Knowing now how HW feels about things, I will ALWAYS go to him for profiles and captures from now on. Props.

Adding value to NAM by capturing your great amps is worth more than 5$ for a capture set. I'm grateful you are taking the time to make great captures for NAM and Tonex. Thanks and I'll continue patronizing your profiles/captures.

I work for the largest open source company on the planet. If it makes you feel better we have the same type of people freeloading and complaining about anything and everything we do to keep the technologies/products going. It just comes with the space.

Love the rant - I'm so glad you spoke freely and openly about the ridiculous entitlement a lot of these guys in the NAM group seem to possess. There is SO much "gimme gimme gimme" from people who are contributing absolutely nothing to tonehunt or the development of the platform for that matter. They're under some farcical impression that just because Steve Atkinson chose not to monetize his work in any way, no one has the right to make any money from this platform -- and the products of all the time/money/gear investment dudes like you, Karlis/amalgam, and some others are putting in should be freely given to them. I saw one comment on I think one of amalgam's posts advertising a NAM pack that said 'We're advertising paid packs on here now? This is just greedy' or something to that effect -- pretty ironic lol. Like you say, this is not (and was never meant to be) some sort of altruistic socialist movement. For everything you guys are contributing to the community with spending the time & money to capture your insane collections of amps that none of us would be able to sniff, let alone play through, you MORE than deserve to offer the opportunity people to monetarily support your work with paid packs. Thanks so much for all you do!

Had the same experience with some people in NAM. I asked the trolls what they contributed to make requests… they contributed nothing. At that point I was One of the main contributor with training and publishing amps with the help of Petr Canov. BUT… this is just 3% of the group but they are the loud 3%. The rest enjoys the ride and wants to contribute. Thanks HW for your effort and pushing NAM forward. I bought also the NAM packs 🙌

I really, really like Sooze’s playing

Bro I love NAM and I been buying ALL your stuff because it's GREAT value.... And I'll keep buying it. And I'm going to buy a 70's Greco too because this pod and I love Les Paul's. Bottom line I'm stoked... So thanks. Just know people are stoked about it too. Purple Plexi.... Far out... Top Shelf of the Top Shelf.

Your presence in the NAM community is wonderful and what makes the community grow. I hope that you feel the love more than the hate Jonathan. Without your captures, I'd have far less interest in NAM. If there was a company making a stereo I/O guitar pedal that sounded as good as NAM, I would be using that product with your profiles. Many of us greatly appreciate the work you do and want to pay you for your hard work. I am one of those who is happy to buy your capture packs.

Speaking of buying non-Gibson Gibsons, Fame is an awesome European brand. I went out on a limb and bought a Fame Forum IV modern and love it. If you're looking for something relatively affordable and extremely high quality, I can't recommend Fame enough. I got it instead of a Gibson or PRS and it's nearly the same quality.

I've bought a couple packs, and also downloaded a few for free. Never once had anything but gratitude. Try not to let the assholes get you down, HW. Anyone with half a brain respects the work you do, and understands it is work and as such, should be paid for. Great podcast episode.

The end of this video is exactly what guitar friends truly are.

Please capture a a stock JCM800 or 2203/2204. Would love to have some captures of those style amps.

Grabbed a Toxnex pack today. I’m going to say TJ is pretty generous and I’m happy to support. Id bet they are just mad at your business acumen.

Ironically kisss biggest hit was their only disco track.

Beautiful tones!!that baritone sounds absolutely beautiful i gotta get one immediately its gorgeous , very inspiring ! ☀️fire 🔥

People are stupid. Just because the technology is free doesn't mean the original amps you bought were free or your skill in micing cabs is worthless. As a primarily prog metal (5150 lover) guy, your Badcat and Matchless Tonex tones are some of my absolute favorite clean tones (I'm actually on the lookout to buy an original Black Cat 30R now). People should be happy to have these made available on the NAM platform. Besides, the prices you ask are incredibly cheap for the quality.

The NAM models and IRs sound amazing. I bought some packs from you and i'm just blown away

Please profile the Magnatones for Tonex. I wonder what would happen if one was to try to capture the pitch changing Vibrato out of one of those Amps??? Might be a Challenge, for someone who created a Whole new Amp, just recently.

Well, I watched the Les Paul shootout and ended up buying a 1979 Greco LP.. I’ve owned a few custom shop Gibsons over the years and this one plays and sounds more like a vintage LP than the Gibsons did. Just my experience, but these guitars are the true unsung heroes of the guitar world.

Screw the haters. Don't buy anything you don't want 😂 Also Steve himself said he's looking forward to see what people do with this. Also, sign up and TJ will send out Toes100 or toes94..... Come on. Thanks for what you do

Pure entitlement from those people in the NAM community who want you to provide a service and product for free.

Dude, I feel the rant 100% and couldn't agree morr. Its an absolutely ungrateful pack of weasels, these dudes. My issue is, that this kind of toxicity totally kills the vibe for me. I have a pack of captures which is just sitting on my harddrive waiting for release, but... I just can't. I am so frustrated and annoyed by this attitude. Ironic thing is, some people I argued with actually found out about NAM through my video. Damn 😂 Anyway, cool podcast, like the format!

Which model Dimarzio PAF are you referring to?

Thing about open source is it's free as in beer. Someone someplace is having to pay the bills. It's "free as in beer." And we all know beer ain't free. Even home brew has a cost. Someone's paying the bills. So it's difficult to take free riders seriously when they complain or make comments even. I'm not gonna call them haters because haters are malicious IMO. I'm loving my TJ and JHS Helix packs by the way. Happy to be a paying my way when and how I can.

The haters are often the biggest hypocrites. This is just more proof.

I have that same Gretsch in my Sweetwater wishlist.

Sheesh. That SG sounds lovely.

Hi buddy great videos do you have available your personal preset for worship please let me know. Thank you.

I don't see the difference between buying profiles for NAM and buying them for my Kemper that cost me $1300. Do they think profiles should be pro-rated based on the price of the platform or something? Android code is open source, all Galaxy phones have to be free right? I already bought my house, so light bulbs from Home Depot should be free... I can go on forever. It doesn't work that way.

Hello! I’m only 25m and this is very much a discussion worth having. Maybe you get to this later, but I think it’s worth saying that laying out practical reasons that a company might make something free (eg. To sell me ads) is not itself a refutation of the moral claim that certain categories of things ought to be free. Let’s fight about it!

HW, please get a Wizard mtl and put it out a full profile pack for free please. 😂😉 Seriously though, I appreciate everything you do man. I’ve bought a few packs and they’re all great. I joined a band recently and took my kemper out for the first time after always using a real amp (Budda SuperDrive)and I couldn’t be happier with the sounds I was getting from your packs!

The Sooze frickin’ slaps. Dang that outdo 🤘🏼💪🏼

For me the most aposite point is that we are inclined to dislike the commercialisation of something that was released as a free product, but the reality is that nobody is being forced to buy anything. If I decide to pay someone for a profile/capture because they've invested their own time, money and expertise into creating something of high quality that's my choice. Just like it's my choice to download 10 different free profiles until I find one I like 🙂

What trade do you have going in the background?

I would totally download a TJ EP if it’s free. ;-)

Baha, hes talking about me.

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So … you’re into crypto as well. We shall talk soon

We need the Veteran for NAM, pls 🙏🙏I'd pay if will stave of your insatiable greed

People are ungrateful, it sucks.

HW? I loved the Iraq War.