[ajross]

> It isn’t. People saying modeling is indistinguishable from analog gear are just incorrect.

It's actually the opposite. Modelling can absolutely reproduce any audible effect you can find or imagine.

What is true is that, for any specific effect or device or technique, there probably isn't a ready-made model for it. Or there is, but it's for some variant of the amp that the software author used and not the one you want. Modelling is expensive in engineering time.

But if you just want a stable of high quality effects from which to assemble audio for recording or performance, analog junk frankly has nothing to offer in the modern world.