I've just tried to recreate one of my favourite tones ( I mean recreate with an actual amp and cab, not some match EQ or so)....gotten pretty close, kempered it...here's the result:
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tbh, I don't plan on releasing this to the public, Andy has created the perfect sound for that record, and I'm not sure if I wanna hear it on any other record...that guitar tone is part of what makes DHIADW so special
well, I didn't mean that if I released that profile there'd be DHIADW clones flooding out.
I just see it more as a sign of respect towards Andy, the tone is something he created, tbh I just tried to get a similar tone for the sake of it...kinda saw it as a challenge.
I just think there are already so many Sneap clones out there, and that particular guitar sound is extremely unique to that record, I'm just not sure if I wanna hear it on another production.
Not that it makes the awesomeness of DHIADW less awesome, but I kinda like the idea that it's "unique"...everyone is using his 6505 settings with a 57 on a v30 dustcap/seam already....perhaps I just wanna "preserve" my admiration for that record, because it really is the only one out there with a guitar tone like that
And I don't think it's for me to decide to give Andy's tone to other people....I kinda see it as his trademark.
and about the "match EQ kids"....yeah, that does annoy me a bit, NOT the fact that people are using match EQ, but the fact that a lot of people just don't even bother to learn micing an amp or creating their own sounds...how often did we have to read on this forum "just use LePou and match EQ, and it'll sound exactly the same"....no, it doesn't, not if you train your ears.
it's not match EQ that annoys me, it's the lazy attitude of some of those kids that think they can mix/produce, even advertise their services commercially, but all they do is use DFH presets and match EQ'd guitars.
again, don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against the technique, and I don't care if someone uses that method to get decent guitar sounds at home....but the lazyness and boldness of some "bedroom-professionals" just annoys me
and often those people contact me through PM on FB, asking me for the solo'd guitars..I go to their profile and see that they're running a "studio"....then it becaomes blatantly obvious what they wanna do with it.
I'm not talking about the average guitarist who just wants a decent sound
I don't care if you upload the profile or not, but would you mind sharing a few pointers on what you did with the Recto, which revision, microphone etc?
Do you have any special tips for profiling? I've been happy with the results I've been getting from the Kemper, but it'd obviously be cool to hear if you have any pointers!