Having set up everything for music production again I have spent a couple of days just going through “what is out there” when it comes to creating good guitar (and bass) tones of various types.
Good lord! It is a djungle out there when it comes to VST’s, IR’s, NAM’s, with a million alternatives and a gazillion possible combinations of things. How people keep track of what they like and use is still a mystery to me, as one IR can be completely amazing for one amp/sound but completely off for another.
Also I notice there is a difference between sounds (combinations of the above) that are great to play with…but which perhaps doesn’t record all that well, whereas the opposite is true: a sound (combo) of things that doesn’t appear very playable at first actually cuts through a mix perfectly.
Still have some way to go I notice.