cobbler
Fractal Fanatic
One of my favorite Axe related experiences was being fortunate enough to be in a room at an Amp show where it was Cliff, Matt, James Santiago, Dweezil, and little ole me for several hours along with relatively few amp show attendees passing through. It was so slow that day that not much demoing was going on. Matt and Dweezil took the time to dial in some presets and adjust his pedals.
Watching and listening to those two was eye opening. They interact really well together almost finishing each others sentences if you know what I mean. I thought I was pretty knowledgable about the box but after that day I went away realizing I had SO MUCH more to learn. Their knowledge about not only the Axe but the hardware it models is truly impressive.
So, as many have said, if you are expecting his library to translate straight across to your system you will most likely be disappointed. We don't have the same guitars, pickups, monitoring, or skills etc. That is just plain ole common sense. However, if you are willing to take the time and do the work by studying the presets and looking at what parameters they adjusted then these could be a great resource. It would be nice if they are all updated to the latest firmware but I imagine that won't be the case. Regardless, you can always load the firmware they were created on if that information is given and simply see what they changed from the default values.
All those hours upon hours of Matt and Dweezil working together along with their years of knowledge being in the business are at your fingertips if you choose to put the effort in to learn. That is the value of this offering in my humble opinion. Invaluable might be a more appropriate adjective.
Watching and listening to those two was eye opening. They interact really well together almost finishing each others sentences if you know what I mean. I thought I was pretty knowledgable about the box but after that day I went away realizing I had SO MUCH more to learn. Their knowledge about not only the Axe but the hardware it models is truly impressive.
So, as many have said, if you are expecting his library to translate straight across to your system you will most likely be disappointed. We don't have the same guitars, pickups, monitoring, or skills etc. That is just plain ole common sense. However, if you are willing to take the time and do the work by studying the presets and looking at what parameters they adjusted then these could be a great resource. It would be nice if they are all updated to the latest firmware but I imagine that won't be the case. Regardless, you can always load the firmware they were created on if that information is given and simply see what they changed from the default values.
All those hours upon hours of Matt and Dweezil working together along with their years of knowledge being in the business are at your fingertips if you choose to put the effort in to learn. That is the value of this offering in my humble opinion. Invaluable might be a more appropriate adjective.
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