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RIP amps? No chance. Tech is obviously still advancing fast - of course there's going to be more new digital products out at NAMM.
The best thing most bands could do to improve their live sound is to pay someone to mix it for them.
Plug the drums into a DAW package and record the midi outs at the next gig...... then you can replace your drummer with a laptop and drum sample package.
BUT I have to say that i think the antics of semi pro pub/club musos where they where replacing drummers with machines has changed the mind set of Drummers towards Bands & has contributed a lot towards this situation with drummers.
A lot of sound engineers seem to have killed their hearing. I've been to quite a few gigs with "professional" sound, and the kick drum completely overpowered everything.
I'm not a drummer, but always helped drag in the drum gear. I guess, if it's a small venue, set up could change. Maybe a cocktail kit or one of those mini kits, or just a kick, snare and basic set up.
As a guitarist, I think I'd need something there behind me, whether it be a powered speaker, or something acting like an "amp". It wouldn't have to be loud loud loud, but I'm used to having it behind me over the years, so that's what I'd probably do. Or have it coming back at me in the floor monitor. I don't think I could go straight into a PA without a monitor.
For me, the days of big stacks are well gone. A 1x12 or 1x10 cab is where I'm at these days.
So when it comes to amps... I LOVE a good valve amp, and would not dream of getting rid, but for anything outside of a venue or an acoustically treated space, volume is an issue... even in a venue or rehearsal room, volume can still be an issue.
So is the best amp like device not the one the one that allows you to play and be creative in any situation?
I use an HX stomp at home these days. I've never played as much as I have since having it.
And every time there is a film or an ad campaign is shot on a phone they go on about it ad infinitum.
Truth is phone cameras are nowhere near the quality of even a DSLR from 8 or 9 years ago. What they DO have is a lot of software processing that make stuff look snazzy on a tiny 5" viewing platform. But chuck it into Lightroom or view it on a good quality monitor or as a print and it is plain as day.
Maybe that ^^^ is the analogy of where we are currently at.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
A valve amp and a mic doesn't automatically mean it'll sound good
But valve amps are the best.