i think i might give up on guitar sim and buy a real amp, what amp?

I think some of you are jumping the gun here telling him to 'buy an amp, it will sound better than sims'.

Yes, IMO nothing beats a real amp and cab, I totally agree. But how do we know that this guy isn't screwing something up when he is post processing or mixing? If that's the case, he's going to struggle just as bad, if not worse, with real gear.

Post a soundclip of the guitar tone you are getting, along with the DI you are using and all the settings you used on the sims/plugins/etc. Then go form there.

+1

Best advice given in this thread so far.