My real amps are, among others, a 20th Anniversary Bogner Ecstasy and a Mesa Mark V and a Fender Deluxe Reverb.
I owned a Bogner estacy it was the 2nd to hit Texas Ej got the 1st one
first Ejs went down and never sounded the same then a molex connecter on flat ribbon cable burned out in mine I fixed it the sound was back but slowly went bye bye I shipped it back to Bogner paid to have it fixe when I got it back it sounded NOTHING like the original as they put different boards in it....
Right after I paid 2 grand cash for that amp I went into a store that had Grissoms old silver klon for 800 bucks I compared my amp 2 grand to the Klon through a new twin and then the 1st channel of Bogner vs 2nd..
I then realized I could have spent 800 for the klon and had the same tone..
When I finally got the bogner back and it did not sound at all the same......
I sold if for 4300 dollars because it was one of 150 made from the first batch..
If you ever have a good surge or the plug gets kicked out that Bogner is gonna burn up at the Molex connector... after that it wont ever sound remotely the same...
printed circuit boards with molex connectors and computer cable...
Eventually the sound is gonna change on the bogner I know I owned one of the first ones made and I could have bought EJs and it sounded horrible..
The Japanese bought that amp for unheard of cash AFTER Bogner had to fix that also.......
I own a 50 watt Dumble amp I matched the sound into the axe 2 by ear
not tonematched by using my ears..
I recorded the original and then dialed the axe 2 in.
on recorded play back in a mix or alone I could not tell the difference sitting in the room with the original..
I did the same for all my amps I charted the Dumble myself and duplicated the layout because I built amps for 3 years in production line fashion
Btw the anniversary Bogner E sounds nothing like the original 150 made either..
Compared mine against those and not the same..
at some point if you listen to both on playback they will be so close you are not gonna tell
also this the knobs on your real amp compared to axe 2 knobs might be completely different not the same settings at all you gotta tweak and keep tweaking and making notes till its there....
I still dont know how to Tone Match and cant get much help in that regard
but Im going to do it anyway by ear and not complain....
Keep Trying.....