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Still can't beat the real thing. Sorry.

Hello Jon! I've always wondered, what is your processing chain in the daw? Sometimes I struggle getting a sound similar to yours even using the same amplifier, the same IR and the same loadbox. Thank you very much for everything you do, the most complete amp channel in the world!

Great comparison. The plugin is less defined in the low end but that could most likely be sorted with some EQ tweaks. I have owned the plugin for a couple of years and it is very good. Great video

Just buy a rectifier. I did it and have no regrets.

Good stuff Sir! The plug in has some fake tube rawness that I actually like, but I think for the tightness factor of your style, the real amp wins this one.

If you ever do a plugin shootout, you best check out the newest and best Dual Rectifier (Rev F) modeler on the market, the Wavemind Rev-F. It nails that sizzle and low bass sag. Mind will be blown.

For me, Fractal is the best! Amazing vídeo! 👏🏻👏🏻

I loved the DSL.

It's really easy. If you want to feel the real thing live, buy the amp. You wanna record on the cheap, use the plug-in. It's a real chore to get the great recording with the amp/cab/mic etc...or you can do it easy using a computer. I have a bunch of amps. I don't have a bunch of computer stuff.

The plugin is muddier in the low end, but is still very good. I’d like to see you compare amps to plugins but with post-processing in place like a real mix. Just to see what “best case” is for both.

The real amp has more mids but the"sound" is very much the same. I preferred the plug-in.

Really liked the demo tune.This sounds like a must for rock players

I like amp with microphones, it s more alive when you record that from the start even when you did nothing on the track. And i like this soldano amp clean with stomboxes like clean boost and things like that .. That soldano amp is great in the sound and not for metal only ..

It's a really great quality that can fool an amateur, but it's up to you to decide whether or not you're happy with it.

emg is so good

The real one sounds more wild and vocal, and like it's "floating". I prefer the smoother saturation and compression of the plugin though.

Now do a IIC+.

The plugin doesn’t sound as good as the real amp, but it’s fine for creating demos.

Engl

Amazing!

Middle control turned up on the plugin would be interesting.

There's a huge difference. Plugins sound plastic.

In your mix they are almost identical.

1987x has a cool sound!

So if you pay CAD 4000 for the head and another CAD 400 for a Torpedo, you'll get a slightly more forward sound than if you pay CAD 140 for the plugin. An impossible choice, indeed.

All choose enough, I'll take my helix which ever it is.

Both sound great in the mix and most people would never know the difference. That being said, the real amp did have a tiny bit more of low mids and seemed just slightly more forward like it was more on the edge of the speakers. In 2024, it really comes down to whether or not you're willing to spend thousands of dollars more for literally about a 1% improvement. I own the QC and a few of their plugins. It is everything I always wanted my Kemper and AxeFx's to be. I'm sure the latest AxeFx is improved on my 2nd gen version, but something about it just never seemed remotely as real as the QC to my ears. Great time to be a guitar player for sure.

Close enough I think, especially given the 30 vs 100 difference.

What interface was used to dial in the plugin? Also, a comparison between various audio interfaces would be great, to see how it affects the tone and overall quality

on my Revision A, you can hit the bright switch, and with the Wide you can get it a little more choppy/pushed. I would hope it's the same for the Revision B. The GENERATOR clean is designed to be clean clean, hence no gain knob. their Dynamis or D series do have one with a different clean character. both good, but yeah just for that little bit more tonal flexibility, a gain knob there would be cool.

Do the settings in the video match the settings you used for the recordings? Because there is a _lot_ of difference between your SLO30 and the plugin then (can be numerous of reasons so I'm not calling this a bad thing... but mid scooped on one and pushed on the other, with stark presence differences does make me go 'hmmmm')

Just picked up an SLO 30!!! Absolute beast of an amp. Gonna try slaving it to my Grandmeister to try to get some Triamp-like tones, haha. Great video, as always!

Amp sounds better.

Very close but the differences are there, i closed my eyes and pushed the spacebar to pause every time i thought it was the amp and got it right every time. The plugin seems more compressed or at least more even in the over all frequencies which gives it away. The difference sounds small at first but then the more you hear it the easier it is to pick out straight away. The plugin sounds great for sure but give me the amp any day

Good to hear some Neural DSP plugins comparison with the real deal on your channel as well. Keep up the good work Jon

Torn between this and the Medusa. I’m gonna get both, but can’t decide which to get first.

In the isolated comparisons at the end, it seems the real amp had maybe a bit more presence. Both are very good!

It's a bad ass plug-in.

Suprisingly quiet has more punch and clarity

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