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    The Crying Machine - Steve Vai (cover)

    Not only did you do a great job! That is one of my favorite Vai songs.
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    How do you listen to music?

    In front of my computer (or in the same room) my Tannoy Reveal 402 monitors. Also use a Bose Soundlink speaker (bluetooth) small internal battery sounds decent. There are better models but I still like these. Bose ear-buds when walking or somthinglike that. Mostly the sound system in my pickup...
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    Axe FX II and Kemper Profiler (Yes, another one...please read!)

    Late to the party! Got a Axe Fx standard in 2009 and went to the II when it came out a few years ago, the short love it! Tried a friends Kemper while helping him out with some midi stuff months ago, also sounded great! For what I do and like, Axe Fx for me. Skimmed through this thread and of...
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    New Fractal Day

    Nice!!
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    AXE FX II or FX8?

    Personally I would go with the Axe FX, I rather have it all than have regrets down the line. Just because I am not interested i a feature today does not mean I wont have in the future. But then again there is this teaser, might be something to consider if you are not in a hurry...
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware 18.00 Public Beta

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    Your D.A.W. of choice?

    Also a Sonar user in my case since IV, and have not upgraded since X1. Very comfortable with it however, since reading this thread have downloaded PreSonus Studio One 2. And will also give Reaper a go. Have not done anything with it but looks pretty straight foward. It also makes me nervous...
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    Eddie Van Halen Interview at the Smithsonian

    I was at that show! Steve Stevens ruled that night plain an simple! Come to think of it Steve has ruled every night I have ever seen him. Seen Ed back in the day, namely opening for Sabbath. He was so on top of his game.
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    Digitech the drop. How do they do?

    Ohhh I'm getting one! John
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    Who here uses real pedals along with their AxeFX?

    Just a TC Poly Tuner for me. But my effects have always been pretty meat and potato, however I do take advantage of the routing features of the Axe Fx. Also not opposed to using pedals. John
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    Les Paul speakers??

    I hear you. I am still on X1 and there is no need for me to upgrade till I put together a new PC (plan to do it in the next 6 months or so). Been using Sonar since 4.xx but not so sure anymore. May go a different route, in the future. John
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    Guitar cables. What's your flavor?

    For me either Canare GS6 or Mogami 2524. Some of my Canare's are 30 years old with no sign of rot in the outer casings. Have used assorted ends through the years with both. John
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    Les Paul speakers??

    I know your right All hope is fading, especially after his year.
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    Les Paul speakers??

    Stop, please stop! i am getting sick John
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    Les Paul speakers??

    That is sad for me to read. I have two Les Pauls and a Flying V that I cherish they are my best sounding guitars compared to anything else I own or have owned. (As I have stated before on a different thread) I always have hope that Gibson will look at other companies like Music Man, PRS (to name...
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    Les Paul speakers??

    Agree with all comments above, but this one just drives it home. John
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    MFC preset doesn't match axe fx 2xl preset?

    Kind of weird since its not consistent. Why not just do a factory reset on the board. Hold down switch #11 and power on the board and just follow the prompt to confirm you want to do a factory reset. Of coarse you will have to redo your IA's, preset bank size and tell the MFC what port to use...
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    Axe FX vs Mesa Mark IV 12" combo

    You might want to consider a cap job for the Fender. Or at the very least pull the chassi and see if any of the caps are bulging or leaking. John
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    Axe FX vs Mesa Mark IV 12" combo

    I have a Mark IV that I have had since 93 and have always loved the amp but truth of the matter it has been in storage for a few years. Last year around this time I had a possible sale for it, so took it home and ran it through its paces and I was really enjoying it. The sale fell through and I...
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    Ritchie Kotzen Till you Put Me Down

    http://youtu.be/zLngixyIpfM
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    Anyone use Sirius XM?

    Funny you mention that- I had two subscriptions (with Sirius) ever since Howard Stern went on board. I enjoyed some of the other channels but you might as well put them on a loop (boring!) driving long distances I liked it allot. And it could be me but I find the quality has gone way done hill...
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    It's been (mostly) fun...

    I disagree (I get it). By taking down the videos, this takes away any future messages/inquiries that Chris might receive on that particular video or subject. Starting with a “clean slate” so to say. John
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    Atomic Amplifiers CLR Vs. Mission Engineering Gemini 1

    Another Gemini owner here in my case I have the passive version of the cab, have only had it a short time but really liking it! Was using (and still have) the JBL SRX712M’s, the same ones Cliff has used I liked them the first time I heard them, and still do. But the dispersion pattern would...
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    Marketplace.org interview with Gibson CEO

    Being the owner of a 1980 Les Paul Standard, a 2007 Les Paul Custom and a 1982 Flying V. Listening to that interview jus F***ing killed me. The above guitars are my babies, they simply have more personality and are just better tone machines in general, than any Fender Ibanez and Music Man guitar...
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    What happened to Chris Katsukuri's Video's??

    I know no one here is saying anything to be mean spirited or anything like that. But commenting, on what Chris’s finance’s MIGHT be, is being a bit rude. (just saying) John
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    Why would anyone buy a Kemper over the Axe-FX II?

    Similar feelings Went over my friend’s house a few months ago and he has a powered Kemper running through a Mesa 4x12 cab, myself I am FRFR with my Axe as you can see in my signature at the bottom. Anyway I was really digging his setup and although routing is a bit limiting it was still way...
  27. 6L6C

    NGD! Charvel action

    Nice!! Dont be to quick to get rid of the JB, play with the pickup height and live with it for a few days and repeat if necessary.
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    Ruminating on Selling Amp Collection

    I still have my Mesa Mark IV and a 2x12 cab and truth of the matter they have been sitting down in my storage facility for over two years. I did have it out a about 5 months ago, for I was thinking of selling it to someone who was interested and wanted to make sure there were no issues. Anyway...
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    Dedicated sticky for the great AxeFx video tutorials

    I think it's a good idea. And the ones that come to mind are made by Chris (Chris@KatsuKuriMedia) https://www.youtube.com/user/KKMmusic/videos Very good audio and video, explains things in detail with some real world examples. But does not over explain and complicate things. And another...
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    Who made you start playing guitar?

    For me: Was back in 76 and was just entering Junior High, one of the classes I was shoved into was guitar. After day one I could not get enough, a few months later my parents got me a no-name acoustic for Christmas. Which is funny for what it is, it is a dam decent guitar! No buzzing decent...
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    Finally about to upgrade from the Axe Ultra to the Axe II

    I think you will be in for a surprise. I got the Axe Fx II pretty much when it came out 1.xx and right then and there it was a night and day difference between that and the Ultra/Standard and now we are at firmware 15.xx and thats a night and day difference from 1.xx. But I have to say I sold...
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    King’s X touring cancelled ... Sorry to hear this..

    Thats not good, since drumming is pretty physical to begin with. Makes me wonder if he will ever be able to return to it; in a touring fashion.
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    Gibson Price Increase

    Me too got a 80 in 81 (Les Paul standard), my favorite guitar. I also have a 1984 Flying V and a 2007 Les Paul custom shop, they are my best sounding guitars out of everything I own and have owned in the past.
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    Mesa IIC+ with Axe-Fx II

    You might find this interesting I am quoting from a different thread a few months back.
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    D00d, s'riously... o_0

    I found his mentor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PpAG8gTURw
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    Solution to dim LED's on MFC

    Thanks! Just ordered a set to try.
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    Saw a true master play here tonight - ( non metal content)

    For anyone that may have not seen this rig rundown. Rig Rundown - Larry Carlton - YouTube
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    Arjen Lucassen Tone

    Really? I think Argen is a very good guitar player! But I feel when he writes he just has the big picture in mind. Same with his tone he is definitely looking for something but does not seem to obsess over it, he will just double track triple track whatever. Even in the studio I believe he has...
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    Any way to physically lock up Axe Fx?

    Taking the POD may be a good idea, or if you don't plan on going beyond the dorm with your guitar maybe a Yamaha THR-10 desktop amp. Good sounds perfect for practice, like the POD and Axe Fx can be used as a recording interface
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    It's Here woohoo

    Nice!
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    4CM - interested to hear your feedback

    Since you seem like you are going to use nothing but effects you may want to wait a bit, for the FX8 http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/86923-coming-soon.html As for noise I think allot of it has to do with the amp. Example; I had a DigiTech GSP1101 that I used 4 cable method...
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    Metallica at Glastonbury...

    Seen them back in 1984 they were opening for Ozzy (Bark at the Moon tour) at the time I was not really into them but later through the years developed a liking for them. I own some of there albums but still don't consider myself a fan, but over all like them. But I did walk away from that show...
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    Cliff & Company: What FRFR/Monitors do YOU use for reference monitoring?

    Yeah a couple of years ago was not all that happy with the solution I was using and not sure were to go. Then heard the JBL's at the NY Amp Show, a few weeks later I got a pair, very happy with them. Glad I went to that show just made the decision so easy. John
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    What MIDI cable do I need?

    7 pin to 7 pin Also dont forget you still have to plug the transformer for the Ground Control to the Axe Fx phantom power
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    Ernie Ball Cobalts...anyone else try them yet?

    That’s the way I feel also. I got 2 sets of cobalt’s when they came out, from the get-go did not like them but decided to live with them. Got use to the feel but did not care for the sound, mostly on the 5th & 6th strings. Tried adjusting pickup height and all that but still did not care for...
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    AxeFx sighting... rigs for Linkin Park

    Amazing all of this, from one little statement. That was meant as a joke in the first place. I mean he put the little laughing face in, and everything. This thread is pretty dam funny as a whole, or maybe I should say a observer.
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    How do I temporarily block my Floyd Rose tremolo?

    Oh that inspires confidence. :mrgreen
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    Coming Soon

    Luke Man talk about timing for you! I seen the other post were you have a inbound Friedman amp. John
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    Anybody else think this is ridiculously stupid (petition against digital modelling)

    It must be great to have so much time on your hands. F***ing amazing! What arrogance on multipliable levels, to boot!
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    PETRUCCI'S 2014 TOUR RIG RUN DOWN....

    Totally agree, also even the Triaxis on its own is incredibly powerful. I know I use to have one!
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    New Axe FX II XL and Mark IV setup

    BTW nothing is written in stone, just because you are using a real guitar amp does not mean you have to turn off the power amp sims on the Axe Fx, but when having issues like you decribed it is a good starting place. Same goes for the cab sims (especially for cab sims, in my book) when you are...
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    New Axe FX II XL and Mark IV setup

    Since you are playing through a real cab and real amp (power amp section I am referring to) Did you turn off the cab? Did you turn off the power amp sim's. Common mistake and would explain what you are experiencing. John
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    New Axe FX II XL and Mark IV setup

    First off, thank you! As far as my DAW monitors, as of right now I am using Tannoy (Reveal 402). There is bigger better and so on, but once I had them for a while and got in tune with them, so to say. No problems; the 402’s are small, however they have a surprising amount of low end content, but...
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    New Axe FX II XL and Mark IV setup

    Hi Joe Yeah no problem there whatsoever, as long as the monitors are powered. Thats what I do, the JBL monitors you see in my signature I only use them for playing out or band rehersal. At Home I just play the Axe Fx II through the same monitors I use for my DAW. And dont forget the Axe Fx II...
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    Can You read music?

    Cute for sure I do read but am a bit rusty, you won't catch me sight reading same with theory know it but have to think about it at times
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    Tower of Axe Fx's!

    And four of them XL's nice!!
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    New Axe FX II XL and Mark IV setup

    My advice: try it all ways! Chances are pretty good you will switch setups a few times. I had first got an Axe FX Standard, the idea at the time was use it to practice with (in my house) and have the ability to lay down tracks 2:00 AM if I wanted. And for live applications use it in the loop...
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    Help with Joe Bonamassa tone.....

    Something else worth mentioning, to me it looks he uses some substantial cable runs Guitar>Board>front of giving Amps. I dont know if he uses any buffers or if any of his pedals (for that particular day) he uses has buffers in them, if not thats a bit of capacitance going on. Roll off some high...
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    Help with Joe Bonamassa tone.....

    As stated by dpeterson he runs two amps at a time, although he considered his Marshall Silver Jubilee the core of his sound. And his cabinets are loaded with some sort of EV However I believe this has changed the past year or so (big surprise, the man loves his gear) Rides the volume on the...
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    How do I temporarily block my Floyd Rose tremolo?

    Same here!!
  61. 6L6C

    What made you smile today.

    HELLO - - - HELLO - - - PICTURES PLEASE PICTURES NOW!!!!! Nice score sir !! John
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    Wanted to share a FW 14.04 Beta improvement (Audio Clip)

    And although I am not a big re-amping guy this is the reason I record that third dry track, anyway. If I am in the middle of a project and a new firmware comes out that I feel that strongly about, I’m going to finish that project with the new firmware and just re-amp everything else. Otherwise...
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    An Interesting Finding While A/B'ing the AFII and KPA

    I agree, I follow Pete also. He puts it out there takes whatever he is reviewing and featuring it in some song he wrote and I never got the impression his reviews are forced. And the songs always sound great! As for the Kemper and Pete he will take it (if he has one), have a favorable review...
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    What made you smile today.

    I'm convinced guitar is my therapy, and is probably the reason I never made the 10:00 news through the years. :mrgreen
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    New Guitar Day!!

    Same here I have a couple of Les Paul’s also and totally agree with you All my Paul’s have 50’s wiring also, totally agree!! My advice: Live with the guitar a while, enjoy it! If you are going to do something change the wiring to 50’s/vintage, even if you don’t want to go with PIO caps at...
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    SKB injection mold machine time elapse

    When I use to have big racks of gear (you know to play in front of 50 people)I had ground loops from all the different gear, preamp, power amp, processor , pedal tray and so on Humfrees Rack Isolation Tabs | Sweetwater.com When put in correctly they isolated the gear from the rack rails and...
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    SKB injection mold machine time elapse

    I like that SKB took a little time and though into documenting that. John
  68. 6L6C

    You might be a fractalite (fasjunkie?) if

    Don't worry you are not alone.
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    NGD: 01 Pre-Lawsuit PRS Single Cut 10 Top

    NIce top !! Scott From the photo that looks like a wraparound bridge, how are you liking it as far as intonation goes? John
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    CLR vs JBL SRX712M

    Just curious if anybody has had the opportunity to compare these two. A large part of the reason I have the JBL's is from going to shows were Fractal was present and had these (JBL) and other companies offerings present. And the JBL's just destroyed anything else present made the choice real...
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    Back to a tube power amp / review about real speakers and power amps with the Axe II

    Yeah as mentioned on the other thread, i broke out my my Mark IV to check it out with intention to trade it up for something else (Taylor guitar) and like you forgot what I had. Anyway did not need the Mark IV for the trade and though I would just sell it. Well ---- I think I will just keep it...
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    Counterfeit Guitars

    No problem and I get it, Gibson HAS, DOES & WILL continue to be a less than stellar company especially when it comes to customer service and pricing. And although things do happen for the money that Gibson charges there should be allot less problems. I have two Les Paul’s and I love them one is...
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    Counterfeit Guitars

    I did not mean it to turn into a debate about about how high American Guitars are and didn't want Gibson to turn into the whipping post. After all there were Fender clones and Taylor clones there too, some of them get pretty pricey also, I know just picked up a Taylor Monday a little under...
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    Counterfeit Guitars

    I know you are right on all counts Still gets to me John
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    Counterfeit Guitars

    A quick news story Counterfeit Guitars Seized I know it goes on everyday but shit like this just pisses me off, for a variety of reasons. I think of some kid (or adult) buying that first Gibson or Fender only to find out later perhaps years, thats it not the real thing. And also the fakes...
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    Back to a tube power amp / review about real speakers and power amps with the Axe II

    No I never really approached it like that, in theory sounds like a good idea. But I am like “scorch” like him I have tried the EL34/6L6 combination a few times never really worked out for me, but know others who love it. (Different Strokes) For me I did like what it did to the cleans R1 a bit...
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    Back to a tube power amp / review about real speakers and power amps with the Axe II

    Tremonti Didn’t you also have a GT800 or GT1000 some time back? And if so what are you liking about the 1600 compared to those amps? I use to run the Standard with the 4 cable method and my Mark IV, sounded real good! started with just using the effects and using the Mark IV’s preamp section...
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    Axe II XL preset extras

    I have a Mark 1 and have no plans to upgrade, till say the Axe Fx III. But yeah if I was to buy today I would go with the XL. When it comes to this type of stuff I like latest and greatest
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    trailer trash boards?

    My board is a 28x16 as you can see everything fits nicely, to secure everything to the board I use dual lock as opposed to Velcro, much stronger (but Velcro is still fine). I also use a NE8FF (ETHERCON COUPLER BARRELL)My Axe Fx and MFC are Mark 1’s and I don’t trust those connectors fully in and...
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    Focus of New Development

    The unit is already more than I ever imagined but I did vote for Other: Synth/Wah/Pitch etc In a future unit; the AF III two things I would like to see (off the top of my head) Blue tooth to be used with the editor, on your laptop, iPad, whatever. With no cable to worry about. A new reverb...
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    ...

    I picked the first and thats pretty much, guessing, gut feeling, whatever you want to call it. John
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    Cleaning a guitar finish

    I have had my Les Paul for 32 years and just recently found something in the past three years. No matter what I cleaned it with the back of the neck became very tacky quickly. My guitar tech turned me on to "MusicNomad" products. I use three of there products, the first. "Pro Strength Guitar...
  83. 6L6C

    So, V14...

    Its going to feel like my 14th Axe Fx II. :mrgreen
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    Tempted to go for a CFR12 to join my GT800fx, BUT...

    A true tone chasing guitar player. Love it!!
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    Midi pedal Comparison MFC-101 MKIII vs gordius big little giant vs Rjm mastermind GT

    I had my hands on a RG-16 a few weeks ago very impressive controller and I love the software editor. I am a fan of the controller I cant deny that! Easy to program from the face of the unit and of coarse eaiser with the editor. Even right down to the button spaceing, everything just appealed to...
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    Fractal please contact the Howard Stern Show!

    I dont hate Jackie, its a saying that is thrown around from time time by the callers, as I am sure you know.
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    Fractal please contact the Howard Stern Show!

    I still like the show allot for all the above reasons. But dam I still miss Artie! John PS F*** Jackie
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    Can you tell the difference between AXE 59 Bassguy and the real thing...

    There is color difference I picked up on that right away. :mrgreen
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    Ethernet cable length

    Yes with Ethernet protocols, but this is not Ethernet, just a ethernet cable; what do I mean? Typical setups orange pair send data, green pair receive data, brown pair for POE (power over Ethernet) blue pair not used. Fractal uses all 4 pairs, 2 for data and 2 for power, ok no big deal. And I...
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    Do You Hear a Difference

    ...I hear tiny - tiny difference I could not tell which is which. And also I did not prefer one over the other. Then I was thinking maybe Cliff is f***ing with us a little and using two real amps. But I dismissed that fairly quickly because I have heard much bigger differences in two identical...
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    MFC setup question

    Thats what I do; the hell with mapping, nice and easy. John
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    New BabyMetal video out

    ...movie. Blade goes into this club there are three girls rapping; in Catholic school girl uniforms no less. Like these girls they look like there F***ing 12 also. And in the scene the whole club is filled with much older businessmen, leering at the girls as they performed. Blade is a Vampire...
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    i'm being shut out from my favorite website!

    I use google servers for DNS also, like EJ James. For Google DNS (1st IP) 8.8.8.8 (2nd) 8.8.4.4 For your home network just enter it into your home router. Most routers will let allow this (change DNS servers) this way any computer picking up an IP address will get the DNS servers you choose to...
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    New Rack Stand Day!

    Permative But effective!!
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    One last try before I pull the pin

    Same with me
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    Chef's Helicopter

    It's Chef coming in at 0:18 Aldo Nova - Fantasy - YouTube
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    Goodbye everyone, I have just sold my Axe Fx II

    Sorry! :?:?
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    Goodbye everyone, I have just sold my Axe Fx II

    Not for everybody, I get that. Its the endless tweaking thing I don't get? Especially with the AF II, just use some some basic controls and your off and running, everything else is frosting on the cake. OK the Standard/Ultra I found myself diving in a bit more often. Re-routing effects is a joy...
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    What's your backup amp ?

    Forgot this looks interesting TECH 21 - FLYRIG5 My not be the best sounding but certainly small enough MY Mesa Mark IV is my backup but I don't carry it everywhere with me and thats when something usually craps out, on the gig. John
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    What's your backup amp ?

    Thats not a backup, thats a weapon!
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