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How does the AxeFX II compare to the tube amps modeled therein? The answer at this point is: I personally don't care. The AxeFX II is the yardstick for me and amps are a poor substitute. As for the experience of others? A non-fiction for me as it only matters to me what I think, how I perceive it.
I believe he was on Hoarding:Buried alive alreadyOla sells garbage to kids to pay the bills.
What else is there to say?
Define crappy?I think analog is a lot easier to get to sound good than the Axe FX is. I hear a lot of crappy sounds out of the Axe FX ... but with the right tweaking, it's just as good. You just have to know what you're doing, which I have a feeling a lot of us don't (myself included). Oh well, I'll take the sounds I've "stumbled" upon by tweaking somewhat randomly lol.
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This is your first post? You couldn't read the zillions of discussions on this here and all over the net? I'm almost wondering if this is trolling. I think it's pretty clear most here consider this product top notch.
Define crappy?
While I think down playing the tone to a spider combo is off the mark, naturally most of the parametersare gonna be over most of our heads. It's why you brought your tube amps to a tech to work on rather than cracking it open yourself and I feel like its even better because you can use it to learn the inside outs of why you like a tone. Imo anywayExactly that - Something I'd expect out of a Line 6 spider. I love the unit; you can achieve almost ANY sound you can possibly imagine. It's just that a lot of people seem to settle for much less than what the system is capable of, and I attest that to a lack of knowledge (including on my behalf). It's part of why I wish there wasn't so much controversy behind commercially sold presets - people think it's ridiculous to sell knob positions.
However, I'd go out on a limb and say most people here only understand a very, very small portion of what the Axe FX is capable of and will never see most of its potential. I would happily pay for someone who is a technician for a living who has an in-depth understanding of not only all the parameters, but also many of the different amps and pedals modeled to achieve great sounds. That way we'd only have to tweak for our pickups and our guitars (which is a process in of itself, but much more do'able for the average musician). A lot of people here take a lot of pride in their sounds, but I just feel like so much more is possible out of the unit. Just my two cents; don't rip me up.
I have heard from people like Ola Englund that the Axe Fx isn't as good as real amps. But isn't tone really subjective? Personally I think that Periphery has some of the best sounding guitar tones that I've heard on an album. I haven't bad much experience with real tube amps but I really do like my Axe tones more than what I've heard from some expensive tube amps. I know people say digital is not as good but I don't exactly agree. Thoughts?
While I think down playing the tone to a spider combo is off the mark, naturally most of the parametersare gonna be over most of our heads. It's why you brought your tube amps to a tech to work on rather than cracking it open yourself and I feel like its even better because you can use it to learn the inside outs of why you like a tone. Imo anyway