First of all: Nice riff!!!!
Followed this tread on an Ipad a long time without earplugs and was not able to listen on my monitors before I saw the answer.
On the Ipad:
- I could definitely NOT hear big difference (mainly EQ and the last amp was quite different)
- Would not have been able to pick the real amp
- liked the first 3, didn't like the last one (especially at the end)
Today I did listen to it carefully on my monitor speakers:
- Big differences in sound and tone in frequencies due to IR and some eq
- Although I hear a difference between 1,2 (AFX) compared to 3 (real amp) - besides eq - I would not have been able to pick and choose the real amp and it would have been a random choice to be fair
Very interesting to see how 5 different setups can be so similar (especially listing on an Ipad) and when listening to the details so different especially in at the end of the take 5 (diezel) as if the amp (or the preset) couldn't handle the attack and got mushy.
So bottomline (for me):
- even when I know that #3 is the real amp it's really realy close call I would not have been able to NOT RANDOMLY pick the real amp
- there is some distinguished difference which I can not describe yet
- but as these are all different amps and setups it can be everything (IR, EQ, chosen pedal, etc..)
- AXE FX is pretty close to real amp modelling if lots of guitarist already can not pick the real amp
- Interesting that an virtual (
not existing) amp gets the most votes
In respect of the REAL AMP versus AXE FX
- I do not hear a specific hiss or scratchiness, but I did find that #3 (the real amp) felt a little more clarity or harmonics difference in the starting phase in respect of the openess of notes but on the other hand some less nice lows and highs. But again, that can be lot's of things. Different amp, IR, EQ, Mic etc...
Too many things in the equation.
Very nice, open and friendly handled topic and thread!