Originally Posted by dkelley ➡️

all I can wonder in that case is.... why?

why, when their amazing tone comes from their guitars/amps/playing? why, when angus and malcolm are no doubt playing through marshalls in the studio (they wouldn't have it any other way, I promise you)? why, then it's actually quite easy to get the tone they make recorded well, at least compared to some of the shoddy efforts to record ac/dc in the mid to late 80s (the instrumentals from the who made who soundtrack anyone... that was a session that would have benefitted from amp plugins LoL)?

if they're using it on the album then it seems likely that it wasn't for their guitars. unless they're duplicating parts and using amp sims to thicken it up afterwards maybe, but again I would wonder why.

that band is all about tone. but then they haven't done justice to Rudd's drum sound in the last couple of albums either so maybe they're using drum replacements there too hahaha.

the band THINKS they're being recorded, but there are actually a couple of session guys in the basement re-recording everything with a roland vdrum kit and a line 6 varitone guitar.

the part of Brian Johnson i played by himself, to his credit.

:-)

sorry, but that is so wierd a concept for AC/DC. I showcased my track (not a commercial one, it's a christmas tune I arranged/performed (except vocal)/recorded/produced myself in my home studio for personal reasons) to showcase a clear example of guitar rig versus miked amp. I still would always prefer to use a miked amp over any of the amp sims, I've tried them all. it's not that they're bad, it's that the real thing is better and very easy to record, so why bother?

if you must redo the amp sound, re-amp it. 100 times better imho.

I do like all the fx etc in guitar rig though.

anyway, I will keep using it for quick stuff like that little christmas recording above. but for paid work I try to avoid amp sims, at least for guitars.

cheers,
Don