warrenpridgeon wrote:
The other thing I've learnt is unless you have a really TOP TOP TOP sound guy people won't easily notice whether you are using a modeller or an amp out front...
And using a modeller makes the good engineers like you - always a good thing. ?
I also like the versatility the modeller gives me...I can set up patches for verses and choruses etc and change a whole bunch of stuff with one footswitch.
True. This is of great advantage in any
controlled playing situation (good engineer, good monitors, disciplined band or solo performance), and where the player is more of a tweaker. However in a more uncontrolled situation (like a jam session) or where the player is a "one knob to rule them all" type, the complexity often makes the modeller more difficult to use and the on-the-fly changes needed in a playing situation actually need to be planned for (like leaving some headroom so you can turn up lots if needed).
I must admit I've gotten rather good at leaning on both my heals with one foot one the distortion and one on the delay getting ready to engage both switches at the same time, while changing the pickup selector when transitioning to a different piece... lol...
That's exactly what started me down the rack/modelling path. I tend to
slightly more complex setups than most (?), and needed to relegate a lot of the control of the finer details of effects selection and mixing multiple sources to a simpler switching system. Enter multi-effects and MIDI.
