I'm beginning to get really tired of people asking for tone advice when they have everything they need to dial in a damn good tone
It's always down to the software, the eq you're using, the lack of multiband comp, the amp sim's treble knob, whatever.
If you don't like your tone, have some accountability for it, because it's something you're doing wrong.
A new DI box isn't going to immediately take a 3/10 tone to a 10/10 tone.
A multiband compressor isn't going to take a 3/10 tone to a 10/10 tone
What WILL take a 3/10 tone to a 10/10 tone is setting there for 5 extra minutes tweaking the knobs on the amp (sim.)
I've found that every time I feel like I've hit a wall with my tonez or my mixes I'll come back next week, do a new mix and a new tone and shit will sound better than ever. It's all to do with your own skill at using your tools.
Look... We're craftsmen of audio, just as a carpenter is a crasftmen of wood.
If you can't make a SICK table, it's not the tools, it's you.
If you can't dial in a SICK tone, it's not the tools, IT'S YOU.
If you're really at your wits end, post a mix and ask for critique, people on this forum are EXTREMELY helpful and will offer unbiased advice whether you're a complete fucking amateur or whether you're making a killing, we're all one and the same here and we're all travelling down the same road of trying to make our mixes better.
If you'd posted a clip up in rate my mix and asked if the guitars could be improved and if yes: how so? and blah blah blah I'd probably be being nicer, I just can't fucking abide people blaming their shit tone on their tools, because it just isn't the case.
Sorry for the rant, peace and fucking
