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  1. dwmichaels

    ODS & Steel String Singer amp combo

    This was really cool to see what you did. Thanks for having such a detailed video.
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    AFIII Bryan Adams Run To You using customized Austin Buddy preset AC30 Norm

    I wasn't expecting a LP :) Good job on the preset.
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    AFIII Using a Rockman Tone Match (Leon Todd) for some righteous 80s jams!

    That was fun to listen to. Nicely done. Funny about the "too good" comments :D
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    Older guy having trouble with terminology and newer tech in Axe-Fx III

    When I first got the equipment, I tried to understand everything and it was just too much. I'd look for something you want to do, figure out how to do it slowly and then repeat it until you're familiar with it. There are a ton of feature that exist when you may never need. Depending on how...
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    Studio monitor for Axe-Fx III?

    All this said, I'd keep an eye out in the buy/sell forum here. After seeing all these posts, you know someone with a pair of monitors is going to have the GAS to upgrade theirs and you'll have a really well-kept pair of something for sale :D FYI - I got a pair of the ADAM A7x from someone here...
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    Boston "More Than A Feeling" Lead Tone New Sample Recording, Patch, and IR

    If you have a AF3 here was a pretty good one done late last year.
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    Boston "More Than A Feeling" Lead Tone New Sample Recording, Patch, and IR

    See if these work. Keep in mind they are from 2012.
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    Can I use my home theater sub?

    thanks guys.
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    Can I use my home theater sub?

    My receiver just died leaving me with a reasonable PolkAudio PSW10 subwoofer. Can I plug this into the AxefxIII? It's got a RCA white & red that lead to a single RCA black input. The only thing on the back of the Axe is the SPDIF out. Has anyone tried something like this? Trying to make...
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    AFIII The Break Up Song - Mateus Asato

    I must be up too late. I was wondering why someone was playing that song on the Axe.
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    AFIII 80s Hair Metal w/ ML Sound Lab Mars Hair Metal cab pack

    F_yeah! Takes me back to when I had this on the wall in my room! I'm old and all the stuff you play is at the top of my favs list. My favorite contributer - such a great player as well as generous to the community. Fantastic tune. You make the track available on iTunes, Amazon, whatever, I'll...
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    Why so many amps?

    I can see why folks who gig as a cover band get a ton of flexibility in being able to cover a wide array of sounds to match the songs they play. For someone like me who doesn't gig, it's proven to be hands-down, the best musical purchase I ever made. I have zero desire to purchase any type of...
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    AFIII ‘You Really Got Me’ Solo

    You always make it look so easy. Kudos. Great fun to watch.
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    breakneck twang

    crushin'. Love the cd, too!
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    'Vespertine' a progressive MKIIC++ song

    Love to find your recordings. Really dig the grooves you come up with...for example: I bookmarked it and still listen to it :) You'll let me know if you made that a complete song, right? :D
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    New to the Fractal Family

    Welcome. I'll toss some general advice out there - it's all over the forums as well, so you can find more detail by poking around. 1. Find sounds you like in the Axe and modify to your taste. Don't start off trying to compare/copy a live amp sound right away. Too many 'disappointment' stories...
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    My Journey To Fractal - By Devin Townsend - Part 1+2

    thanks for sharing. Great read. look forward to hearing all you can get out of your rig! :)
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    Very Frustrated With AXE FX II XL+

    I'm a big reader of the forum and I can attest that if you want to make it work, the posts and people here can help make that happen. If you're looking for tutorials, Cooper has some pretty detailed ones (and he crushes with it) - http://www.coopercarter.com/fractal-master-classes/ In combing...
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    Bedroom Players Vs. "Pros" & the Blanket complaint

    I could be wrong here, but it sure does seem like the folks who are the most disappointed are the folks who come to the Axe looking to replicate a specific sound (either from an amp, an artist, a track, etc.). I've so many incredible sounds created by folks here that I don't doubt someone could...
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    Valhallir.at clip played by Haiko Heinz

    Thanks for the heads-up. Great playing.
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    Cliff, Get rid of the older firmware modeling options to free up space!!

    well... aside from the possibility that it might just be that he Mark I/II is closing in on end of life, if you've paid for presets and an upgrade changes them, I can see how someone who gigs regularly might want to keep this option around. However, i'm thinking right now the unit holds...
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    STEELHEART - She's Gone (full cover w/vocals)

    crazy awesome stuff. As everyone else said, that singer is fantastic. And for you to have been playing guitar as long as you have, you are just superb. I'd say you've really found what you're supposed to do :) Thanks so much for sharing. As others have said, it's great to see all this music...
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    Legacy Presets [Moke's Custom Presets] Axe-Fx II Master Thread - Updated to Q9.04/10.01 - New presets, Videos, & Discounts

    Man - just hopped in to wish you luck with the site. I know it's a lot of work creating a quality preset. No reason why you should give them away :) Good luck. Hope thing go well for the site.
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    AX8 Hit Me With Your Best Shot

    Nice! You sure make it look easy.
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    Owl City "Fireflies" - 2-Handed Tapping

    that was pretty cool!
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    teaser from upcoming album

    great job of creating something that sounds fresh. Smokin' groove. Look forward to hearing the rest of the album!
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    Cab pack user reviews

    I don't think it's an unreasonable request. However, that said, it's my opinion that the quality with the Cab packs is fantastic and consistent. So if you can say that the quality is grade A, then the user ratings are really just showing which ones have been purchased the most. While that will...
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    Price of AXE FX

    I'll preface my comments by saying that I don't gig and I have no studio. It's probably overkill for my use, but hearing the number of quality amps out there, I was never going to be able to afford 2 or 3 of those setups. With the Axe, I feel I have as close a version as I need. It completely...
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    New rock tune! 90's style? Ownhammer 2x12 Orange and Corncob grind!

    great stuff, as always... great riff, great recording, great playing. As others have said, the sound is so big.
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    Slow Blues Solo - patch based on Tyler Grund's SRV tone tutorial

    nice. Great tone and some sweet licks.
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    Def Leppard - "Foolin'" Preset Added!

    Great playing. I hit play and 10 seconds later forgot it was your recording :) Love hearing tones from my fav bands.
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    Legato Etude from Hell :)

    lol - that was smokin'! Glad to see I'm not alone in feeling like I underachieved in my guitar playing.
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    Joe Robinson?

    Check these out: These were 7 years ago so he was like 17. I heard about him through a conversation/article someone had with Tommy Emmanuel. Check out Let Me Introduce You, Birdseed & Time Jumpin'.
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    Joe Robinson?

    I just saw him live a couple times in April. He came through Richmond, VA, up to new york, then back down to Hopewell as part of the Guitar Army with Robben Ford. He's insanely talented. At both concerts he stayed afterwards and hung out to sign and talk with the audience. Great guy. You should...
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    Boston's Foreplay/Longtime Quantum 1.02 Tone Test

    That's pretty damn sweet all around. Those vocals are a tough card to draw, but your front man did a damn fine job with it. Honestly, I've seen and heard Boston live (not a ton) and if you played just the music I'd be hard pressed to tell it wasn't Boston. Excellent work. Congratulations!
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    VIDEO + Patch EVH Cathedral and Nuno Bumblebee

    I never knew! That was really cool.
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    VIDEO: HAAS Delay and how to use it

    Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. It's a great education for me!
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    Inspired a bit by Satch on this one.

    great playing. Sounds like Satch indeed! Pretty cool.
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    EVH Wolfgang Special thoughts?

    dunno if any of those are custom guitars, but if you've never tried Carvin, they're quite addicting to build. I had one built to mimic the Andy Timmons model - just swapped out the pickups with the AT ones. While you can order over the web, you need to check the forums and order over the phone...
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    After years of dreaming, I've finally got my hands on one of these. Now how the hell do I use it?

    I've had over two years of fun with it just twirling the big knob in the middle. Yeah, people can get some great sounds by making all sorts of tweaks from diving into the advanced parameters, but you don't have to do that to get a good sound and have some fun. If you have more fun not reading...
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    2.01 Cabs

    Assuming you like beer, then yeah, that's a good analogy. The IRs change how the amps sound. Typically, the IR packs come with mic placements from the edge of the cone to the center with a variety of mics. Placements that are close together might not sound very different, but placements at the...
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    IRs vs. User Cabs - What's the difference?

    To expand a little on the above. An IR is a capture of a specific amp speaker cabinet with a mic in a specific location. There are factory cabs (IRs) built into the Axe and already assigned to amps and then there are a bunch of open slots where you can copy your own IRs (User Cabs) (from the...
  43. dwmichaels

    Corncob ROCK to start the weekend with!

    You've got a serious knack for great grooves.
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    Fender Dual Professional?

    Just saw a clip of John Mayer playing with one and he loved it. I'm not a big amp info guy so I thought I'd ask the guys with access to the most amps if anyone is familiar with it and what it offers that might be desired? We have the Fender twins, super, bassman, tweed, deluxe... what does this...
  45. dwmichaels

    Outro Solo For Toto "I'll Be Over You"

    nice!!!! I love the guitar on that song. Some great solo work.
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    Which is the Real Amp?

    I went A only because it was louder and I thought it might be harder to control the sound/volume of a real amp at low volumes vs the Axe. I liked the sound for all of them though.
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    BigBox librarys OUT NOW!

    Is there any way to monitor for sales on the big box? Having a discount of some type would most certainly sway my decision to purchase.
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    Amps models.....too many?

    I think Cliff & FAS did a pretty good job with the Axe, I'll let him tell me when there's enough :) On a side note, one of the most enduring conversations about guitarists is getting "that tone". Guys like Eric Johnson are famous for chasing it. I can't believe that another guitarist could even...
  49. dwmichaels

    fwQ2.00 | My NEW Dokken/GEORGE LYNCH patch + Til The Livin’ End SOLO VIDEO

    My eyes see you playing it, but my ears keep telling me it's George. It's a weird feeling :D Very well done. As always, love watching these. Fun to see how easy you make it look and the sound and playing are always spot on. Thanks for sharing.
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    Journey - Who's Crying Now (Added more Reverb)

    Nice! I liked the first one but thought it was missing something. It was fun to read through the post and listen to the 2nd version. Sounded much closer to the sound in my head from the recording :) Great playing.
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    Whitesnake - Is This Love SOLO VIDEO + patch (fw Q2.00)

    1. Great job as always. Thought you nailed the sustain he gets really well. 2. Have you heard his solo on Still in Love With You by Thin Lizzy off Life? 3. Looking forward to the next solo you post. Great fun to see them played up close :D
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    Fremen Quantum 2.0 presets

    I think the most important thing to me is to not think of IRs as better or worse, but what you like the most. Almost all the IRs being talked about around these forums are high quality and great sounding. You get hundreds or thousands in a some collections and one isn't better than the other...
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    You Can Still Rock in AxeMerica!

    great job. One of my favorite guitar songs, bet it's a lot of fun to play :)
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    Mesa Boogie Lonestar with a Strat Video

    some tasty playing Sounds very satch-influenced :)
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    Boston's Foreplay/Longtime Quantum 1.02 Tone Test

    Same here and that was about the best sound I've heard that sounded like Tom that wasn't. Well done. Really, super job.
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    Blank Green Screen - HELP!!!!!

    i wouldn't put a lot of faith in this, but remove the power cable from the outlet and the axe. Let it sit for a few minutes & then plug it back in and try to boot. I've seen it work with PCs - it's just an oddball thing. With no display, my fear would be something is fried. Good luck!
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    "The Solo Series" ep.14 - All Right (Christopher Cross)

    really dig these. So many are from my old favorites :) Looking forward to see what comes next. p.s. it's also great fun to see what guitar you'll be playing next!
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    Brown Sound Effects Video

    these are great videos! Thanks so much for taking your time. So much insight in such a little time.
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    Ready for the Amp Show

    Congrats! Seems like it's been quite a while this has been coming. Must feel good to see it all coming together now.
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    Impro over 80s rock backingtrack - Q beta

    sounded great. If that's not playing for 8 months, I'm probably better off not hearing you prior to that <bright light, bright light>. :)
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    Firmware updates...blessing or curse?

    Okay - so, I say this with all the love in the world... back away from the AxeFx panel.... back away from the panel. :) Sounds really OCD to me, which is a direction I'm familiar with. It also sounds like our OP is in a similar boat and looking for an easy way out. I think there are guys who...
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    New Factory Presets For Quantum 1

    And I really appreciate the time you take for this. I don't know crap about 99% of these amps or the speakers. I can turn a dial though and knowing that someone who does know something about the amps and speakers makes me feel even better about the product.
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    I'm concerned that updates are getting a bit out of control

    I wouldn't be concerned. This is a very exciting time for the AxeFx and Cliff loves his work. By the time it gets to public beta, I believe it's already passed through the private beta testers. These beta's are surprisingly stable compared to other products (ahem Madden 16) which are Gold...
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    "The Solo Series" ep.6 - The Power Of Love

    awesome! Love that solo and you did a great job with it.
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    The Tone!

    You have a real knack for finding great settings on an amp and pairing it with a great IR. I was able to get a sound similar to one of your previous demos with a stock IR, but I would not have thought to go to that type IR with that amp with the settings you had. Good job. Very nice.
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    Recommended AXE FX accessories

    What will you be doing with it? Is it sitting at home or in a studio? Or will you be lugging it around to gigs? Will it be your only device or will you still be using amps as well? What sort of guitar(s) are you planning on using with it? You'll get some better suggestions if you can be a little...
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    Stairway to heaven - Solo and Preset

    you do a fantastic job of capturing the playing style of a wide variety of guitar players. Well done.
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    The Solo Series ep.3 - Rosanna

    Spot on. I'd be interesting in seeing you play some of the outro stuff too. Great work by Lukather.
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    If you could only have one amp modeled in your Axe...

    No. I bought it for all the amps because I can't afford to buy them all and I like the idea of a lot of different sounds.
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    The ultra still has some life in it yet

    Sounds pretty good to me, too.
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    Revised Bagpipes Patch v19

    that is really great!
  72. dwmichaels

    Some Ambient crossed with the Funky Drummer

    great stuff. Love to hear what the axe can do.
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    Finally Scored One

    Do you have a list of amps you're still looking for? There are sooooo many. Is it just the sound you're after? Or are there some technical aspects of some amps that intrigue you? It's fun seeing some of these old amps that you find.
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    Inspired by factory preset 'The Planets'

    love it... where can you get the music? edit: where can *I* get the music :) nevermind: amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=warehouse+eyes probably iTunes as well.
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    Epic Lead idea with Carvin CS4 and Axe-Fx II

    great "big" sound.
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    First Sound Posting

    I love these threads - first few posts are about how to get soundcloud to work/link properly! :) Thanks for sharing though - some nice guitar work. Question - the tone seems (to me) a bit muffled to me - don't mean that as a bad thing, but a question "is this your live tone"? I don't play live...
  77. dwmichaels

    Are you running out of User IR slots? Here's a solution!

    Axe-Manage in Axe-Edit - Axe-Fx II Unless you're mixing IRs this looks like the best solution for auditioning IRs.
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    Why can't 'amp in the room' feel be modelled?

    I really want to try that setup, but frankly, I'm just too lazy to do it. Everything sounds incredible through my monitors :)
  79. dwmichaels

    loading ir's??

    Perfect thread! I was just going to post this: Axe-Manage in Axe-Edit - Axe-Fx II Check it out - fantastic explanation of how to sample & load presets and IRs.
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    Andy Timmons?

    I built a carvin bolt with AT pickups and it's very different from single coils - they're quite a bit hotter than standard single coils. Dunno if the AT's are quite 'humbucker' but they're not the same as single coils. I suspect it might allow for being able to roll off and up the distortion to...
  81. dwmichaels

    small around the house tube amp

    Me, myself, I'd want to explore the possibilities of using the axe with an FRFR. I don't know if they make anything small enough for you though. That way you could utilize the axe more. One of the things I love most about it is that I have all I need in one box - although I don't gig, and I know...
  82. dwmichaels

    So whats your opinion on Apple music

    As for the service, I don't really care for it. Like some of you, I have a fairly large collection of cds/songs and I'd rather listen to them than someone else's collection of songs. I have a 200gb card in my phone and 115gb of my music on it. I don't have to worry about my connection or...
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    So whats your opinion on Apple music

    I don't believe that's true. I just read the other day that phones are used for an absurd amount of pictures/videos, etc. and so the desire for more memory is actually increasing. The memory manufacturers are trying to increase the size and are at 200GB now for a micro sd card. The question is...
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    So this just happened...

    I suspect in time you'll just say "best piece of gear I've bought."
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    Andy Timmons?

    I had these but they're a little old. I thought someone had posted a newer one with a more recent firmware.
  86. dwmichaels

    New Keith Urban Amp

    Good for you. I never know which ones to use. There are so many great quality IRs and they all sound good. I just go into choice overload and postpone it until another day.
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    Best powered speakers under $600

    I got a pair of adam-a7's used which I like a lot. Keep an eye out in the for sale here as guys change their equipment a fair amount.
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    Just one small wish using the Axe FX II

    I get the ask, but it's not something I'd want. While those presets back on those firmwares were great, the current firmware is so fantastic I don't yearn at all for those old presets. There are so many IRs and so many new presets and amps and such, I'd prefer to put the memory I have towards...
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    New Keith Urban Amp

    yeah, good luck with that :)
  90. dwmichaels

    The G4 Experience

    hahaha enjoy! Sounds like a real blast.
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    Music recommandations for a long run

    Richie Kotzen. Lot of variety, great guitar and you can just show the covers to your wife. She might buy into it on looks alone. breaking benjamin
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    OK-Didn't last long-Bought a new XL+

    enjoy the time you have. Might as well. Good for you.
  93. dwmichaels

    Looks like you sound bad

    I think you just need the equivalent of digitech in tube amps. I've never had a tube amp so can't say. So you say either "it's the <insert great tube amp> of the digital world" or "Digitech to Fractal is like <insert low grade tube amp> to <high grade tube amp>". As I finish type it, I know...
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    Gibson Guitar is a Remarkably Unpopular Company

    Interesting how many folks are on the Carvin bandwagon. I picked up a mid level Strat reissue and basically had it rebuilt with hardware & new Bill Lawrence pickups (originals were noisy, these are quiet and not humbuckers). It's a fantastic guitar. When I wanted a Les Paul, I went the route of...
  95. dwmichaels

    FW19 and Cab Pack 13 Recto riff!

    still coming back to listen to this "track".
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