What do you prefer? Tube Amp or Amp Sim?

I love my Mr. Hector. I’m from the USA 🇺🇸 and I remember seeing one in the background of a behemoth making of album. Never heard of them before and this is about 11 years ago. This is before Laboga had a reverb store. These were next to impossible to find here and I would search local classifieds eBay, you name it. Then about 4 years ago I found 2 for sale at a guitar store about 3 hours from me. MAde the drive and bought 1 of the two they had for sale. Wish I could have bought both but could only afford 1. Louis Torres bought the other one. The guy that worked at the shop, his dad was friends with the late Adam Laboga and the amps were given to him but since he and his son aren’t brutal metal guys they had no use for them. About a year and a half ago I ordered a camouflage 2x12 and what a killer setup. Killer amps. Glad to see them getting more recognition. Proud owner of one here and it might just be the flavor you are looking for.

As soon as you started playing the real amp i knew straight away! so much fuller and rich sounding! What an amazing amp!

I have mr.hector mk lV is sitting next to me on the shelf. I can load my Kohl IR's and sound groovy baby. IR's man. IR's. Your IR's are quite nice. The Mr. Hector is great Amp for Rhythm and Riffs. Fun Demo. Tune up my friend lol.

Thanks for the awesome tip with the second mode and turning the treble knob all the way up! Sounds awesome!

You should try OttoAudio's '11 11 11 11" plugin. I'm not affiliate of it by any means, but compared to this plugin, or even neural dsp stuff, it holds it's own. It doesn't emulate any particular amp, it has tons of voicings, and just "goes to eleven" :)

Been hoping for a plugin version of the Laboga ever since I heard one. Awesome!!! Plenty of usable tones in this thing for sure. Cheers 🍻

Aurora DSP is just killing it! They have awesome stuff!

That Bass makes the guitar sound great

Yeah I rarely like the stock cabs in amp sims. Or at least I always end up coming back to my favourite IRs. That mix seems to really bring it to life. Looking forward to trying it, sounds like it will pair well with Mammoth bass! And I probably gotta try blending with the Grindstein of course!😁

Man this intro riff was killer! Awesome tone !!!

Damn your IR makes it miles better !

That Fernandez is 😍😍😍 👌🔥🔥🔥🔥

4:53 That microphonic tube. I wonder if the plugin will simulate this after years of use?

The problem I have with amp sims is the spatial inconsistency, and I am speaking only about the high gain metal ones...when mono center, most of the sims do an amazing job, but pan it left or right and for some reason they lose the punch and/or definition...double track it (L+R) you get back the punch but huge amounts of fizz appear, escpecially when listening on smaller speakers...eqing guitars leads to lack of fullness and makes guitars sound dull

Amazing what is available now, love the vocal qualities (just more evil).... golden age for music production gear but you help people hear, which is what is really needed to stand out. Keep thinking about my old 4 track in the 80's and what we have got now.

Heck dammit, Kohle! You make my bank account nervous with every second video of yours... guess I'll get the plugin now 🤣 But to be fair... Aurora DSP just creates killer stuff. The Mammoth gets way more use on my end than the Neural DSP Darkglass that I also have 🤘

I would really really like to see you get a Peavey ultra plus 120 on this channel. I use one with a boost, and in B standard. The bare knuckle warpigs help but the amps are super tight and very percussive. Please please look into getting one on the channel. They're from the late 90's, early 2000's. Thanks 🙏

So Good So Heavy So Dope!

Love your channel my brutha! You're a true playa!

Awesome tone man!!

I have a laboga mr hector on order. Can't wait

Oh maaaaaaan! LOVE Laboga.

I think it's probably just listening with eyes, but I think the real amp is a bit more dynamic. Maybe there is some truth to amp sims being "colder" in that the notes feel like they're a similar velocity, and dynamics are more macro than micro. The real amp in this scenario sounds like each note is a bit different, while amp sims in general kinda sound dynamically flat and only feel like they change in mostly loudness and only across large differences. Still prefer amp sims though. 1/500th the price, you can do it at anytime, anywhere and in post, plus no tubes to worry about and you can't annoy people that are around with it. Not to say there isn't some magic to real amps.

@Kohlekeller Studio Isn't the Labooga Mr. Hector the sound of Katatonia?

Would have been nice to hear it through some more of your IRs. Cuz I generally really like the Reaper for this kind of super aggressive tone, but it seems like maybe their capture wasn't so great...

Yes, it's a cool plugin but I still like to work with real amps and am about to buy another one in a few weeks. I use plugins just for lead tones because it's easier to match the tone with the fx this way (at least for me).

Sold. Thank you

That plugin is crazy! So accurate!

Yes to the disco chugga chugga lighting effects... I've been planning that for when I do final mixes. I know there are led kits... Probably better to just use a sensor mic off the monitors otherwise a plugin will be required for earphones

all rebrands of LePou

Great video, love your tone’s

Nice tone, I hear that will be monster in low tunning.

Der Mr Hector ist im Grunde ein gemodeter Rectifier im Modern Mode. Die Vorstufe wurde allerdings an einigen Stellen abgeändert und geht bei manchen Werten eher in Richtung Marshall. Die Endstufe läuft wie ein Rectifier ohne Gegenkopplung, nur gibt es weniger Höhenbremsen und auch kein Presence. Der Mittenshift wirkt direkt auf die Klangreglung. Durch den Schalter wandert der Midscoop von 500Hz hoch auf 800Hz und die Mitten werden deutlich weniger abgesenkt. Ein Rectifier liegt hier eher bei 460 Hz.

Real deal have darker tone, and brighter on air frequencies at the same time, where plugins sound more tighter, muffled and honky. That is how every plugin sounds compare to real deal most of times. But i guess that can bi fixed with post equing, maybe.

kristian - well done - i like it!

Sounds awesome brother

Awesome video kohle. The thing with this amp / amp sim It's sounds good in the mix but sounds like transistor amp on its own idk why lol

Serious ear candy!!!

Great vid as always!. Being in Australia, we know how you feel about the Mesa pricing. 😂. I found an awesome speaker too!. The Eminence Pete Anderson Hempdog. This thing such a great versatile speaker (also can't find any ir's for it). I'm using for Doom, Death Metal and prog. I'll be pairing it with a DV-77 when they arrive in the country. I think it'll be worth your time to check out.

great video regarding Amps vs sims! Could you do a video of the wizard MCii or MTL compared to the other amps in your studio ? Really helpful in deciding what amp is best for you.

I'm sorry, but I can't say that I liked either the plug-in or the real amp. Sure it's a matter of taste, but I'm not a fan. Reminds me a little bit of my first Peavey transistor practice amp lol.

To have a successful plugin everything should be perfect.. even effects and cabs. If I am not wrong I think from what I heard the pedals (tubescreamer etc) need more work! Also I hope the dials (treble - bass - mid) work as they should. Lastly I dont like so much the gui. It isn't as practical as in neural dsp.

Hi Christian! Ich hatte hier noch ein altes Digitech Death Metal herum liegen und finde es (als Preamp) eigentlich ziemlich gut, aber ich habe Probleme, einen guten, modernen Sound damit zu finden. Hättest du Laune, da mal ein Video dazu zu machen? Würde mir bestimmt ganz schön weiterhelfen! Cheers

Best IR's always :D

5:45 ''it doesnt sound bad''....................... oh it really does.

sounds real good.

Sounds cool, so I grabbed it for the hell of it. Where can I find the actual IR file itself, outside of the program I mean? I see it get selected when I pick your presets, but I it was not immediately obvious where the actual IR file is. Or, is it meant to be embedded in the program only? Thanks!

Sounds cool

Hello Sir, will there be an update to this release because there are some bugs when switching presets. They at times will not switch to the chosen preset. Thanks

You can make your "disco chugga-chugga effects" with Philips Hue light bulbs! Check them out!

I currently own a VHT Pittbull 100CL. To my ears it’s the best high gain amp I’ve owned (out of a dozen over the last decade) How would the Mr. Hector stack up against VHT in your experience? Thanks 🤘

Uh for some reason I keep getting an error 28 unable to connect to the server when I launch the app standalone and vst3 versions. Kind of disappointed

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Also, missed opportunity to pair it with the Grindstein in thjs

Nice Amp sim. Why you use Cubase? Just curious?

It sounds like a wah pedal is in front of it the whole time.

LOve IT!

Did hear the hector for the first time, buyed two, two caimans and the cabinets. Engl was a disaster, marshall... It's marshall..., ampeg lee jackson awesome but like gold dust and hiwatt to expensive to gear up a whole band. Laboga isn't only awesome sound, it is quality and build like an anvil. And for me it's only 200km to Breslau where laboga is located.

I have a computer running a Linux based OS. Will this be as simple to work with that? I ain't rich so I can't afford much.

The amp sounds so much better

It says that the archive is damaged or something, what a shame

i thought the difference was quite noticeable. the amp sim has this whiney midrange that makes the distortion way less pleasant than the real amp. i wanted to like it because the intro price is good but this is not convincing unfortunately

having latency issues with this one. my others are fine. fave is nueral gojira sim. any suggestions? wish i would of tested first...

Now your rig is Héctor Fernández XD XD (Joke only for spanish speakers)

Been testing the plugin since yesterday and I am not convinced. It sounds "plastic"? The response is also kind of unnatural. Amplitube reacts better and sounds more realistic.

Great video my man. Is it to much for me to ask you for your measurements height from the low E and high E for both EMG pickups on your Fernandes Ravelle with the spalted maple top? I have the same guitar and never played emg pickups before. Will really appreciate it thanks so much.

I wanna sound like that but my guitar chops are in the toilet 😢

Also the clean presets are way too low volume

Tem pessoas que são contra plugin mas, se você mostrar a música essas pessoas não sabem dizer ao certo se é plugin ou amp.

Do you sell the IRs separately somewhere?

King of high-gain simps

the shit sound scratch didn't line up with the word😂

Dracula strikes again!

The interface is similar like a neutral DSP =)

Definitiv Tube Amp. Liegt aber daran, das ich mich überhaupt nicht mit Computer auskenne:)

Nothing against Aurora but I just dont dig the sound of Mr.Hector. I'll try the demo still tho n maybe have a diff opinion.

How is this one different from the STL Amphub Mr. Hector?

People in Germany don't use Hughes and Kettner?!?@?@ Ive been using an HK Puretone with an HK Tubefactor (channel two) to push it. Host of cabs but been using an Avatar 212 with V30's for the last 7 years. .... Germans aren't on the Hughes and Kettner train???

First, nice video. plugins are gonna put amps to rest.

The plugin sounds like your amp minus all the nice tones of your amp. Plugins all have the same kinda scratchy overtones going on. That is of course only my opinion and means jack to anyone else.

Kinda disappointed tbh. Neural DSP is galaxies ahead to my ears...

Baiahdünamik 🤣🤣 so german

The problem is that playing through sims really effects ones actual playing abilities...you can believe you really got your muteing down but in fact you suck when you move to a real amp. Sims have a quality of noise cancelling not enjoyed on real amps and it will really discourage you when you hear your true playing and how bad you really are at muteing....nope sims are good to use but NOT a true reflection of your skills