Ok, just gave these a run-through. Yet another slam dunk!
Hey man, wow, what can I say - thank you for the awesome and honest review!! Super glad you are liking these!
I didn't try any pre-EQ'ing like I normally do - the tone is pretty much perfectly dialed in out the box.
Very glad to hear this... we spend a lot of time dialing in the tones in the studio and then I quite a few additional hours going through the profiles again to make sure they work with different guitars and also adding a light touch of EQ wherever needed so they'll work in a mix. Awesome to hear the effort is worth it
My one caveat is that it appears only the "beefy" variety showcases the amp at a somewhat high-gain without a boost.
Yeah I hear you on that. In this pack there aren't many heavier profiles without a boost, that's true. Might be because that's just my bias... I like boosting overdriven amps to get that tight tone and pick attack. Especially with the Mesa I just love that But you are right that there are also great tones to be had without a boost. Thanks for the feedback man, I'll keep it in mind when we do our next profiling session!
I'll have to make a demo clip tomorrow.
Would be super cool!!