Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
....can't wait for it to land!
It's coming...
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....can't wait for it to land!
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: It's coming...
Cool!
I miss my Axis Fuzz sometimes...
Cool!
I miss my Axis Fuzz sometimes...
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: It's coming...
heheh. i knew you'd be jealous. Hope it sounds good.
heheh. i knew you'd be jealous. Hope it sounds good.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
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I had a Mongoose, was pretty cool.
I had a Mongoose, was pretty cool.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
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Axis
Sweeet!
Axis
Sweeet!
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: It's coming...
It landed.
Its very clear and precise. Excellent for chords and retains definition even on complex chords.
Strangely it does not seem to react a whole lot to volume changes on the guitar like a fuzz face does, but it is very sensetive to picking intensity.
It's voice is definitely toward the brighter, more cutting end of the eq spectrum.
Its fuzz characteristic i would call "grainy". When you back off the volume/picking intensity there remains a few grains of fuzz (other fuzz nerds will know what i mean). I like the gain rolled back on it. When the gain is cranked, it goes into that sputtery splattery kind of sound that you find when you dial back the bias - people who have tried the Eric Johnson fuzz would have a good idea of this texture. This pedal has no adjustible bias. I guess it has its own characteristic sound that various other fuzzes cannot replicate. I like it best as a kind of lower gain overdrive type of tone rather than a muffy wall of doom. It does not sound like a fuzz face either. Regular fuzz faces have more low end but nowhere near the definition of this one.
It will not replace the sunface as my one pedal live rig, because i can get more tone colours out of that as well as more low end which is a big thing for me. The attraction of being able to go from completely clean to wall of crunch with just my guitar volume knob is way cool. The axis cannot cover that much territory. What it does tho, it does very well indeed.
The axis will however, definitely get used a lot in recording rhythm guitar parts that i want to cut thru. I think players who play in bands with more than one guitar, or a fairly prominent sounding bassist will appreciate this pedal. It is mean and nasty. If you like a fuzz that retains every bit of picking nuance and can handle complex chord voicings, then it is a winner.
It landed.
Its very clear and precise. Excellent for chords and retains definition even on complex chords.
Strangely it does not seem to react a whole lot to volume changes on the guitar like a fuzz face does, but it is very sensetive to picking intensity.
It's voice is definitely toward the brighter, more cutting end of the eq spectrum.
Its fuzz characteristic i would call "grainy". When you back off the volume/picking intensity there remains a few grains of fuzz (other fuzz nerds will know what i mean). I like the gain rolled back on it. When the gain is cranked, it goes into that sputtery splattery kind of sound that you find when you dial back the bias - people who have tried the Eric Johnson fuzz would have a good idea of this texture. This pedal has no adjustible bias. I guess it has its own characteristic sound that various other fuzzes cannot replicate. I like it best as a kind of lower gain overdrive type of tone rather than a muffy wall of doom. It does not sound like a fuzz face either. Regular fuzz faces have more low end but nowhere near the definition of this one.
It will not replace the sunface as my one pedal live rig, because i can get more tone colours out of that as well as more low end which is a big thing for me. The attraction of being able to go from completely clean to wall of crunch with just my guitar volume knob is way cool. The axis cannot cover that much territory. What it does tho, it does very well indeed.
The axis will however, definitely get used a lot in recording rhythm guitar parts that i want to cut thru. I think players who play in bands with more than one guitar, or a fairly prominent sounding bassist will appreciate this pedal. It is mean and nasty. If you like a fuzz that retains every bit of picking nuance and can handle complex chord voicings, then it is a winner.
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