Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
All the Archetypes from Neural DSP are amazing amp sim plugins, but Rabea is for me the most gloriously fun to jam with. Just amazing tones ready to go, I didn't need to tweak the presets at all. Please excuse the not very awesome video quality.
Gear I used:
Ibanez RG550EX-L
Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis pickups
Archetype Rabea in Reaper
Notes on Responsible Guitar Ownership:
It's important to be careful when socialising new guitars for the first time. My Ibanez was used to being the only electric guitar in the house for a long time, so when I brought home a Japanese Strat I was careful to slowly ease them into the new situation. For the first few days the Strat was kept in a separate room, but earlier today I brought it in to meet the Ibanez for the first time. The atmosphere in the room immediately changed and became tense. It stayed that way for a few minutes until suddenly the Ibanez relented and they quickly began to warm to each other. They then started wagging their whammy bars excitedly, which was lovely to see. All is calm now and they're sitting quietly together.
All the Archetypes from Neural DSP are amazing amp sim plugins, but Rabea is for me the most gloriously fun to jam with. Just amazing tones ready to go, I didn't need to tweak the presets at all. Please excuse the not very awesome video quality.
Gear I used:
Ibanez RG550EX-L
Seymour Duncan Parallel Axis pickups
Archetype Rabea in Reaper
Notes on Responsible Guitar Ownership:
It's important to be careful when socialising new guitars for the first time. My Ibanez was used to being the only electric guitar in the house for a long time, so when I brought home a Japanese Strat I was careful to slowly ease them into the new situation. For the first few days the Strat was kept in a separate room, but earlier today I brought it in to meet the Ibanez for the first time. The atmosphere in the room immediately changed and became tense. It stayed that way for a few minutes until suddenly the Ibanez relented and they quickly began to warm to each other. They then started wagging their whammy bars excitedly, which was lovely to see. All is calm now and they're sitting quietly together.
