Goonie
Inspired
From someone that is still stuck deep down in the 3rd party IR rabbit hole I'd say there are tons of factory cabs that sound great. 3rd party IR's also can sound great but man is it a time suck!
Exactly! I used to sit for hours comparing IR's... "this one sounds great", "this one sounds better than that one", "the previous one that sounded great doesn't sound good anymore", etc. It was a pain in the @ss. I could have been practicing instead of spending hours tweaking. Honestly, I used to get lost just tweaking amps, pairing with and IR, then tweaking more, etc. Now, I just use the "tone" page and forget it or go into the "ideal" page for a boost. Not to say that there isn't great stuff in other pages. I'll hit the sag, or swap power tubes also but that's about it. I try to limit the knob turning as it gets me into trouble pretty quick as to which sounds good, better or best.
Long story short, you can get great live or record ready tones all from factory cabs, which I have already stated in a previous post.
Side note: I feel like some users shy away from a straight 57 mic'd IR. That is what's used live 90% of the time. Yeah, it's gonna sound a bit thin and harsh in your basement.
Sorry, rant over.
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