I never knew a AXE FX could sound like this

[P.A.Foholic]

Re: I never knew a AXE FX could sound like this

Damn that sounds good. A friend of mine just told me that he's got his Axe back from Germany (maintenance, one knob was bit loose and stuff) and I'll be able to pick it up next week. Though it's AxeFX I, I'm super excited. Have to pick up a FRFR monitor soon...

 

[sosomething]

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Nice to know the Uberschall model sounds just as stiff and weird as I remember the real thing being.

 

[B2D]

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Anyone else thinking "I knew an AxeFX could sound like that."

That's all I ever hear an AxeFX sounding like :laughing:

Look up some of Pete Thorn's vids on YouTube. He's go some great clips of his Axe-FX doing non-metal stuff.

All I ever seem to hear with the Axe-FX is how good the effects and high gain tones are... here's a vid that shows the clean/mid-gain stuff.

 

[dystrust]

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Look up some of Pete Thorn's vids on YouTube. He's go some great clips of his Axe-FX doing non-metal stuff.

I had a chance to demo one with my brother (original AxeFX Ultra) in the summer of 2010. With a Strat and the AC30 model he was able to dial in a very convincing U2 -Where the Streets Have No Name sound in about 2 minutes.

 

[xxxplorer]

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Meh. I've seen Fear Factory live. I still stand by my statement.

 

[Edgecrusher]

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Meh. I've seen Fear Factory live. I still stand by my statement.

Actually Dino has said that he used the L6 head out of desperation cause his modded JCM800 was stolen he himself doesnt regard it very highly.

 

[Van Noord]

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But....they were all boosted by OD's.
That's like asking which of these cuts of meat is the best tasting, then pouring BBQ sauce over them all to make them "have more flavour"

Plus, they are all too scooped and tuned too low to hear any of the amps natural voicing.
That dude obviously uses boosts as a crutch. Playing yesterdays metal too if you ask me.

 

[B2D]

Re: I never knew a AXE FX could sound like this

But....they were all boosted by OD's.
That's like asking which of these cuts of meat is the best tasting, then pouring BBQ sauce over them all to make them "have more flavour"

Plus, they are all too scooped and tuned too low to hear any of the amps natural voicing.
That dude obviously uses boosts as a crutch. Playing yesterdays metal too if you ask me.

Ah see but a good chef will use sauces and spices to enhance a meat's flavour, not mask it's shortcomings.

Without hearing the raw models set as is without boosts, it's impossible to tell what the difference is.

I use a boost (a Fulltone FatBoost 3) with my amp because it brings out the natural harmonics and sustain without coloring the tone. It's the same tone of the amp, just an enhanced version of it.

I do find that playing with real hot glass in an amp will make you pay attention to your picking dynamics more so than a solid state device. There's a big range of attack in there... most SS or modeling devices just sound like they're on 10 all the time. If you like that, go for it.

Different strokes, I guess. It's hard to find bad tools, it's easier to find bad applications.

 

[Van Noord]

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Ah see but a good chef will use sauces and spices to enhance a meat's flavour, not mask it's shortcomings.

Without hearing the raw models set as is without boosts, it's impossible to tell what the difference is.

I use a boost (a Fulltone FatBoost 3) with my amp because it brings out the natural harmonics and sustain without coloring the tone. It's the same tone of the amp, just an enhanced version of it.

I do find that playing with real hot glass in an amp will make you pay attention to your picking dynamics more so than a solid state device. There's a big range of attack in there... most SS or modeling devices just sound like they're on 10 all the time. If you like that, go for it.

Different strokes, I guess. It's hard to find bad tools, it's easier to find bad applications.

True, but a good cut of meat like a VH4 or Powerball do not need any spices to enhance them. Way too many players use boost pedals as crutches. Bottom line is that if a pedal is helping an amps natural tone, it's because the user believes the amp needs that help.
I'm a recovering "boost addict" myself, and it's like a reformed alcoholic watching other people get drunk while I'm staying sober.
When you stop, you see how much better it is without it, and how much others rely on it to have a good time/get a good tone.

 

[UberMetalDood]

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But....they were all boosted by OD's.
That's like asking which of these cuts of meat is the best tasting, then pouring BBQ sauce over them all to make them "have more flavour"

Plus, they are all too scooped and tuned too low to hear any of the amps natural voicing.
That dude obviously uses boosts as a crutch. Playing yesterdays metal too if you ask me.

I agree on all points except one - there ain't nothing wrong with yesterdays metal.

 

[sosomething]

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I've never understood the practice of using a boost in front of a high gain amp.

I've tried it with.. well, you guys should remember my ampscapades these last few years. There have been a few.

A lot of people swear by it but I always feel like it kills all the dynamics I was getting from the amp. It gets noisier, all the picking response flattens out, and it never cleans up nearly as well from my guitar volume knobs.

I swear I've got to be doing it wrong, but I've never felt that boosting a high gain amp ever added anything as much as it took away things I liked.

 

[9unslin9er]

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There are plenty of videos of this, but I really would like to know if the Line 6 Pod HD Pro could match the Axe FX II.

The Fractal is just legendary now for not only destroying any need for a head/cab configuration (aka back breaking config), as well as messy pedal boards. I just watched rig videos for Neal Schon, Steve Vai, and DJ Ashba raving about how the system has just made their lives so much easier.

For us average Joes who aren't touring the world however, I'm wondering if the Line 6 is just as good. It's $1500 less (street), and the pod has been dominating the Youtube/bedroom riffer market.

 

[aleclee]

I never knew a AXE FX could sound like this

Any Denver area peeps want a test drive, drop me a line and I'll hook you up. I've been playing Fractal gear pretty much exclusively for about four years now and it does everything I want from SRV-type Fender tones to U2-like Voxy tones to teh br00talz. I'm done with tube amps.

 

[LesStrat]

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I don't care whether the"stripped down" models are "authentic". I only care about the end result. If it works with effects, fine. If it works without effect, fine. As long as the end result sounds good, why should I care how it got there?

is there a challenge to programming a sound that cuts through the mix? Sure. Then again, the AMP tone I prefer solo does not cut through in a band. Tweaking is required whether its an amp or a model.

 

[aleclee]

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is there a challenge to programming a sound that cuts through the mix? Sure. Then again, the AMP tone I prefer solo does not cut through in a band. Tweaking is required whether its an amp or a model.

Funny you mention that. I always struggled to be heard back when I played Soldanos. For whatever reason, my AxeFx presets sit well in an ensemble mix regardless of amp model. I suspect it's at least partly because they're not overly compressed, even the high gain ones.

 

[BloodRose]

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always makes me mad when they do tests like this that they use outside effects, esp boost pedals.. Makes it hard to tell what exactly the amp is producing..

The splawn clip sounds kinda generic. maybe its the music style..?? these things are definately getting closer!! that kemper is really impressing me..

 

[dominus]

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always makes me mad when they do tests like this that they use outside effects, esp boost pedals.. Makes it hard to tell what exactly the amp is producing..

The splawn clip sounds kinda generic. maybe its the music style..?? these things are definately getting closer!! that kemper is really impressing me..

The boost pedals he was using were inside the Axe FX. He just tried to get all the amps sounding about the same for the sound he was looking for. There are plenty of people here that I wouldn't want demo'ing an amp because they wouldn't go for the same sounds I want. That's why there's lots of videos showing the capabilities of these units.

I had a Kemper. Sold it. It's good for what it does, which is taking profiles of existing amp setups, but once you start turning dials, you lose whatever sound you had.

 

[orangecountycarl]

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I actually went shopping for an AxeFx recently, but decided that I just can't choose a processor over a tube amp when the price tag is $2100.

I feel exactly the same way.
I have an Eleven Rack (good for the price tag) and was saving up for the AXE-FX II.


Until I bought a Mesa Mark V head instead. :banana:


I was always missing the tube warmth with the 11R and playing through a powered monitor is not
very inspiring. My drummer even commented on how warm the amp sounded.....the key player said it was the best sound I ever had. They never said that about the Eleven Rack.

I know the AXE II sounds better than the Eleven Rack, but I can get a LOT of different sounds with the Mark V along with some dirt/OD pedals. My Eleven Rack has been retired as my computer sound card and modeler to record. My Mark V is what I gig with. No more modelers live.

 

[LesStrat]

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Many of the songs we play in our band require a wide variety of tones. To get them with pedals and amp(s) would require far too much pedal dancing to be feasible...along with a massive load-in. I am the lead singer at the moment, and I've always shared vocal duties in the past. Pedal dancing interferes with singing.

With the POD those tones are available with the press of a button...and I load-in with ONE trip. This also makes playing in church easier both for available tones AND zero stage volume.

THEREFORE, I concur with Alec: no gigging with tube amps.

 

[everdrone]

Re: I never knew a AXE FX could sound like this

Anyone else thinking "I knew an AxeFX could sound like that."

That's all I ever hear an AxeFX sounding like :laughing:

yes! it does teh heavies well, I dont hear great fuzz or tubey orange goodness though, and I searched to the endz of teh youtube earthz

Re: I never knew a AXE FX could sound like this ... the OP video is mixed good and has teh dope chopz, even with axefx r11 thingamajig, you gotta mix good for it to bring the MAGGOT SLIPKNOT madness