Yeah those IRs are very usable for an actual recorded tone for me. Actually these days, since I like to run a center guitar track, but pulled back 6dbs from the hard panned guitars. Actually been doing that forever now. But for the center track I usually use one of these IRs. Cause it’s very “even” across the whole spectrum where the mic usually has that bit more unevenness
And yeah I actually felt the IR was better here but the mic clip was hastily done, and could have mic’d it a little better but I just went with a general spot I always use. So it’s close enough. Whereas the IRs I think I read the guy who actually engineered all those IRs for GGD spent YEARS I think dialing em all in before release. So 10 seconds vs years. Lol