Dave Dayman
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Deffo prefer no cabs. Such a subjective thing though. You say tomato, I say…..
Try it, you might be pleasantly suprised.Having come up with preset cabinet simulations that were never quite to my liking, it seems to me that having complete control over the eq one might stand a better chance of dialing in a satisfactory tone. Not sure I’m ready to ditch my cabs though!
Why not share one of your presets so we can see and hear for ourselves what you are doing? Would love to see how you approach this and hear for myself. Pretty Please?
What about replacing cab with the "Totally Flat" one to keep the "idea" of the cab plus cab preamps available, but actually shaping the tone with EQ before of after the cab?Having come up with preset cabinet simulations that were never quite to my liking, it seems to me that having complete control over the eq one might stand a better chance of dialing in a satisfactory tone. Not sure I’m ready to ditch my cabs though!
Side note… When I said “come up with,” I probably should have used different language for clarity. Been using cabinet sims to make direct sounds tolerable since the eighties.
When I mentioned “come up with” in my previous comment, I meant I’ve been using amp sims all through my four plus decades of making guitar noises. Direct tones were, shall we say, “limiting.”And I’ve certainly listened to my fair share of eq manipulated signal chains in that time.
To keep some of the CAB block possibilities but not having IR shaping the sound.
Ah, so sort of like the equivalent of the null filter block, used for the other features the block comprises? What’s the advantage?
You can use cab preamp, for example - I cannot live without it for any EoB or above tones
You can extra tools for shaping the sound, including air, exrta EQ, etc. I mean why not. It's easy to remove if it doesn't contribute anything to the tone you're hearing in your head.
If it suits your creative aims, sure. I’m sure there must be all-pass IRs out there to experiment with.You can use cab preamp, for example - I cannot live without it for any EoB or above tones
Such IR is included in default cabs, called Totally Flat or something like that.
Hey man, speak for yourself. ;-)
Will do. Away with work at the mo but will attempt this when I’m home.
There are effects on the U2 preset as you can hear.So as requested, here are a few sound clips. Apologies for the quality of the recording - I do not have a studio or any kind of recording equipment.
I haven't included any of the effects within the presets. These are just the basic sounds from a Marshall type preset (Friedman amp), a Plexi preset, a JTM preset and the final one is a Suhr - all built with no cab blocks.
If you like the sounds I am happy to upload the presets to Axe Exchange but be aware - I am a buffoon and struggle to play guitar, let alone use technology
Done - let me know if it worked ok...Hey man, speak for yourself. ;-)
I say post presets and clips after messing with it for awhile.
Done - a few are on Axe Change
