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Originally posted by EIE i/o
So I take it the tube Hamptone the way to go for getting rock guitar sounds--versus the JFET version? |
Not at all. Rock guitar sounds have more to do with the player than the pre-amp. Once the player has established a really good tone that is worthy of recording, then you can set out with microphone selection and placement and pre-amp selection.
At least in my work, I try not to do the same thing twice. I like to experiment, building up a repetoire of techniques and combinations that will produce different tones and different textures to give the presentation of the music some variety and depth.
This cookie cutter approach of an R-121 into a TG-2 as "THE" guitar sound is starting to get pretty boring. I'm hearing it more and more on the radio [make little mistake, it's a pretty identifiable combination] which is one of the reasons I find it so difficult to wrap around a lot of the music produced today.
May I suggest you check out the tube and the J-Fet version of the Hamptone stuff and make an educated decision, on your music, with your artistic vision.
Peace.