That's something I've been wondering about myself, because I've read many things where people have said that they feel like they spent too much time noodling with modelers, playing with tones... compared to actual practice time.I get what you're saying. But there is also something to be said for simplicity.
I have never made better progress than when I finally dumped my modelers for a tube amp.
I never realized how much of the time that could have been spent practicing was instead spent searching out different tones. This may not be so bad when you're a seasoned player, but there is something to be said for turning on the amp and practicing rather than fiddling.
Kevin
But does that just apply to the beginning, when you're playing with the modeling amp, and trying to discover the maybe 5 -10 settings that you really like? Because I'm guessing that once you find the certain few presets that you like, they will be the primary ones that you use, and you'll just turn the amp on and go right into one of those favorites.
That's another thing I've been wondering about too. Out of all of the available presets/tones on modelers... are 70-80% of them throw aways, ones that most people won't like, or won't ever use? (I'm sure that varies somewhat, depending on peoples taste)
As for myself, I already know right off the bat that I'm not into the raw/pure heavy metal type of guitar sound, nor the country/rockabilly type of sound either. So that eliminates those two types for me.
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