-ear systems simply won't be useful at all.... It's the musical equivalent of buying a state of the art kitchen with every known appliance installed, just to boil an egg.
@Spidouz
10 ай бұрын
I believe your view/vision is one side of the spectrum, and for a lot of future guitarists will probably play a digital version (in different form from embedded in a guitar to pedal, to pedalboard to rack/head such Kemper/Axe/etc…). However, when people will try to play blues, rock, heavy metal, they will always chase the tones from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s, and to achieve that to the more authentic take, they will try a real valve/tube amp and then they will fall in love with this ‘50s technology. However, I believe tube amps will have to evolve to include more of the “digital features” such preset savings and recalls, such IR Cab for silent stage or to play at home at low volume, etc…That’s why I highly believe in amps such the new Diezel VHX or H&K GrandMeister 40 Deluxe, they probably are the closest to what I’m imagining for the future of valve/tube amps… a full analog and valve/tube path, but a digital control to have all benefit of the digital such easy preset recall. Right now, the Diezel VHX is freaking awesome (definitely my next amp to purchase), but it’s still very expensive because it’s new technology, but like everything else, it will have declination, cheaper version made by concurrents, etc.. If amp manufacturers want to keep using valve/tubes, they will have to modernize their amps, because digital is getting closer and closer to the real deal and at some points, not having the benefit of digital such IR Cab, Presets recalls, onboard effects, etc… will start to really weight against valve/tube amps. Also, I wouldn’t be surprised at some point for a manufacturer to come with a new kind of “tube” like the new Tube from Korg, but in a shape of a EL34, 6L6, etc.. that could be directly placed in any regular valve/tube amp, to fight against valve/tube scarcity… and it will allow to build smaller version of amps, like small amp like tiny terror, but with full analog path and 100W with all digital features. For instance, I like what Black Widow did with the MGP-1A rack, it’s a small 2U Preamp rack that is full analog valve/tube, and still have a lot of features to tweak a tone like we would with a digital modeler… except it’s an analog modeler. I believe this is the other end of the spectrum. One side will be full digital that could get so small that it could be directly embedded into the guitar, and the other side will be full analog valve/tube amps but shrink down in size and weight with all full digital control. Analog heart with Digital Brain… Now the predictions are done, let’s wait and see :)
@djay6651
9 ай бұрын
I'm a pedal guy. That's what I'm known as down at my local music store. But they can be a pain to put together as a chain/board. I'm looking to get a Sonicake Matribox II just because I can build so many different pedal chains in one small unit that reflect all the different genres of music I enjoy.
@alexugur
9 ай бұрын
I like to wrangle with an instrument, taking what I've got, getting acquainted with its idiosyncrasies, and trying to get the best out of it. Character comes from working with the quirks. I found the same with effects pedals. Experimenting with what works in the real world. I did try early multi fx boxes, but found that already there were far too many parameters with no real world restraints: this made looking for a personal tone a bit like trying to make sense of a lucky dip. I feel the same way about all the modern simulations. At least with effects pedals one has welcome limitations and something tangible which helps memorising one's preferred settings.
@jjjddd231
9 ай бұрын
It's just another step down the death spiral for rock music. As fewer and fewer young people care about rock music there is less and less demand for live rock music shows which means lesser need for amplification. FFS, today's guitar heroes are KZitemrs. That's how pathetic things are. Once the Rolling Stones call it quits, it's well and truly done and dusted.
@msh6865
9 ай бұрын
My question is, what is the future of the electric guitar in recorded music? It's almost disappeared from pop music and on it's way out in so-called new country. I mean will cover bands even still be playing Zeppelin and AC/DC songs in bars 25 years from now? We're on the verge of a massive societal change that may relegate a lot of what we've known to the trash heap.
@Bognerman14
9 ай бұрын
I don't like this kind of change. Going from big tube amps, cabs old school guitars and pedals to digital, profiling, etc is like going from dating a human being to an AI bot. No thanks! There is a realism, a tangible difference, feel, vibe with old school real fear that is unmatched and can't be replicated. I know for myself, I'd stop playing if I was forced to use a modeler or profiling rig. It also doesn't work with my brain and how I think and react. I've tried many modelers and profiles and I couldn't do it. Drove me nuts and killed my vibe, inspiration and joy. I am all for people using what makes them happy but old school is for me, forever. The sheer number of options with digital was enough to destroy my enjoyment.
@BootlegBil
10 ай бұрын
Still it goes round in circles....... Or is there another twist in this tale? Say, dedicated laptop, power amp (with IR loader), holographic guitar links via neuro-pathic into this.
@marvincosmo
9 ай бұрын
The sound and feel of the guitar can't be reproduced by bits & bytes... ... Yet. Nice video! Cheers from Rio!
@luiggispeed4081
9 ай бұрын
IMHO any good audiophile can tell a sim from the real thing. The texture of the sound can't be achieved digitally. There's no replacement for displacement.
@dennisdavis6960
9 ай бұрын
Where is all this headed. Well our amps are to big, our guitars are to heavy, and our pedal boards will be in bamboo guitars. AI will put the musician out of a gig because he is too weak to do anything for himself. You want be able to think to write lyrics. They will be politicly incorrect for the masses. What a brave new world. Give me my heavy guitar, big amp, and large effect pedals so I can write something politically incorrect. Give the AI builders a kick in the as s. I want big, loud, and the ability to run my own band. Not the mfg. Sound man, producer, markets, or record labels.
@DownToEarthMind
9 ай бұрын
it looks like all the gear is loosing more and more its character. It's like riding an EV version of a Harley Davidson. Actually pretty boring....
@DavidMorley
10 ай бұрын
The Boss IR-2 seems like a must have for most guitarists. A real problem solver for very little money. My problem is that digital seems only there to replicate what has come before. I' not sure it is going to help any guitarist find their sound in the same way that buying an old school amp will. Limitations and flaws are where humans get creative and you end up finding YOUR unique solutions.
@MrDoublebass
10 ай бұрын
I agree. The new digital tools are all based on the ‘old’ stuff. The only thing that it has to be is easy. Everything is already there underneath a button. Mostly limitations are the fundament of all creative solutions.
@Hahnsoulo
10 ай бұрын
A huge chunk of analogue gear also just replicates what has already come before. How many Klon clone pedals are there? How many tube screamer clone pedals are there? How many expensive boutique amps are really just a little twist on an old Fender/Vox/Marshall circuit? How many boutique guitar companies make copies of Strats and Teles? (G&L, Suhr, etc) Every year Fender and Gibson release reissues of their golden era guitars of the 50s and 60s. People pay 10 grand for a brand new Les Paul that's essentially a perfect copy of a 1959 model and is even pre-aged and beat up to make it seem like it's really a vintage guitar. PRS's 2 most popular models (the McCarty 594 and the Silver Sky) are copies of Les Pauls and Strats respectively, but with minor improvements. PRS has done a ton of innovations over the years and yet his most popular guitars are throwbacks to old Fender/Gibson designs. The sad reality is that a huge chunk of guitar players don't actually want gear that does something completely innovative and new. They want high quality throwbacks to old stuff. Point is: most analogue products don't actually innovate that much these days. Most of them are just perfect copies of old stuff or close copies of old stuff with minor improvements.
@VOLTRIZZZLE
8 ай бұрын
Almost half of the models in the IR-2 (the best ones IMHO) are "BOSS" models that you couldn't reproduce with a real amp. Many of the Neural DSP models are the same. They are not "captures" or emulations. Younger players that may not have a reference to vintage amps will use whatever sounds best to them.
@bugeyedmudafuka2
9 ай бұрын
The synth industry went through something similar years back. It was all massive analog synths and modules for years. Eventually digital synths took over and analogs were sold off for peanuts. This then turned into plugins of synths. Endless options, voices, fx etc and super affordable where anybody could have hundreds of synths on a pc. Then eventually analog synths came back in to popularity. A huge revival happened. Every company was reissuing old analog and making new ones with modern features etc and they were way cheaper than before. I reckon amps will do the same.
@songperformer-ot2fu
9 ай бұрын
My day job is Software development, I can already envisage where this going, from what I see and use in AI, you will have an interface not much bigger that a jack plug that will connect to your phone and be able to emulate the sound of any player's guitar rig, on any performance, from the AI listening to everything that player has ever recorded, the AI will listen to the acoustics of where you are playing and the signal from what guitar you are playing to make the adjustments. Dedicated hardware will be defunct, only hardware will be the speakers and amplification.
@yaniv-nos-tubes
10 ай бұрын
i work on live gigs and meet many young frustrated kemper users, they are lost and the only way to find a tone they can work with is to stumble upon it randomly out of 14000 presets...it's a huge waste of time. when they have a problem during the sound check they just can't fix it. on the other hand backline amps usually suck as well. the solution is to use vintage or boutique amps at the studio, and to upgrade the backline amps using better speakers and tubes for live gigs.
@djbmanifestomode
10 ай бұрын
I think it’s great that computer programs are sounding so good these days and can be useful, but I will always prefer to send the signal into a tube Amplifier , because there is something just so special even in a one watt tube amp like my Black star HT-1 and my Vox AC-4 TV. Those apps and computer programs may sound great but there’s something about the raw sonics of valves that bring the lower and upper harmonics to another place even at low levels, so I prefer to even send great digital signals into tube amplification. whether through the effects loop or straight in ,.it always sounds better through tubes! Sending it through two low wattage amplifiers sounds like you’re in a stadium even at one watt settings at minimum volumes! The sonic power in the upper and lower harmonics just seems more enveloping to my ears.👂 Cheers Old Chap! And well done through the years!
@louisberriat6367
10 ай бұрын
Great video as always :) personally I'm all for change as well, especially if those changes allow for new players and potential legends in guitar history to be born in the future. I simply hope guitar, amp and pedal companies will adapt and not refuse this change (though it seems like companies are pretty open to the idea) so that we can keep having the option of choosing "old" gear if we want to, or plug-ins, just as those revolutions happened in photography, cinema, and other creative businesses. Both types of products can easily cohabit in my opinion
@godsinbox
9 ай бұрын
I fail to see what has changed. In 20 years; line6 is still rubbished you need large speaker cones to move air (and create bass) no one has released a new guitar tone (only a million imitators are born) vintage 30s are now so old the new ones are considered rubbish tradition is still the trend of most guitar design (and never intonated by the store) most guitarists are still collectors (we dont practice enough) cheap guitars are still being made, like mcdonalds food they are then discarded (and now we cant get good hardwood) guitar stores wont hold stock, saying they can order in (we all can order direct to our house and cut out the middleman) people still cant relate to each other at a local level because art still isnt being fostered (its good to be a bigger fish in a small pond)
@chrismcdermott7766
9 ай бұрын
As someone who has played with live amps professionally for over 30 years but also sometimes uses amp simulators when recording, I have to say that there is no modern p.a. speaker that will ever take the place of guitar speakers. You can use all the simulation plug ins you want and it will never ever move air in the same way real guitar speakers do. PA speakers are way too efficient, not tuned for guitar and respond much too quickly for dynamic touch. Every live show I have ever been to or played on that does not use real guitar cabinets sounds like crap to me. I think there are generations of concert goers who unfortunately do not know the difference. There never will be anything that could take the place of my Fender vibroking unless it's another great amp with great speakers.
@scot483
9 ай бұрын
Atleast with an amp sim, you could record in your apartment. I have tube amps I never crank up..
@sonor72
9 ай бұрын
Please keep pushing this stuff so that i can scoop up all the massive 100+ watt shit no one else wants to lug around anymore : ))
@vazdaqui8513
9 ай бұрын
oh man such a nostalgic feeling, i saw that tiny terror video back in the day, good times, good memories!
@oldskoolhero84
10 ай бұрын
Man this thumbnail looked like there was going to be a Chapman/Fortnite chapter
@markbailey8252
9 ай бұрын
I lived and worked in China for several years, where the fundamental requirement of my guitar rig there was that it had to fit in the back of a taxi. I bought a Tiny Terror head and matching 1x12 cab and used to use that for about 90% of the gigs I played there. Used with a Blackstar HT-Metal pedal the sound was fantastic, and more than loud enough to gig with. If it needed extra volume I'd just mic it through the PA or plug into a bigger cab (most Chinese venues I played in provided at least some kind of backline gear). Back in the UK I'm using a Blackstar HT Stage 100 MkII through a Marshall 2x12 that's permanently set to the 10 Watts setting, as I just don't need anything louder, and in many respects I wish I'd just brought the Tiny Terror back with me. I also have some experience of using modellers, and while they're much better now than they used to be and they're brilliant for recording, they still don't completely capture the responsiveness of a decent amp and live I'd hate to be reliant on the PA and sound engineer to be able to hear myself onstage. If the monitors aren't up to the job you're screwed, so it's always beneficial to have some form of personal backline.
@mikemccourt6225
9 ай бұрын
I love tube amps. Or rather, the sound and response of tube amps. What I also love is not having to cart heavy gear on a dolly before a show - there's a reason it's called "load-in." When 99% percent of the audience is just enjoying the music, they're doing so because it sounds good and don't care what you're playing. Being able to walk in the front door of the venue with a guitar case and a small pedalboard and get all your sounds reliably and safely (a bandmate who is an electrician once measured the power at one popular venue at 128 volts!) without frying your gear is just amazing. That stated, the Rockerverb 100 through it's 4X12 is unmatched for what I like. There's room for both.
@timothyjfry2027
9 ай бұрын
I tend to think that digital is very convenient but has no soul like a tube. an it will really depends on the style one wants to produce and their personal connection to what puts a smile on ya dial.
@patrickcarroll1754
10 ай бұрын
Rob has maintained his passion and enthusiasm, but has gained clarity, maturity, and humility. He seems so much more grounded and I appreciate that genuine shift.
@Reissue58
9 ай бұрын
My dad has a POD line 6 and although is kinda old, still sounds amazing for what it is. My favorite thing about it, is that is super convenient, especially when it's time to record. The same sound you modeled/created is what you hear in the recording! The real amp is really great to play at your house but it's a pain in the *ss when you have to set the mic to get a proper sound. Depending on where you put it, you may have a really different sound to the one you hear in the room. However, despite knowing all this. I still want a Marshall 100w with a big cabinet hahaha
@drskolbe
10 ай бұрын
I have both ends of the spectrum: a Boss Katana and a Fender ‘57 Tweed Deluxe. If I was going to record something it’s easy to DI the Katana into the DAW. It has lots of colours that can be added to a palette. However, when I’m just playing for the sake of it, give me the tweed deluxe any day. Why? It “feels” amazing to play. The connection to the instrument/amp/speaker is immediate and provides a feedback loop that is inspiring. Each tool has its place…
@joemills4603
9 ай бұрын
Just got around to watching this. I'm a bass player, and some of what I do is very effects-heavy, and I'm very particular about my pedal sounds. I've flipped between real pedals and digital modelling units for 20+ years now. What I will say is that the small size and routing flexibility of modern modelling units is a major selling point for me, but I can still absolutely hear the difference with certain pedals. As such, my current pedalboard is a hybrid of modelling and analogue pedals. I feel like things are getting closer to being able to replace everything with a single box... it's just that different boxes do some things better than others. For some modellers, it takes too long to get a decent tone and I'd rather just spend time playing! When I'm shaping a new sound, I still prefer to play around with analogue pedals until I have a sound I'm happy with... and at that point, I'll see if I can recreate it on a modeller.
@StormdriverOne
10 ай бұрын
I'm always going to have a real amp or two around just for the power and the feel of it but the Boss IR-2 kinda blew me away. So much stuff crammed into the classic form factor with 9 volt battery power is amazing. I want one.
@dnah2k
10 ай бұрын
Every unit will have its own character whether digital or analog. I believe what will always distinguish dedicated guitar amp circuits with speakers is the intent and creativity with which they are crafted. I love my TONEX pedal but my little tube amp literally moves me or the air around me. It’s a visceral experience that will be impossible to replicate digitally. BUT you can get really really close…
@spensekirsch7771
10 ай бұрын
The problem with all the plug-ins is that no one seems to have that signature sound any more, in my opinion. All the new generation of players just fire up a tone and roll with it. Back in the day, guys had to mess with the dials and switches on amps and pedals to get the sound they wanted. When you heard any of the great players from the 70s through to the 90s and early 2000s, you knew who you were listening to pretty easily. You listen to any of these newer guys, and it sounds amazing, but it could be any one of a thousand people. No one seems to have their own voice anymore.
@VOLTRIZZZLE
8 ай бұрын
What about Neural DSP Archetypes?
@zerofoxgavin1286
10 ай бұрын
I've always embraced technology, but as I've gotten older I've realised that simplicity is the key.
@emulgatorx
10 ай бұрын
Same here. I work in IT and computers were amazing when I was a kid. But they got completely demystified for me. Simple electric and mechanical devices such as analog cameras, tube amps, etc. still have some marvel surrounding it. And it's almost impossible to get a bad tone from a good amp. There's also always the "how much is this tone is my own achievement and how much is it the computer's?" question.
@danieljdtaylor
10 ай бұрын
Really enjoying these reflective videos of your journey, and how guitar has changed as a whole since you have been in the industry. Being a pioneer of the guitar KZitem thing, I would love to hear your thoughts on how the guitar youtube scene has changed over the years to where we are today.
@jublaim
10 ай бұрын
As an electronics guy I find it very satisfying to know how to skew a few things about in an tube amp to change attack, compression and equlization. It's the hands on thing and it's got a certain satisfying feeling to it. But when I'm playing I don't give a damn where I've got the wonderful sound from, and on the recording no-one can tell. Have fun, play!
@atonofspiders
9 ай бұрын
I'm in my mid 20's and want to move forward as one of the tube amp guys. People will forget and be reminded of how awesome they are once they truly forget
@andrewu426
9 ай бұрын
I’ve moved the same direction. I’m a guitarist in an 80’s alt rock cover band these days, and I made the switch to digital. I picked the Helix because it fit my budget and I liked the workflow, and I’ve set it up kind of like I would have a real amp; I have three different setups for different kinds of tones with the flexibility to turn on and off different dialed in stomps in the set, rather than making a bespoke tone for every song. And you know what? It’s freaking fantastic. I roll into a gig with two guitars and the Helix, and my load in is done. I love how easy it is to set up and how consistent everything is. Sound guys love just getting balanced outputs from me and keeping stage volume down. The audience has no idea that I’m digital, and you know what? They don’t care at all either. It’s really just a win/win for everybody at this point. Does it sound as good as my JCM900? Nah. Would I go back to lugging that thing up stairs, into dirty bars, and figuring out how to get it back into my car at the end of the night? Nope.
@QuickSticks8771
9 ай бұрын
Do you run FRFR or in ears on your gigs ?
@garethbarry3825
9 ай бұрын
This. I also play in a cover band, and everything you wrote expressed perfectly why i love my amp simulator pedal. Carrying even a 5 watt tube amp and cab from venue to venue got old really fast.
@bakontrackz
9 ай бұрын
I loved that image on the video cover
@emulgatorx
10 ай бұрын
What is really interesting (or scary) to see in the future is if this will generate new sounds. So far, all modellers have - as the name suggests - tried to model existing amps as accurately as possible. But what if you tried to make an impossible amp that can only exist in algorithm? This could go two ways: completely new sounds which could result in weird sounds just because you can (like synths in the 80s or autotune in the late 90s/00s) OR amps that sound similar but behave differently in their response or even filter out unwanted tones.
@duderinoification
10 ай бұрын
there's tons of that going on in the axefx world.
@TrashM0nk95
10 ай бұрын
Line 6 has multiple amps in helix that they've designed solely through modeling and have never been actually built. The ventoux is probably my favorite, and it certainly reacts differently from a standard bassman or something similar.
@riccampbell
10 ай бұрын
@@TrashM0nk95 Years back I was telling L6 to turn Ben Adrian loose, his original amps always are a cut above.
@strathdebates
9 ай бұрын
There’s a fascinating psychoacoustic rabbit hole to go down here and I think it’s really exciting - it opens up the possibility of guitar-based genres in the future we haven’t even dreamt of. And while we might not be buying tube amps, I think the scientific and technical know-how of today’s amp world will be shaping the future with those as-yet-unimagined sounds that take the unique characteristics of a human being playing a guitar and take them to another level, just like those vintage amps did when they were first conceived.
@ThePaJomaster
10 ай бұрын
That thumbnail goes hard!
@LeeFKoch
9 ай бұрын
I get the nostalgia; I own (and occasionally use) a turntable/record player, a mechanical type writer, a wind-up mechanical alarm clock (Junghans Trivox Silentic), and a fountain pen. Why? Because these things are reminiscent of an earlier era in which man and machine worked together to create. Yet, I would wholeheartedly agree, that we will someday soon be able to get wonderful tones from an electric guitar with integratted cab + amp simulaiton.
@VIDS2013
8 ай бұрын
They'll have to pry my Edison cylinders from my cold, dead fingers!
@bigoldSupaD
10 ай бұрын
You can make the same argument about the canvas, paint and paint brushes. If anything, the sheer number of amplifiers available as models may inspire a pilgrimage to the real thing. It's exactly as you put it change is a good thing but nothing compares to the real thing.
@Tele_gram_me_MartijnDoolaards
10 ай бұрын
Christmas shortlisted,Reach out❤️
@WoodworkJourney
9 ай бұрын
At the start of the 90’s for a few years I worked in a music shop in Great Yarmouth, I remember when Vai’s first Jem came out and a bunch of other cool guitars, I got my Ibanez at the same time and still have it. Still though, rocking a Les Paul on an old Marshall dual stack (was it JCM800? I can’t remember). I even had my old vintage two by twelve with the grey material checked out by Jim Marshall’s son check it out - I’ve still got a Christmas card from Jim Marshall. I got One of the first Marshall ‘valvestate’ power amp for my rack with the gold fronted JMP1 (I think it was called) pre-amp. Many days spent playing Vai, Satriani, AC/DC. Those were the days
@Tomatoman-xk4qr
10 ай бұрын
I have a old original plexi, you speculate the value of this will give up? Or will it stay at its price/go down?
@RobChappers
10 ай бұрын
Up… all vintage Gear collects money
@thejuggernaut5327
10 ай бұрын
I love the classic Chappers flashbacks! I guess this is our greatest Hits album.
@MarchalisVan
10 ай бұрын
I used to rely on plugins, and it wasn't fun, going through menus picking amps and effects wastes meaningless time and can suck, and none of it will make you play better. Dials and stomp switches are super intuitive and fine tuneable, and it encourages you to try what you have, and actually make good music.. I'm not sure if we can effectively shrink that process yet for peoples enjoyment of the music process. And yes not everyone is the same.
@edwinstovall3334
10 ай бұрын
That old stuff is going to the vintage gear market. That's it. As for the companies, they're becoming boutique products, which means some shrinkage, but I think they can survive. It's going to be some time before we guitarists take that one foot out of the past -- if we ever do.
@gregorykusiak5424
9 ай бұрын
FoH mixer here. IEMs are the transitional gear right now with digital consoles and wifi and apps for smartphones/tablets, and I won’t be surprised when the boss pedals start showing up. It’s tough enough, however, with these to keep the batteries all charged that battery tech will have to step up in a big way for your everything guitar to succeed. Or maybe we finally will get wireless power…or everything charges like a cell phone with the induction coils…
@chrisdaviesguitar
10 ай бұрын
IMHO, nothing will surpass the valve amp. I have yet to hear anything to match the quality of a valve amp. I am not saying digital stuff is bad, just not as good. There is something about tubes, that gives that warmth. Note that I have a Blackstar HT Stage 100 valve amp, an H||H IC 100S, a Marshall code and a Mooer ge300. If anyone can tell me how to achieve the same warm sound I get from my Blackstar using my Code or Mooer, then i am all ears and would love to be proven wrong.
@emersonvella
10 ай бұрын
I used to build and sell guitar pedals as a hobby and to make some money on the side, and especially love building fuzz pedals cos they're so sticky, organic and sometimes even excitingly unstable (think Fuzz Factory). Then the Helix came out. Maybe the organic bit is out of the window, cos the tones don't change if the room is boiling (old fuzz pedals depend a lot on the temperature of some components, like old mono synths which you constantly need to tune) so that's actually great cos the results are repeatable. But they got so close with the Helix I didn't bother building any more pedals for a while. They're really there 95% of the way. We can hear the last 5%, the audience can't and won't really care.
@ivorharden
10 ай бұрын
Well they said valve amps were going out of fashion in the 80s. The forefathers of rock n roll used valve and are part of guitar folklore, so they will always be there for of a guitarist's rig.
@natmann7384
9 ай бұрын
Small pub gigs often have mixed PA's, so running the modellers into those is often a mixed bag - so carrying an amp + cab / good FRFR for projecting into the room is still a requirement for me - by the time I have carried that in - a small valve head is not really much of a disadvantage - though the modern features of stuff like the astro to push sound to FOH is amazing. The small pub gigs are dying away with the pubs - live music is less of the pull than it was when I was 16. Cheap PA's though now are generally reasonable, so I imagine this will get less important. I have been through the whole cycle - playing a similar length of time. I have owned and gigged Helix, Fractal, Quad Cortex, big & small valve amps, big hybrid amps. I have recently returned to a Bad Cat + Pedals - why.... I love the modelling / profiling thing - its great, but I still find the only way to get the guitar to interact the way I expect it to is with moving air and not to have it gated to the nth degree - this can be done with FRFR and modellers, but its not the norm - this is different, not bad - but I prefer the feel when you have to control the guitar. Even then they still don't respond quite as naturally as a guitar amp with guitar focused speakers (Boss Katana etc shows this can be done in solid state). I still own my fractal - but more often than not I will shove it into the fx loop of a big laney head - best of both worlds perhaps ? :D. So - assuming small valve amps do remain (which is cool) - the biggest sadness to me is the loss of the thump that only a big valve amp gives you. The small tube amps go squishy fairly quickly as you wind them up - its nice, but it doesn't hit you in the chest like the big stuff did. It is in reality though - especially with the noise police around every corner.. Just an indulgence that is more or less relegated to a practice room, on your own for your own benefit. I still own a big valve amp for this luxury... But it is literally just that ... A luxury.
@Crescent_Audio
10 ай бұрын
I sold 2 100-Watt Marshall heads, and 3 Orange amps on Reverb last week (along with about 30 pedals, I guess you could say I saw the writing on the wall) Believe me, I cherished this stuff…but the time has come, and as you know, the days of needing to provide your own stage volume are behind us. I’m getting old and the time has come last week, although I’m making my own 1x12 and 2x12 cabs still, and I still LOVE speaker cabinets, guitar, bass, car and home audio, I just love speakers. One of those amps was a micro dark, but I still have my orange terror stamp on my board, but I’m only using the FX return with a Boss Ir200… The tone I get lately is actually incredible, and I don’t regret minimizing my rig at all, but I will miss the days of being young and hauling massive tube heads around
@DexterDexter123
9 ай бұрын
that red tele is gorgeous
@AdamskiHamski
10 ай бұрын
Nice trip down memory lane there Rob. Lovely seeing the Obsidian Burst ML3 Pro Modern Semi-hollow again!
@colej3360
10 ай бұрын
Eventually it will almost all be digital. I mean unless we're wiped out by a comet or nuclear warfare everything will be digital and we won't be able to tell the difference. Personally, I love the cleanish blues tone I've managed to sculp out of the boss katana. Crazy what tweaking eq, adding a few quality pedals, utilising the effects loop etc can do.
@darrinheike1495
10 ай бұрын
I think the market has space to share for Valves and Digital rigs. It's all so wonderful.
@thelowlifex9437
10 ай бұрын
Dear rob! I fucking love you , have a great day 😂
@RobChappers
10 ай бұрын
Love you too bro ❤️🤘🏽
@jeremythornton433
10 ай бұрын
So my question is for the new bunch of players who might never get to experience a real loud amp, "Will you ever try a real loud amp?" The response and feel might surprise and terrify you but it'll be an experience you'll never forget. Just once in your life you need to play through a loud Marshall stack. Just once.
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