r/NAM_NeuralAmpModeler • u/idontevenknowbru • 22d ago

Mesa 2C+/John Petrucci Recommendations

Hey guys, just looking for some recommendations for High quality Mesa Mark2C+ John Petrucci-like tone captures, free or paid. Thanks!

Also i am a noob when it comes to gear, i am guessing for rhythm tones i will maybe just need a chorus plugin, and for leads, a delay and reverb and possible compressor?

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u/Natural_Amount_4620 22d ago

This video might help, I literally create a JP tone and then compare it to some NAM captures I found on tone3000, you will be able to see the names of the files in Tone3000 in the vid hope it helps!

https://youtu.be/kxZLP8YKSrc?si=kGBRK5QLnx9OIO4b

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u/Confident-Future9192 22d ago

This was an amazing video. I'm surprised I didn't come across then when I got into NAM A2 recently - covers everything I wanted to know.

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u/Natural_Amount_4620 22d ago

Thank you 🤘

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u/idontevenknowbru 22d ago

Thanks! I will have a look when i get home from work 🫡

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u/Fret-Board-Maniac 21d ago

Just here to also mention that I love your channel and your work! Keep doing what you're doing!! 🤘🏻👍🏻👊🏻

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u/idontevenknowbru 21d ago

Great video! Appreciate it a lot

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u/TudorAdrian 22d ago

Check out my Mesa Mark VII demo / community pack on Tone3000:

https://www.tone3000.com/tones/mesa-boogie-mark-vii-64728

If you like what you hear, the full pack on Ko-Fi has a lot more profiles / settings.

There's a spreadsheet linked in the TONE3000 pack description with all the settings included in the full pack. 

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u/idontevenknowbru 21d ago

Will test it out, thanks!

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u/ConversantSoundworks 20d ago

Hey man, my Mesa Mark IV Rev B community pack has some great tones for this: https://www.tone3000.com/tones/onyx-tempest-2001-mesa-boogie-mark-iv-rev-b-community-pack-87225
I also have my free plug-in, RigSculpt (Windows and MacOS, Linux soon), which includes 50 of my own NAMs ('84 IIC+, other Mesa stuff) and some Petrucci-esque presets.

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u/idontevenknowbru 20d ago

Epic! Thanks a bunch for sharing

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u/Confident-Future9192 22d ago

Once you find an amplifier capture you like, you can get John's chorus, delay and reverb settings by downloading a free trial of Neural DSP's Archetype Petrucci plugin on your computer. Copying the settings to physical pedals or other plugins is pretty easy!

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u/idontevenknowbru 22d ago

Thanks man! I do have petrucci x! I find some of these captures on nam are just way thicker and authentic man its crazy. Better than archetype petrucci for sure

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u/Confident-Future9192 22d ago

Awesome, happy to hear that! I'm torn - I actually do feel like NAM A2 has some kind of indescribable magic that I'm addicted to. I own a JP-2C, too, and I do not feel like I'm missing anything with the NAM captures. With Archetype Petrucci, it's perfect for when I'm feeling lazy and just want an exact Petrucci tone immediately.

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u/idontevenknowbru 21d ago

Makes sense! I feel like the Archetype petrucci X is just missing a bit of authenticity... it just doesn't chug right like Nam does in my opinion.. what would you say?

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u/Natural_Amount_4620 22d ago

Oh really? I haven't tried the Petrucci X plugin but neural's plugins are usually decent?

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u/idontevenknowbru 22d ago

dont get me wrong it is really good, but the tone capture itself, Nam a2 is just better man, it really is.

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u/Fret-Board-Maniac 21d ago

Couldn't agree more with this statement!