Last Saturday 26 February 2005 20:37, Jan Depner was like: > On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 12:15, MarC wrote: > > I already tried V-amp and I didn't like it. I prefer the Zoom GFX8 (a > > lot of people will think that I am crazy but yes... I don't like the > > distos of V-amp, they are too "crunchy" for me). However maybe I didn't > > play enough with it to get a good sound... > > > > Does V-amp Pro improve it significantly? > > It's basically the same box. It just adds S/PDIF and a few other > routing options. You have to watch the gain and amp simulation settings > on the V-Amp to get a good distortion out of it. I don't like a lot of > crunch either. I never got on with the V-amp either. I like OTT effects, but not necessarily at the amp/room simulation end of the spectrum. I found it very difficult to control and even the best clean crunch lacked power and presence. You need to overdrive real valves, it's the only way. cheers, tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
