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Hey Bar! (and @sexton)! Wow, I love this – such beautiful playing and recording! And to @-PT‘s point, I agree — @JLew will totally dig this awesome instrumental 😊.
“Outlaw” lolol – perfect word for that wonderful feeling of “breaking the rules” with your equipment. Haha, love it! Whatever you’re doing to “abuse” that 6176 sounds GREAT – keep it up!
I’m not familiar with those other specific pieces of gear you mentioned but in general, heck yeah, these days it’s easier and easier to get expensive-sounding results using budget-friendly gear. You could probably even return/exchange for something different if you’re not satisfied with your first choice (assuming you’re buying something new from Guitar Center, Sweetwater, Amazon, etc.).
No matter the brand/model you settle on, per the video above in this thread, I would just try to find a piece (or pieces) of gear that ‘check the same boxes’ as that 6176 if you can:
- Input gain AND output fader/knob (to control digital peaks when you’re in “Outlaw Mode” 🤠)
- EQ for tone shaping on the way into your DAW
- Compressor/limiter option for shaping dynamics on the way in, and controlling peaks/overs in your DAW
Let us know what you decide on, Bar!
I’m gonna listen to that instrumental again now, cause it’s so nice! 🙌