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if i was in a blues band i would probably use just the amps as i prefer the natural sound and ride the volume control for solos
but if your after more than a crunch and want to get quickly to clean and back...pedals all the way
Have a read of this:
http://guitargearfinder.com/guides/beginners-guide-steve-vai-tone-gear-effects/
If you plug into a late 1960s Plexi, its surprising how little "gain" there actually is - even flat out, that roar is not like any distortion box I've ever heard. And take away the actual 'volume' aspect, its crispy around the edges, slightly compressed in the mids and a touch flabby in the bass (in a good way)... but you have to "work" at it to get those classic rock sounds. Theres a reason Hendrix used a fuzz box into one, and if you've ever played through a JTM45, you'd start believing that Clapped-out used a treble booster to get those sounds...
I set the Vintage Gain channel on my Tremoverb to cleanish, so that the harder I hit the strings the more gain/ or turn volume down on my guitar to clean it up.
I do like a TS type on top for some stuff & a Big Muff for some lead.
Very interesting cheers
Generally, I like amp gain and normally I don’t run any pedals before them. The only exception here are recto / ubershell / Framus Cobra type amps where I’ll sometime tighten the bass with a TS or SD1, normally without actually adding any gain.
I’m probably more likely to attenuate that stick a pedal in front of an amp, although a good EQ in the loop can work wonders too.
Good luck on the eternal quest that is great tone :-)
Kemper takes pedals really well. Don't have much experience of the others.
For heavy music I've not yet found a pedal that works as well as a decent tube amp's gain channel.
But it's also nice to have the versatility of an overdrive or two to get a decent palette of sounds. There is no right or wrong answer!
I have a boss ds1, moore rage machine, ehx soul food that i use through the "classic gain" channel, classic gain means clean at the levels i use at home.
Without the pedals id have to have a modelling amp with lots of knobs, flashing lights amd instructions to read which isnt something im keen on.
(That said a boss katana is very tempting.)