MODELER- AMPLITUDE X-Drive ...I hate modelers ...so why do I like this ???

AMPLITUDE X-DRIVE OD

I am a tube amp guy because modelers quite simply do not even come close to the capturing the nuance of both the sound and the dynamics of a tube amp from your touch. Add to that pedals are cheap enough not to want second place digital clones.

Modelers work well when recording because when recorded even a real amp is going be processed to no end and end up sounding like it came straight from a modeler anyways, lol.

The detail in high end amp models has been exceptionally clear and detailed even a few years ago. The low end gear had all the modelling problem plus a lo-fi sound. Do to new even better chips arriving the ones in those from just a few years back but still used in low to mid range are unacceptable. 

In short a unit like the Amplitude will give you more than what was the high end sonic spec just two years ago cheap. To put it another way the difference in sound from a Quad Cortex or an Axe FX on a recording is negligible. In the context of an an actual tune it is simply not even there.  Imperceptible, period!

The high end stuff does have better touch sensitivity nuance. That is a very complex thing and will not come cheap. The high end stuff gives you more choice of sounds and most offer every effect on the universe.

Do you NEED a thousand choices of the best amps? No you only need a few high end sounding ones.

$330.00 USD

So what do you get from the Amplitude? A few great amp sounds with a high end spec. What about the mid price stuff like Helix??? They cost more and use amateur tech old chips which are now consider lo-fi.

I personally can live with this because in a few years I can toss it without feeling I was a sucker to buy planned obsolescence or maybe just use it for a headphone practice amp.

CONCLUSION

To the human ear on a recording you either think you are hearing the real deal or a $2000 modeler.

Even if you gig with a real amp it is a dirt cheap backup. If you have a serious gig with a big sound system with a guy on the board you can use your amp but split a cable to the Amplitude to give him a line out instead of using a mic. In a few years the new modelers will make today's the high end stuff harder to sell than a Yoko Ono record.

The bottom line if nothing else you get a versatile OD for a more than reasonable price.