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I wish someone make available a floor modeler (like Kemper stage or fm9) with integrated power amp (you know, d-class) of let's say at least 2x100w @ 16Ohms to be able to drive directly any 2 guitar cabs simultaneously... Oh yeah, that'll be extremely convenient!
Soon only old guys and hipsters will be using them. They have a cool factor, I will admit.
I gig quite a bit on a classic rock/Tribute circuit. Most of these musicians are over 40. Not a modeler to be found, the old guys love their tubes.Nah, Boomers be getting modellers because they’re getting too old to haul tube amps.
Over 40s are GenX and Millennials. Boomers are 60+. It’s the Boomers I see giving in and converting to modelling due to weight.I gig quite a bit on a classic rock/Tribute circuit. Most of these musicians are over 40. Not a modeler to be found, the old guys love their tubes.
I just see a lot more 2X12 cabs these days than 4X12's
Even the younger guys I see doing grunge 90's /2000's tributes are all still using tube amps.
I realize this is maybe not a majority outlook, but I see tube and transistor/MOSFET in a similar category opposed to digital. There was more of a distinction between tube and SS before digital became popular. I use both, and there are differences between them to be sure, but the similarities between them constitute the qualities that make me prefer them to digital modeling.In amps, its tube vs transistor/MOSFET/digital modelling.
I agree. I was mostly trying to convey that there was an evolution in transistor technology and how new tech replaced previous tech while tube stayed constant throughout. Probably should've said something like germanium, silicone, MOSFET and Class D or something like that.I realize this is maybe not a majority outlook, but I see tube and transistor/MOSFET in a similar category opposed to digital. There was more of a distinction between tube and SS before digital became popular. I use both, and there are differences between them to be sure, but the similarities between them constitute the qualities that make me prefer them to digital modeling.
Re: prevalence of x type live, how about we ask people that run sound for shows instead of guess? Just an idea.
I have several friends in the live sound industry. According to them there’s more modeling on bigger/expensive shows because everyone is running some sort of click/iem/synced production and digital is much more consistent and available for redundancy and routing options. They might have live cabs on stage. Doing sound in small clubs most local bands are using amps or amps augmented with like HX Stomps and shit.Re: prevalence of x type live, how about we ask people that run sound for shows instead of guess? Just an idea.
This shit is why I talked my bandmates into IEMs like a decade ago. Sick of dealing with garbage PAs/monitors/rooms/soundguys and struggling to hear anything whether it was because we kept turning up to hear ourselves with no monitors, being forced to turn down because the sound guy is dipshit, or the worst of both worlds - being asked to turn down for the room and then not getting anything from the monitors because the sound guy is a dipshit. Get some funny looks sometimes loading our mini-fridge rack into basements and dive bars sometimes from the other bands, but nobody ever has anything negative to say after the show unless they're gear-jealous. That and it's great reduced our load on/off times because there's one point of connection for us, one for FOH if applicable, and no wasted time line checking and doing the old point up/point down dance with the sound guy.I've done way too many shows where the sound guy told me "sorry, the monitors on this side of the stage aren't working tonight." Or the time I played an Akron club where they just redid the stage and live sound and were still working out the bugs with everything feeding back. Put the crappiest mic I've ever seen a foot off my cab and made me turn down to mouse fart levels cause of the feedback. Couldn't hear my own rig right in front of it. All I could hear was the tiny garbage wedge in front of me that sounded like a blown out Kraco 6x9 from the 70's. Or a full on Metal Zone straight into the board. That's why they don't get to mic me anymore and get an XLR to their DI box instead. Then I control my stage volume without worry of their levels changing.