By choosing different cabs (never noticed until now they refer in bx_bassdude to the cabs as IRās) and adjusting the input gain and power soak I was able to get a sound thatās very similar to Faceman using bx_bassdude. Faceman responds better to playing dynamics and the cabinet IRās are very good - especially the default 1x15 JBL.
UPDATE 1: I might still buy Faceman - I went through my favorite AmpliTube 5 Fender amps which are very good but thereās something about Nembrini sims that just play more like a real amp.
UPDATE 2: Decided to buy it - Nembrini amp sims play the most like an amp which is how I like to play (prefer to lay tracks with just amp sound)
Iām really hoping Nembrini does a vintage Supro 1624T. Iāve suggested it to him, and if youāre interested in this amp maybe contact him as well to suggest it. Maybe if he gets enough suggestions heāll do it.
Nembrini HiVolt 103 (HiWatt) thru Seacow M1960 IR variants might just be good enough to convince me to take a leap to software amps. Bought it while on sale and still messing with it, but liking it a-plenty so far. Hopefully this one doesnāt end up in the āclose but no cigar folderā like so many others. Worth a listen imo if that kind of amp is in your style range.
This time heās built a Dumble virtual clone. Since the Dumble sound isnāt high on my priorities list (and I have the Twinkleland rig library for TH-U if I need it), I wonāt be buying that one, but if youāre after the Robben Ford, John Mayer, SRV sound, probably something to give a try.
Speaking of Nembrini, for anyone interested, here is my first plugin creation made specifically for use with amp sims. Works great with Nembrini sims which tend to have too much gain and too much bass as part of its ācircuitā for my tastes, hence why I made this VST3. Itās best used at the very front of the signal chain. Its purpose is similar to the original Rangemaster, but this is not an emulation of it. Itās actually much more flexible, plus it lacks the biased class A output, which is mostly counterproductive with amp sims imo.
The plugin consists of a gain block, a 3dB per octave high pass, and a 3db per octave low pass, plus value ranges limited per my testing for what is usable. First order filters are virtually non-existent in the VST world despite being the most useful for guitar, imo, so I learned Juce to build this one as a zero latency plug.
The plug can do anything from tightening the lows and eliminating āfarty bassā to completely hollowing them out as heard in countless Brit rock songs over the decades. While it can boost up to 20dB, the real value is that it can also cut up to 20dB. If you like Fender clean tones without the āfarty bassā and unrealistic distortion, these settings are worth a try (place the MkIV before the amp sim):
I just tried it out with the Nembrini DC30 (Vox AC30) for a few minutes and I like it. Cleans it up a bit without changing the character of the overdrive. I think itās going to help me in the quest for the chime Iām after.
Itās been a while since I heard from Scuffham but the long awaited version 3 of S-Gear has been released with a newly added stomp pedal chain. There is only the Drive-Thru pedal at this time but more to come and you can chain multiple instances of the same pedal if you want. The pedal is much like a Tube Screamer IMO. Iām looking forward to more pedal offerings but Mike goes at his own pace so weāll see.
I gave S-Gear 3 a test drive and I am very impressed by the DriveThru pedal. You can run multiple pedal slots in series or parallel. It really gave the lift you feel when you hit a solo boost pedal on a hardware setup. The developer is going to bring more pedals out including a special series that will be for the FX loop in the amp sims that will be added. If you are a user he is taking requests on pedal wishes so leave him a note at his forum if you have a favorite in mind.
My favorite VST modeling amps are the Nembrini Bogner, AC30 and Fender Bassman emulations. I also like their pedals but their pedal organizer appears to be just an executable so when Iām going to do the pedal thing I go back to AmpliTube 5 which because of last yearās group buy I have every pedal.
I mostly practice bass and keyboards so havenāt investigated using Cantabile Racks to organize guitar amps and pedals. In AmpliTube I like that inside one VST I can quickly swap pedals in and out and re-arrange the order and then save the presets. Their amps are quite responsive, I just find the Nembrini respond even more like an amp to player dynamics.
Glad you might find it usefulā¦lol since I was in the midst of covid fog during my original post I neglected to show the entirety of the chain, so fwiw, here it is from input to output:
Of course there are any number of substitutes that would work for the plugins shown. As for the Rangemaster, I used one instance to tame the lows hitting the comp and another to further tame them hitting the amp sim (hence the low gain on it since the comp settings added gain in order to drive itās output). The post amp sim plugins are where a lot of the magic happens in terms of making the sim sound realistic imo. This particular setup gives a clean yet very tactile feel with a very slight breakup when pushed, very similar to a Blackface Deluxe non-reverb I used for years. Would be interesting to see othersā amp sim chains.
Overlord Synth:
Our subtractive monosynth incorporates proprietary note triggering, pitch tracking, and envelope tracking algorithms that together allow you to control the synth without the need for a keyboard or MIDI programming. Featuring two oscillators with unison options, a ladder-style filter, and a built-in arpeggiator, this intelligent device brings world-class synth sounds to the modern guitarist.
Use the pre/post switch to change the synthās placement in the signal chain, allowing you to affect its signal with the other devices in the plugin.
Just gave this a spin - very nice and responsive - beside the usual Marshall staples from dirty to heavy, it has pretty usable cleans as well (and a chorus - yay!).
I would have preferred the GUI not to follow the original device so closely - wouldnāt hurt to have separate knobs for gain, vol, bass, middle, treble - but Iāll be able to live with itā¦
- My Klon Centaur is probably in there too.
