Plug ins have their advantages,such as multiple instances and working from within a host,but for the money a hardware modeler is your best bet.
I have Revalver SE and it's usable,I've heard Amplitude is supposed to be better.
Definitely try the freebies first if you have a vst adaptor.The simulanalog is not bad...
hey james, quit ppadding your post number!! haha just kidding, after i gues i just did it with this post.
Incase anybody cares how many posts i have, remember to minus 1