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Axe-Master
The thing is that some of these wished for clean channels are not like existing models and it sounds like Revv Green may well be in this category. What I'm finding is that, yes, a lot of clean channels sound alike when set well under their max headroom, but, when brought up to eob they can sound and react (ie to boosts, OD, DS ...) very differently. I don't see the need to model every clean channel given limited space / resources etc (not sure anyone is seriously suggesting that here), but I also don't see that clean channel wishes should be as quickly dismissed as they often seem to be, on the basis that they are easily replicated by other models - if that's the argument being made then it would also likely apply to a huge chunk of gain channels currently in the box which I'm sure no-one is suggesting should be removed (it's interesting how even wishes for gain channels are often dismissed as "replicable", but when those same gain channel models appear in Axfx (Revv Purple/Red), the fanfare goes (often correctly imo) universally wild over how great and unique they sound.As "giving it a rest" didn't work, let's do the math. I don't work for FAS so the following are all assumptions.
Let's assume that adding the "missing" clean channels would translate to around 50 extra models (haven't counted).
50 is a conservative estimate. Because people are going to ask for the clean channel of an EL34 Shiva, for the clean channel of a Marshall which was only produced between June 2 and June 3 in 1976, for the clean channel of this and that, bla bla bla.
Let's assume that modeling a clean channel takes a single day (I have no clue): programming, measuring, testing, etc.
So that's 50 days at least.
That's 1/5 of the yearly working days of one capable employee. Plus, that capacity is no longer available for other tasks.
And financially it's 20% of the employer's charges for that employee in that year.
Now take into account that people are going to complain about some of the 50 models, which means more programming, measuring, testing, etc.
Also, take into account that with every development in amp modeling (new firmware), those extra 50 models will have to adjusted, checked etc. again. Adding to the total time required.
Finally, realize that after all this ... you'll come to the conclusion that most of the 50 extra models sound very much alike the blackface Fender models we already have in the box. If they didn't, FAS probably would have added them.
Investment <> Redundancy. Do the math.
Recently I've wandered into a zone where I really enjoy presets that do everything with just a cleanish amp block channel set eob.
- for super clean, turn down guitar volume.
- to approach crunch, apply a mild boost.
- for full crunch, apply a stronger boost.
- for gainy lead, apply a stronger boost with EQ (ie using the various amp boost characters or a separate drive block).
- for higher-gain, put a distortion pedal drive block in front.
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