shemihazazel
Fractal Fanatic
I don't take gear cues from the king of wankery.
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Steve Vai is operating on a whole different level than most other guitar players.
Or at least he likes to think he is.
He's playing notes just like anyone else, with more delay and compression - but hey he's an 80's guy!
I'll add that even analog equipment has some latency, every capacitor and transistor in which the signal goes thru adds a few micro-seconds of latency, considering that you can easily find hundreds of them in a complex chain with various pedals, the total latency wouldn't be that far from a digital device.Forgive me if I'm wrong here, but wouldn't he experience about the same latency using only the effects in the II or III? And, isn't that latency on the order of 1.5 ms, about the same as being 18 inches from your cab? Turning on the amp block might add about, what, 6 virtual inches (for a total of about 2 ms)?
The latency argument is a non-starter. Endorsements can make a fool of genius.
I have a theoryWhat's funny is that some famous guitarist says something dismissive about modeling, and everybody here takes it as a personal affront. Me too. And we then proceed to dismiss that guitarist as some old has been tube hound. Or point to the discrepancies in what he says and what he does. Are we that insecure when it comes to our Axe FX's? I too should really learn to just shrug when somebody keeps saying tubes are still superior, modeling is not quite there yet. Yeah, whatever floats your boat. It works for me.
Why can't I do that? Why do I still feel the need to defend modeling and diss tubes?
I have a theory
We all know that when it comes to pure sound quality, tube amps are still on top of any modeller. Why? Well, e.g. there's no aliasing in the analog world. There's a smaller latency. Yes, the Axe's latency is small, but a tube amp reacts faster! Tube amps are more beautiful (subjective of course, but can be an argument). They feel better. And of course: They are, what modellers and especially profilers are based on, they are the original! They are consistent, don't change every month or so. They are simple to use.
If only there were an effective way to teach that.People like to be “right” too much for some reason. A mature point of view is that what’s right for one person is not necessarily right for someone else most of the time. Only immature people think in absolutes.
You're a kid. what do you know?As a person in my 40s...