How much do modelers really "model"?

Peeker said:
I think I may differ from the crowd on this whole modeller thing.
withh the Pod X3 Live, what I wanted was a large variety of amps/cabs/effects.
and that's just what I got.

having never actually played through 99% of the modelled amps, I haven't the faintest idea if they're close or not.
and I couldn't care less.

I'm able to get the sounds I want, and that's what matters to me.

and at a lower cost of what the effects alone would have run me.

add in the fact I can plug it into my pc for recording, and it was a win/win for me.

YMMV, of course.
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Peeker? What's wrong, bro? Stop making sense.
 
Guitar Rig in the studio and a Boss GT-8 with the band, and I'm set. The possibilities are endless.
 
Lerxst said:
I see arguments like this as a variation of "I've adapted to conventional amplifiers & have developed a process to get the tones I want however I am unwilling to adapt this process to a different platform". I get that your last sentence is a bit tongue in cheek but it does reflect the mindset of many guitarists w/r/t modeling products; if they don't replicate every single aspect of an amplifier, tonally. physically & "spiritually", they just aren't good enough.
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Somewhat true. I've used amp modelers for nearly all my recordings since the Pod 1.0. But for practicing and perfoming -- any "live" situation -- pretty much never.
 
I've played guitar thru my bass rig using my Pod, and it sounded friggin' killer.
now, I'll grant ya, that's not the sound that most folks here would be going for...but for heavy-ass stuff, it worked wonders.

oddly enough, I didn't like it for the bass though.
but then I don't use much for effects when it comes to bass.
maybe a chorus now and then, that's about it.
my amp gives enough grind on its own.
 
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