DOD Cabnit Emulator thinggy

[Josef]

Hey Everyone
This is my first post here, and I don't want to sound totally lost, but what is a Cabnit emulator used for? I bought one back about 3 years ago when I was recording with a band. We used it to try and get the guitar in with out a mic, I didn't like the sound so we scraped it and started over with a mic. But the other day I was looking at it thinking, what is this really used for?

So maybe you can help me I would love to add more toys to my already long list of crap I use, I know you all feel the same..


Thanks

[ESP_Viper]

Well, a cabinet emulator is just what it is called. It emulates the sound of a speaker cabinet. Let's say you are running your pedal setup directly into a mixing board... you won't get the tone of a guitar amp. The amp and the speaker add flavor to the tone. A cabinet emulator is supposed to mimic the sound of a mic'd amp. Some sound good, some sound like total trash.

[Josef]

Hey Thanks ESP_V
SO lets say I ran that into my amp, what would that do?? Anything at all?? I kind of thought thats what it was for. Right now I am working on my masters and don't have room to keep my HalfStack with me so I am just using a crappy effects processor (really just cheap way to get a preamp to I can use my other effects on my computer to record) would the emulator work for that to make it sound better??

If so do I run it after the effects??

Thanks

[ESP_Viper]

Well it is not bad to run the cab simulator into your amp, it may make it sound good, it may sound bad. And you are correct: put the cab sim at the end of your effects.

[Josef]

Hey Thanks.

I will try some of this stuff in next couple of days.

hey I can't get any responses to this question so maybe I will ask you, do you know anything about the PRS Santana SE? I own one and love it, I have never heard anyone on here talk about it, they talk about all other low end guitars and every way to buy a guitar that is good that doesn't cost a ton.

If you know anything that would be great

Thanks

[ESP_Viper]

I picked one up at the music shop and played it. When I was done I was shocked at how low the price was. It is a very nice guitar! I think it was like 400 or 500 bucks. The only thing I'd change w/ it are the pickups. They aren't high enough gain for me, and I would add some coil tapping and other push/pull knobs for extra versatility.

[Josef]

Yeah I agree the pickups are a little weak, but they sound good for what I am doing. I have a Strat, and its nice, but this thing blows it away. I hear people on here talking about Epiphones, and Yamahas and one other brand that I tried when I bought this one, I can't think of the name right now, something with a D I think, but I have wanted a PRS for so long that I was really attracted to this. When I bought it I was pretty sure I was paying just to have a name, but since I have not found anything in that price range that sounds as good, to include the epiphones, and a lower end les paul. I don't think I found another guitar with a neck through either!

Oh well just wanted some feed back to make sure I wasn't crazy,

the only thing I would change is the "Santana" writing on the headstock, but then the people paying 3 grand would be pissed!

One day I will have a McCarty and hate this thing but for now it kicks hard!
Later

[ESP_Viper]

I have played a few PRS and I don't feel they are worth the price. They are very good quality, but that price is really steep. I am a metal player, so PRS guitars aren't really my bag. I'm always going to be an ESP and Jackson man. I love fast necks, high output pickups and the baggage that comes with it.

[Josef]

Yeah I have a Jackson too, its not a great one, but I always loved solos on it. I am one of those guys who loves the metal riffs, but really I get more into Rush Tool those kinds. I love queensryshe so I get my fix of metal there. I used to play a lot of Dokken so thats why I got into the Jackson feel. After getting a strat I needed something that played faster. But the PRS has always been the way I want to go. Its funny though I really don't care to have a Les Paul.

Later

[ESP_Viper]

The PRS just don't appeal to me. If I see one I don't start drooling like I would if someone had a custom ESP or an American Dimebag Darrell Stealth. I am anti-Gibson in a sense, because their quality and tone just aren't worth the price tag. I love gibsons' look (les paul, SG, ES-335, etc) but the quality steers me away. ESP Japan makes some really nice les paul type guitars. They are loaded with duncans and have a floyd rose tremolo. It also has standard a coil tap push/pull knob, which is rare for a standard feature. Check it out: http://www.espguitars.net/espstandard/mavpxj/ma480ctm.html

[fatstrat]

Wow, how much does that ESP guitar cost?

-Mark

[ESP_Viper]

I think 280,000 yen... so however many dollars that is... I don't know the exchange rate. But I am sure that is over a grand. Well worth it too! I'd pay gibson prices for that guitar!!

[Josef]

Thats one of the nicest ESP's i have seen, thats only because i love that look. I used to listen to Dokken, I always wanted an ESP because that's what he plays, then I notice you really don't see many in the stores around here, a few, but Michigan is a Les Paul fender dominated market. One can get really full of that meal after awhile. How does the ESP play, I remember playing one, it was a Jackson style, and much like my Jackson, it didn't get the tones I was looking for. I would be interested in a one like this though!

[ESP_Viper]

Well I know that guitar would play like a dream! With those pickups it would be able to get a wide variety of tones, especially w/ the coil tap!