“I think it’s unrealistic to expect any one amp to be able to ‘do it all’“: Guthrie Govan on how Hans Zimmer forced him to embrace digital modeling – and why he’s not going back

Guthrie Govan has opened up about his decade-long deep dive into the world of digital modeling, revealing it first began when he was recruited to join Hans Zimmer’s ensemble.

Over the past few years, The Aristocrats electric guitar virtuoso has had a balanced relationship with amp modelers, having tread the line between using fully fledged digital rigs on stage and conventional tube amp-and-pedalboard ones in the studio.

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