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lagavulin16 · Post by **lagavulin16** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:16 am

I know it's an odd question, I don't play metal or like metal, but I like a lot of deep/crunchy tone, especially when layering multiple guitar tracks. I'm really torn about which one to get. Love vintage stuff too... and already have AT2, Fender, and Ampeg.

Does anyone here own Amplitube Metal and not use it for thrash metal? Anyone own Hendrix and Metal and have a preference, or pros and cons of either?

Muzik 4 Machines · Post by **Muzik 4 Machines** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:28 am

amplitube metal should have been called the mudhoney edition or the grunge one)

lagavulin16 · Post by **lagavulin16** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:30 am

That sounds promising... unfortunately makes it tougher for me to decide between the two. I'm going to have to pick the right time to download the 10 day demo and really explore them.

jeffb01 · Post by **jeffb01** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:56 am

I have both of 'em. I love both of 'em. One thing that I like about the hendrix is that it has a lot of different fuzz pedals...

lagavulin16 · Post by **lagavulin16** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:12 am

I almost wish I hadn't gotten AT2 as my third part of the groupbuy... But I'll just need to find a good weekend and do the demos.

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:39 am

lagavulin16 wrote:I know it's an odd question, I don't play metal or like metal, but I like a lot of deep/crunchy tone, especially when layering multiple guitar tracks. I'm really torn about which one to get. Love vintage stuff too... and already have AT2, Fender, and Ampeg.

Does anyone here own Amplitube Metal and not use it for thrash metal? Anyone own Hendrix and Metal and have a preference, or pros and cons of either?

Just use the demos and see what the range is. I like Metal a lot, but don't even know what thrash metal is. Louder? Faster? More blown speakers? Drug addled lyrics? Anyway, I like all the IK amp sims, each has a certain character, but the range from clean to max, and the variety of elements in between are worthy of a good test. I figured the Fender sim couldn't offer that much extra, but as it turns out, I like it the best of their four guitar setups.
Cheers

batcave · Post by **batcave** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:10 am

the program crashes if you try to play any other genre

batcave · Post by **batcave** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:15 am

i contacted IK to see if there was an Amplitude TechnoIndustrial in the works in order to fix this problem, and they said 'no'

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:23 am

I have JHE. It's going to depend on you but I'll ask these questions:

-what is your primary guitar?
-what is the closest style to "your" style?
-do you usually lean toward vintage stuff or chunky stuff?
-do you like to play chords and progressions more, or lead stuff?

batcave · Post by **batcave** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:40 am

for vintage lead stuff go for Hendrix
but for vintage progressions i'd say Rock Amp legends
for chunky chords it's all about NI guitar rig
but that also depends on your guitar
now
if you have humbuckers and want to play vintage chords
you have to get waves,
but that also depends on the tempo of the song
... etc ...

batcave · Post by **batcave** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:55 am

all kidding aside
it wasn't an odd question
it was an excellent question
and the 'asker'
also gave the best answer:

lagavulin16 wrote:I'm going to have to pick the right time to download the 10 day demo and really explore them.

Will Phoenix · Post by **Will Phoenix** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:26 am

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lagavulin16 · Post by **lagavulin16** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:27 pm

hibidy wrote:I have JHE. It's going to depend on you but I'll ask these questions:

-what is your primary guitar?
-what is the closest style to "your" style?
-do you usually lean toward vintage stuff or chunky stuff?
-do you like to play chords and progressions more, or lead stuff?

- 7 string bass, playing the three highest strings like a guitar.
- You ever hear my bloody valentine's loveless? How about 4AD albums from the early 1990s?
- Both
- Chords, generally

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:32 pm

lagavulin16 wrote:
hibidy wrote:I have JHE. It's going to depend on you but I'll ask these questions:

-what is your primary guitar?
-what is the closest style to "your" style?
-do you usually lean toward vintage stuff or chunky stuff?
-do you like to play chords and progressions more, or lead stuff?
- 7 string bass, playing the three highest strings like a guitar.
- You ever hear my bloody valentine's loveless? How about 4AD albums from the early 1990s?
- Both
- Chords, generally

Had to make it hard hun! 7 string bass........pretty cool

I'd still probably go with JHE since you will most likely get a great cleaner tone and can't still get the fuzzy stuff if you want. One thing about the JHE is the univibe stomp. It's worth the price of admission imo. ymmv

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:41 pm

I cannot put into words how awesome JHE is for bass. Matched to my P/J bass I dont even consider another sim. For guitar sounds, I lean towards Amplitube fender most of the time, and I generally dont like the sound of any Marshall amp sim Ive heard(or real amp either...) I think that JHE is slightly too dark sounding most of the time, but it has its place...

Is Amplitube Metal good for anything besides Metal? Would you get Hendrix or Metal?