It really does come down to what you plan on using it for and what you want to spend.
OPTION A: Home Recordist:*If you are planning on mostly being a home recordist (and assuming you don't already have all this gear, which I"m not sure as I don't remember seeing it mentioned?, then you can buy a nice audio interface like a scarlett ($150), and a nice pair of powered audio monitors like the Yahama HS or KRK ($500), and a couple of nice guitar vst plugins (Fortin Nameless for shear amp tone $150, Amplitube for sheer variety of FX and expansion $150) and be at about the $1,000 mark which is about where a new tube meister 40 will put you. However, you will need a speaker cab for the tube meister if you don't already have one so add another $200 for that.
OPTION B: JAMMING / GIGGING / RECORDING USING AN AMPTube Meister ($1,000 roughly, plus $200 guitar cab, plus $100 microphone plus $150 audio interface and $500 speakers). Essentially most of the same stuff as before but using a microphone instead of plugins. This setup is best for jamming with friends and playing live. You can also record with it, it's just not nearly as flexible which is why so many home recordists use option A.
Hope this helps
As was mentioned Guitar Rig is a bit out of Date. I was a big fan several years ago but it just stopped and other packages moved on. I'm a big fan of OVERLOUD TH2 and TH3 currently as they are so flexible and sound amazing. But it's a boutique sort of package thats made in Italy and not many folks have it and it's complex as heck to set up properly.
One option that I have to mention just because it's soooo cheap is the 11 Rack which is going for about the price of a decent plugin. They stopped development on the unit but the unit still sounds quite good imho and it's very cheap. It's also a recording interface so you can skip buying one of those. Just the 11 and a pair of powered monitors and bam, you have your home studio. Add a power amp/cab or even a combo amp and you can play live/jam.
Todd
QUOTE (Mertay @ Sep 21 2018, 05:01 PM)
Not to say unusable (there are actually quite interesting fx in it) but guitar rig hasn't been updated for a very long time and the market these days offer so much.
Its really about your workflow to prefer a route but to me software has its place compared to analog. Take Todd's recent video's for example, he compared amps with a few mouse clicks, if they were real heads imagine the routing/re-amping he had to go though. Since many of us are more interested in recording rather than playing in a band, software or a processor is preferable.
On the other hand, if you can play at decent levels a real amps feel is something very special. I sometimes connect my processor to my old peavey's fx loop (its preamp sucks but love the cab.) on weekends and shred for fun, somehow things feel easier to play.
I have a friend who has a very nice collection of amps and guitars, the more he gets into recording the more he prefers software. But we also jam everytime we meet (will see him tomorrow) with the real amps and its so much fun.
If the HK will be a serious hit to your budget take a look at the Boss Katana too. It gets more use than the mesa mark V at my friends collection.
It really does come down to what you plan on using it for and what you want to spend.
OPTION A: Home Recordist:*If you are planning on mostly being a home recordist (and assuming you don't already have all this gear, which I"m not sure as I don't remember seeing it mentioned?, then you can buy a nice audio interface like a scarlett ($150), and a nice pair of powered audio monitors like the Yahama HS or KRK ($500), and a couple of nice guitar vst plugins (Fortin Nameless for shear amp tone $150, Amplitube for sheer variety of FX and expansion $150) and be at about the $1,000 mark which is about where a new tube meister 40 will put you. However, you will need a speaker cab for the tube meister if you don't already have one so add another $200 for that.
OPTION B: JAMMING / GIGGING / RECORDING USING AN AMPTube Meister ($1,000 roughly, plus $200 guitar cab, plus $100 microphone plus $150 audio interface and $500 speakers). Essentially most of the same stuff as before but using a microphone instead of plugins. This setup is best for jamming with friends and playing live. You can also record with it, it's just not nearly as flexible which is why so many home recordists use option A.
Hope this helps
As was mentioned Guitar Rig is a bit out of Date. I was a big fan several years ago but it just stopped and other packages moved on. I'm a big fan of OVERLOUD TH2 and TH3 currently as they are so flexible and sound amazing. But it's a boutique sort of package thats made in Italy and not many folks have it and it's complex as heck to set up properly.
One option that I have to mention just because it's soooo cheap is the 11 Rack which is going for about the price of a decent plugin. They stopped development on the unit but the unit still sounds quite good imho and it's very cheap. It's also a recording interface so you can skip buying one of those. Just the 11 and a pair of powered monitors and bam, you have your home studio. Add a power amp/cab or even a combo amp and you can play live/jam.
Todd
QUOTE (Mertay @ Sep 21 2018, 05:01 PM)
Not to say unusable (there are actually quite interesting fx in it) but guitar rig hasn't been updated for a very long time and the market these days offer so much.
Its really about your workflow to prefer a route but to me software has its place compared to analog. Take Todd's recent video's for example, he compared amps with a few mouse clicks, if they were real heads imagine the routing/re-amping he had to go though. Since many of us are more interested in recording rather than playing in a band, software or a processor is preferable.
On the other hand, if you can play at decent levels a real amps feel is something very special. I sometimes connect my processor to my old peavey's fx loop (its preamp sucks but love the cab.) on weekends and shred for fun, somehow things feel easier to play.
I have a friend who has a very nice collection of amps and guitars, the more he gets into recording the more he prefers software. But we also jam everytime we meet (will see him tomorrow) with the real amps and its so much fun.
If the HK will be a serious hit to your budget take a look at the Boss Katana too. It gets more use than the mesa mark V at my friends collection.
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