Hey soniclust
I'm with monty on this one. for the past six years i've struggled with getting big guitars, cutting guitars, lively guitars etc and i've used everything i could get my hands on to do, miking, powerbrake, pre-amps, amp-sims. i used
the SansAmp GT2 for a long while thinking that had just about cracked it - then a friend lent me the POD for a weekend. Monday morning, straight into my local boutique de musique and got one. One of the soundest investments i ever made!
Monty also talked about double-tracking the guitars, depends on the music, but one trick i use a lot (if you can stand to do it) is to play some of your parts twice. the little variations between the performances can make for a really interested effect and the guitars generally sound HUGE. it means that you have to be a little more disciplined rather than spontaneous, but depends how good your memory is. That and a complete reliance on Punch-In.
I know it's always frustrating to read mails that say 'ah, just run out and get this or that bit of kit', I'm a huge believer in learning to use what you already have, but every now and then a device comes along to change that, and while the POD has its weak points (just look through the Line 6 mailroom) it goes a long way to becoming the best workhorse, most consistent, flexible bit of kit I have.
Anyone want to buy a Peavey????
Any questions, reply or mail me independently. Hope it all works out for you. Let me know.
Tata
Paul D, UK