I am experimenting with running my guitar> jhs bonsai> hx stomp> Orange pedal baby> Harley Benton 2x12 with V30s. I’m finding that I prefer to use the preamps instead of the full amps. The full amp models sound a bit darker and muffled. The preamps are much brighter and more present like an actual amplifier. I then use the bass and treble knobs on the pedal baby like resonance and presence controls. That might not be technically right but that’s how I see it. In my opinion, the 4cm is the best way to use the stomp. Get an amp you like the sound of and run the stomp as a pedalboard to compliment it. Using the stomp as a full rig is more convenient playing live hence the experimenting with the preamp modelers. This might not help the original question directly but hopefully it helps someone on the same path. I was just looking for an opinion on preamps vs amps and I wasn’t finding much.
