Members The Unknown Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 Hi! I am looking for an amp modeling unit for direct recording purposes (not a software), with a nice clean, overdrive and distortion, no additional effects, the cheaper the better. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Unknown Posted February 12, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 I saw the vox stomplab ig, Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaoulDuke Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 Have you ever tried just plugging your guitar directly into the computer? Just go straight in and record the parts. Nobody really listens to the guitar part unless its really up front anyway so just a flat, dead, direct part will do just fine. Just mix it way back. If you want your guitar way up front, maybe you should ask yourself just who you are trying to impress with the guitar section of the recording, some guitar guy listener with big hair who can play faster than you and will hate your guitar anyway? Just record direct and mix it back and move on. There are more more important things in life that you should be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PKTrono Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 hahahaha what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juri Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 Checkout the Sans Amp series. Or the Boss ME-80 it has amp sims on it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Unknown Posted February 12, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 Sorry for the typos, got problems with my french autocorrect when I type in english, I will correct that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 The Unknown wrote: Hi! I am looking for an amp modeling unit for direct recording purposes (not a software), with a nice clean, overdrive and distortion, nô additional effects, the cheaper the better. Any suggestions? A Behringer BDI-21 "V-tone" - it's a knock off of the SansAmp, and meets your specifications. It costs about $30 here in the US. Keep the "drive" control turned down for clean guitar tones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 Define cheap. You can score a Zoom G3 Or Digitech RP360XP under $200 new . They have effects, but you don't have to use them and both are capable of very good direct results. Having or not having effects doesn't really affect the price. You can go cheaper by going used to older models, Zoom G2.1nu or Digitech RP355, wither can be had for less than $100.You might also want to check out the Tech 21 Character series or the Joyo clones of them though they're no where near as versitile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapbladder Posted February 12, 2014 Members Share Posted February 12, 2014 RaoulDuke wrote: Have you ever tried just plugging your guitar directly into the computer? Just go straight in and record the parts. Nobody really listens to the guitar part unless its really up front anyway so just a flat, dead, direct part will do just fine. Just mix it way back. If you want your guitar way up front, maybe you should ask yourself just who you are trying to impress with the guitar section of the recording, some guitar guy listener with big hair who can play faster than you and will hate your guitar anyway? Just record direct and mix it back and move on. There are more more important things in life that you should be doing. + 1 You don't even need to use an audio jack/sound card or anything. Just smoosh your guitar cable into a usb port. The crunching sounds are normal and indicate a snug fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crowquill Posted February 20, 2014 Members Share Posted February 20, 2014 The zoom MS-100BT is stupidly good for $150 and you can buy new amp models and effects for $1 or 2 with their IOS app and add them to the pedal. It even has a reverb to stimulate the air between speaker and mic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratStevo Posted February 20, 2014 Members Share Posted February 20, 2014 I did all the tracks to this backing track/experiment from the headphone out jack of a Fender Mustang I. The bass part was done with the Mustang I's onboard pitch shifting effect and a '76 Strat."Stevo Shuffle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ninjaaron Posted February 22, 2014 Members Share Posted February 22, 2014 Mr.Grumpy wrote: A Behringer BDI-21 "V-tone" - it's a knock off of the SansAmp, and meets your specifications. It costs about $30 here in the US. Keep the "drive" control turned down for clean guitar tones. Heck yes. I bought one for going direct from my pedal board in a live situation, and it works very well. The XLR out is just what I needed, and it was so nice, I bought it twice. That is, I got the smaller version (TM300; same tech, no XLR) to use for my dirty rythm sound. This is analog amp modeling, where they basically replicate the tone stack of the original amp and use op amps instead of tubes for the gain stage. Does it sound as good as a real tube amp? Not really, but it does sound very good, is practicle for recording and live use, and the price is friggin' right. Beats most digital modlers hands down, though the POD HD is quite good and might give it a run for it's money (at 12 - 13 times the price). It's replacing $1500 worth of gear in my live rig.There is only one caveat: If you were hoping to get lower gain (clean or on the edge of breakup) Marshall or Boogie sounds, no such luck. The lowest gain setting will clip all of the time. The distortion sounds are awesome on 'em, but I would have liked to get a less distorted Marshall sound. The Fender setting will cover clean and on-the-verge-of-breakup sounds very nicely, however.I don't know how it compares to the SansAmp. Never tried one of those, but I understand they are excellent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ninjaaron Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 I sort of assumed that by "on the cheap" OP meant "cheaper than a POD HD," but you're right; it is cheap compared to most professional-grade solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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