I saw a discussion about Profiling (Kemper) vs Modeling (E.g Line6) - it was a hefty debate, which was entirely over my head. That being said there is apparently a appreciable difference between Profiling a piece of gear and Modeling a tone to those who use them.
Since Les Pauls's log guitar (ok-ok, Rickenbacker actually was first), there havn't been any startling changes (that have stuck) in guitar design - refinements sure. But the standard guitar is still basically a log with some magnets and 6 strings ...70 odd years later.
Think about it, midi guitar is more affordable than ever (and around 30yrs old!), few use it. We've had a variety of shapes, composite materials, differing pickups (active, piezo, hex) yet the majority will own something that is basically a refined version of something from the 1940's. Is it the market driving the demand or the fact that it's cheap to make a Yamaha Pacifica? A bit of both probably.
And someone explain vinyl to me (nostalgia is not excuse :?) - when we have affordable audiophile hifi - Wizard put together a DIY amp, added a focusrite scarlett (DAC) and playing flac's back on that is a mind bender - especially considering the cost.
One day tubes will probably be a boutique item - they may well become impossible to source - but I doubt it. There'll be someone, somewhere who'll make em. If the chinese don't do a decent job, lapdawg will take up the slack!
ez wrote:
Imagine you have a Kemper 2.0, but it can run on a Raspberry Pi, in a little box with a few knobs. You can send new profiles and effects to it from your smartphone and what comes out sounds closer to a real amp than what Kemper does (which is already pretty darn close). If this is available for say, R5000 odd or less, would there really be a reason to make anything more?
Why has nobody done this?
http://moddevices.com/ - I'd like to try one of these, load up your plugin's and IR's in a teeny box - that hopefully is as reliable as a boss stompbox.
