Guitar Rig 3 - Get the most out of your amp simulator

[slayerbbk]

Question for you.

I have a 65 watt acoustic Laney amplifier.

I get really sweet clean tones from the amp itself with the built-in reverb and chorus, however when I use my DS-1 for distortion, mild or heavy it has this disgusting low-watt practice amp sound, which is unusual to me, since this is a 65-watt amp. Would a pre-amp processor like a Boss GT-8 or Line 6 POD 2.0 help with the distortion sound/shaping?

PS should I run the output for guitar rig 4 from an interface into the amp's input?

[leonardocavaco]

Did you turn off the cabinet simulator to play guitar rig into the loop of the fender?

[dalevanmail]

OK...I'm a bit confused because you keep warning that I'll damage my amp if I play into it while the speaker is disconnected -- but isn't that exactly what you're doing in this video? I have a DeVille as well and I'm wondering if there's a way to use it as a preamp without potentially destroying it in the process. Maybe you could explain your signal path in a bit more detail? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[prettdboy]

Is that John Mayer Strat?!

[spikedylacid]

lmao... as soon as u sed "out" i knew you were canadian ahaha

[diseasedrealm]

Can you talk without saying "uhhh" every second? is it possible? and smacking your lips every sentence doesnt make you more intelligent or important. "and uh" "and uh" i cant think before i speak "uh" i... uh... uh... god shut the fuck up.

[domtar]

@diseasedrealm INTERNET TOUGH GUY ALERT! NTERNET TOUGH GUY ALERT!

[Soaresound]

hey bro ..tell me , is the hs80m good?

[thekcor]

is that the pink numb preset?

[realjuvelive]

Is there any demand for amp to connect the guitar with my PC and record my own music ???

[darkbluebox]

What Audio Interface do you use? It works fine with GR and Logic?

[eerahman]

DUDE....what was the jazz/blues stuff u were playing with the guitar clean around 3:00 ... it sounds INCREDIBLE...im actually a big fan of guitar rig 4 myself :)

[EnveBeats]

Dude,where did u get that desk at?? adjustable monitor shelves..i need that!!

[hafiz2495]

hey bro, i like the set up of your room. Btw, hav u ever used guitar rig to play for a gig? if yea, how do you set it up?

[nicolasrivera]

hey great vid. i like your desk, where did u got it?

[DIYMusician]

@nicolasrivera It's from Ikea but they don't make them anymore. It's called the 'Jerker'.

[WutangClan4LiF3]

@DIYMusician m8 i m playing through pc shity speakers and headphones sometime.. My card is USB M-audio fast track ( not the pro ) that means its not worth to get monitor speakers? cause i dont have the pro and it destroys my quality?ty

[RocketQueenBand201]

@DIYMusician HAHA do you jerk at it ??

Just Joking around

[oml1]

I think Guitar Rig is more plasticy sound..

[MatBkNYC]

yea i was gunna say the same thing.. YOUR GUNNA FRY THAT THING!

[jonharveymusic]

Maybe Guitar Rig doesn't sound that good to you DIYMus because your speakers aren't really top of the line.

[TheKillerExpert1]

i see you like very much white lol

[nomenanook]

i have this programm on my computer but im not sure how to use it i have a marshall mg50fx amp not tubed how would i set it up? im confused

[GuillermoSmyser]

What about plugging into the amp and using the SEND of your effects loop to the input of guitar rig? What tubes are you leaving out here? The power tubes?

[claydon567]

hey, have you thought of using a tube preamp pedal? something like a seymour duncan twin tube classic?

[ihaveadogandheisfat]

6000TH VIEWER!

[jffersontube]

In other news, water is wet : /

[accadacca100]

do i have to use the tube box

[jeshieb]

I plug in a dummy (blank 1/4 inch adaptor) to the power amp in channel. This way, I dont have to keep on unplugging the speaker cables at the back. Anyone has experience using this method?

[mrkyt77]

how u like those yamaha monitors?

just got a pair myself and love them

[Jhey172]

Why don't u use a Noise compressor when using a Distorted Sound?

[uptightkid]

Interesting concept and a very good result but I am cautious about using my expensive tube amp for this purpose. Would my sound be improved by sending my guitar signal through a dedicated tube preamp? Currently I am going straight into my interface but I am thinking about buying a tube pre amp for vocal recording. If I could improve my GT3 sound with a tube preamp then all the better. Please advise mate.

[DIYMusician]

The only only time there is any reason to be cautious is when playing through the amp whithout the speaker plugged in. And that I do not advise anymore. Otherwise there is no downside at all. Though running through a tube preamp would work better than just going direct into your interface going through your amp is your best bet for real guitar tones.

[DIYMusician]

In a preamp you'll have 1 to MAYBE 3 preamp tubes, a normal guitar tube amp will have two POWER tubes and three preamp tubes in addition to all the circuitry the signal is running through. Why try to emulate the sound and feel of a guitar amp when you can just have it?

[muzapstar]

@DIYMusician Most preamps have 5 tubes. Even the MTS modules with 2 preamp tubes in the modules have 3 more in the actual box. Some have 7 like the Mark V

[UberTroll13]

Input/Gain = Preamp Gain

MasterVolume/Out = Power amp gain

Just turn the master down and crank the input to where you want and then you don't blow your amp

Won't affect sound at all and isn't a compromise.

[thech3eze]

wont you blow up your amp if you unplug the speaker outs? I know that if you run a tube amp without a speaker you will blow your amp, but im not sure if a combo is different.

[DIYMusician]

Thanks a lot for the post. I've done some research and you are right. The speaker acts as the load for the amp and without it you can fry the amp. You must keep the speaker connected to use this technique or have a power attenuator to act as a dummy load. Thanks again.

[thech3eze]

No problem ;)

[thojyout23]

sounds much brighter