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HanafiH · Post by **HanafiH** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:05 am

It's a genuine product. The Heineken Guitar Amp. 20W. $119.

redshift factor · Post by **redshift factor** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:23 am

Funny, the beer keg amp isn't what I was even focused on.
That phenomenal quilted maple top on the guitar is all I could see!

Ken McLaren · Post by **Ken McLaren** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:09 pm

Beautiful guitar!
KM

guitarzan · Post by **guitarzan** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:15 pm

redshift factor wrote:
guitarzan wrote:The Fender and Hendrix versions sounded good but Amplitube just clings to their absolute unwillingness to build in any dynamic reaction at all.
You are misinformed.
AmpliTube does have dynamic reaction built in. It always has, and it just keeps getting better with each version. IK Multimedia were the very first developers to pioneer it. They even have the word 'Dynamic' in the name of their modeling technique - Dynamic Saturation Modeling. If you're not experiencing dynamic response when playing, then you need to double check either your input levels, or your playing technique.

Well, I've tried every demo Amplitube has put out, and whatever they mean by "dynamic" is certainly not what I mean by "dynamic". What I look for is power amp-like compression and some sort of additional dynamic shaping from the cab model and Amplitube is absolutely the one most lacking in that area. Even the original POD and the near prehistoric Steinberg Warp had a lot more dynamic mojo going than Amplitube has ever had - in fact, Amplitube is the flattest of all amp sims (freeware or commercial) IMO. I thought ReValver was way ahead in dynamic feel with MKII, but after years of no development now I think Vandal is the most dynamically pleasing sim, plus it has all you need to get fantastic tone as well. There is still always room for improvement in hardware and software amps, though!

All my metal bashing is just supposed to be light hearted kidding around, BTW. I'm not a fan but I'm not on a mission or anything either...so, you know..."all hail the dark lord" and all that stuff!

Ken McLaren wrote:Guitarzan..you wrote that amplitube was the leader in propaganda...

I'm hurt man!

I have been banned from more forums than they have!

I think we deserve the propaganda award!

haha
KM

Two words, Ken....more minions! Maybe dial up the "annoyance factor" to about 11, too.

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:47 pm

Bashing is fun, lets face it, winding people up is entertainment and you laid teh bait and i got on it hook, line and sinker

If it were not for lack of tone of voice and facial expression which a forum with txt/emoticons just can not deliver...it happens. Oh well its all good fun really

Dean

Ken McLaren · Post by **Ken McLaren** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:35 pm

Erroosabgoosnaklbeemsonomic
(Thats Fungolian for Nuisance..)

Guitarzan...
Say that fast three times!

Is that annoyance..I prefer to be called a nuisance..or
a "Erroosabgoosnaklbeemsonomic"

KM

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:39 pm

Life would suck if I didn't have AT3

dhalfen · Post by **dhalfen** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:55 am

hibidy wrote:
HanafiH wrote:
*WARNING! stupid joke of the day!*

Does that sound like you are playing in a tin can?

Not likely, but I wonder if they have a full-sized-keg version for bass.

(Now THAT would make a half-decent impression, not this little "practice keg."

)

Heineken: the (Anheuser-Busch, NOT Czech!) Budweiser of Europa.

Ooooooo, that wood's pretty-pretty.

(Sadly, it's the equivalent of the girls in bikinis in regular American beer ads. Even Yuengling [a pretty decent, if kinda boring, mass-produced beer from PA] got in on that act with some of its recent advertising...)

dhalfen · Post by **dhalfen** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:01 am

guitarzan wrote:"all hail the dark lord" and all that stuff!

Is this the sequel to "1066 and All That?"

I'm on my knees, gouging out the ol' eyeballs, because I can practically taste the brimstone.

Oh, wait a minute, that's just the Baltimore Summer.

guitarzan wrote:...more minions! Maybe dial up the "annoyance factor" to about 11, too.

You rang?

dhalfen · Post by **dhalfen** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:04 am

hibidy wrote:Life would suck if I didn't have AT3

+1 -- I haven't stopped using it since it arrived. And I cannot imagine life without it now.

I'll give Vandal a crack at the ol' title-belt sometime in the near future, though.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:20 am

hibidy wrote:Life would suck if I didn't have AT3

you mean it doesn't suck now?

Dean Aka Nekro · Post by **Dean Aka Nekro** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:26 am

Hink wrote:
hibidy wrote:Life would suck if I didn't have AT3
you mean it doesn't suck now?

He got a new Ibanez with a full on wang bar recently...So how could life suck?

Saying that polotics ain't in good shape your side mate nor is it over here actually with the 'Con-Dems' in control (I am not sure about Canada though). So that part sucks, however it always does and always will i guess.

Music's all good though.

Kids have broken up for summer holidays so thats me out for six weeks and out of pocket aswell

oh and my oldest turns 8 tomorrow and we are going to 'Legoland'

So Nekro is going to scare kids at Legoland

All good fun

How about things your end mate? I keep visiting warmoth each day dreaming about a full custom although i have no room for another tbh, so its a case of do i shift one to make it happen? Need more space

Bet than Heineken would make a mean bong

sascha · Post by **sascha** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:01 pm

Just as a quick info, updates & demo for Vandal are online!

http://www.vandalamps.com (bottom left of the page: demo win & mac)
http://www.vandalamps.com/en/support.43.html (Updates)

Pädy · Post by **Pädy** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:59 pm

Will test it tonight.

Why is there no downloadable Mac version for purchase? Will that come?

Cheers, Pädy

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:27 pm

dhalfen wrote:
hibidy wrote:Life would suck if I didn't have AT3
+1 -- I haven't stopped using it since it arrived. And I cannot imagine life without it now.

I'll give Vandal a crack at the ol' title-belt sometime in the near future, though.

I gave it a crack but it did nothing for me. Different strokes, I guess. People also seem to like Revalver as well, and I didn't care much for that either. Trust me, I spent some time tweaking to try and find this great tone that people are talking about and I never found it. Maybe I needed to spend more time? I can't imagine why. The first time I plugged into Amplitube it instantly clicked. That moment where you just find yourself smiling as you wail away and all you did was select a preset. To the person complaining about Amplitube's lack of amp dynamics... you're just plain retarded or trolling. Oh, it's so there.

I guess if you got Vandal free with Samplitude then you're pretty happy about it, but I can't imagine going out of my way to pay $199 for Vandal especially when for the same price I like the sound of Amplitube a lot more, and it comes with a lot more emulations. Of course, reading the words on the internet and deciding on what amp sim to buy is stupid. Get the demos and hear for yourself.

Vandal perfection through simplicity