JustMe wrote:


For performance rather than reproduction, I believe that Marshall do a
range of amps which have 'valvesound' simulators built in. OTOH, I'm
informed that they don't really sound the same as a classic valved
Marshall (shrug).


So then, from what you and others would say, the "filters" or "DSPs" used
now, are NOT able to accurately emulate other amps with accuracy and the
technology to do so may be some way off and/or be too expensive?



The POD I mentioned is a world apart from the "valvesound" ideas, but
still not perfect, but better than lugging 15 different amps around. I
haven't looked for some time, but the makers web site has assorted sound
clips of the different effects it can do.

I don't think you can make a guitar sound like its being played at loud
volumn, through a amp and speakers that are compressing the tops of the
wave without clipping them, without actually doing it, all three parts
the guitar (strings, body and pickup's), amp, and speakers are
intereacting to produce the result. If you DI a guitar, and then replay
that through a amp, you get quite a different effect. And for that
matter, its quite a different feeling playing a (say strat) guitar on
the edge of feedback, there is so much life in the strings, you are as
much keeping it on a leash as playing it.

Listen to some of the small sounds at the back of the mix in something
like Electric Ladyland, and consider how loud they must have actually
been played, esp as that was before amps with three controlable gain
stages (or even two) were about.

--
Nick