Use it while traveling. It's pretty cool. I also have Tonebridge. It's a very cool ipHone app that has a bunch of presets done for a certain famous tone. Some of them sound amazing.I'm using a Vox Tonelab EX.
Great tones and for backup at a now very frugal cost.
I'm setting up for the AXEIII and having the my Ax8 as backup.
I think the biggest problem with the digital backup solutions (extra AX8, POD, Amplifire etc.) is that you need to keep them updated and/or use them regularly. If you just have it in the car for two years, and then suddenly need it, you might have a problem remembering how your presets are set up.
Bought the Ampli-Firebox and then sold the AX8. Not because the Firebox is better, but I simply don't need more than 2 amps live and was able to dial in everything so it sounded almost the same.
Good for you, if the presets you made two years or more ago are still set up the way you like them, and you can still remember how to get from the Deluxe Clean to the Marshall. For me, my backup rig stays in the car. I never ever use it - I might check that it still works once a year.All of the digital products you mentioned have screens which display a preset name. So whether I created a preset 2 years ago, or yesterday, I’m going to know that “Deluxe clean” is a clean amp, or “Marshall crunch” is a crunch tone. No problem here.
Wow! I gotta admire the minimalist approach. The AX8 is such a great multi effects box and opens up so many possibilities I think I'd have a real hard time letting go of it. But congrats for not being distracted by all the cool toys and just focusing on playing the damn guitar! Rock on!!!
I think the biggest problem with the digital backup solutions (extra AX8, POD, Amplifire etc.) is that you need to keep them updated and/or use them regularly. If you just have it in the car for two years, and then suddenly need it, you might have a problem remembering how your presets are set up.