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  1. ventura

    What makes a guitar really expensive.

    I'm fine with paying top dollar for any instrument if it plays top-dollar for me. Outside of this, take some of the Les Paul replica cats - the reason their price tag is so steep is because they use the drills, machines, and supplies that are as era specific as possible; and painstakingly...
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    Anybody know what date Atomic is up to on CLR wait list?

    The packaging is akin to the borderline eroticism of unpacking an Apple product. I was duly impressed. For the record - owning 2 active wedge CLRs since they were launched, I've not ventured anywhere else looking at anything else... They're just as amazing as they were when all the hype was...
  3. ventura

    Atomic CLR new user - What might I be doing wrong?

    It may take some time and some EQ'ing and some experimentation. I was a devout analog cat who was cab-only in my mentality. I dove into the active CLRs (wedges) and I found after some serious time learning their vibe, they really are solid. That said, they're not the same - nor ever will be -...
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    Expressions used on the internet that drive you nuts

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    Lava Cable - Brent Mason Clinic

    Mr. Stoddard and I have done a fair bit of business in the past, and most certainly will in the coming months and years. Excellent customer service, top-quality cables, terrific patch-cable system, and good gradings for the quality/capacitance throughout the whole line up. Just as an aside -...
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    Is there any point in buying a traditional amp after owning a II.

    I'm a Diezel guy... It's different.
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    Is there any point in buying a traditional amp after owning a II.

    To the OP... It's a personal and financial choice/decision. I own a host of awesome tube heads and cabs and stomps. I doubt I'll ever get rid of them. They're just too precious sounding. But the A2?? Dude, it's as best as can be if one had to rid themselves of all analogue gear. Just...
  8. ventura

    Expressions used on the internet that drive you nuts

    I think it's safe to say that the internet is has been driving me nuts for quite some time.
  9. ventura

    Les Paul

    :fatigue:
  10. ventura

    If there was one guys that you could play like who would it be

    If there was one guys that you could play like who would it be Frank Zappa.
  11. ventura

    Worthy...

    I bet you're the life of the party, eh? :-|
  12. ventura

    Worthy...

  13. ventura

    Tablature Writer or Trainer Needed: Paid Gig

    What about Notion Progression 2 ?? NOTION Music - Progression 2
  14. ventura

    Trilian Bass vs buying a bass guitar

    For the love of all that is holy... Please SPELL IT WITH ONLY ONE "L" o_0 Kidding...sort of. Trilian, RMX (Stylus) and Omni user here. Incredible stuff. But am still tempted to buy a P-bass to simply get the parts up and running without a small thesis in programming and producing :D
  15. ventura

    in the the room?

    This. I own a couple active CLR wedges - they narrowed the gap considerably. Then it was a matter of tone-testing some far-field IRs out there - Jays, OHs, whatever. I've got it down to 98% if I had to put a number on it. Practically there...in fact, SO there. The bounce in the room, the...
  16. ventura

    How do you explain what an Axe Fx is to someone who has never played guitar?

    Question needs to be asked, what the hell are you doing in the company of someone who's never played guitar before :devilish: Second take on this question and potential answer: "who cares, don't bother explaining jack just spend the time playing more music and hey, maybe they'll see what it...
  17. ventura

    Das Metall - more accurate to VH4 than VH4 emulation?!?!?!

    VH4 is a tricky amp to recreate. I know this - having owned and still own several iterations thereof - it's one of the most unique, hard-to-capture animals out there in amp land. Recording's one thing; man, "in the room"? Next to impossible. Some serious pixie dust on them heads. Mo
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    Cool.

    You say that like it's a bad thing. C'mon man, you're talking to a cat who's planning a Shaman retreat while he's in Central America to go ballistic on some Ayahuasca/DMT in order to seek some clarity as to "the bigger picture". Fact.
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    Cool.

    Why Don't You Try This?: 440hz Music - Conspiracy To Detune Us From Natural 432Hz Harmonics? Fun read. Mo
  20. ventura

    Honest Observation

    I know the AF2 in its many, former FW inceptions has been touted more realer than real, and betterer than analog. It's been fun to read about, and most certainly to play. Granted, when I hooked up stereo FRFRs, things really got framed nicely with what was happening. And it continues to, to...
  21. ventura

    Now SCIENTIFIC FACT!!!

    This puts to rest many of the questions I've had over the years... The arsehole gene!
  22. ventura

    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    I liked this explanation - thank you. Looking more seriously at dropping the coin on a better interface due to the responses here.
  23. ventura

    Dumble Note flips

    Often referred to as "ring" in the acoustic world.
  24. ventura

    Dumble Note flips

    Nope. That's more akin to feedback.
  25. ventura

    Dumble Note flips

    Bloom is inextricably tied to decay; but they're almost opposing in nature to one another.
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    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

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    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    Participation in this thread has been stellar - thanks so much!! Keep 'em coming!!
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    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    Just looked at the Halo goods. Bit pricey for my comfort level (says the guy with a warehouse of boutique amps, I know, I know....).
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    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    Okay, are you running drums, keys, grooves in Reaper on which your playing and laying your tracks in real time in Reaper? Let me know. This is where it gets important for me to know. Okay, this is less a function of fact than it is orientation. But thank you. That's borderline OCD and a...
  30. ventura

    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    Nice analogy, thank you. Forgot to mention, don't want to mortgage my first born for this potential upgrade ;) I've heard many good things about this unit. Great pres, solid, decent drivers - but there was something that everyone said "was the main issue" and I can't remember what the heck it...
  31. ventura

    CLR Passive vs. Active wedge

    FOR GODS SAKE MAN..... PEEL OFF THE PROTECTIVE FILM!!! PS: Love the XTC :mrgreen
  32. ventura

    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    Thanks kindly - very aware of keeping everything trim and slim. The MBP is not an issue with CPU usage so much as it seems to be the USB throughput just ain't diggin'. And yes, this is all systemic of too heavy a toll on the Mac's resources. But I'm seeking to firewire everything together and...
  33. ventura

    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    Odd duckedness is right up my alley - thanks for this. Worthy post :calm:
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    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! Alright, ya, I'm using a MBP 8GB ML. For those using an interface, are you using the digital outs of the AF2 or analog? RME is on my hitlist. I've got a PF610 and I've found it a bit inconsistent, but still solid for what it is. I've been...
  35. ventura

    Axe-II, who's using what for a DAW interface?

    I asked this before and it got relegated to the Rigs and Routing section. It's dead. I'd like to know - what are users of the AF2 using for their DAW interfaces to mitigate latency to the least possible variable? USB DI with the AF2 has been okay in the past, but it's getting slowed...
  36. ventura

    Question: USB DI, or Interface?

    Any other input from the massive planet, er, GALAXY of AF2 users out there??
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    Question: USB DI, or Interface?

    Hi Folks, I've been trucking along going about matters rather simplistically with my A2, and that's fine - I like simple. I record direct to my MBP via the USB and my resident DAW software (Reaper). So far so good. I've noticed now that things are getting a wee bit more "sonically...
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    Awesomeness...

    ...deserves its own thread.
  39. ventura

    CLR Passive vs. Active wedge

    Keep it simple, keep it smart... Agreed. Don't overcomplicate matters. Pick up an active CLR or two and you're set. At their current pricepoint, they're unbeatable for sonic clarity and breadth. Furthermore, c'mon, they come amped - less cables, less gear, easier to transport - done...
  40. ventura

    Axe-Edit 3.0 Sent to Final Testers

    Just what is this "axe edit" that everyone seems to keep talking about? Is it a World of Warcraft module or something?
  41. ventura

    Pretty much done with eBay.....

  42. ventura

    Like, really??...

    Ya, they actually "see" their penis, for a change.
  43. ventura

    Like, really??...

    Fork stuck in penis after sexual mishap Seriously :-|
  44. ventura

    Not a Les Paul fan but....

    It ain't Framptons :mrgreen
  45. ventura

    not worth £2000

    What kinda guitars do you have?
  46. ventura

    not worth £2000

    To the OP: Thank you for your first post here at the FAS website. I wish you a speedy recovery. Mo
  47. ventura

    Axe-Edit Developer's Diary, Jun 13 2013

    Mo
  48. ventura

    Are you tired of FRFR?

    Will keep you posted. And I'll make sure this is void of any honeymoon lustfulness which often tends to distort true perception 8) I am excited.
  49. ventura

    Are you tired of FRFR?

    Everything, really. I've got a lot of amps very dear to me, so I can get these recorded with no fuss, no muss. So in this case, yep, Torpedo as a loadbox and DI feed to my DAW. Secondly, consistency. Thirdly, any volume. Fourthly, through my FRFR monitors (yes, CLRs) Fifthly, even...
  50. ventura

    Are you tired of FRFR?

    FWIW I just pulled the trigger on a TwoNotes Torpedo Live. Yes, I am very happy with my CLRs and my Axe-II. But I'm open to everything - and as per the OPs post, we'll see where this new avenue takes me and my FRFR pursuits. Peace, Mo
  51. ventura

    Are you tired of FRFR?

    Personally, with the demand for "in the room" feel and dynamics, I am certain the emphasis will be on Far Field IRs for the coming months. It's only a matter of time before this direction is taken, as, hell, pretty well every other direction already has been taken and quite well satisfied IMHO.
  52. ventura

    Diezel VH4 Tonematch

    I'm going to go with 1st part being the real VH4 2nd part being the TM
  53. ventura

    Axe-Edit Developer's Diary, Jun 13 2013

    Talk to yer wife...
  54. ventura

    Are you tired of FRFR?

    FWIW, my prior set up was the Fryette 2/90/2 through a D412. I loved it - but wasn't able to capitalize on the cab block or poweramp block as much as I'd have liked to. Sounded good on low volumes; sounded horrible turned up. But this is no 'dis' to the Fryette lineage of gear - it's probably...
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    Are you tired of FRFR?

    Very true. The IRs were behind - IMHO - the development of everything else. For the last few months the focus has been on bettering the IRs and the IRs are the missing link in the chain if you've got everything else set to "GO" (ie: well made patches, good FRFR set up, knowing your gear, and...
  56. ventura

    Anybody proactively stock fuses and stuff?

    Not for the AF2, no, but for all my analog heads - each and everyone of them has a ziplock bag of specific fuses taped to the inside of the headshell - call me OCD - makes sense to me.
  57. ventura

    Any shred/neo-calssical types with CLR's ?

    Sure. They sound terrific. The "feel" comes from the Axe itself, but as for sound, make no mistake, the CLRs are the real deal. If I may, the only thing "feel" wise I will say they contribute to is pretty impressive (read: flat out deafening) SPLs. They crush. Hope this helps. Mo
  58. ventura

    pinch harmonic fix

    I dunno guys, I can pull pinchies off without even being plugged in. It's just a technique that I've got for getting the string to "go there", less the gear and signal chain. Just sayin'...
  59. ventura

    Get Yer 11.0 Beta Here!

    Jesus plays a Two Rock. He has nothing to do with this thread.
  60. ventura

    Can't get the G-String of my LP to stay in tune

    Haven't read all the posts. In short, I'm a Lester fanatic. 99% of the tuning issues with a Les Paul are nut related. Make sure it's cut right, lubed, or replaced with a more efficient nut. If the nut fine, then look at your tuning gear, is it tight? Consistent? Solid? Most of the time...
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    Anybody know what date Atomic is up to on CLR wait list?

    MEGA MONDO WINSAUCE FOR ALL!!! /eom
  62. ventura

    The eagle(s) have landed (CLR content)

    Mega congrats!!!! Beautiful purchase!!!! I love my active wedgies... Looking fit too, Chewie - nice to see some other cats workout and stay in shape who are guitar fiends as well!!
  63. ventura

    Why all the Metal??????

    Once you go polka, you never come back.
  64. ventura

    Why all the Metal??????

    Everyone stay calm - I'll be uploading some Axe-II "polka" demos shortly. Polka slays.
  65. ventura

    Discussing 'sizzle'....

    Wasn't this topic covered about 4 months or so ago?? Cool how it comes back - over and over again - on almost all gear related forums. I for one know the difference - to my ears and of course that means IMHO/YMMV. Fizzy sucks. It's that undefined, hairy, grating, buzzy mess that hits the...
  66. ventura

    NCLRsD... New CLR's Day...

    Congratz on your new CLRs. Stoked to read that you're digging them!! I said it before when I first got mine and I'll say it again months later today - they bridged the gap between the AF2 being a modeler to my otherwise high powered heads and cabs. Suddenly there was "life" coming out of...
  67. ventura

    Atomic CLR = Sonic bliss !!! In depth review

    kirk hammett
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    My assessment of our FRFR /amp shoot out yesterday

    Ya, I have to say there are some things I miss about running my A2 through the 2/90/2 Fryette into whatever cabs I had floating around. It's very "there" with the Fryette engine... Wall of sound, like.
  69. ventura

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

    My guess is things got a lil', ah, "smokey", ahem, in the control room... Mission drift :mrgreen
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    Why all the Metal??????

    I'm not a dog either, but when I think or visualize the embodiment of "music beautiful", it's Anna that appears in my mind's eye. Graceful, fiercely technical, perfect attack, and incredibly stunning. Furthermore my love for classical only adds to this "awe". Ya, lemme at least have a go at...
  71. ventura

    Why all the Metal??????

    Can I lick the shoes you wore when you met Anna Vidovic?? (gasp, pant...thump thump thump, gasp... :shock :love_heart:
  72. ventura

    Atomic CLR = Sonic bliss !!! In depth review

    That's never a maybe. I'm in! Grab the duct tape, wool socks and hockey masks and let's hit the road braddah :D
  73. ventura

    Why all the Metal??????

    Haven't read all the replies but, logically, it would have to do with the demographic of metal players and their proclivity towards technology. Age, tech era, adaptability and being accustomed to. Younger minds accept this stuff more readily - younger generations dig metal more often than not...
  74. ventura

    Atomic CLR = Sonic bliss !!! In depth review

    Now we're talking ROCK AND ROLL!! We need more of this. This is what it's all about. Loved the response!! Rocket Brother - this review was sick. Thanks so much for taking the time to write it, thanks for taking the time and thought put into it, and thanks so much for the humour...
  75. ventura

    Aggressive Recto

    Aggressive Recto For a moment I thought I was on a BDSM forum.
  76. ventura

    best price/performance in ear to use?

    Thank me later:
  77. ventura

    Axe-FX overheating question...

    For the love of god man, remove the plastic screen protector. It will save your Axe-FX II from all kinds of hostility.
  78. ventura

    Very bad latency into Reason.

    You going direct via USB or are you using an interface?
  79. ventura

    Your Best Guitar/Pickups for Crushing Metal Tones through Axe

    I'll say this. I've got a keen ear and have always loved the nuances that different pups bring to different amps and playing styles. Before I delved into the Fractal scene (back at the Ultra days), I was skeptical about the differences a pup would make in a purely digitally simulated tone...
  80. ventura

    Does your Axe FX have a pet name ?

    Artificial Rhonda with the Plastic Pie... (see: Frank Zappa, Thing Fish)
  81. ventura

    Does your Axe FX have a pet name ?

    Got a couple... 1. The box. 2. GSS: Green screen of scream (in frustrating moments) 3. Geekpit Serious, these are the 3 that get tossed around regularly.
  82. ventura

    Acceptance of axe fx from others

    LOL :lol
  83. ventura

    Time to throw in the towel...

    I'd go mad if I had to use IEMs to create patches. Definitely a decent FRFR box (active wedge CLR perhaps) and call it a day. I was a hater. "Was" being the operative word. CLRs and the A2 have definitely synergistically come together to make my most used and formidable rig yet. I totally...
  84. ventura

    Dealing with Band Drama...

    Sorry to read about your drummer.
  85. ventura

    Purchasing an Axe FX 2 in Canada

    Didn't take long at all. I think 10 days including the weekend. Just about to splash on an MFC so I'll be going through the process again.
  86. ventura

    Bought a real Wah Wah again today......

    I have to get more into this magical mystical box. I'm still umbilically tied to my Clyde Deluxe and Area51. FWIW, the 535Q is such a standard out there, seems infallible.
  87. ventura

    Has anyone comparerd the Xitone wedges to CLRs?

    Forums are a double-edged sword. They're super helpful and beneficial on one front, and on the other front they create this perception of fact that only the beholding is truly in possession of. Since opinion is the most broadcast element in a forum, armchair addicts get to fabricate their...
  88. ventura

    Help!!Why all the wahs sound 'gain boosted' by default in FW10.10?

    Such an elegant element of practicality in your prose, Cliff. I like that.
  89. ventura

    Firmware Version 10.10 Now Available

    Like herpes?? Er,..... Hey that TT clean is outstanding!!!
  90. ventura

    Firmware Version 10.10 Now Available

    Oh to FIND the release notes... Ahem :) Not sure what this puppy entails, but man, this is nutso fast progress!!!
  91. ventura

    This strikes me as funny in a way

    Cool post. Basically, tallk is cheap on the net. Hype is even cheaper.
  92. ventura

    One FRFR wedge/cab in mono versus two in stereo. Big difference in sound?

  93. ventura

    One FRFR wedge/cab in mono versus two in stereo. Big difference in sound?

    Hey dude... If you can, don't even think twice about it - just do it.
  94. ventura

    Axe-Fx II v10 Review Update in iGuitar

    It's videos like this that kinda make me feel as though I should sell everything but 1 guitar and my A2 unit; and put the proceeds of sale towards a proper musical education. That cat rips man... Seriously. So smooooove, and a totally understated demeanor to boot. Sickening really (LOL)
  95. ventura

    10.09 - trip-tik: are you kidding me ?

    Kinda late to the TT partae, but... What's everyone doing with this amp? As in - are we all plugging it into 383 and building a patch from scratch? Or are you dumping it in place of another prefab patch's amp? Just axin', this weekend will be my time to drive and I ain't plannin' on wastin'...
  96. ventura

    Two Different AXE FX 2 beginner questions.

    This is the beauty of the Cat5e/RJ45 (ethernet) connection. It's phantoming the MFC.
  97. ventura

    Atomic CLR Active Wedge Review

    Mine used to, but I gave up being a chronic almost 8 years ago. Just sayin'
  98. ventura

    Gigged with axe fx 2 for first time... Not what I expected... :(

    Straight up best advice thus far.
  99. ventura

    Still no word on CLR's ,about to give it up!

    STOKED FOR ALL OF YOU FINALLY GETTING YOUR WEDGES AND CABS!!! Excited to read the upcoming reviews and first impressions. Also super glad Tom got the goods to start moving them again... That was a long haul. Anyway - I'll be check back here regularly to read the "I JUST OPENED THE BOX"...
  100. ventura

    10.09 - trip-tik: are you kidding me ?

    Fortin yes. DAR, not so much - they're more form than function to my eyes and ears.
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