How to add warmth to digital amp modelers: 5 must-try tricks for introducing presence, thickness and sparkle to your signal chain

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Digital amp modelers are the future of live rigs. With the press of a footswitch, a fuzz-through-Marshall tone can seamlessly transform into a chorus-drenched Fender clean. The once-impossible task of swapping physical amps and pedalboards mid-song can now be effortlessly executed at the guitarist’s command. 

However, one of the critiques lodged against digital units is the challenge of achieving the same sonic thickness and presence associated with valve amps. The subtle nuances, harmonic richness and sheer organic feel of analog circuitry is hard to mimic in the digital realm. 

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