Manny Fufish
Power User
I so wanted to go with the 'looking for some head' reference with this but I'll keep the subject clean...
I jumped on the Axe FX Standard out of the gate, went to the Ultra, went to the II as soon as it came out, and now I'll be picking up the II XL+ because hey, this is my favorite piece of gear on the planet. and I love gear!
So here is my question. I have been wanting an amp, head or combo, which I can use JUST like a standard amp (set it on top of a cab, plug it in, turn some knobs, and have at it). When I dial up a model, I would hope it sounds just like I plugged into that actual amp then into whatever cab I'm plugged into. I do this now with my Axe into a Mesa 2:90 into my collection of cabs (which is growing and growing these days) and have used a Matrix and other SS power sections in the past, but man, I just want to bring an amp and a cab to a gig and make it simple...
Here is the thing, when you plug a guitar into an amp, the sound that comes out the output into the speaker is what it is. Change guitars, change cabs, turn knobs, but if the speaker output signal matches the original amps output signal exactly, then that's the amp as far as I'm concerned... The idea of having this with the number of amps (or even a subset for gods sake) that are in the AxeFX keeps me chomping at the bit... I know other companies are putting out things like this now, but before I spend money elsewhere, I would love to know if Fractal is looking into this.
Can you imagine it?!
Thanks for all you do Fractal Team, you're at the top of your game gents!
UPDATE: From later in this thread but it helps set the stage of what I'm talking about. This is one approach I have found interesting:
The BOSS WAZA is an attempt at this, and I might cave in and buy one to try it out, but I feel Fractal could do it better:
http://www.americanmusical.com/Item...uAGs2Titeg4PMdQOFnVKbxiM9yaLk2XNU0BoChZnw_wcB
Tom Quayle (AxeFX player) demo's one in this video and he loves the thing:
I jumped on the Axe FX Standard out of the gate, went to the Ultra, went to the II as soon as it came out, and now I'll be picking up the II XL+ because hey, this is my favorite piece of gear on the planet. and I love gear!
So here is my question. I have been wanting an amp, head or combo, which I can use JUST like a standard amp (set it on top of a cab, plug it in, turn some knobs, and have at it). When I dial up a model, I would hope it sounds just like I plugged into that actual amp then into whatever cab I'm plugged into. I do this now with my Axe into a Mesa 2:90 into my collection of cabs (which is growing and growing these days) and have used a Matrix and other SS power sections in the past, but man, I just want to bring an amp and a cab to a gig and make it simple...
Here is the thing, when you plug a guitar into an amp, the sound that comes out the output into the speaker is what it is. Change guitars, change cabs, turn knobs, but if the speaker output signal matches the original amps output signal exactly, then that's the amp as far as I'm concerned... The idea of having this with the number of amps (or even a subset for gods sake) that are in the AxeFX keeps me chomping at the bit... I know other companies are putting out things like this now, but before I spend money elsewhere, I would love to know if Fractal is looking into this.
Can you imagine it?!
Thanks for all you do Fractal Team, you're at the top of your game gents!
UPDATE: From later in this thread but it helps set the stage of what I'm talking about. This is one approach I have found interesting:
The BOSS WAZA is an attempt at this, and I might cave in and buy one to try it out, but I feel Fractal could do it better:
http://www.americanmusical.com/Item...uAGs2Titeg4PMdQOFnVKbxiM9yaLk2XNU0BoChZnw_wcB
Tom Quayle (AxeFX player) demo's one in this video and he loves the thing:
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