anybody know what the amb snob is based on? this thing sounds great!
Pretty sure itās a Dumble.
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Cory said it was based on a Dumble.
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First, I want to thank both Neural DSP & Cory for this absolutely awesome plugin. I sort of stumbled onto the Quad Cortex over the holidays and have pretty much followed anyone on the Tube showcasing or comparing it to AXE FX or Kemper. Completely sold on the thingā¦once I can afford one lol. In the interim, I decided to check out the plugins; my thought process is that if the plugin sounds good it probably gives you a ābaseā idea of how the QC sounds.
Letās just say I currently own an S-ton of guitar plugins and over the last 50 years I have owned or played just about every guitar amp out, barring the newest metal based gear.
Since my sound is pretty much based on Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. I used to own a replica of JGās rig, all 400 lbs. of it. I sold it some years ago and have been trying ever since to find a digital answer to his unique sound.
I was BLOWN away by this plugin. The two Amps along with the 3 cabs (I donāt use the DI amp much at the moment) can sound absolutely transparent and the ambience is incredible. And this is coming through a single stereo Alto Trouper 200wt powered cab.
The Comp, Tuber and Overdrive are perfect for Garciaās clean to driven guitar sounds and I can switch back and forth between the CLEAN, SNOB and the 3 cabs via midi gives me a plethora of Garcia like tones.
The SNOB. Just Wow. The Clean. Great for the country and flat picking type stuff.
All in all, I believe I have found (for now lol) the JG sound I have been looking for, though not perfect, it does get me close enough.
Now I know it isnāt really up your alley but you do such an incredible job on your pluginsā¦
A Jerry Garcia plugin would be friggin awesomeā¦there isnāt anything out there like it and probably thousands of deadheads would buy it in a second. All it would take would be a Capture of someoneās Garcia built rigā¦
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Really appreciate this. Iāve been on the fence about this company bc Iām mostly into JG and Hendrix/Srv tones (I know they are far from the same) but most of the stuff they showcase here is metal/high gain. To know that you can get close to JG tones gives me a lot of confidence in the QC. Thanks from one deadhead to another.
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I have spent the last week working on individual Dead tunes like Row Jimmy, Peggy-O, Shakedown Street and Help on the Way, to name a few. I mainly use the Snob (Dumble), but am using the Clean Machine for the likes of Sugaree and Bobbyās country medleys (Big River, Me & my Uncle, etc.)
I find that switching the cabs also gives a wide variety of tone due to the mic IRs. I own and have used Amplitube (4 and the new 5) as well as BIAS FX 2. Both give me several options for a Jerry-like rig, but neither has the ambience that I am getting from this plugin. My only concession outside of this plugin was to add a 3rd-party WAH from Kuassa for $25. With it I can pretty much nail any of the Mutron III tweeks Jerry used including his use of the HP filter (get that clean but slightly āwet/blobbyā sound he used on high end, slow solos).
I use the compression with the WAH & Drives but only to clarify the single notes otherwise I use the 2 drives the same way Garcia did; as boosts with different edgings. Both drives are wonderfully transparent and can get really dirty if needed.
I was also thinking about trying out the Plini plugin as it looks capable of emulating that Gary Moore/Robin Ford era blues or even Santana.
The Cory Wong just keeps getting better as I experiment with more songs. Granted it isnāt Jerry Garciaās rig, but the tones are really ambient and full. You should try the 14 day FREE trail. I almost made all the way to day 14, but at 11 I thoughtā¦what am I waiting for? Iām gonna buy it soā¦
I canāt wait until I can afford the Quad Cortex. If the amps sound anything like these, it is going to blow away the competition and they said you can load your Neural DSP plugins into it so I will have my CW on the go and not tied to my Mac when I gig.
Now I just need to find a plugin for a Butler Real Tube Spring Reverb and JBL E120 IRās and I just might manage the first Jerry in a Box set up!
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Great Information guys. Thank you. Iām a keyboard player looking to try and get a Jerry sound for my band in a box tunes and my solo setup. I guess you use the VST guitar plugin to add to the band in a box tunes you already have if you need something specific and then you can play it with a midi controller? Iāve never done this but Iām trying to get a good authentic Jerry sound via VST. Great to see that there are others out there trying to create a good authentic sound!
Reviving an old thread, just to say Iām using Archetype: Cory Wong for my Jerry Garcia type tones too! I have a Strat with pickups and preamp made by DGN Guitars. I used to haul Twin Reverb-sized amps everywhere, along with a modest pedalboard.
Lately, Iāve been using the plugin on Coryās āJerrryā preset, but with a couple of tweaks: I increase the bass, turn on the bright switch, remove all presence, and use the EQ to carve a wide, flat cut to lower midrange.
I also decided to use my own IRs, instead of the stock cabs. The stock cabs sound great, but I have an IR of an old Boogie cabinet that just sounds incredible.
With my Stratās onboard boost, I have three drive stages from clean to mean, and I have a MIDI controller to turn the reverb on and off. Absolutely perfect for the types of gigs Iām playing.
Lastly, I use a laptop mic-stand desk by Triad-Orbit, with my Focusrite audio interface mounted underneath. The perfect setup.
I had considered Quad Cortex, but this sounds so good and meets all of my needs and, Iāve already got that $1,800 tied up in this MacBook, so Iām good to go.