Tubes and inspiration..

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This may very well have been beaten to death a long time ago;

When I write music and need to "feel" very note and to be inspired I always tend to be amazed how much I gravitate to tube amps in those situations.

In a band situation and when recording I have been happy with using an Axe Fx 2 and later 3, and currently a Kemper. But even with the Kemper I still feel more inspired by real tubes.

For you guys who use your guitar when writing music, have you experienced this tube effect as well?
 
Note; this is not a "and may tubes rule the world"-thread, I'm basically thinking that although one, for instance on a record, can't discern a modeller from a mic:ed cab, I suspect that there are subtle differences in a truly analog pathway (including a real cab) that we pick up but cannot consciously discern.
 
I am a tube amp guy, but i have almost always wrote songs/riffs on modelling software. More fun to play them on the tube amp though. But i try not to noodle at 110 dbs and i dont play tube amps quiet
 
Can’t say I have, I’d guess 90% of my riffs have been written through a SS amp or not even plugged in.
 
I like axe efx for my lead tones and solos. But I’ve never like anything but tubes for my heavy riffs . The feel and the sound on non tubes on riffs feels so odd to me
 
I am pretty ignorant of what good lead tone is. I hate a lot of lead work. Most doesnt fit the song imo and seems masturbatory. When lead work matches the song though, very nice. But i dont know if the tone of it matters that much to me. Rhythm tone is where ot is at. I just put a delay or something on for leads
 
i use tube preamps and self made IR with tube power amps, works perfect and feels better than 100% digital
 
I've gotten my Axe-FX III dialed in to where I move seamlessly between that and my tube rig. It took a while to get there, basically having to learn a new platform after spending decades using tube amps.

For me, it's important to use the Axe with a real guitar cab in the room. No amount of tweaking will get the same feel with FRFR. They're different animals.
 
MusicIsLife said:
I've gotten my Axe-FX III dialed in to where I move seamlessly between that and my tube rig. It took a while to get there, basically having to learn a new platform after spending decades using tube amps.

For me, it's important to use the Axe with a real guitar cab in the room. No amount of tweaking will get the same feel with FRFR. They're different animals.
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Do you then run the signal from the Axe via tube power amp to the cab?
 
This might be a conundrum somewhat related to that of a 70s vinyl record (say Black Sabbath) vs a digitalized version (CD, Wav, flac, etc). If you compare them side by side and don't notice any difference - would it necessarily mean that listening to the record offers the same experience?
 
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