I'm not here to defend modeling vs tube amps or convince anyone that one is better than the other, but having recently acquired one of the new Fender Tone Masters I will agree that modeling has really evolved. I still love tube amps but I also love the TM. It's not an either/or for me.
I think a lot of people are quick to dismiss modeling based on their experience with some $200 Guitar Center modeling amp made for beginners or a pedal/POD thing they tried five years ago. I've heard those too and I don't like them. But the current stuff (TMs, Kemper, Helix) is not in the same universe.
Last edited: Sep 25, 2020