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Recent content by stevehollx

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Any EBMM owners?

My JP6 PDN pushed out my PRS Custom 24 of 10 years with the same pickups (EBMM more articulate, less boomy) and then I got a JP15 7 string and liked the older JP6 PDN more (preamp and different pickups didn’t jive with me) so found the 7 string twin for it which is rare. Petrucci influenced my...
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- Post #65
- Sep 17, 2020
- Forum: Guitars
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What's your favorite amp model?

Need to revisit Engl sims. Engl Savage tones a la Evergrey are some of my favorite crushing tones ever. For me, Mark IV and Mark Clean have been staples. Love HBE a ton, and the Lonestar/Shiva/VHT Blue all do great midgains. Really like the Slash amp for juiced marshall. I've been loving the...
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- Post #21
- Jun 28, 2018
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Always. Follow. Your. Ears.

Check out the Zendrive while you're straying away from traditional TS9 ODs. I don't like a nasally drive pedal; I'm a big fan of the Chandler OD, but also really love the Zendrive and go back and forth between the two a lot.
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- Post #2
- Aug 27, 2016
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Carlos Arcay - Kybalion - ML Cab Pack 13, 5150 and HBE Sim

This song is kicking me more than my morning coffee. Rad uptempo groove.
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- Post #5
- Aug 10, 2016
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
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Help with Sykes' Sizzle?

Try the Cameron amp. Sykes played Jose modded jcm800 on bad boy live so the Cameron will be very close. Jose mod had a LED clipping gain stage which is probably the source of that sizzle. I know he played mk3 colosseum on 1987 but I hear a more Marshall tone in his playing and wouldnt go the...
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- Post #3
- May 4, 2016
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Preset Exchange
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AX8 USA/Canada Purchase Invitations

16-Oct @ 12:22p ET waitlist confirmation. Received invite 1 hour ago.
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- Post #681
- Mar 28, 2016
- Forum: AX8 Discussion
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Favorite sounds EVM12L IRs?

What are everyone's favorite EVM12 IRs today? Anyone using the 4x12 Cali (Cliff's Boogie), 1x12 E12L, or 4x12 Rumble? Or is there other stuff floating around for cabs loaded with this speaker? Has anyone has released high quality Mesa half-back IRs loaded with EVs recently? I know redwirez...
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- Thread
- Feb 29, 2016
- Replies: 1
- Forum: User Cabs and IR's
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Time to ditch my real (somewhat rare) cabs? (Ax8 and CLR influence...)

A Mesa Boogie Mark-seriesamp into a 80's Boogie EV-loaded half-back was my sound for many, many years. The halfback cabs aren't easy to come by. Once the AxeFX came out I ditched the boogie head and it has been AxeFX controlled a LF Pro+ controller and through a QSC PLX1804 SS poweramp into...
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- Thread
- Feb 28, 2016
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
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How many don't use reverb at all for live?

On the flip side of the coin, doesn't Bonamassa stage multiple reverbs and delays in his lead sound? Perhaps there's a difference between natural room reverb and reverb for color and depth on the decay of notes in lead playing. But reverb in dirty rhythm playing I'm not a fan of...
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- Post #36
- Dec 20, 2015
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Running a solid state Gibson Lab Series into the Axe Fx as a preamp? Help!

Raises the question why the Lab hasn't been modeled yet? That seems to be the most asked for amp left to be modeled. Though I get that Ty used it more as a 'drive pedal' instead of an amp, and rather with the preamp gutted and in front of another amp, but TONE.
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- Post #4
- Jul 2, 2015
- Forum: Rigs and Routing
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Marshall-esque amps for high gain tones?

I concur on the Friedmans and the Splawns being at the top of the pack for me.
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- Post #23
- Jun 25, 2015
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Axe-Fx II Firmware 18.11 Released

That's not how the software development industry is going. Most people have turned to fast, agile development with quick and incremental releases (even at the mercy of failure) that allow for people to understand misdirection and issues earlier in a timeline: Scrum (software development) -...
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- Post #103
- May 1, 2015
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Understanding the IIC+

The layout of a real mark series amp had the knobs in order of the amount of effect on the gain (aside from the actual lead drive gain knob): volume, treble, bass, mid. Volume and the the treble knob have a huge impact on the gain structure. You really have to consider that the Volume, treble...
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- Post #9
- Apr 15, 2015
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
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Those with First Gen Liquid Foot controllers - Handling X/Y?

How are those with first gen LF controllers handling X/Y with the AxeFx II? It seems the two best ways would be * Step-Thru: The challenge here is that the LED stays in red on this mode regardless of the underlying FX block state. * IA with Hold: This may be be the better approach, but I'm...
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- Thread
- Dec 26, 2014
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Other MIDI Controllers
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Has there been any changes in the other amps lately?

Yes the Mesa amps were reworked with v17. You will need to reprogram your Boogies' settings.
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- Post #2
- Dec 18, 2014
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion