Yup! Thats what I do. The simplifier is a preamp, and line level power amp simulator.
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Oh yeah totally. And with a pickguard swap it wouldnāt be immediately identifiable if you didnāt want it to be. Basically itās just got a really, really good neck on it, much better than youād normally get on a Squier.
I think the pickups are quite a lot hotter than a normal Jazzmaster though. I heard someone say they were convinced they were actually P90s.
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So I picked up a Simplifier and I clearly have no idea how to use it past the headphones. It sounds amazing but when plugging into my audio interface at line level it breaks up and distorts. Iām looking for clean tone when recording.
I never had much luck recording electric and why I mostly played acoustic. Any pointers or help would be much appreciated.
In case it matters my audio interface is a SSL 2+
@Meriphew Looks amazing, you could lose yourself for hours.
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Are you not clipping the input of your audio interface? Does the unwanted distortion go away when you either turn down the pedal or reduce the gain on the interface? Gain staging is as useful a tool for amazing sound as it is a pain in the ass to deal with in a studio.
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I play mainly acoustic too, but for recording with electronic stuff I
always prefer electric guitar (I hate headphones while playing guitar)
I bought an Iridium some months ago which simulates the real amps quite well
but for real clean sound I prefer direct recording.
Only thing I use is a compressor with blend/mix.
An EQ can help if you want to push the sound more into acoustic.
If the sound is too dry I add just a little room in ableton.
I play flat wounds for quite some time now. I really like them.
Less noise on clean recordings, especially when fingerpicking.
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Interface is not clipping, not even close actually. If I kill the gain on the Simplifier it does sound better but then I have to crank the gain on the interface. The confusing part is the headphones output sounds fine.
Thanks for the detail, so much easier sitting down with just a mic in front of you. And agree about guitar and headphones.
Im through the first few bars of Stairway to Heaven. Coming along nicely. (sorry guys)
Why sorry?
I thought its one of the tunes people are now embarrassed to play as its banned in a lot of guitar stores.
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Yup. Even Waynes not impressed. Oh well still a great tune.
Yes, and great to learn guitarā¦
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It has come full circle; itās cool to play it now, especially correctly (which many do not do).
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Play it entirely is not an obligation. 
not japanese.
Usually, IĀ“m a bit hesitand about China-guitars but I will check out the J Mascisā¦thanks.
How have you found it? Have always had a real liking for Spaceman fuzz and drive pedals. But the recent Artemis and Aurora releases slightly underwhelmed me, and both launches saw me pull back from putting an order in. Perhaps Zak stepping back as designer has reduced the āspecialnessā somewhat? On the other hand, regardless of that, the build quality of the things looks like itās still superb.
Iām loving the Aurora. I think it would have been cooler if it had an Exp/CV jack, but overall Iām digging it. Itās been many years since Iāve had a flanger on my board, and Iād kinda forgotten that a lot of those cool 80ās sounds that I had remembered as being a chorus pedal, are actually a flanger.
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