dave keats
Member
Gawd, I love my AX8. I grew up in the 80's and have spent thousands of dollars and hours using various amps and pedals. The AX8 is a miracle of a tool for guitarists.
But in a live setting, I think it can also be too much without the right approach. I'm in a band that plays a mix of covers and originals. With all of the power of the Fractal, I can customize to my heart's content, getting close to the exact sound of a given cover. And with originals, I can bring a unique sound to each song.
My challenge is having to change presets during a gig. With no way to enlarge the font size on the list of presets, I find myself kneeling between songs to scroll through the presets to find the right one. I suppose I could simply arrange them to be sequenced in the same order as our setlists, but the sets change frequently, sometimes on the fly.
The solution I'm thinking of is simply using 5 or 6 presets for everything, and have a couple of different scenes to use for solos, etc. But this seems to defeat the purpose of the Fractal and its customization.
What are others doing in a live setting when it comes to number of presets?
But in a live setting, I think it can also be too much without the right approach. I'm in a band that plays a mix of covers and originals. With all of the power of the Fractal, I can customize to my heart's content, getting close to the exact sound of a given cover. And with originals, I can bring a unique sound to each song.
My challenge is having to change presets during a gig. With no way to enlarge the font size on the list of presets, I find myself kneeling between songs to scroll through the presets to find the right one. I suppose I could simply arrange them to be sequenced in the same order as our setlists, but the sets change frequently, sometimes on the fly.
The solution I'm thinking of is simply using 5 or 6 presets for everything, and have a couple of different scenes to use for solos, etc. But this seems to defeat the purpose of the Fractal and its customization.
What are others doing in a live setting when it comes to number of presets?