Originally Posted by: Kasperowhaghj500, to begin with, until I start getting sold-out gigs at large venues for more than 500 people, I think versatility is more important than having several specialized amps to switch between. When I'm skilled enough to play gigs for the first few times, (which could take a while...), I'll rather bring a single Amp I know how works, and then later switch to having a couple of large amps. Of course, first I'll have to actually become good enough and have enough songs to be able to play a whole gig.


I'm not quite sure what you mean by "hard requirement". I know that a Modelling Amp won't have the same authentic sound as a Tube Amp, but I don't really think they sound too different.

Sorry..I'm in work mode :-). By hard requirement, I mean it's a necessity. So, on stage, it's critical that you can easily switch between the different sounds you want/need and not feel pressured. So the ease-of-use of your current amp, I would think, would outweigh any sonic differences with a tube amp. This assumes a tube amp setup will require other stuff (stomp boxes, etc) to acheive the sounds you are using from your modeling amp.

I recently bought a Zoom G5 stomp box/amp modeler. I saw a youtube review where the reviewer said he's used it plugged directly into the mixing console in the venue. This was his fallback when he couldn't rent an amp where he was playing or the rented amp turned out to be crap. This is amp modeling used in the extreme.

The point is that