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Thanks for your response. Yes I meant 2 and 3. I usually don't pan the cabinets, but I'll check it out. I never mute anything on the Cab block except individual cab slots so I don't use the mute/thru selection.With the presets that I make I never pan the cabs, it just turned on my rig and it...
Hi, I've been having an issue with my cab block were only 1 and 3 slots are working but 3 and 4 completely stopped working. Also I use the #4 in/out block for 2 analog parametric Eq's in which the right side is used for eq# 1 and the left side for another eq# 2 so I can switch between them. It...
Thanks. It just happens that footswitch #9 is the one that works for me for my lead tones since I've been used to it for many years in different pedalboards I've owned.
I use the H9 just for the H910, H948 or H3000 algorithms. I know that the Axe Fx 2 I used to have could not emulated. I just ordered a new Axe Fx 3 mk2 turbo but I’m not sure if the pitch block has been updated so I‘m not sure it will be able to duplicate the H9 I hope so because I want to...
On my TC Electronics 2240 which is a stereo 4 band parametric eq I wire both channels in series so I can have 8 bands and it's plugged after the Suhr Reactive Load I start with 350Hz -1 dB with a mid-narrow q, 500Hz -2 dB also with a mid-narrow q, 1Khz -3 db to -1 depending on the room or...
Lol! I only use the racks the 2 x 12 and 2 to 4 amps depending on the gigs. I also use an Axe Fx 2 and Kemper Profiler with the Mesa 2 90 and the 2 x 12 cab when my back is not feeling well. This is also my studio amp set up which I wired it to be modular so I can easily use a specific system...
Thanks! I'm using the OCD, Maxon OD808, Full Drive 2, Friedman BE-OD, Way Huge Green Rhino, Boss MT-2, Boss SD-1, Carl Martin Compressor, TC Electronics Chorus, Boss GE-10 eq and a Furman PQ3. They all go in front of my amps.
This is my new live rig. I'm using the Ampete 444 to switch between 4 amps while using one 2 x 12 Port City Wave cab or 1 or 2 Marshall 1960B cabs depending on the gig. From the Ampete amp switcher's speaker out the signal goes into a Suhr Reactive Load so I can run my amps into a Mesa Boogie 2...
Is it me or does anyone notice that firmware 19 sounds better when using a power amp with guitar speakers than Quantum 6, but Quantum 6 sounds better with FRFR speaker? 19 sounds smoother and much more clear to my ears. In my opinion, my Axe Fx 2 sounds the best it ever had with Quantum 6 using...
Anyone? I just need to know if I can do this with the MFC101, if I can't I'll have to check out the RJM Mastermind which from what I've read it might work better for me.
I have different set ups depending on the gigs that I play, like just the Axe Fx 2 or both the Axe Fx 2 & Kemper together using my Mesa Boogie 2 90.
I'm building another system using Axe Fx 2 as just an effects unit, the Ampete 444 which is an amp and speaker switcher the switches between 4...
Hi bwanagary, thanks for your help.I was able to make things work to a certain extent. The way the Kemper Profiler works, you can use "Rigs" which is just like Axe Fx 2 but without "scenes". The Performance Mode uses"5 Slots" per program or "sets" so you can have 5 different amps or different...
Thank you! I'll give it a try. To make it work, do I need to use the MFC101 in general MIDI mode and not Axe Fx 2 mode? I would also need to use a MIDI cable instead of the ethernet type cable from the MFC to the Axe Fx 2 so it can send CC# from the MIDI out of the Axe Fx 2 to the Kemper? The...
I'm using the MFC101 with my Axe Fx 2 for effects and my Kemper for amps. I'm having an issue with changing parameters on the Kemper and the only thing I can do is change programs.I would like to be able to change amps on the Kemper while changing scenes The only way it works is if I use the...
I haven't been happy with most of the IR's that I have purchased in the past. They just sound too dark to my ears. I finally got around to make some IR's from my favorite Scumback speakers, the BH75 and M75. I used a 57 and a 121 going into my Chandler Limited TG 2 and SSL eq and comp.(no eq &...
It appears to be working now! I just re installed Cab Lab 3. I've been mixing professionally for 15 years and I still believe that many of the IR's lack a bit of top end. I have really good gear to record and comparing my tone with real cabinets and I have to increase the air around 8 to 10kHz...
Thank you for your response. I tried it on my laptop by doing a fresh install the latest Cab Lab 3 and it seem to work, but I'm using Mackie CR 3 which are not as detailed a my BM6a with a BM9s sub in my studio. I'll do a fresh install in my main Mac and see if that works. I'm using Quantum 2.04...
I just open Cab Lab 3 and connect it to the Axe Fx 2 via MIDI. I load a .IR file and audition it with through the Axe Fx 2 scratchpad in the cab block. Then I import the .IR file into a user preset. Once I recall the ir in my Axe Fx 2 it sounds different than the original.
I have the latest Cab Lab, Axe FX Mk 2 with Quantum 2.04. So I'm definitely doing something wrong! I'm using Cab Pack 13. Maybe I'm missing a step when I'm saving the IR. Thanks for checking out!
I was really getting exited that Ir's are sounding better. Before I always though they sounded dark. When I was audition it I was seriously thinking of changing to full range speakers and using Ir',s retiring my Marshall cabs, but I was very disappointed after I imported the IR's to my Axe Fx 2...
Thanks for your response. I thought that that might be the problem but is wasn't. The difference is quite dramatic, is like all the "air" and sparkle is gone. I've been using the Axe Fx for 5 years 99% of the time with 4 x 12 cabs, but I've done recording with Ir's before. When I opened the IR...
Thanks for your response. I think I wasn't clear, sorry. I'm using my studio speakers(Dynaudio BM6 with BM9s subs) I'm not talking about using my 4 x 12 cabs with the IRs. When I import the IR from the Cab Lab 3 to my Axe Fx while listening to my studio monitor, the IR sounds darker. Something...
I've never used really used IR's because I didn't like the way they sounded. But I started experimenting with Cab Lab 3 and when I use it with the Axe Fx 2 and load an IR like the Cab Pack 13 it sounded great while playing it without saving it to my Axe Fx 2. Once I load the IR that I saved in...
I spoke with Steve and he's going to add a switch to the PS that will disengage the low pass filter. I don't know what he'll do with ones that has been already been sold, but it wasn't expensive when he modified mine.
No there's no other way unless you know someone that can do it for you by looking at the schematic. To me it was crucial to do it because although it sounded good, I knew it could sound better especially when lowering our volume on your guitar to get a cleaner tone . It will be brighter but...
What I do to minimize the "squeal" with the PS, I use a "humdinger" (from The GigRig) either in from of the amp or in the loop(it depends on the mp) I like to put an eq and a noise reduction unit in the PS loop because I was getting that high pitch noise you're describing. I use 2 Marshall...
Sorry to respond to you so late. I asked them to remove the low pass filter because as soon as brought it home and tried it, I knew it had one because I wasn't getting the sparkly sound that I'm used to. I also asked him to modify the presence control to act like a plexi. Now I get more than...
I have 2 more Marshall cabs besides the one from this photo and a 2 x 12. They all have various Scumback speakers BH75,M75,H75,H55,BM75,S75 and Celestion V30's
When I installed Quantum on my Axe Fx 2, I decided to give IRs another try(15th time) and for the 1st time I actually liked the tone I was getting. I own tons of IR's and I ended up liking the latest Ownhammer Marshall 1960b with different Celestions speakers.
After a 3 year hiatus from...
I bought the PS about 3 months ago and after using 7 different attenuators, this one is the best by far. But one thing I didn't like about it was that it had a low pass filter and the presence control t wasn't voiced the way I liked it. So I took it to Fryette and they modified it for me and...
I have 2 Plexis and they have quite a bit of ghost notes. My BE100 and PT100 doesn't have much of it because they use heavy filtering. I wonder if the other reason might be because the Plexi's have to be on 8 to 10(non master volume) to get some gain out of them?
I only use cabs with my Axe Fx 2 into a tube power amp. I never got into using IR's. I get a better tone with my cabs although I've bee using my real amps and using my Axe Fx 2 as a tuner! But I do use if I need a particular amp that I don't have.
This is my non Fractal set up. One Marshall cab was built by Scumback speakers to late 60's specs, but with the 1960B look. They all have different Scumback speakers(BH75,M75,H75,H55,S75 pvc,Scumnico and Celestion cream Back)
My apologies, I haven't looked at the back of the Axe Fx 2 in awhile since everything is racked and pre plugged!Thank you again. I will check out the meters when I go to my studio and report back.
Thanks for your quick response. I always used output 1 and 2(actually 1 L & R) since the "ultra days". I also tried different cables. I usually use the Axe Fx 2 with a Mesa 2 90 and I get plenty of power as I always have and I know it's not my preamps because I get tons of gain from...
I'm plugging the Axe Fx 2 output 1 and 2 into the DI input of one of my Chandler Limited TG 2 preamp which goes into an SSL compressor and eq then into the analog input of a Digidesign 192 io, a signal chain that I use a lot,and I have to turn the TG2 preamp to more than half and the Axe Fx 2's...
i agree! I think it was a funny joke. I think the some Axe Fx users get a bit sensitive. If the Axe Fx is working for you, who cares what anyone says or what famous guitar player is using it or not!
Thank you sir! It's so annoying when switching from dirty to clean, the gate just kills the dynamics while trying to play with a softer touch! I'll give it a try!
Thanks for your reply.I just want to change the threshold on the input gate at off on scene 1 and -73 db on Scene 2 for example, just by switching scenes on my MFC101 with the foot switches.
Is there's a way to control the threshold on the input gate(not the block gate) from scene to scene? I would like to have a lower threshold settings for clean tones and a higher threshold settings for dirty tones when I switch scenes.The block gate/Expander does not have "intelligent " settings...
Here's the preset. I did some research on Tom Sholtz before he unfortunately switched to the Rockman awhile ago. He used a treble booster first and either a MXR eq or a Wah to get the midrange. I used the Wah block in a blend configuration so it can blend with the direct signal so you don't...
I made a new now with the Axe Fx 2. It doesn't have Ir's but you can play with it until you're satisfied. It'll be a good starting point.Doing the Hyperspace Fx is hard with the Axe Fx because you have to control the delay time and the feedback with a control pedal for each. I recorded several...
Thanks Radly. I used a parametric eq and a filter block, boosting 500 Hz, 800 Hz and 1000 Hz. You have to play around with the q and the amount of boost until to get the desired tone. I believe I used the Brit Brown amp with minimal distortion. I also used a doubler with different milliseconds...
There are no absolutes when it comes to getting a tone. I use the presence controls to make up the difference between different speakers that I use. The presence control in my Mesa 2 99 ads highs in a way that the main eq in the utility page can't do. I use many different cabs with 8 sets of...
I prefer using my Mesa Boogie 2 90. I think the Matrix works better with a full range speakers or to power the Fx side in a guitar rig in my opinion. But it also depends on the speakers you're using. With the Matrix you need brighter speakers because it doesn't have presence control and the amp...
I haven't been that successful getting the VH tone with the Axe Fx 2 as much as other tones which I've gotten quite close. The Only way I've done it is using one of my 68' Plexi clones, a new Metro amp which I wasn't that pleased with the tone when I first got it. I was working at the LA Amp...
Great job Danny. I can see what you're talking about with the harmonics Your sound sounds a bit thicker with a bit more saturation, but it's quite close. EVH tone didn't have as much sustain although it sounds like it does. You can tell by listening really closed and from listening to the old...
I've been using Pro Tools since ProTools 5 came out with the TDM cards and upgraded it twice and it took me 2 years to get good at it.
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With a tube amp the Variac makes a big difference. I use one with one of my Plexi which was built with a 68/69 spec and the other one which is a Metropolus 12000 series which was modified by Dave Friedman which I asked him to mod it like EVH's Plexi has the Variac built in. When lowering the...
I own 5 Warmoth necks and 3 guitars that I built and I love them all. My favorite one is the one with quarter sawn maple neck ok both neck and fretboard with 6110 Dunlop Stainless Steel frets, wizard thin, 1 & 5/8, compound radius.scalloped and it plays and feel great. I also have rosewood...
I sold a bunch of amps after getting the Axe Fx, but I bought a bunch of them because I missed them. Depending on what you do, I would keep some of your best ones until you're 100% sure!
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I own a Crown XLS 1000 and I didn't like it, I prefer using my Matrix GT1000fx but the amp I like the most is the Mesa Boogie 2 90. Compared to the Crown XLS and believe it or not the Mesa was louder and it's only 90 watts per channel!
Keep in mind that I don't use IR's, I prefer using a 2 x...
Here's a song I did with my band. We really tried to sound as close as possible to the bands. I posted this awhile ago, but is a good example of how close I try to get to the tone https://soundcloud.com/eljodon/more-than-a-feeling4
I played in a similar type of band and I used to research what amps the guitar players used and I helped, but not all the time.
As other people stated the Friedman nails many of the tones, but I used the BE the most, but I also used the Brit Brown, Brit Plexi 50 watt, Mk 2C.
I also used the PEQ...
I still record with my amps(I have 7 of them), I solved the problem of having to switch cabinets by installing 4 different 12" on one of my Marshall's and miking each speaker with a 57 and a Royer 121 which I can switch via my patch bay. This saves a lot of time! I've tried recording the Axe Fx...
Adding a modifier on the threshold and ratio parameters is what I've been waiting for for a long time! No I can change threshold when changing to lower gain and clean setting! Thanks Cliff!
I used the Axe Fx 2 with my Mesa 2 90 on many gigs and I prefer using the power amp sim on, to my ears it sounds much better. I put the presence control on 1/2 because the tone can get very bright. I akso use an graphic eq after the amp so I can shape the tone a bit more.
I write and record music in my own studio for TV since 1996 and I use the Axe FX mainly for live situations because I can't carry 4 amps with a bunch of cabinets to a gig due to back problems. In the studio I use many amps( ENGL Powerball,Frieman BE/HBE, Splawn Nitro, Metro moded by Bray amps...
I've been using pre and post distortion eq since 83'. I rarely play with out it. Using an eq pre distortion can make a bad amp sound better. I've been also using a dummy load in the speaker ouput of my amps, then a noise reduction> 10 band graphic eq>splitter. From the splitter I split one of...
I tried FRFR many times from the Axe Fx ultra through Axe Fx 2 and although the IR's are sounding better, I still prefer using my 4 x 12 cabs or 2 x 12. I'm sure people will call me a dinosaur, but I prefer the sound of several 12" speakers moving air. I use a Matrix GT1000fx or a Mesa Boogie 2...
I use the Ilitch hum canceling system on my Strat and it works quite well. It got rid of my hum by 80%. They have many different system that might work for you. You can have a tech install it for you or do it yourself like I did.
I just upgraded to 13.07 ( from 13.03) and I think it sounds dark! I lost all the nice brightness I had which I really loved! Thank God I saved the last FW so I can A/B it!
I'm using a Mesa 2 90 and I keep the power amp section on, to my ears it sounds better. You have to be careful how you set the presence on the power amp. I set it between halfway to around 1 o'clock.
Sounds real close! I love this album! Did you use P 90's pick ups? I believe that's part of the tone, besides the modded Marshall by Custom Audio Electronics. Good job!
I've rarely used IR's because I never liked them. I though they sounded boxy and fake to my ears. I stopped playing live last year due to back problems and since I only use the Axe Fx 2 live it was collecting dust! So I decided fire it up so I upgraded my Axe Fx to FW 13.02 and purchased the...
I've used a Variac on my amps since 1981 because the only power Attenuators available used to sound dark. I needed to lower the volume on a Mesa Boogie Mk 2 c because it sounds like crap at lower volumes. To my surprise it sounded very close to the VH tone which is very bright.
I have to...
I use the pitch block and set up the delay 10 left 14 right or different milliseconds depending on the sound I'm looking for. I use an envelope to control the pitch with a range of 3 to 10 and -3 to -10. with different sensitivity. I also pan hard left and right and it works pretty good. I wish...
I own a Friedman Marsha 50 watt BE/HBE which was upgraded to 100 watts, updated the preamp section and added an FX loop. I like the Axe FX 2 Friedman BE and HBE and both are my favorite amps, but it doesn't duplicate the real Friedman BE/HBE sound. The real amp has more complex harmonics and it...
When I had my Ultra, the Data knob wasn't working properly, so I sent it back to Fractal and I got it back faster than any other piece of gear I ever sent to get fixed. Fractal Audio's costumer service is the best I ever seen!
I'm with you! I miss the twang the Brit Brown used to have! I ended up using the Plexi 50 for my VH sound since my band plays a couple of VH songs, but now I use the Friedman BE with some tweaks to make it sound like VH.
Thanks for your response. I already upgraded to FW 12.2, I forgot to mention it. I only use the Axe Fx 2 for live work only and real amps in my studio, so is not a big deal.
I remember that with the Brit Brown, I used to be able to crank the master to 10 also. I loved the Plexi 50 when it first...
The Brit Brown used to be my go to Amp (also with the Ultra), but after FW 11 it just doesn't sound the same. It's dark, muddy and the brightness is gone. Now I use the Friedman BE and HBE which I'm happy so is no big deal. Just wondering if anyone noticed this.I know tone is very subjective...
Judging by the sound I hear in the clip, it sounds like you either blew a virtual tube or your virtual tranny is about to blow up! LOL! Send it to Fractal so they can replace them!
I only use the Fx loop with my amps for just a noise reduction unit. The Fx loop works for me if I'm not using an Attenuator and cranking the amp higher than 5-6 on my master.
It's so much cleaner running the Axe Fx 2 from be output of a good Attenuator.
I did tried using the Axe Fx 2...
I also use my Axe Fx 2 for both Fx and amp depending on the gig. I use a Aracom Attenuator which has a very transparent DI out. I plug into the rear of the Axe Fx 2 to either a Matrix GT1000fx or a Mesa Boogie 2 90.
I use one 4 x 12 Marshall cab for what ever amp I'm using( Matsha Friedman...
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