All amp sims will tend to do the super heavy tones or super super clean tones fairly well, but I think the real test is whether they can emulate the less overdriven, more organic warm sounds of a mildly distorted Plexi ,etc. Some other amp sims have come on the market in the last year or so which may be worth checking out if you're still searching, although they're far more limited in terms of options and effects such as vintage amp room & another one (I can't remember the name) which is made by the same engineer who used to work for Marshall and designed their JMP-1 midi box. GTR also had a great suite of effects included. To me, GTR sounded more realistic than Revalver and Amplitude and others on the market at the time. Once I've worked everything out, I then typically record the part with my regular guitar amps.
Admittedly, I've never found any amp sim that I like as much as recording my amp with a mic, however I use amp sims as a quick alternative - something which I can lay down scratch tracks with, to work out solos, listen parts back to, etc. The Neil Citron amps were a bit better and required less tweaking IMO. When I purchased GTR3.5 a while ago, I tried all the amp sims on the market and felt GTR3.5 was the most flexible and realistic, although it took tweaking. Like you, I'm not a metal guy, I tend to prefer vintage sounding rock tones - the classic Les Paul or Strat through a Plexi.
#Waves gtr3 64 Bit
I have GTR3.5, but hadn't used it in quite a while given I went 64 bit with my entire workstation and couldn't get it to work until the latest v9 release with official 64 bit support. As they say, however,- "your mileage may vary". I really wanted it to be better, and it was a little better with the strat, but it still is just not right for me, and I can get the tones I like from Amplitube's clean tube tones and S-Gear's gentile overdriven Duke. I suspect that this is just a matter of taste and individual preferences. After another couple of hours of testing, I think it just does not fit well with my ears/needs. How do you think it compares and what are its strengths? Before I dismiss it altogether, I wanted to make sure that I hear from some of you as to your opinions on GTR's value and strengths (and if possible how you think it compares to S-Gear and Amplitube).Įdited: So tonight I gave GTR a second "hearing." This time I used my strat and I admit that it seems to be a little better sounding, at least brighter, but it can be brittle if not harsh to my ears. So, I assume several of you veteran Waves guys have GTR3.5 and that you use it from time to time. I plan on putting a Les Paul and a Strat through the GTR later today, but really feel so disappointed that I need some convincing. So I tried it out with both my ES335 and ES175 gibsons and I kept asking myself, "what am I doing wrong?" and "What am I missing?" The GTR was lack luster and dull -at least compared to S-Gear's Duke and Stealer and compared to Amplitube's Fenders. I was hoping that Waves GTR3.5 would be a good addition for some transparent blues and slightly overdriven tones. When I need a really driven cranked distortion I either use Amplitube's Soldano or their Metal pack or even NI's GR4.
I find that I tend to use Amplitube for clean Fender tube type tones and Jazz (AC120) type tones, and for some light saturation or overdriven blues, and that I use Scuffham S-Gear (Duke and Stealer) for more saturated and overdriven sounds (but not really for that Fender clean bell tones). I am not a metal guy and I like my amp sims to have some transparency. Now to be honest, I am a big fan of Scuffham Amps S-Gear 2.0 and also of Amplitube 3.7. However, after downloading the demo and playing with it for several hours, I just did not "get it". Yesterday, I downloaded the demo of Waves GTR3.5 (full version, not solo) I had seen the Neil Citron youtube 5 part series/promo on it and also the Paul Reed Smith's promo on his boutique amps that were used in the making of GTR, and I thought "Wow, I should have this plugin in my toolbox".
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