What's a standard kind of signal chain for guitarists?

Hi,

I'm new to guitar, but have used GT5 for quite a while - as an effects unit for other instruments.
I was wondering - what is the standard kinda way that guitarists set up their rigs?
What seems to make sense to me is:

1) AMP
2) EFFECTS (as inserts)
3) CABINET
Does that sound about right?
Are there other examples of setups?


Regards,

Ryan

 

Effects go before the amp simply because stomp boxes can't handle the high power output of an amplifier, of course in Guitar Rig you can do whatever you like but the results will depend on the type of effects you're using, some effects like reverb or delays should always go at the end of your chain as well as distortion or overdrive effects should always be pre amp. It's common also the Guitar players split the signal, this can be done in any part of the chain so that they can use effects in parallel or use more the one amp and so on.

 

anything that boosts signal goes between guitar and amp ... anything time based goes in the loop between preamp and power amp. but this is on a REAL guitar setup. cheers

 

And that's exactly the way to go for a good guitar tone, using a real amp, preferably one with a red box (line) out. One of the best cheap solutions would be a Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister 5. I myself use a Blackstar HT5R, which I also use for home jamming with headphones, which the Tubemeister can't on it's own, because it lacks a headphone jack.

Guitar Rig sucks completely for guitar! Even free VSTs like LePou achieve better guitar tones. But ok, for experimenting with new ideas it's ok, but I would never use it in a final mix.

No offence intended ... it's just the opinion of a guitarist and I'm not alone

 

Cabinets in guitar rig are ok in my opinion but the amps itself need some serious rework, lately I'm using Logic's Amp Designer and I leave Guitar Rig only for effects and cabs.

Cheers