Real Bass Amp VS Avid Eleven Rack

[jmgneves]

Hello: It came to my mind this question:

What if instead of buy a good bass Amp, I buy a cheap but powerfull amp and buy an "Avid eleven rack" with the bass expansion?

Any thoughts will be welcome!

[svtb15]

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I do own an older Bass Pod XT Pro Rack unit that i occasionally use to record Amp SIm if i cant mic an amp.
I have tweaked my 2-3 FAVE progs on my own to be pretty real sounding .. Tehn i mix with my REDDI DI signal...
I have seen many GIT players using the ELEVEN with greta results.. I have nevr trued it on bass.. WAnna see what others have to say here

[JimmyM]

Don't see why it wouldn't work if that's what you're into.

[bassgod0dmw]

It's basically a preamp, right? As long as it's got tones you like I'm sure it would do just fine.

Probably a little more complicated than most here would like to use. If I was still a serious tweaker I'd strongly consider it.

[bigtexashonk]

I'm currently using IK Multimedia's Stomp IO as a controller to use Amplitube 3, Ampeg SVX, Fender, Hendrix and Metal modules live into an amp. Very impressive as far as I'm concerned.

[svtb15]

Amplitube 3 rocks... I have been using it alot in my home studio lately with great results.. But I can get caught up in too many combinations and the 1000 flavors , so i only bought the SVX plugin set to keep it simple... And a Mic or two ....... or three.. lol

[bigtexashonk]

Combinations for sure Kirk. So many possibilities. I'm really loving the Hiwatt and Hiwatt cabs with modeled Fane speakers. Very realistic and pure rock! Still haven't dialed in a B-15 patch that nails my old flip top yet, but still working on it.

[DigitalMan]

Eleven is a fine piece of gear. IIRC my only issue is that the GUI isn't standalone and must be launched within Pro Tools. Might be a nuisance for your use case.

[icke2433]

I love my elevenrack, it does absolutely everything I need it to do and sounds great doing it