Mojo? Yeah, right... whatever, this guy had no clue!
been thinking about this...
we all have our fave lil' 'terms' for things that are not actually correct / formal terms...
"add a little air"
"sounds boxy"
"sounds warm"
jeez.. this list could seriously go on..
never heard 'mojo' before... but thinking about it... in context, it's not that unreasonable...
I wouldn't be so hard on the soundy for his 'mojo' comment..
we all know that real cabs do add their own 'something' to the tone..
try turning your cab block off and listen through the cans or FRFR monitors...
and you'll quickly hear the difference..
I can only guess that this particular guy may have had past experiences when DI-ing rack fx that have not all been good..
and maybe he's had limited / no exposure to the Axe-II [and let's be honest, the Axe is exactly common compared to Line6 / Boss / etc units]..
and likewise.. throwing a lesser unit through a cab would no doubt have a positive impact on the tone [even with it's cab sims set on]..
my guess is...
this guy may not be a dick, he may not be talking crap, or be a dinosaur...
he's more likely acting based upon what he's had experience with...
and setting up the guitars is only part of what he has to do during the sound check...
my guess is that he's playing safe.. and trying to do the best job he can, as quickly as he can based upon his own experience..
and if his FX-unit DI-ing experience is based around lesser units, that'd explain his reluctance to dial out the low end..
we all know that with respect to the Axe, what he says / does is untrue...
but if he's not encountered the Axe before, he won't know what we know...
so his 'mojo' comment, really isn't all that surprising...
it's not a poor reflection on the Axe....
and likewise, it don't mean he's a dick either..