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Recent content by JasonE

PRS finish clouding question

I am pretty sure there were some clouding issues before the late 90's. It has been an issue with a small percentage of guitars for a long time. It also seems to happen to finish colors that have natural backs like Blue Matteo. My guitar that had the issue has a natural back. They will fix it...
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- Post #31
- Wednesday at 10:59 AM
- Forum: Guitars
PRS finish clouding question

They refinished it under warranty.
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- Post #30
- Wednesday at 10:39 AM
- Forum: Guitars
PRS finish clouding question

I have been into PRS guitars since 2006. I own 14 core models, some with artist packages. Out of those guitars, I had one that the finish clouded on. It was a V12 finish. PRS had me send it to them for inspection. They refinished it with the new nitro finish they are using. This is a 2011...
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- Post #19
- Apr 15, 2024
- Forum: Guitars
Gibson es-339 question?

I have a 335 and an early custom shop 339. My 339 has the 30/60 neck. Back then there were two options for necks. From a recent discussion with a friend it sounds like the neck on mine isn't and hasn't been available for a good while. My 339 sounds very similar to my 335. I like the bridge...
- JasonE
- Post #47
- Apr 15, 2024
- Forum: Guitars
Axe Edit and Standard on MacOs Monterey

Another issue you are going to run into if you haven't yet is that once you upgrade your Mac it will only run 64 bit applications. It will not run the old Axe Edit at that point. I believe that Axe Edit is a 32 bit application. Unless you have a way to run it in a different compatibility mode...
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- Post #2
- Mar 21, 2024
- Forum: Ultra/Std Discussion
Pickup magnet swapping?

I haven't personally done any magnet changes in my pickups. I had a lot of conversations with someone who did and he encouraged me to give it it a try. He was really into it. He was taking pickups that were close to what he wanted and swapping magnets to get them where he wanted them. One...
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- Post #40
- Mar 21, 2024
- Forum: Guitars
Amp Pre / Stacking Amps

Are the amp blocks and the drive blocks sharing the same processor? From what I remember reading, I think they are. It is the reverbs and delays and such that run on the second processor, correct?
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- Post #21
- Mar 4, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Amp Block, Dynamics Tab. If you don't like the feel of the model, go here!

What I am really hoping for is to adjust these parameters and achieve the dynamics and feel of my real amps. I have a Twin Sister and am comparing that to the two Dirty Shirley models in my FM9. I use a lot of dynamics in my playing. I use my volume knob a lot on my guitar as well as...
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- Post #31
- Mar 1, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Amp Pre / Stacking Amps

Yep, I followed all of that in the video. What I am saying is that I am not sure that I can't get this same sound by using a drive block or altering the amp with a scene. It is an interesting concept. It is like putting a preamp pedal in front of your amp. I am just not sure how usable it is...
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- Post #16
- Mar 1, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Amp Pre / Stacking Amps

I have been watching through this in sections between other things. I am curious as to how much CPU an amp block uses compared to a drive block. I am not so sure that you can't get these same tones with a drive block or even just adjust the amp and store it in another scene. That would...
- JasonE
- Post #6
- Mar 1, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Amp Pre / Stacking Amps

Definitely tones close to what I use with real amps and pedals. I may try to dig into some of what he is using if I get some time to play this weekend.
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- Post #5
- Mar 1, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Is there a list of shortcuts for navigating the FM9 directly?

Thank you for that. I didn't know about these. I skipped v2. I have skipped several updates because I didn't think they added much that I would use.
- JasonE
- Post #4
- Mar 1, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Amp Block, Dynamics Tab. If you don't like the feel of the model, go here!

I found a tube hardness adjustment in at least two different places. I also found that in the UI on the face of the FM9 it is only in one place and that place is different than the two other places in FM9 Edit. I haven't figured out how each of them affects the sound yet. Every time I get to...
- JasonE
- Post #29
- Mar 1, 2024
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
Amp Block, Dynamics Tab. If you don't like the feel of the model, go here!

I didn't find a thread on this topic so I thought I would create one because I think this is something really important to highlight. My FM9 is my second Fractal device. I have my old Axe Ultra and this FM9 that I was able to get in the initial run of them. My biggest complaint about Fractal...
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- Thread
- Feb 28, 2024
- Replies: 32
- Forum: FM9 Discussion
NGD- Gibson ES-339

That is a good question. It has been a while since I have had one in my hands. The only one that I know for sure is the PRS hollow body. I have a couple of them. They are hollow and only have wood in them where the bridge mounts to it. They do sound different.
- JasonE
- Post #21
- Dec 11, 2023
- Forum: Guitars