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ryentzer
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ryentzer
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Joined: 12/28/14
Posts: 12
01/21/2015 2:10 pm
Hello, I started playing guitar a few years ago then quit due to time restraints. However I'm back on it and joined GuitarTricks so that I could stick to it.

I'm a few months into learning electric guitar. I've always wanted to play it since I was a kid. This past year my wife gave me "permission" to get one. I did a ton of research on amps, and listened to 100's of clips online.

For my needs and to keep peace in the house, I needed one that sounded good through headphones or low volume. There were several amps that I liked, but I didn't know exactly what tone I was really after, or what genre I'd most likely end up playing. I'm into 90's grunge to post rock to alternative, to electronica.

Not knowing which amp to settle on I decided to go with amp modeling software. I'm a front end developer and have used Macs since the early 90's so it was not difficult to get it setup for music. Right now I'm tinkering with Garageband and several others like: Guitar Rig 5, Amplitube, and S-Gear. I using a Presonus AudioBox iOne for the interface.

I've read several of the "it doesn't sound as good as a real tube amp" posts and that's fine. But for a newbie who wants to experiment with different sounds and tones and get a feel for what;s all out there, it's pretty amazing. There is no way I could afford to have all the amps and effects that come with the software. Additionally, I get a great sound through headphones. This alone is great for practicing without bothering the wife and kids.

I guess this post is more rhetorical babble than asking any specific questions. I would like to know if others have gone this route.