phil92
Experienced
the amps I owned over the years; Blackface Fenders, Plexis (actual Marshalls and a Metro), my Mark IV that I still own, all these sound and most importantly feel right to me in the Axe FX.
I have not really ventured into the SLO yet, although I owned one. But it felt a bit too sterile at the time.
To me it's more about dynamics, character of break up and gain, reaction to playing technique and style, soft touch versus digging in and letting the tone of the guitar shine through. In those regards the Axe FX isn't lacking the tiniest bit in my experience.
(What convinced me personally to take the plunge and order one was reading an interview with Cliff and his Cliff notes on the amps. It became clear to me that he has a deep insight into amp design and periodically brings amps out of storage to compare to the model, fine tune, rinse, repeat. He came across as a dedicated tone searcher first, an engineer second and a businessman third.)
I have not really ventured into the SLO yet, although I owned one. But it felt a bit too sterile at the time.
To me it's more about dynamics, character of break up and gain, reaction to playing technique and style, soft touch versus digging in and letting the tone of the guitar shine through. In those regards the Axe FX isn't lacking the tiniest bit in my experience.
(What convinced me personally to take the plunge and order one was reading an interview with Cliff and his Cliff notes on the amps. It became clear to me that he has a deep insight into amp design and periodically brings amps out of storage to compare to the model, fine tune, rinse, repeat. He came across as a dedicated tone searcher first, an engineer second and a businessman third.)