Hot tubes and good Caps is where Tone will always be produced not Digital. Digital isn't even close to Coloring the Sound a way a Tube Sat can.
I agree.
How can a DIGITAL piece of equipment make sounds that are smooth and saturated like a real amp ?
It is digital is it not, so the sound is always going to be digital, so how can a digital piece of equipment create the tone of the caps, the heat, the coolness, the tubes at different temperatures and so on, not possible.
I understand not having to fiddle with the amps and tubes and replacing parts and what have you, I get that, your tone is always consistent, consistently digital that is, in your face same sound over and over.
I would use and AXE FX for overdubbing in recording, would be a good addition.
Every time I find a great tone through guitar rig or other impulses, they seem great at first, until I plug in the MP-2 or MP-1, and heck even the Sans Amp works great.
Eleven rack would be a good addition if you are going to record and overdub some parts.
I have tried to like the digital stuff, makes it so much more easier, but the tone sacrifice is not worth it for me.
Today, most musicians growing up they are in the era, and that is all they hear, is the digital reproduced stuff, so they are not accustomed to the older gear and what actual makes a tone happen, and of course, some to lazy to care, to each his own.
Would I buy an AXE FX if I had the money, only if I had a recording studio or even for the effects in it, supposed to be so transparent.
My 2 Cents
P.S: Stay away from Digital...lol j/k
If it is a really good deal, then yeah go for it.
M