Real tube amp combined with "digital micing"

[JohanB]

I read in a Swedish magazine (Fuzz) about a guy that used the following setup:

guitar -> tube amp (speaker out) -> power attenuator -> sound card -> guitar rig (using only "cabinets & mics")

He claimed that this setup produced a sound that he could easily use on any professional recording. Did anyone try this or any other similar setup? Is it possible to get a decent (or even better) tone by using a real amp combined with "digital micing"/"cabinet simulation"??


Equipment he used:
THD Flexi-50 amp
THD Hot Plate power attenuator
Native Instruments Guitar Rig software

 

[FALKEN]

this is one of those things that is purely a matter of taste. its not "better" or "worse".

 

[JohanB]

Sorry I meant "better or worse than purely using Guitar Rig, PODxt or any other simulation unit".

 

[ecktronic]

Isnt that just like using a guitar stomp box for your desired effect with a real amp? The stomp box is like the pod?

 

[Enzo Polotso]

He's probably using the 'Line Out' on the Flexi and only using the Cab simulator on Guitar Rig and nothingn else.
it probably does sound pretty good