Hi Tom! My name is Michael Wilmot. I play in one of Cincinnati's top rock bands...Bad Habit. We're on Facebook. Once I get my II, I will be replacing my current live rig and using the Axe-fx exclusively. The other guitarist in the group owns OLS productions/Waycross Studios. I want to get him some face time with the unit in the studio. I think it would be an excellent addition to the studio gear. Right now, he's using Pro-tools guitar modeling and it just doesn't do it for me.
I'm a huge proponent of line direct guitars, having ran my rigs like that since the late 80's. I never got the Ultra I had worked into my live rig, being on hiatus for most of the time I had it. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam wanted tax cash and I was forced to sell it last fall. I have regretted it ever since. I am really looking forward to playing the Cincinnati scene with the II. Michael