Sorry, I don't understand. Did your Ultra stop working when Axe II was announced? Do some of the features you paid for no longer work?
All I can say is Cliff has always taken care of his customers. All the feelings are fine, we are entitled to feel however we feel, yet why not wait to see what options become available before passing judgment. If you have an Ultra already, then you know that it is an awesome machine and you will not be disappointed with it's performance. Cliff continually has offered FREE firmware updates to us, and I for one have no other feelings other than gratitude.
I hope all at Fractal and the amazing products they produce continue to amaze me and that I continue to get the oppportunity to enjoy them.
Wishing Cliff and all at Fractal a warm Congratulations on the new Axe II. I am loooking forward to spending a good long time with one as soon as possible!!
By the way, I know a company that holds all of their new products VERY tight to the vest, maybe you have heard of them, APPLE...
Yes, and all of Apple's products are MADE IN CHINA -- which doesn't seem to bother most people ...
I love the logic of a guy threatened by upgrades buying a Mark V, good thing they never change that amp!
FML, literally just bought my Ultra like last month after much deliberation lol. To everyone with the "it will still sound just as good mentality", I agree 100%, only it won't have USB to MIDI or a plethora of other nice features(not to mention processing power and silent operation).
Don't get me wrong, my Ultra is still a great piece of hardware... only a lot of the features that it didn't come with that I would have preferred it did are now available. Like most people, I just don't have another $2,000 to drop on the new feature set, and haven't had my Ultra long enough to get $2,000 worth of use out of it (yet).
... will us "pre II" owners (Ultra and Standard) still be getting upgrades for these models (with new amps and effects) on a regular basis?
And how long will the support for the Ultras and Standards last for?
PS, still in love with my Ultra, and waiting to for the Axe FX III...
Cheers
Congrat's to Cliff and everyone at Fractal for bringing out another "over the top" product. The feature set in the new AxeFx II appears spot-on for the kinds of things we've been asking for. I have no doubt that this new product will have an even greater impact on the industry to the benefit of Fractal Audio.
Unfortunately, once again I find myself embarrassed by the responses of some of our community. My Ultra is only two years old and while it no doubt depreciated in resale-value overnight, it's still a much better tool than I am an engineer and is and has been worth much more than I paid for it. I'll no doubt upgrade at some point in the near future but my Ultra is still a better unit today than it was the day I bought it at full price. No sour grapes here - it's just the inescapable march of progress. I for one am happy to see that Fractal has "raised the bar" once again!
cheers and again - Congrat's!
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