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    Who's Planning To "Eventually" Move Up To The III?

    I don't know. At this stage of my life/career, moving up to the III when I already have a perfectly good II would be sorta like trading in a 2015 Porshe for a 2018 Porsche when the '15 model spends the vast majority of its time in the garage. As appealing as a new model is, there's just no...
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    Is a power conditioner really necessary with axfx?

    I have no illusions about the filtering or surge/sag leveling capabilities of most devices on the market. They're mostly a joke, marketed to prey on people's insecurities about expensive gear, as if the guys who design fancy computer-based electronic gear know nothing about power. Phbbt. The...
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    Fixed 48k Sample Rate Impedes Recording Studio Integrations

    I could be wrong, but I think the 44.1Khz sampling rate is an unfortunate relic of early adherence to Nyquist's theorem that says a sampling frequency a little over double the sampled frequency will return an accurate reproduction of the original waveform. In audio, we really don't care about...
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    XL+ Becoming Obsolete?

    I agree. I remember when the original AxeFx came out, everybody was just touching themselves in excitement because it was such a peerless revolutionary product. Granted, it has improved over the years, but it's still heads above most stuff out there. No need to get all butthurt over a new...
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    Any dev/tech that can explain how this works?

    The one I heard didn't change the tone of the guitar, and was a pretty effective device. Not quite as good as a gate, but damned close, and with no switching.
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    Any dev/tech that can explain how this works?

    I don't know, but I suspect that opposed to a noise gate, it's a very narrow band filter, designed to notch out maybe 58 to 62 hz. Since it's so narrow, you wouldn't necessarily notice it's missing, but it takes out the powerline carrier. I haven't played around with it, but I suspect that...
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    Strange noise when combining Axe FX with Boss FC-300

    Possibly. You might try just moving things around - separate them more. It's possible that whatever is sensitive to the switcher can be put out of range. The field they put out is usually fairly small, unless it's a high-current supply. Computer power supplies, for instance, are switchers with...
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    Fractal Expression Pedal Tale of the Taper

    Right. There's little excuse to suffer treadle response with this gear. If you can't get it to match your preferences, chances are you're just barking at the moon instead of adjusting things properly.
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    Strange noise when combining Axe FX with Boss FC-300

    Powerlines operate at a frequency very near the lower limit of human hearing so they're difficult to hear. What most people hear and identify as powerline noise is harmonics and other noise riding on the powerline and being modulated by it. If what you're hearing is a rather high frequency, it's...
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    Chinese guitar knock-offs... opinions?

    Then skip the Gibson and the counterfeit and buy a Korean design copy. An Agile AL-3200 is arguably a better Les Paul than a Gibson Les Paul Custom and can be had for $500 or so.
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    Fractal Expression Pedal Tale of the Taper

    According to Code Poet's post above... So, longer than perhaps you'd prefer. But, according to all reports, the Fractal units are much smoother both in operation and response, so it may be worth getting used to a little more travel. I know myself, years ago I was quite impressed with the...
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    Power Conditioner help

    As has been mentioned already, most of those "surge/noise suppressor/regulator" units are nothing more than glorified outlet strips. To get something that will actually regulate voltage would be much larger, heavier and cost substantially more. Thing is, all you really need is an outlet strip...
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    How many expression pedals are you using?

    I installed 4 (Mission) pedals when I built the pedalboard, along with 4 discrete switches (Boss), since that's how much I/O is on the MFC. I wanted it all out, whether I used it or not. Figured it would be easier to build it out once rather than try to modify the 'board for expansion later. The...
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    Show us your MFC setups! (post your pics)

    Nicely done! It's been far too long since I programmed my controller pedals, so I'm no help there. I have the memory persistence of a goldfish.
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    “... you should DEFINITELY buy a ______! “

    Not as ambitious as some suggestions, but Digitech's new "Freqout" pedal is great fun, particularly for "bedroom" players. Thing works like a champ - highly authentic - and the effect doesn't exist in the AxeFx.
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