Whats tact to people who can not hear? Tact is too subtle. But beyond tact, the tiger is too drunk on its own bias and licking its 'feel good' wounds and it needs a probe insert up its arse to get it going. But there are Pinoys who are above this and there are quite a number since I last started posting here several years ago.
Alex, siguro we always go back to the allegory of the cave.
You are outside the cave. Most Pinoys are still in the cave. I haven't heard a Dumble myself so I don't feel much in the position to dis it simply because you can nail similar tones RECORDED by using a Fender Blackface amp and some Dumblish overdrive pedal. But the point is, unless everyone can open their minds to the fact that our tone sucks, we can never aim higher. And this requires not just a simple pedalboard revamp. It requires a totally different mindset.
On second thought, since the returns diminish largely at the >$2000 price point for amps, I understand why some people (with deep pockets) don't stop aiming for their tone ideals. Just look at the designers for Marshall amps.
When people complained the JTM45s needed more power, they came up with the 1987x's and the 1959SLPs.
Then later, people looked for more control over volume while nailing that classic cranked Marshall sound. So they put a Master volume in their MK2s. Then eventually, people complained the MK2s didn't have enough gain. So they made the JCM 800s.
And then later, people still complained that they needed an overdrive boost for their JCM800.
So they made the JCM900s with diode clipping circuits. Then later, people said that they wanted all Marshall tones in 1, so they made the 30th Anniversary 6100LM.
Then later, they complained that the diode-clipping circuits added harshness to the sound, so they made the DSLs and TSLs.
If I were to line up all the Marshalls from past to present, I wouldn't say the JTM45 is better than the DSL100 or vice-versa; it is just a matter of using what works for you and the context of your music.
At the end of the day, we all go back to setting the bare minimum for ourselves to be inspired. Remember John Maclaughlin bringing a laptop and Guitar Rig to a gig? He is pissed that most of the time, his amps are at the potential of getting broken at the airport.
Sometimes availability of a lot more 'generic' equipment can trump over glorious tone since touring expenses are not a joke, especially now we are having hard times. If you're a bedroom player, then good for you. But the situation on the road is much different... way too different that tone ideals become more of excess baggage.
