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    Best poweramp for Axe III (Goal: LOUDDDDD)

    I got an LXII recently, and was expecting great things, compared to my Matrix GT1000FX. Although the LXII is superb, what I found was just how good the Matrix really is. There's not a lot between them at all. I will continue to use both, but the Matrix will get the most use overall due to its...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I’ve left all my 100 or so presets as they were, due to the fact that even a soft reset would wipe a lot of settings out, such as GEQ settings, IC settings etc. What I’ve found is everything sounds just fine or even better than before with the old settings, so I can just get on with the business...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    It would be a cool idea within Axe-Edit to be able to right click on any parameter in the amp block and have it 'set to default'.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I love the updates that just make everything sound somehow better without having to adjust anything, this FW is one of them. 👍
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    Best poweramp for Axe III (Goal: LOUDDDDD)

    The LXII is a great pairing because it's so transparent, especially compared to other valve amps. It's built like a tank, which is great, but it's very heavy. Also those who whinge about excessive fan noise won't like it a lot. The internal fans are loud, and that's understandable, they're...
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    The importance of Mono for live guitar playing

    Yes, I no longer ever use the enhancer either. I'm finding it's punchier sounding enough without it. I unashamedly run OUT 1 Stereo to FOH and OUT 2 Stereo to a power amp & a Stereo cab, and will continue to do so, as I'm the only guitar player in my band, and we run our own FOH.
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    The importance of Mono for live guitar playing

    Same here, it works great, I have a stereo cab on stage, and a separate stereo feed to FOH, panned hard L/R. Sounds huge. All the internet troll talk of it not working or phase issues, or not being any good if you’re not stood slap bang in the centre of the stereo field, well that’s all total...
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    Best poweramp for Axe III (Goal: LOUDDDDD)

    I have an LXII and a Matrix GT1000FX. Sound-wise I genuinely can’t tell the difference between the two. They are both very neutral sounding, which is kind of the whole point. I can’t fault either amp. 👍
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    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    Legacy for me. I only use one cab IR across all of my presets, and it's one I shot of my own 4x12. Obviously that wouldn't be possible with Dynacabs. I'm using the IR through FOH/Monitors, and using a power amp and my real cab for stage.
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    New stage trends...

    Probably also due to the fact that there are hardly any bands anymore, certainly in the mainstream anyway. Most live acts are pop/EDM, and the stage would more likely consist of 'dancers' if anything.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.03 Release

    +1 That's a good idea.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.02 Release

    I use the Brit Silver model across many of my presets, and it’s one of my go-to models. So this one is intriguing. One thing I needed to do here was increase the amp level on all those presets. Once done, it’s sounding great (not that it didn’t previously). I Wonder what the sauce is here.…
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.01 Release

    It happens on ALL presets, and even with no signal present. It happens on most scene changes too, but it‘s not an issue on 23.05.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.01 Release

    Whatever it is, it definitely ain’t nice. Same with 24.00 too. I rolled back to the previous FW and all is well again.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.01 Release

    This is one, but all of my own presets appear to do it now.
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