I suspect that this is just a matter of taste and individual preferences. After another couple of hours of testing, I think it just does not fit well with my ears/needs. How do you think it compares and what are its strengths? Before I dismiss it altogether, I wanted to make sure that I hear from some of you as to your opinions on GTR's value and strengths (and if possible how you think it compares to S-Gear and Amplitube).Įdited: So tonight I gave GTR a second "hearing." This time I used my strat and I admit that it seems to be a little better sounding, at least brighter, but it can be brittle if not harsh to my ears. So, I assume several of you veteran Waves guys have GTR3.5 and that you use it from time to time. I plan on putting a Les Paul and a Strat through the GTR later today, but really feel so disappointed that I need some convincing.
So I tried it out with both my ES335 and ES175 gibsons and I kept asking myself, "what am I doing wrong?" and "What am I missing?" The GTR was lack luster and dull -at least compared to S-Gear's Duke and Stealer and compared to Amplitube's Fenders. I was hoping that Waves GTR3.5 would be a good addition for some transparent blues and slightly overdriven tones. When I need a really driven cranked distortion I either use Amplitube's Soldano or their Metal pack or even NI's GR4. I find that I tend to use Amplitube for clean Fender tube type tones and Jazz (AC120) type tones, and for some light saturation or overdriven blues, and that I use Scuffham S-Gear (Duke and Stealer) for more saturated and overdriven sounds (but not really for that Fender clean bell tones). I am not a metal guy and I like my amp sims to have some transparency. Now to be honest, I am a big fan of Scuffham Amps S-Gear 2.0 and also of Amplitube 3.7. However, after downloading the demo and playing with it for several hours, I just did not "get it". Yesterday, I downloaded the demo of Waves GTR3.5 (full version, not solo) I had seen the Neil Citron youtube 5 part series/promo on it and also the Paul Reed Smith's promo on his boutique amps that were used in the making of GTR, and I thought "Wow, I should have this plugin in my toolbox".
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