Recent content by Chris6542

Felt like writing something tonight so I thought I'd offer thoughts on modelers owned in the last 3 years. Inexpensive first... Digitech RP360XP: With tweaking, good solid tones, surprisingly good and tasteful effects, and the best drum loops you will ever hear in an effects box, a reason to...

As a gear hound, I'm constantly buying and selling gear. Two SLOs, two Ecstacys, 5150, all kinds of nice tube amps, Kemper Stage, Fractal FM3, Headrush Prime, Ampero Stomp 2, just so much gear through the years evaluated, and recently got curious about the HR Gigboard, which I recently bought...

Best small drum machine to take to jams? Thoughts?

Umm.....Fractal, QC, and Kemper should be very worried right about now (no exaggeration). I buy and sell a ton of gear, ton of modelers, have high end tube amps, and love evaluating them all, shooting them out, recording them in comparisons, etc. I have a Kemper Stage, Fractal FM3, HR Prime, and...

It's amazing how good modelers have gotten, even the entry level category. While I have an FM3, Kemper Stage, and nice tube amps, I respect a good value. Saw this little Flamma FX100, had been thinking about a backup to my backup (3rd string), and for the list price of $50 used in Excellent...

Having had the Kemper Stage for about 6 months, I was curious how the Fractal FM3 would compare, and recently found a nice deal on a clean FM3 used, made the purchase. First, two terrific products, and two very different visions & approaches. First the FM3, what an exquisite piece of...

Wow. I have to say this Joyo Cab Box IR Loader is pretty darn amazing. While I have a Kemper and a HR Prime, I also have a Digitech RP360XP I often take to jam sessions as it's small and portable. Once you learn the presets suck, and most cab models suck, you can get some very good tones out of...

Valeton GP200 with pedal, need recommendations from the forum. I have a Kemper Stage and HR Prime along with a Digitech RP360XP as my small backup. Should I upgrade my small unit to GP200. Both have drum beats and expression pedal. How are GP200 tones? I've heard they lean thinner, but not...

Bought a $199 Jet JS-300 recently and am stunned how nice this guitar is. I'm not sure how they even make money honestly. This is a real guitar! It's got a pretty heavy weight to it, sunburst colors are beautiful, polyurethane clear is thick and glossy, the roasted maple neck is to die for (!)...

Four months now with the Headrush Prime and its been quite a journey. The verdict, it's truly a great sounding piece of kit that does so much at a great price, but you must get to know it and explore it's capabilities, never a quick process. As owner of a Kemper Stage (two incredible machines)...

Received my Headrush Prime a week ago, but with work, hadn't had time to explore it, but am now. For reference, I also have an AX8, HR Pedalboard original, and a Digitech RP360XP. While I haven't used the Antares (which I will love for the harmonies), or the amp capture (which will be capturing...

I feel compelled to defend modelers, new and old, as so many guys have hastily passed judgement without a deep dive into capabilities. If you haven't spent hours and hours and hours creating your own patches, exploring all sound tailoring options, and downloaded custom IRs, you have no business...

Having accumulated alot of high end gear, I hadn't had a Fractal product yet, so I picked up an AX8, not expecting to be blown away. Wow! I've never heard such consistently gorgeous tones from a modeler, and in the presets no less (presets on all units usually suck). It's so rare something...

Really good clean tone comparison of 3 great modelers: Headrush, Fractal AX8, Helix. It's very subtle, but there are slight differences. Plug this into your home stereo and see which one you like the best. For me, I can hear the added texture & dynamics in the AX8 over the other two, which sound...

After hearing the Headrush forum is basically dead, I hear about this rainbow of death on the original Headrush pedalboard where the CPU or main board goes. One guy alleges usually within the first 100 power on cycles. Is this legit? Is this a known problem?