clarky
Axe-Master
amp-cab combination is the most critical part of your tone
however, I'd say no.. you don't need cab packs, the standard cabs are great..
in fact I still use the normal res cabs for a lot of things, so don't think "not ultra-res = bad", because it's just not true..
no matter what resolution, the right amp-cab combination [for your tone taste] is far more important than the cab resolution..
I do have several additional cabs / cab packs [some were free [given by FAS] and some I bought..
on their own they are pretty good.. they offer even more choice [not that there's not enough choice on-board the Axe]..
the magic with the cab packs starts when you use cab-lab to make your own mixes.. that's where you can really focus and zero in a cab mix to your amp..
like all great swords, it's double edged...
you have so much choice you can create exactly what you're looking for
you have so much choice you can piss away years trying to create exactly what you're looking for
personally, I'm happy to get my tone to approach utopia rather than find it's zip code, street and house number..
it's a shorter path, quicker place to find and means you spend more time actually playing..
the remaining minute details:
- studio: are fixed in the mix
- live: don't matter to me [cos I use real cabs]
cab packs are great...
but be very careful about getting sucked into the quest for the holy graille of tone..
unless of course you're happy to never actually play guitar again.. lmao..
however, I'd say no.. you don't need cab packs, the standard cabs are great..
in fact I still use the normal res cabs for a lot of things, so don't think "not ultra-res = bad", because it's just not true..
no matter what resolution, the right amp-cab combination [for your tone taste] is far more important than the cab resolution..
I do have several additional cabs / cab packs [some were free [given by FAS] and some I bought..
on their own they are pretty good.. they offer even more choice [not that there's not enough choice on-board the Axe]..
the magic with the cab packs starts when you use cab-lab to make your own mixes.. that's where you can really focus and zero in a cab mix to your amp..
like all great swords, it's double edged...
you have so much choice you can create exactly what you're looking for
you have so much choice you can piss away years trying to create exactly what you're looking for
personally, I'm happy to get my tone to approach utopia rather than find it's zip code, street and house number..
it's a shorter path, quicker place to find and means you spend more time actually playing..
the remaining minute details:
- studio: are fixed in the mix
- live: don't matter to me [cos I use real cabs]
cab packs are great...
but be very careful about getting sucked into the quest for the holy graille of tone..
unless of course you're happy to never actually play guitar again.. lmao..