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Warmoth guitar bodies - top wood options?

I have an old one. Like 1994 neck that may be what they call now 'vintage modern' with no 'heel adjust' . It's better. I have one left of the heel adjust. I think that is a 2 way truss rod. It has a wide floyd R4 with an EVH back profile. The feel of that neck is so cool...but again...
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- Post #63
- Yesterday at 12:08 AM
- Forum: The Lounge
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Warmoth guitar bodies - top wood options?

I've bought maybe 3 necks with the 'modern' truss. They seem heavy and non-resonant. And I hate that. I am all about better technology for guitars. I want a neck that is easier to adjust and is more precise. But don't take my word for it. It's just my limited experience. It's kinda...
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- Post #61
- Thursday at 10:54 PM
- Forum: The Lounge
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Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.04 Public Beta #2

Im sure someone will tell me I'm nuts... But this thing sounds absolutely enormous. There's something about the mids that is so fat and juicy.
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- Post #98
- Jan 29, 2026
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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How to achieve a more enjoyable headphone experience?

There's a lot of great info in this thread. I've found that when I have a truly good sound going... my cheapest headphones sound great and inspiring. So much so that I use them to check my tones. I remember years of having what I thought was a good sound, and suffering in IEM. It was me...
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- Post #21
- Jan 19, 2026
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Axe-FX III vs. Axe-FX II XL+

I got my 2 in 2014 (i think). It sits 3 feet away from my 3. I play them both regularly. The 2 still sounds great, but it does not sound 'better' than the 3 by any stretch of opinion or imagination. OP simply needs more time on the 3.
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- Post #25
- Jan 19, 2026
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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MIDI question coming from Digitech 2101 to Axe FX 3

I believe the Axe can 'ignore redundant PC commands' or some such...meaning that you can send the scene as a CC along with the PC and if the preset is the same, then only the scene will change. I'm an idiot, so I have a FC-12 AND a FCB connected to my AXE and I use the FCB to simply send scene...
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- Post #18
- Jan 9, 2026
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.02 Release

Take care of yourself Cliff! Rediscovering the Splawn Nitrous 1 in this firmware. Blown away. Maybe the best hard-rock tone I've ever heard.
- squealie
- Post #147
- Dec 22, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Im sure im kicking a dead horse here...

It's funny. In 5+ years with the Axe3... Leon's presets are the ONLY ones that sound exactly like what I hear on the demos. I reckon its that I use similar guitars/pickups and have a similar style. If i may be so bold.
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- Post #24
- Dec 14, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Having problems with volume going out to PA on axe fx III

Nonsense!
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- Post #10
- Oct 19, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Power Amp Modeling Off: Speaker Damage?

Common speaker damage is from overheating the voice coil. A short burst wont do that IIRC. Enormous excursion might damage stuff, but guitar speakers are tough to do that to. Listen to the speakers at normal level, and if they sound ok, they probably are ok.
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- Post #3
- Oct 19, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Axe-Fx III Firmware 30.00 Public Beta #2

SansAmp is killer. And way too hot signal wise just like the real one.
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- Post #106
- Oct 18, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Fryette vs Tube head as power amp

Nobody is talking about the impedance curves. Are they stacked when you use a tube power amp on top of the Axe with power amp modelling on? I think so. Anyways... I run 2 4x12s with an older Crown power amp that's like 300 watts a channel. Wallop.
- squealie
- Post #62
- Oct 11, 2025
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
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Just discovered the Plexis...what's next?

I was messing with my Axe2 last night and stumbled on the Euro Blue. Put the YA Mesa V30 cab on it. I was really stoked at how punchy and fat it sounded. Dialed up the same combo on the 3 and am thrilled with this model. The presets never agreed with me...but turn the mids down a hair...
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- Post #47
- Sep 25, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Just discovered the Plexis...what's next?

Ive been loving the Jumped Plexi preset 76. It's the 50W. It cleans up so juicy. Also the first dynacab I've really enjoyed.
- squealie
- Post #25
- Sep 19, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion
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Not a Bug Solved. Not a bug! Tuner works improperly when the unit is externally clocked to 48kHz with firmware 29.01

As a layman, I'd wonder how a developer would go about determining this. In the world of microcontrollers, the clock is THE thing. It drives the logic through the gates. I guess you could compare the external clock to the internal clock somehow... but could you do it in software? I'm...
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- Post #15
- Sep 12, 2025
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Discussion