Favorite all in one amp model?

Silverface! Does 99% of what I do with the box actually. Which is ironic given the insane amount of amps in there.

Jens
 
ODS 100 for 6L6 flavors.
ODS 100 HRM for EL34

yummm!

But: I typically don't try to do it all with one amp model and the volume knob. When I first got the AX8 I'd set up two settings of one amp on X/Y. Now, I prefer selecting a complementary pair (for tonal continuity) for the X and Y: the X for clean to overdriven, the Y for overdriven to heavy distortion, or for differences in the texture or focus of the OD, etc. Vibrolux and Bassman are a great combo. Silver Jubilee and Plexi 50w Jump pair well. Deizel VH4 2 & 3 for tight modern. Various pairings of the ODS-100 and one of the other Dumble variants are my wheelhouse. Wider sweet spot for the V & T knob manipulations if there's a channel dedicated to each of lower and higher gain ranges within the preset. I also come up with an X/Y cabinet set which works with both amp models. With scenes and a switch dedicated to Amp X/Y, often stay on one preset all night.
 
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artzeal said:
ODS 100 for 6L6 flavors.
ODS 100 HRM for EL34

yummm!

But: I typically don't try to do it all with one amp model and the volume knob. When I first got the AX8 I'd set up two settings of one amp on X/Y. Now, I prefer selecting a complementary pair (for tonal continuity) for the X and Y: the X for clean to overdriven, the Y for overdriven to heavy distortion, or for differences in the texture or focus of the OD, etc. Vibrolux and Bassman are a great combo. Silver Jubilee and Plexi 50w Jump pair well. Deizel VH4 2 & 3 for tight modern. Various pairings of the ODS-100 and one of the other Dumble variants are my wheelhouse. Wider sweet spot for the V & T knob manipulations if there's a channel dedicated to each of lower and higher gain ranges within the preset. I also come up with an X/Y cabinet set which works with both amp models. With scenes and a switch dedicated to Amp X/Y, often stay on one preset all night.
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Going to have to try that one. I worked on a el34 based 5153 yesterday that I was digging quite a bit. I probably should pair it with a 5150 block letter to get more of the 6534 flavor but whatever. The ODS might be a cool variant and I dig the heck out of el34s in real life!
 
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Going to have to try that one. I worked on a el34 based 5153 yesterday that I was digging quite a bit. I probably should pair it with a 5150 block letter to get more of the 6534 flavor but whatever. The ODS might be a cool variant and I dig the heck out of el34s in real life!
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With EL34 amp models you might also try swapping in Ideal Pentode for the EL34s (advanced power amp parameters) for some nuanced differences with a similar character (I really like the results with the ODS-100 HRM - in fact - this might be my favorite "all in one" ). So great to be able to usefully customize with a few adjustments in software.
 
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With EL34 amp models you might also try swapping in Ideal Pentode for the EL34s (advanced power amp parameters) for some nuanced differences with a similar character (I really like the results with the ODS-100 HRM - in fact - this might be my favorite "all in one" ). So great to be able to usefully customize with a few adjustments in software.
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The HRM is a beefy flipping amplifier! Good call on that one!
 
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