For people who play in the context of a band and send out to FOH, beware that these still may be a bit dark for that application. The market for cabinet IR's includes those who simply play to themselves, possibly with digital devices and consumer level reference speakers that have an extraordinary or unnatural boost in high/presence frequencies, or with pickup and amp settings that require additional equalization and again wish to counteract it with alternate cabinet simulation options instead of traditional EQ. Beyond this, it is also possible that this dark and smokey tone is simply a preferred aesthetic - what's one man's trash can certainly be another man's treasure and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!

The mic options provided were done so after extensive play testing in multiple styles and tonal textures as they exhibited the best touch sensitivity, regardless of their inherent EQ curve. In this case it is a happy coincidence that both properties (touch sensitivity and frequency response) were ideal for the intended outcome. If you find yourself stuck in the middle between these being too dark and all of the other options in the rest of the library being too bright, try blending a Live-n-Loud IR with one of the regular mic IR's to reach the median. Typcially the TC30, SM57, R121, R92, and MA200 are a good place to start.