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    from 10.x to 12.02 impressions

    The gmajor encoders are a very easy fix, just spray some deoxit and they work like brand new I've never had issues with the ultra/II encoders but if I did I'd probably try the same (or any plastic safe contact cleaner) do at your own risk!
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    AXE 2 vs Kemper good balanced review

    The funny thing about the looks is every chick thats seen my kemper loves it and asks what it is maybe its something they can relate to with all the buttons like below :D (when in reality it is much more like the 'man' in simplicity of use lol )
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    AXE 2 vs Kemper good balanced review

    I was refering to the roll down the volume knob comment the reviewer made. I've seen the reviews (or comments) you and clark have made in the past and do agree with what you say about the lower end and the overall dynamics (this is easy to see on a wave form/ozone) a couple of comments about...
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    I'm pretty sure if Guns N' Roses had Axe-FX in 1991...

    I think bumblefoot got kicked out and OP is taking his place
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    AXE 2 vs Kemper good balanced review

    yeah i totally disagree with the reviewer there as well I wonder if the reviewer scored the kemper higher if it would have been balanced ;) I'm just glad I was open minded enough to buy one and absolutely zero regrets.... I've spent much more time playing guitar than tweaking patches after...
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    I love my AxeFx2, should I buy a Kemper as well?

    Better for me yes
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    AXE 2 vs Kemper good balanced review

    couple of very inaccurate things in that review 1.when he compares the tone match to profiling he completely ignores the fact that to get best results you already have to make a patch close to the desired sound which isn't the case with the kemper 2.the kemper does a fine job of profiling the...
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    METALLICA Chooses Fractal Audio Axe-Fx IIs for Silent Antarctica Concert

    yikes, there is a guy on the boards who did way better tone matches than those guys ...take a look at there earlier ones and they were using the TM block with a cab ....nasty aren't half of metallica deaf these days anyhow? ;) here is the guy...
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    I love my AxeFx2, should I buy a Kemper as well?

    I love my kemper, I can't stop playing the thing its incredible.
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    Axe-Fx II FW12: Amp demonstration

    thats some of the most authentic tones I've heard in awhile you are def onto something with your mixes
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    I'm pretty sure if Guns N' Roses had Axe-FX in 1991...

    :( damn always hoped this guy would share patches they soundd unbelievable
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    thanks for trying ;)
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    thanks guys , yeah there seems to be a certain pain threshold that you have to get thru sometimes here to get an answer lol would be great if there was a way to find out
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    then why bother about having the FW info on axe-change etc? Its because a patch that was done on FW1 will 99% sound radically different if its on FW12. Obviously you can adjust levels to stop clipping etc but it would be nice to know anyhow I'm going around in circles here lol I just wanted to...
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    wow I didn't think it was going to be this hard to get an answer or turn into something else :/ When you upload to axe-change is it the user that puts in the FW or does it automatically detect it?
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    so using that logic if you don't have the same guitar its worthless using another persons preset? lol If thats the case what is the point of even exchanging presets then? I'm asking because some earlier presets when loaded up with later FW clip like crazy or presets made on newer FW won't load...
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    Poll round two!

    ADF D is my fav
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    ?!?!? whats that got to do with anything? some patches clip like crazy if not on the same FW they were made on also
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    yeah i would like to know what it was created on so I could change my FW to the same one to hear it as intended
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    How to tell what FW version a preset was created on?

    Just wondering if there was any way to know what specific FW a preset was created on? With the updates it would be nice to know what the FW was so you could hear the exact sound as intended
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    First impressions of the Axe II and NEED HELP QUICK !!!!

    Ok I didn't know that. Because in the past I thought it was a highly recomended pairing. Saying that I hope to pick up a CLR in the future.
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    First impressions of the Axe II and NEED HELP QUICK !!!!

    Why the hate for the reactors since the CLR came out? Before people were hyping these things like crazy. (Gear page thread mainly with the bashing) CK you are a bit different than most users because it seems like a very large portion of your patches all have some custom or third party IR
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    First impressions of the Axe II and NEED HELP QUICK !!!!

    Or depends on their personality that day given both statements have come from the same person?!?
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    First impressions of the Axe II and NEED HELP QUICK !!!!

    It's strange I could swear since mimic some have said its as easy as selecting an amp and a cab and dial it in its just like a real amp .......and now its extremely complex gear that takes time Which is it? Ill try to add helpful info to OP when I get some time
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    Downgrading to FW9

    If it wasn't to improve the product then there wouldn't be a bugs section. And many of the posts made in other sections have lead to improvements (Including the Lenny thread). Anyhow its pointless arguing things like this when its so obvious to see certain bias etc no matter how much denial or...
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    Downgrading to FW9

    We also have 204 likes as of right now, is that 204 people that prefer 9? Or is some a mix of a possible solution provided with FW12? Just remember some of the people that prefer 9 might have noticed some issues in the past that the "each FW is better than the last" crowd missed ;)
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    Downgrading to FW9

    I agree and what's to say the change won't be something that just could be done with just turning an eq knob or close enough. Look alone at the power of tone matching/match eq. You can get near identical tones with just an eq curve alone. That's what makes me laugh when I see 'guides'...
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    Downgrading to FW9

    RECTO!!!! Never liked the recto as much as the ultra (any how found the II was actually the triple until the new one got added) havent tried it yet but the ultra recto had some serious special sauce
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    Downgrading to FW9

    I read where users could send cliff an amp and he might possibly model it.... If someone sent in an ultra would he model a couple of amp models on that ;) jk I got some favourites!
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    Downgrading to FW9

    Same thing goes for the crowd that every single FW is better yet sometimes there are issues that happen (and get fixed) yet these seem to never get picked up by that crowd. Some of the user base have used the fractal gear from the ultra right thru all or most of the II FW's While some...
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    Downgrading to FW9

    I can't think of any amp I've played and not being able to dial in a decent tone with just the basic eq controls , I don't understand why multiple ir mixes and all sorts of complex parameters need to be messed with If you go that far the tone better sound stellar lol or maybe its time to...
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    Downgrading to FW9

    Didn't you have to get one of your favourite amps remimiced on a later FW? (Including quite a few other amps unrelated) I guess I'm one of the crazy ones that preferred and stuck with 9 also. I don't use multiple IR mixes and advanced parameters so that's probably why I struggled so much
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    Quick Kemper vs AxeFxII shootout

    OP should do a profile of the axe-fx patch and a tone match of the kemper profile and put them up and then see who can tell the difference LOL
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    Quick Kemper vs AxeFxII shootout

    I prefered the axe clip , but personally for my own stuff I'm much happier with the kemper amp modelling. I've kinda learned not to trust swedish chefs ears after the recto thread....
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    GnR: Jungle... v11

    awesome! thanks for sharing
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    A clip from the next Axe-FX 2 Direct "Faux GNR"-Fest

    man that is absolutely killer.....any patches? :D
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    So post 11b on high gain stuff - like tones better without drives... WAT!?

    Interesting.... It's rare I've ever been able to get a model close to the gain IRL with out a boost. If that's the case its a big step in the right direction.
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    On the fence between Axe FX II and Kemper Profiling Amp

    I picked up a kemper recently and was blown away. It's actually become my main recording rig. Unfortunately I won't be near a pc to give a detailed reply for a few days , but OP should try them both. The axe-fx is the clear winner if you have to do some crazy effects/synth/ambient type stuff...
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    I'm pretty sure if Guns N' Roses had Axe-FX in 1991...

    what FW are you using also?
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    I'm pretty sure if Guns N' Roses had Axe-FX in 1991...

    MIND.BLOWN that was incredible! couldn't thank you enough if you do share the patches in the future thats the way to do it ....IMO tone matching always seems to add in some extra stuff and while it might sound good thru monitors jamming, if you use it thru a FRFR loud its not even close to...
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    All the metal heads who forgot was a riff/song is....

    A band that uses more than a few frets on the lowest string of the guitar is back!!!!
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    Dealing with Arthritis,Carpal Tunnel,and other Hand Aliments

    Causes & Recovery Exercises for Tendonitis & Elbow Pain - YouTube these exercises around the 1min mark are some of the best you can do ...there is one extra he doesnt show where you flip your arm up instead of down @ 1:24 (like a stop signal) I know people who did these and no longer had to get...
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    IR shootout - opinions on new mixes ?

    I thought they went from good to bad! I thought some of the TAF ones sounded good though in the middle. I thought your personal ones sounded the best clarity wise...just wondering if that might have been due to familarity and EQ use? I thought the stock ones sounded the worst hands down with a...
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    ver 11b - 'Tallica Tone Matches

    I've always tried to use the amp close to what the artist used but sometimes its better to try something else. some of the EQ matches I did used completely different amps. this was pre MIMIC though
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    ver 11b - 'Tallica Tone Matches

    sounds good! have you got ozone or any frequency programs? I'd maybe up the gain a little (drive block?) and maybe cut a little in the bottom If you use ozone you can compare how close it is to the original I'd almost leave kill em all lol....that was one of the best TM's I've heard even if it...
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    Tone Match and Firmaware Updates

    Probably, same thing for patches as well. I just don't update anymore.
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    ver 11b - 'Tallica Tone Matches

    woah, so did you use an Amp + Cab + TM block? I think you might get better results ditching the cab and just using the TM block Oh I didn't dl the patch either I was going off the recording Doubt it......tone matching/eq matching can be hit or miss depending on the length of the clip....a...
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    Standard Vs II - Only tone

    I'd seriously love to do an A/B test and to see who can pick what
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    Michael Dolce Cant load V8.01 patches into V10.9 help

    I take it this is the first time you have done a FW update? 90% of the time you will have to re do the patches to make them sound the same (if it is a jump from a 8 to a 9 ....not so much 9 to 9.02 etc) big changes going up to 10 and still changes with 11 I kinda lol'ed at the thread title also
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    Best sounding Vocal microphone?

    love that mic for recording....need a pre with a lot of gain tho
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    ver 11b - 'Tallica Tone Matches

    kill em all sounded very good but the other two had some nasty artifacts (AJFA more so than MOP)
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    Working with Stephen C from The Deftones this week, check out our progress!

    Curious as to how you guys handle the patches with FW updates? Do you wait until the tour is over etc? Just seeing as you were one of the guys that picked up on some TM issues on the early 10FW and now with 11 (more pronounced bottom end being one of the changes) I could imagine waiting until...
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    Building a preset on the AXE FX 2 in 13 steps (the duguy's way)

    LOL I appreciate the post but it always cracks me up when I see basic eq being left right till the end and motor drive etc being messed with before it. I wonder what the hell some of you guys do if you had to play through a regular amp!?!? mic/resonance and low cut before even touching the...
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    Anyone A/B'd Axe FX II FW 10/11 to the original Axe Standard FW1?

    I *was* and still might do it for the recto models. That amp model has had many changes so it might actually be a bad one to do it with. You get about 3 opinions on average 1.Think every single FW sounds so much better than the last. 2.Think every single FW sounds so much better than the...
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    Ola Englund Axe Fx 2 Firmware 10 - Metal Preset Pack!!!

    lol I love Ola's work but this album came out nearly 20 years ago and I still haven't heard anything sounding as heavy as this ....so many 7's and especially 8 strings have that horrible 'spongy' sound Fear Factory - Demanufacture [FULL ALBUM] - YouTube
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    Test clip fw10 vs. fw11

    def seems to be more weight in the low end , would have been cool if you didn't say which was which tho!!!! I do prefer 11
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    Get Yer 11.0 Beta Here!

    Hey EVH keeps a guitar in his...I'm sure Cliff has an Axe-Fx ;)
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    How to bring in a Whammy without Auto Engage

    killer!
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    Working with Stephen C from The Deftones this week, check out our progress!

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    Working with Stephen C from The Deftones this week, check out our progress!

    yeah its crazy how things change around here I remember people asking for artist patches in the past and basically got flamed http://forum.fractalaudio.com/ultra-std-wish-list/31039-presets-pros.html...
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    Why all the Metal??????

    LOL I can tell you one rule and its they will never write a straightforward 4/4 song If those guys cared about the enviroment they would save some trees and play one of these things. Its got one string which is all they need Broom of Doom - YouTube
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    Travis Montgomery Axe-Fx II Review

    No biggie, just like biggness said about axe-edit issues and maybe a few choice of words , I would personally say its not something I'd call 'easy' to use without diving in pretty deep love your work regardless
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    Travis Montgomery Axe-Fx II Review

    yikes......can't say I dug that.
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    Holy Sh*t! Fredrik Thordendal AXE-FX II Rythm Sound

    If that is the case something went very , very wrong along the way !?!??! lol what emotions are you talking about? It can only be one emotion because everything is the same. Something as formulaic as meshuggah over the years proves their fence isn't very big.... In fact this is the...
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    Holy Sh*t! Fredrik Thordendal AXE-FX II Rythm Sound

    The Carcass guys said it better than I could “A lot of what is happening now is based on rhythms rather than actual riffs. We were discussing this a lot during record sessions about how the riff is almost dying or dead already. People spend a lot of time chugging on the bottom string [but]...
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    Holy Sh*t! Fredrik Thordendal AXE-FX II Rythm Sound

    I was thinking the other day meshuggah got a lot more millaged out of 3 notes(max) in 26 years than the Beatles did 3 chords in their whole career. Broom of Doom - YouTube always wondered why they play 8 strings when 90% of their discography could be pulled off on this? Don't get me wrong...
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    Oh what an Idiot I am

    at least you didn't do a huge review with them turned ON using a cab lol like someone I remember ;)
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    DJENT: TS808 + FAS MODERN II + GERMAN V30 - FIRMWARE 10.06

    good stuff but what is more awesome is the production info you put in the post!
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    Firmware Version 10.10 Now Available

    Looks like one string and a few frets are going to get a lot of abuse after this news!
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    Gigged with axe fx 2 for first time... Not what I expected... :(

    /\this I'm shocked at the mention of ditching cab/what speakers etc I think a marshall cab is one of the most proven pieces of equipment to date and I would say if you can't get it to sound decent well its time to quit As long as OP is doing what others eg Yek said with the routing it...
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    Original Metal Tune w/ Vox (Patches Included!)

    slightly like Opeth but actually has balls & good guitar tones that don't sound like some led Zep throw back ...awesome stuff!
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    I recorded a meshuggah ripoff

    Its great because you can probably play 90% of there material on a broomstick with one string and a few frets Broom of Doom - YouTube
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    semi wish list ...but more user cabs?

    Knowing there probably or won't be any more updates, well after the II got the 50 new cab slots was wondering if there was anymore space for maybe 10 or something on the ultra? maybe start a kickstarter ;)
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    High Gain Dizzy 10.06 sounded horrible until...

    Yeah I did a similar thread a while back...I never could really get the gain it should have without a boost http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/67408-does-mimic-clone-gain-taper-well-besides-eq.html https://soundcloud.com/animaltunes/gain-test this amp did get remimiced AFAIK...
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    Working with Stephen C from The Deftones this week, check out our progress!

    I'm talking all the bare knuckles/lundgren stuff which pretty much is only tied into one genre FF demanufacture was done with EMGS.....i've yet to hear a better metal tone than that album I love passives as well I just laugh when I see EMGs getting hated on
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    High Gain Dizzy 10.06 sounded horrible until...

    post up a video a/b
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    Working with Stephen C from The Deftones this week, check out our progress!

    lol cracks me up at the hate EMG's get ......of course metallica/slayer etc etc couldn't get a good tone out of them LMAO I'd take an EMG any day over the stuff the 'djent' kids are using I'm sure a few here feel like vultures flying over this thread waiting for patches hahahah
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    Strymon Timeline Preset Clones? Patterned Trem?

    damn those patches are sweet, the Hi-ice one can get pretty sitarish with the 2nd drive on. I wish I had 1/10 of the skills when it comes to the ambient stuff you guys deliver
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    Strymon Timeline Preset Clones? Patterned Trem?

    thanks for sharing the patches I can never get enough of these spacey sounds!
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    Artists you would like to see using Fractal

    I'm certain I saw kirk and an axe-fx behind him in some sort of interviuew on youtube
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    Cool FW10 story

    yeah ...I remember when it was rare to even get a 3 channel amp and now look at all the cool stuff out there and people bitch about it pretty sad actually.... and OP big fan of TS and Loomis , glad you enjoy, just hope this doesn't turn into another predictable bashing thread
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    what's your favorite hard rock dirty / rhythm tones?

    a band that is hugely under the radar with amazing tones is Big Wreck
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    New axefx II owner: High gain patches sound flubby and farty

    Did OP ever try some 3rd party IRs like own hammer free? Or the fredman/sneap ones? I think that gods cab one is free also. Just set up fractal bot to send to the scratch pad and audition a few. For whatever reason my best results for high gain always came from 3rd party ones
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    Very true! Once we got past the odd guy that told us nothing was wrong and it sounded better than ever ;) Anyway!!!!!!! Onwards and upwards
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    Warning: Buy a Axe-FX II on ebay today (May 22?)

    ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch....:( so what was with the feedback before he pulled this stuff ,surely all couldn't have been fake? some had a few hundred on them
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    10.06 Recto Before/After test?

    I'm gonna do some clips from the ultra right through to the II FW. I was actually gonna skip 10.05 because of the new fix and just do 10.06, but maybe someone wanted to hear it?
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    I was suprised nobody asked to be a beta tester after this thread lol! I thought there would have been at least someone asking......it actually makes sense for a 'high gain' guy to be on there. (assuming there isn't now) strangely enough the 5153 got updated and I did a post on that amp earlier...
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    Ooops

    awesome , awesome ,awesome news! thanks again and extra thanks for the IR's!
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    Honestly I'm not surpised , like I said earlier everything I have seen from the tone match block,IR remixes, the diezel and now the recto model suggestions have been taken on board by Cliff. Its just a shame that when people do post about problems there is a very small minority that you have to...
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    But at the end of the day its all down to opinions. Whether 'problem' is the right word or not, the fact is amps have been updated all through the history of the axe-fx FW's Who's to say it still can't be improved? Considering how some people can hear huge improvements each time a new FW gets...
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    Because to me at least.....if I play an amp IRL and can't get a tone I like out of it beyond the basic controls (which is pretty damn rare) ....I move on I don't open it up and pull out a soldering iron I'm not saying the advanced controls can't refine the tone in a great way it just seems...
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    think a blindfold clip test of the recto model on FW 11 ultra & FW 1, 9.02 and 10 on the II might be a neat thing to do I might whip something up using the same cab and close settings It should be pretty easy to pick which is which for the guys that hear such huge improvements EVERY single...
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    There are some steps you can do to recreate the FW you like but some of the factory IRs got changed with FW10 so that will have an effect also
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    I'm not sure about the II but I know mark day used to do some tweaks with the global eq on the ultra and if you didn't do those with his patches , the sound is def gonna be off I'm guessing most people missed the threads where he went into that and just downloaded the patches I'm not sure why...
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    FW10 has really F-d UP my Mesa Patches :( ... lot's of work or back to V6???

    The recto has been probably the most reworked amp since even the ultra days. (When IMO it was its best on FW11 lol) If its one of your main go to amps, well I share your pain. And I agree with the continous raving about every update would almost mean that the earlier versions didn't sound good...
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    Fretboard Heatmaps

    you are lucky because they serve the same dinner everytime lol the menu has one item on it
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    Fretboard Heatmaps

    lol I'm guessing meshuggah would be just red on 2 frets and one string ....so inspiring how to write 7 albums using 2 frets on a guitar
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    This is how close the Axe Fx II can get to a real EVH 5150III

    was really hoping the answer wasn't going to be here darn! saying that the clips sounded very close although I could hear a little mud on the first clip only in the first bit of the clip and the 2nd sounded like it had a little more high end sizzle to it I couldn't have guessed which was...
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    Played my Axe-Fx II for the first time today...feel a bit let down

    IMO this is probably one of the most important things ...get something that sounds good to your ears and then dive into the eq's etc definitely don't be afraid to try some 3rd party ones (gods cab/ownhammer/fredman ones are great for metal) see if you can find the fredman ones I think there are...
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    Played my Axe-Fx II for the first time today...feel a bit let down

    for what reason would someone not be able to get a good sound out of the BX5's?!?! and to the OP not sure what FW you are using but if its 10 IMO I couldn't get anything to have much clarity without some serious high end tweaks or other IR's , 9.02 works much better for me with the high gain stuff
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