? no assumption, nor idiots....aaaah the internet
Funny you should directly reply to my post. Did you assume it was meant for you?
I’ll give you my humble take and then bow out of this nonsense as it really serves no purpose at this juncture.
We have a modeling box in which FAS took a particular path in creating. Without rehashing multitudes of threads and flame wars I’ll summarize and say it is MY OPINION that FAS took the approach they did because they found it to be an overall better approach than other paths taken by other competitors. It leaves us with options to create our own sounds based upon a grid that separates the signal chain into individual components and gives us lots of parameters to adjust them. I am totally happy with my II AS IT IS because I can pretty much create any sound I want be it from the past or something entirely new. However, there is a substantial learning curve and it takes time and a willingness to learn how to use it if you want that flexibility.
Many have been turned off by the learning curve and complexity and decided other products were more suited for them even though there are limitations, perceived or not, in the separation of signal chain components. Cliff has even commented, and this is NOT a quote, something along the lines that the other products may be more suited for the plug and play types and the AxeFx(s) would be more to the liking of the persons who like to dig deeper and tweak more.
So FAS announces they will incorporate a similar simpler approach (with respect to the end user) into the II and therefore we as customers have the best of both worlds at our fingertips and choices to use it in whatever manner suits our needs at the time. Win/Win in my book.
So here we are present day with a couple of sentences saying we will have both Amp Matching and Tone Matching added to our already purchased products and we are getting the Fanboy and Zombie rhetoric? Really? Why shouldn’t people get excited over free upgrades to our products? I completely understand your inquisitiveness and I am sure many share your questions and/or points of view but I never read anything where FAS has said they can or will overcome the limitations of the other approaches. To suggest others shut their brains down simply because Cliff talks is both condescending and to be honest, plain rude in my humble opinion. TO ME, it is calling people idiots.
And yes, it is all based on assumptions because neither you nor I have any clue what will eventually be incorporated into the II or how it is developed and implemented by FAS based on the two little snippets of information and associated clips.
As one poster commented prior, it’s not always about the content, but how you present it and I think some of your comments are presented in an offensive manner. And again, that is simply my humble opinion.
I am just happy to be along for the ride and learning process and would personally appreciate not being ridiculed for any excitement I or others may find in a POTENTIAL addition to a piece of gear.
Carry on...
