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    Radley's FW 10.0 early impressions:

    Well said
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    Background Noise pt. 2

    Try taking your axe to a different area, mine is very noisy at my mates place 2 miles from me and silent at mine. He lives below an array of radio masts.... The source could be outside your home/studio. Also check guitar shielding, and does the noise pickup go when guitar volume is off? If it...
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    Paisley tone still eluding me in V7

    Just been messing with the FAS Wreck model after watching that vid, I get a lot closer running through a couple of guitar cabs than through monitors using cab sims - cant find a IR that comes close. I'm sure that's a lot of what's missing. Anybody got a suitable IR?
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    Help diagnosing hum?

    If the hum goes when you touch the strings it will be a shielding issue, often the back side of the control cavity. When you touch the strings your actually adding to the shielding. If you get a friend to touch the strings and let go yourself the noise should stay the same or get worse. The...
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    Another one

    I would think Cliff used an IR of the amp cab, that would mean whatever the mic/room/signal chain is it is common to both and captured in the IR and we are hearing real amp electronics vs Fractal cleverness. Be interesting to know for sure though!
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    Version 7.00 Preview Part Deux

    Is that the new reverb from V7? Sounds great!
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    axe fx 2 price drop!

    Which isn't that bad given at $2199 is £1409 plus shipping, duty and 20% vat....and an extended warranty than you get in the US. Probably about £100 premium buying from G66. That's all I saved importing through a friend in the US, and if it goes wrong I'll have to ship it back to the...
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    Direct comparison between an EMG 707 and BKP Aftermath

    +1 on that statement.
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    Regarding expression pedals

    +1 very nice build quality, just got my b stock unit this week. I can't see an EB lasting longer. The only reason you'd choose an EB would be if you like the feel of them.
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    XY switching problem

    oops THought it was doing what I wanted it to but think that may have been over excitement on my part...
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    Tuner Accuracy

    I have the same problem with the MFC being jumpy especially with bass, no problems with front panel on the AxeFx.
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    Hmm.. Mark 2C+ Lead Tone

    Nice to hear what this box of tricks can do! Which cab did you use?
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    XY switching problem

    I think it could be a bug though - it should work when set to toggle, I'm sure it did once...and now you have to turn the switch on then off again for it to work fine after that. Very odd. If it doesn't know the state of a latching toggle when the patch is loaded then I would have thought a...
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    XY switching problem

    Thanks Yek, you gave me an idea - I've set it as a global switch for now (TypHDW) and it works for me now. I just need to make sure I turn the switch off when I load presets....
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    XY switching problem

    I'll check - that does make sense. Thanks!
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    XY switching problem

    I suspect I've done something to the settings and not realised it but my XY switching from the MFC using an external latching switch has stopped working, kind of. When I recall a preset I then have to turn the switch on and off once. Then XY switching is back to normal, but for the first press...
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    Axe Fx II at Haydock Guitar Show, England.

    The passive coax monitors were very good. They image very well and sound way better than they should for the size and weight. I couldn't be sure the sound wasn't coming from the 412 in the middle of the two speakers.
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    Need Advice: Clean Amps Clipping the Output

    Are you adjusting the master or level control in the amp block? You should get the same tone only lower volume if you use the level. Mess with the transformer drive. Scott put me onto that in a few of his posts and it's very cool in a subtle way. Worth messing with the dynamics tab to tweak...
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    Request/challenge : Knopfler's tone on "Sultans of Swing", "Alchemy" version

    That's an interesting site. I finished up with one or two ex knopfler rack items that are listed there.
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    Request/challenge : Knopfler's tone on "Sultans of Swing", "Alchemy" version

    I'd forgotten - he and Clapton were big name users late 70s early 80s. That could be the amp. Didn't he use the big HD130? Those musicman amps have quite a unique overdrive, I had an RD50 years ago. Didn't care for the drive but I was 18 and into Satriani.... Boogie's are very fender on the...
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    Request/challenge : Knopfler's tone on "Sultans of Swing", "Alchemy" version

    The original was a Fender Vibrolux I believe if memory serves from old guitar mags here in the UK. There's a few pictures from the era 77/78 that show the amp. I was about 18 months old at the time so can't remember! I think he kept that amp for a while. He used Boogies before the Soldanos...
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    recreating a blackface super reverb

    And that's why we need one! That's a great sounding one there. Although I suspect you might have had something to do with that Radley...
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    recreating a blackface super reverb

    Forgot about that one. Good call. And a nice IR would be great!
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    recreating a blackface super reverb

    Don't forget that although they are all AB763 based, the power stages of all three are quite different. That's where you need to start tweaking. Sag and Dynamics controls should be useful, probably making the twin spongy would be a good place to start. IMHO a JTM45 or bassman power stage and...
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    Undercalibrate expression pedals?

    It worked for me.
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    Bass cut in II vs Ultra?

    Could be a perception thing - looks like you've got more mids which could mess with the perception of how much low there is?
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    Bass cut in II vs Ultra?

    We might be able to hear down to 20Hz but real amps and more importantly cabs don't do much that low, below 70. Even if you're down tuned guitar most guitar speaker cabs are seriously inefficient down there. I suspect the II is more accurate than the Ultra in that respect. I'd be looking a touch...
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    Ernie Ball Stereo 25k Pedal to Axe FX problem!

    Check you're getting a resistance change on the TRS connector. YOu might have the wiper going to the wrong terminal. My modded pedals are working with the wiper going to the ring.
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    Binaural IR capture

    I could probably get access to a Neumann, just not got a decent sounding room! How did your experiment sound?
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    Binaural IR capture

    Has anybody tried using a dummy head for binaural capture? I'm thinking for those who want a great practice tone on headphones it could be an interesting experiment? Any commercial ones around?
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    X/Y Switching

    No problems with X/Y here. But I'm using it to get a second set of tones from one amp and changing a couple of FX settings so I can get a solo tone and a rhythm tone out of each patch. But I stick to the same amp/fx combo, so my Bassman is set for quite clean on X and melting on Y etc. That's...
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    Excessive fan noise after update to 6.00c

    Coincidence - sounds like your fan is either loose or failing... :cry I'd be contacting support. Good luck
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    The AxeFX2 For Late Night Condo Practice VIDEO

    Mark Day's videos are one of the main reasons I bought this thing. Thanks again!!
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    TOO MUCH SSSSSSIZZLE?? HELP PLEASE? GIVE THIS A LISTEN.

    I'm liking the JVM on the axe but not the real amp. The axe does sound better...a bit less fizz than the real amp. Thanks for the guitar info Adam. Thought it was a Les Paul from the body in the tone. This thread's been really helpful. It is not a case that I think there's too much fizz...
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    Less headroom on clean fenders?

    There you have it, the real black face amps breakup at three, so do the models. Less breakup turn down the input trim 6dB which would simulate going into the low input and give a bit more.
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    TOO MUCH SSSSSSIZZLE?? HELP PLEASE? GIVE THIS A LISTEN.

    Thanks - its odd how I'm liking amps on the Axe I don't like in real life. And I think it's all down to the cabs. Out of interest what was the guitar and pickup combo?
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    TOO MUCH SSSSSSIZZLE?? HELP PLEASE? GIVE THIS A LISTEN.

    Sorry to resurrect this, but any chance of a peak at the patch? Sounds great...
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    Robben Ford patch FW 6.0 using Dumble Clean/Dirty

    That floats my boat - saved me hours! Thanks!! 8)
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    newb 800 bright switch q

    You always get a bit more gain with a bright switch on in any amp. The bright switch puts a capacitor in series with a resistor in the signal path at some point. The resistor could be fixed or a pot (ie vol/gain) depending on the amp. The audio signal passes freely through a capacitor but the...
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    Since 6.0 upgrade, I patches don't switch cleanly

    Axe edit, try without the computer.
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    Multiple MFC-101's

    Could you not run one on midi and one on cat5? With just the cat5 running axe fx mode?
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    Looper bypass not working?

    I think I fiddled about in the cc assignments. Thats the last thing I did, can't 100% remember but I think the cc for looped bypass was set to pedal in the axe fx.
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    How do I get the feedback, similar to when you stand in front of Real Amp

    Turn it up a bit :-P
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    Less headroom on clean fenders?

    I've never got much above three on a Fender without a bit of breakup. I think the models are very close in this respect.
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    TOO MUCH SSSSSSIZZLE?? HELP PLEASE? GIVE THIS A LISTEN.

    Almost too like the amp perhaps?? Somebody mentioned drum samples on another thread, some samples are ready to go in a mix others raw. V6 is more raw, more live, more real. V5 is arguably more mix friendly IMHO. But...helpfully Fractal gave us the amp voicing control, less fizzle, select...
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    About zizle and...tests

    Just double checked and realised I had a stupid twat moment. :lol Cab Sims were off in global. Silly question, have you checked. I almost got your tone with cab sims off.....
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    About zizle and...tests

    Indeed it would be good to know what's going on - just loaded in the tones, shunted the vol block and I get pretty much the same result as the OP.
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    Go to tuner when volume pedal is down

    You can turn the tuner on but you will not see the display come up on the MFC, only on the Axe display.
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    Go to tuner when volume pedal is down

    Don't think it will work even with a custom pedal as the only way to get the MFC tuner display is to turn it on with an IA switch on the unit. If you try and use an external switch assigned to tuner it just switches the tuner on on the Axe FX. Please let me know if I'm wrong, I want to use an...
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    Looper bypass not working?

    Ignore. Went to lunch, now it works...
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    Looper bypass not working?

    Trying to setup IA1 in axe fx mode to bypass the looper. Trouble is its not working(bypassed) and the green led is showing and no change when I switch in LED or bypass status. When I look on the Axe Fx I/O menu controller page looper bypass is set to Pedal. Do I need to change this? Using...
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    P90 Pickup Noise/Hum

    Try Layout>input/gte grab the input Imp control and try one of the settings with a cap. Helps with high frequency nouse on my telecasters. I think the problem with the Axe Fx is the input circuit can be too good....
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    Tuner display on MFC triggered from external switch?

    Is it possible to get the tuner display on the MFC to show when you turn the tuner on using an external switch? I use it as a tune/mute between songs and like to have it on one half of a Boss FS6 (other half as a solo boost). I prefer the small but wide switch as my big boots aren't very precise...
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    Capturing Amp Tones With FW 6.0

    I'm planning to use a DI box between amp and speaker. Should capture all power amp tones and leave speaker interaction intact just not get the sound of the speaker.
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    Boss FV-500H with MFC-101

    I'll have to check. Didn't realise the expression output was a separate pot. Thanks!
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    Preset / IA reverse layout option

    Hi Clarky I want this ... Much more useful live as I need to hit the ia switches more than patch change during a tune. Think it's been on the wish list for a while so fingers crossed!! All I need to wish for is smaller feet.... (Hayden if you haven't guessed)
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    Boss FV-500H with MFC-101

    I'll try again. I just assumed the control wasn't working down the wrong pot value in the Boss. I thought it would only work from 25-100k?
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    Used a tube amp for practice.....

    I've spent 20 odd years going full circle. My first processor was a Yamaha FX 500 (after a boss BE5..) I thought that while it didn't sound great I could get in to sound better than any amp at the same cost (Laney Linebacker tranny combo for example). I've been through loads since, including...
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    Boss FV-500H with MFC-101

    Out of interest do you get full range control? I didn't when I tried mine.
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    "Tone Matching" Preview

    Glad to see common sense does exist here. It's not that bad this board, but it has moments.
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    I want Cliff to release profiles when feature is ready

    Did I miss an announcement that this was to be added? --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.307760,-1.121070
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    Can you read music?

    With rhythm like that you wouldn't get very far. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595276,-1.771328
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    Expression pedal not calibrating

    Anybody checked out the wah conversion kit from Mission? Looks like everything you need.
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    Recorded clip doesn't sound exactly like what I hear on the phones out.

    Ok you're using the same headphones but a different headphone amp I presume? If you send the recorded sound back to the Axe and listen how does it sound? I bet it sounds different. I'm having to use an external headphone amp to drive my favourite headphones as they're low impedance. I've got 5...
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 5.01 Up

    Thanks for the tip
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 5.01 Up

    I only spent a very short time with 4 but I think I agree. Although the new features in 5 have really helped at the clean - crunch end. Not got my high gain sounds anywhere close yet.
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    Damp

    Controls Negative feedback in the power amp. I find it more dynamic, louder and responsive high - more compressed, softer, more even and smoother with low values. In a real amp if you remove negative feedback it sounds louder but can get a bit noisy and it delivers a less flat response...
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    ATTN: Strat players - what are your in/out levels?

    Actually, this morning it's not bothering me at high levels - tone doesn't change much if at all. I'll take Zappa's lead and shut up and play my guitar.
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    Does anyone have Layout Template patches for OP1->FOH & OP2-PowerAmp+Cab ?

    There's one preset, 381 that got me started. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595177,-1.771449
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    ATTN: Strat players - what are your in/out levels?

    Going to try using the input gain control in the advanced amp tab for now - set the input for my high output guitars and compensate there. Probably not quite so good SNR but hey it works!
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    ATTN: Strat players - what are your in/out levels?

    I've had the same issue. It's hard to get my head around not having a front panel input. But it sounds good so I guess I should stop worrying. My biggest problem is strat to full on high power humbucker - strat at 100% bucker at 10%. Thinking about using a boost pedal to compensate before the...
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    Why does my Axe lock on startup sometimes?

    Will do - fingers crossed. Thanks for the help! --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595331,-1.771381
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    Why does my Axe lock on startup sometimes?

    Thanks - might have to live with it as I bought it secondhand. Oh well. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595280,-1.771320
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    Has Anyone else Noticed this

    Make yourself a speaker lead with an inline socket at one end. If your using provided back line on support gigs and it's a combo you can use that lead to access the internal speaker and use your power amp. To be honest you should be able to hook the axe fx into a speaker can faster than it...
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    Why does my Axe lock on startup sometimes?

    Just wondering if anybody else gets this. Quite often my Axe FX II locks up when I switch it on. The display is blank and the LED indicators next to the LCD are all on together with the tempo and bypass lights. Turn it on and off and its fine. Anybody else??? --- I am here...
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    Has Anyone else Noticed this

    Cab sim on? If you're using guitar speakers that is. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595226,-1.771417
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    Output level question

    So just to be clear +20dBu is outputed when the clip lights come on provided the frontpanel output controls are up full? --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.594932,-1.771493
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    1987x Treble issue in 5.1

    The first triodes in both channels are setup for different tonal and gain response. The bright cap adds extra sizzle but not the only difference. Sounds like Marshall QA is holding up well. Probably ran out of caps that day.
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    Output level question

    Too loud? What is this "too loud"? I don't understand.
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    New Axe-II User - Problem setting input level?

    Thanks Scott, Yeah I know they're there but they're not in front of me for a quick visual check live which is what I mean. Sure I can find them but I'd find it easier to have them visible all of the time, more useful to me than the input levels. The clip light is great but you then only...
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    Output level question

    Just wondering if anyone has details of the level coming out of the Axe FX II? The manual states 20dBu which is about 7.7v max if I remember. But I don't appear to get this much, that should make my amp clip. Does anybody know the level that comes out when the clip light comes on if the...
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    New Axe-II User - Problem setting input level?

    That operates the unit at unity if you shunt through all the blocks. However, I've been having trouble knowing how much I'm outputting from the Axe. I'd love level meters on the front panel, rather than hidden from view. The Axe FX II does appear to have better balanced outputs. I've got a...
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    Jump lead plexi?

    It's even simpler, a single triode different between the two channels.
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    Jump lead plexi?

    That's what I figured. Just wondered if the option is there but I've not found it! --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595349,-1.771442
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    Jump lead plexi?

    Is there a way of getting a jump lead plexi/both normal and bright channels on together? The only way I've tried is running two amp models but it doesn't sound right. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.594843,-1.771601
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    Man your guitar sound rocks, but.......

    Glad someone got my English humour! I mean, how many guitarists can read....?? --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.595051,-1.771215
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    Man your guitar sound rocks, but.......

    Erm, why would you not use a metronome? You can learn anything with a score and a metronome.
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    XLR outs phantom power question

    Thanks! The desk has got it switched in banks of 8, still not figured put why some high end desks do that. Once destroyed a bass amp DI...
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    XLR outs phantom power question

    Quick question, is it ok to plug the XLR outs into a desk that has phantom power on? Does the axe fx have cap/transformer isolated outs? --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=53.645771,-1.778982
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware Version 5.00 Up

    Just had a lock up this morning - all the lights on and blank screen. Cured with a reboot. Guess I was lucky! Struggling with some slight background distortion on my fender cleans. It's very similar to a distortion I get on some of my real amps, testament to the accuracy I guess! --- I am...
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    Version 5.00 firmware preview

    For my money put the dynamic speaker modelling in the amp section. That's a missing link between the real cab and the modelled amp, should improve things for those of us using guitar cabs and clean power amps as the modelled power amp will react like its hooked up to a cab. If this is what...
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    First impressions

    Hi Terry Yes borrowed the Ultra, initially for about a month then a few times after that. While it was impressive it wasn't quite good enough for me to let the moths escape from my wallet! I'm looking for accurate amp models more than anything else, effects are a bonus. The ultra needed the...
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    First impressions

    So after 48 hours I'm still well in the honeymoon period with the Axe FX II, but here's what I think so far. 1) Great models, easy to get workable tones quickly unlike the Ultra I've spent a month with that was a pain to dial in. 2) Sounds excellent through a clean power amp and a decent...
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    Today Axe FX day

    Thanks guys I'm back - long day but I had to do a few work related meetings on the way. Spent all of 2 minutes playing it and even from that I can tell it's much better than the ultra I borrowed for a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to getting into it. Cheers!
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    Today Axe FX day

    Hi Guys It's 5:42am and I'm about to drive over 400 miles to collect my axe fx II. So hello - been lurking for a while but Clarky and Brian Kellner have convinced me this is the processor to get. Bye for now.
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