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What's the deal with ampsim/preamp/amp-in-a-box pedals?
(kbin.social)
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So I don't have one of the pedals you mentioned, but I use an EQD speaker cranker which is designed to mimic an amp on the edge of breakup as a "dirty channel" and a Two Notes Torpedo cab to do cab-sim and DI into Logic. I don't use an amp.
For me it's combination of size+price+noise level. First, I'd drive my wife and neighbors nuts if I was playing out of an amp at a usable volume every time I play guitar. I use a lot of high gain pedals and make a lot of noise in general. I don't play live or with other musicians so I don't really need an amp that weighs 30-50lbs even though I have space. I have a Orange Micro Terror but I don't use it because I don't see the need to mic it up when I can accomplish nearly the same sound with the Torpedo cab in a quarter of the space.
Hope that gives some context/insight.