Talk me INTO re-purchasing the H&K GM40D

No boosting in front on both amps. I had a tuner, a phase90 and a Tremonti wah in front, both the other guitarist was straight to amp. Iirc, we used the lead channel with the builtin boost, using Olas patch from his video as a baseline.

 

Its possible the signal goes through a round of AD/DA conversion internally if there are onboard effects.

The plan is good, except that you are expecting the mods to make it sound better. The mods might tweak the EQ, give it a smiley face EQ, which you interpret to be "bigger" or more "open". When you can do the same thing and more with an EQ pedal.

If you didn't like the amp before, then the amp+mod is probably not much better.

 

I actually think there are a few good ODs in the GT100. They all have tone/bass controls which make them versatile.

Tube Screamer (classic)
OD-1 (sharper)
Turbo OD (vintage)
A-Dist (modern)
Blues Driver (tweaked mid)

Alot of the other "OD" pedals are distortions and work with amps that are clean or have a little grit.

The GT100 in 4cm is really versatile. I use it with a Laney IRT-60h and use the channel switcher on the GT to switch between the rhythm and lead channels. I use the boosts to add some grit or make the lead channel liquid for leads. I use the path switcher to bring in cleans from the GT.

 

The easiest way is to run the output of the GT 100 to the FX return of your amplifier.

Then, in the GT100 models, you have to turn off the cab sims.

I think you can also do this globally in the system menu. You select the output type. If you choose an amplifier type as opposed to FR or headphones, I believe it will turn off all the cab sims.

I can get the GT100 models sounding 99% like any amp I've played it through. Honestly if you know how to tweak the models, it really doesn't matter what amp you own. Just get a used peavey JSX or whatever, and go to town.

Regarding mods, they just change the gear not make it "better", unless they are using a better output transformer on an amp with a bad one. I think throwing blind money at mods is a bad idea unless you can play the mod first.

 

To be a smart ass I must say: There's this thing all the kids are jazzed about nowadays called the world wide web. It's got some crazy stuff in it. He tells you at around 2:32. He does a demo to see how different they sound and at first sound the same, but when he gets to heavy stuff they sound different.

 

No he does this video though with more info. The 36 and 40 are identical but the 40 is updated and uses a channel path modeled after the higher end amps from H&K. The thing is he (like most) are using IR"s instead of a mic or even the direct sound IN THE LAST VIDEO. IN this one he's using the REdBox! Yeah! a real domo using the RedBOx and he also uses the IR"s too in this one (separately so you actually know). I didnt' watch this other video yet but the REdBOx on the 40 is also updated too. He likes the 40 better in every way. I actually kinda like the 36 myself though I can see most liking the 40 more than the 36. He says his 2 cents around 49;40, bascially that it's good and great for gigs's but if you want an amazing sound to get something else like pedal board better head etc. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks but you though in reality. I think it sounds great. I do kinda like the sound of the 36 from what I heard better though, but that could just be due to the IR"s he used in teh last video etc. I like them both though and the 40 does seem to have a bit better cleans and probably does translate to a mix better too in reality in this video. It looks like a really cool amp though. I don't see the need for a mod personally. If you really need it just duct tape a ts to it! : ) AT 45:00 min he talks about it having 4 different boosts inside it and not needing extra pedals. He also talks about how it sucks as a pedal amp too which he also demo's. From everything I've heard I like the 40 better now than the 36 since he turned the IR"s off. I like the Redbox DI much better than the IR"s and it sounds great. There's also a Devin Townsend video of it as well.

 

Honestly at this point i dont know if you want to be convince that GM40 is worth the purchase+mod or you want to just hear yourself talk to ppl about how GM40 is totally worth it in your eyes.

You either do or dont like it. If you need to be convince by someone else to like it, then you may not like it that much to begin with

 

Nice, Make sure what you hear in his video is either the IR or the REdBOx DI in the head. He gives examples of both in the video. I really like the sound of that DI output. I wasn't sure you knew it had 4 different boosts inside it so I was just letting you know in case you didn't mess with them. It looks like a good all in one solution. Very flexible and pretty nice you can have all those presets with different EQ settings and such. It looks really cool. Sounds like you know what you're looking for. If you end up going this way do update us on how everything goes.

 

You have a GT100. That thing has great preamps. All you need is a tube amp, run to the fx return, and you are set!

 

Didn't you make a big deal about regretting buying it a while ago

 

Just buy a 5150.