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AFIII Cobra Kai Medley 🐍

Hey guys, had good fun with this one so thought I would share here. The main guitars were a little help from the Atomica :) Hope you enjoy
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- Mar 12, 2022
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Joe Satriani - "A Train of Angels" (Crystal Planet)

Hey guys, recorded this one today from Joe's Crystal Planet album and thought i'd share it with you. Hope you enjoy! Was a 5150 & Marshall cab :)
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Nov 23, 2020
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII 20 Movies Mashed

Hi guys, thought I would share this little compilation I whacked together for a music quiz at work. Hope you enjoy 🤟
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jun 23, 2020
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII Iron Maiden - "The Number of the Beast"

A little Iron Maiden for you guys, hope you enjoy 👍 Took the old jmp-1 model for a spin 🤟 🤟 Solos are at 2:22 if you wish to skip power chord debauchery :tearsofjoy:
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- May 31, 2020
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
AFIII A Little Steve Vai

Hey guys, Hope you're all doing well and coping with the isolation. Thought i'd use the time to practice a few Steve Vai licks from Alien Love Secrets as it's 25 years old this week! Tried to get it as close I could but Steve has more talent in his little finger than I have managed to develop...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 28, 2020
- Replies: 31
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
Computer Case Recommendations?

Hi Guys, Wondering if you might have any recommendations for PC cases. I'm running a fractal design R6 and it doesnt do EMI well. I was hoping some of you chaps might have some good ideas, or more specifically if you are running a rig and manage to avoid any nasties let me know what case you...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 17, 2020
- Replies: 2
- Forum: The Lounge
AFIII Snowman inside :)

Hey guys, thought i'd wish you all a merry christmas and then disappear for a weeks hibernation of whiskey and chocolate. Here's a cover I put together of an old shadows favourite of mine. Not by any stretch a technical piece but hope you enjoy. I only used the axe fx III as a pre on this...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Dec 21, 2018
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Fractal Recordings
Is linear phase eq more accurate for tone matching?

Hey guys. I typically use the old IR capture from an EQ curve trick to get my tone matches, and then load them into the axe fx III as an ultra res IR. I was wondering whether during this process it would be preferable to use a linear phase eq or whether a standard digital eq algorithm is best...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Sep 4, 2018
- Replies: 1
- Forum: The Lounge
Should a computer case have electrical continuity to ground?

Hey guys, troubleshooting a lot of EMI from my pc and how to resolve it. I was wondering if a computer case should have continuity through its panels and through to the ground pin on the PSU ? (Understand a case should act as a Faraday cage to some extent as well as grounding the unit?)...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- May 19, 2018
- Replies: 36
- Forum: The Lounge
PC EMI with Guitar Pickups

Hey guys, i'm trying to eradicate a bitching EMI issue i've had for years in my home setup. I'm 90% sure its EMI as i still get this when my axe fx is isolated from it, and also plugged in from an entirely different power circuit. (no groundloops here i dont think). I play with my guitar fairly...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Apr 3, 2018
- Replies: 0
- Forum: The Lounge
The eagle has landed in the UK!

Possibly one of the first in the UK, had it picked up in NYC last week. Only just had chance to rack it on my lunch break, but full review later! From a brief muddle through (the oddly amazing sounding) presets, the noise floor is certainly improved. Cant wait to get back tonight!!!
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 26, 2018
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx III Reviews
Don't forget your I/O shield! (PC)

I've always struggled with ground loop and EMI shenanigans in my little studio, but one thing I under estimated was making sure the I/O shield at the back of the motherboard was properly attached to the components. Just done a new Ryzen build, and this thing is quiet as a mouse compared to the...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 13, 2017
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Rigs and Routing
Some summery guitar - A Day at the Beach (Satriani)

Hi guys, love this old track so thought i'd finally get round to recording. Hope you enjoy. Regarding the tone, it's basically the bassman eric johnson tone with some heavy eq and reverse delays.
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jul 27, 2016
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Game of Thrones Theme Cover (yes another one lol :-*)

Hi guys, had some fun with this one on guitar so thought i may as well mix and upload. I know its been quite popular lately, but hey its a great theme! Guitars and bass all axe II.
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- May 10, 2016
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
5150 Saturation switch now "off"?

Hello guys. Wondering if anyone could shed any light on why the saturation switch is now off by default on the 5150's and 5150 III? I know advice in previous times has been to keep saturation on with 5150 for authenticity. Is this still the case? Ta.
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 1, 2016
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Urgent MFC Issue. (6,7,8,9,10 UP dead) Elp!

Hi guys, Something freaky happend at practice. All foot switches on the middle bank from 6 through to UP seem to have stopped working, what's worrying me is that it happened mid session so fearing a hardware issue of some kind. If I scroll through patches for instance, patch 6 will be...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Sep 22, 2015
- Replies: 3
- Forum: MFC Discussion
Welcome to the jungle delay Axe Fx?

Hey guys, Any sound experts have tips for the settings at the start of welcome to the jungle? I've got a great sound going on with a regular dotted 1/8th @ 104bpm (using my favourite, the 2290 emulation), but there's a bit more magic in there! Im thinking 2 delays. But not sure how...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Sep 2, 2015
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Preset Exchange
Melodic Metal Xmas cover - In Dulci Jubilo

Merry Christmas guys! Hope you like.
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Dec 24, 2014
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Joe Satriani - Ten Words (Marshall JVM Content)

Hey guys, I did a short cover of Joe Satriani's September 11 Tribute "Ten Words" last night. I used the JVM on Orange OD1 as Satriani has been using a lot lately. It was was a close one between that and the ecstacy but I manage to tame it just enough in the end. The cab is a Marshall 1960...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Sep 12, 2014
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Tone gurus, need your ears. (satriani)

Any ideas on this one? I have a nice satch tone, but trying to work out what he might've done on this. At the moment I have a wah attached to an lfo oscillating at tempo (although i guess he mightve pedalled it), the usual helping of verb and delay, but it sounds a little tacky compared to what...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 15, 2014
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Metronome keeps coming back! [NOT A BUG]

Now this has to be me, as no one else has mentioned it but I've had a quick scan through and cant see what could be causing it. Every time I switch the metronome off in the menu, after I power the unit back up again the metronome is back to haunt me lol. What have I done? :shock
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 5, 2014
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Bugs
Mad World

Hey guys, Thought you might like this. Cheers, kev
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 26, 2014
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Can anyone with an ultra/std open this Boulevard Broken Dreams Slicer patch to view?

Was just checking out this thread which seems to have a spot on slicer setting- the only snag is its an ultra preset so axe II is not happy :D Was hoping one of you cool dudes might have a way to open it if you have 5 minutes to get the correct block setting. Cheers...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Oct 8, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
A little Guthrie Govan with the Carvin Legacy (FW 11)

Hey guys, had some fun with this riff and it's the first tone I've pulled from the legacy on the II that I'm happy with. Will pop the patch up soon if you like it. Edit: Patch here- http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=1818
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Oct 6, 2013
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
So i'm redoing this 5150 preamp firmware 11 match for youtube but...

Hey guys, I've been doing some tests again over the last couple of days in prep for a youtube video building on the one I did back in firmware 6 days a year ago (Peavey 5150 Vs Axe Fx II 6505 Model - YouTube). The goal is to get as close as possible with the modelled preamp vs the real deal...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Sep 18, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Never felt so connected to a "modeller".

Cliff, I'm sorry to make another thread on this. I don't know what you have done but this firmware has totally eradicated the "connection" issue people have been talking about. Ever since the drop last night, every single amp has just felt so responsive to the hand and has cured what I always...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Apr 6, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Firmware 10 Trance shredding!!!

Ok I lied. This is only firmware 9 but thought you might like it still :lol Kev
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 30, 2013
- Replies: 33
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
The "How many Axes have you sold your friends?" Thread

Inspired by Tremonti's recent thread, I thought it would be funny to see how many Axe Fx have been sold to your friends and acquaintances via word of mouth etc. You know, the usual situation where you get your new gear, your mates come around and they cant believe it! The next thing you know...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jan 31, 2013
- Replies: 13
- Forum: The Lounge
Tone Matching Debunked- Battle of the Tone Matchers

Hi guys, it recently came to my attention that Izotope Ozone is still slaying all the tone matching techniques out there. I thought i'd do some clips to demonstrate. Listen for is grainyness and a slight muddy subby sheen in others. It's one of those things that your playing responds to more...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Sep 4, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
Iron Miaden - Somewhere in Time

Also known as Iron Maiden. Finally I seem to have been able to get quite close to the elusive SiT sound. Not sure why, but this Iron Maiden tone has always defeated me a bit in the past! See what you think. It's slightly over the top than the original, and the bends are a bit out but hey :D
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 19, 2012
- Replies: 24
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Quick video of potential expression pedal failure... (follows on from previous post)

Hey guys. Some of you might remember my post from last week regarding a possible expression/mfc issue. I managed to throw together a quick & dirty video of the fault yesterday evening so it might be easier to diagnose.
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 14, 2012
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
URGENT - Possible SP1-R Failure!!! : ( Gig tomorrow....

Hi guys, Very sorry to post in this section, but I have a possible mare on my hands. Got a gig tomorrow, and something flat out weird has just occurred. I believe the Expression pedal has stopped reporting midi data. I first discovered this as my patches all went completely quiet. Upon...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 11, 2012
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Larry Mitchell's Axe Fx II/MFC 101 & Expression Case?

Hi dudes. Any idea what case Larry uses in this video? I could badly use with one of these. Something similar would do too - Im based in UK so would need to be available over here in Europe somewhere. Axe FX II Arrives LM - YouTube
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 6, 2012
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe FX II Marshall Modern Punk Shootout!

Hey guys, Unable to decide on my favourite punk tones, heres a selection of 4 i'm looking at. I'll post the patch of your favourite tone.
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Aug 2, 2012
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Dave Murray Iron Maiden Chorus sound? (brave new world RiR)

Hey guys, Always loved the chrous tone Dave gets on rock in rio. Any thoughts on chrous settings for it? Iron Maiden - Brave New World - YouTube
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jul 27, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Preset Exchange
Can POD HD500 do a PA/ Cab split like Axe FX? (yes, line 6 advice haha!)

Hi guys, Wondering if any of you are in the know on this one. The other guitar player in my band unfortunately has an HD500 and I was hoping I might be able to replicate something similar to the Axe FX II set up I have. I run a typical direct to PA setup, but also run a split into my power amp...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jul 22, 2012
- Replies: 3
- Forum: The Lounge
5150 Tone Match time!

Hey guys. Finally got my "power soak" in today so i have begun my first experiments of tone matching my real 5150 with the modelled one. Funny though, I avoided using any soak completely and just used it as a safe line out in the end (mainly in fear of any tone suck). Some interesting...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jun 22, 2012
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Tone Match
5150 Quick Comparison Firmware 6.0 vs 6.1 vs 5150 III

Hi guys, Though this would be worth uploading. I always like to listen to how an amp is sounding on the current firmware, then update and see how its changed. Its a comparison firstly between the 5150 on firmware 6, then on 6.1. Then a 5150 III is brought in for good measure on the red channel...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jun 1, 2012
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
A question regarding tone matched amps in 6.0

Guys, If Cliff has already tone matched the amps in the amp block with the real deal, then why are these tone matched amps that are springing up sounding so much thicker? (in all fairness, referring mostly to the Mark V thread here, but still) Has it been done in a different way? Is there...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- May 22, 2012
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
JCM2000 - DSL201 - Planning to profile - what amp to match with in Axe?

Hi guys, Inspired by the floydian mark IV thread, thought i'd have a go at profiling a 5150 & a DSL201 I have to hand. Question is, what do you think is the closest amp to the DSL201 to begin with? Also, another question. Planning to go via the morphosis method. Obviously with most profiling...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- May 19, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Cannot get MFC 101 to update for the life of me.

Still on 1.04. I've used a few utilities now trying to update to the brand new mfc release, however it is just getting nowhere. sometimes its stopping after 3%, sometimes its got as high as 17%. No matter what settings I seem to tweak in MIDI OX it dies. Windows 7 64 bit ultimate here- and I...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Apr 24, 2012
- Replies: 37
- Forum: MFC Discussion
My Shot at the ACDC Tone : )

I see a lot of people are after the ACDC tone (think jasper started a thread earlier), so I thought i'd sort it out with a nice plexi on the axe. Spent a few hours tonight and I think I got pretty close but I dont usually play this type of music so you guys can be the judge of that one. (sorry...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Mar 12, 2012
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Recordings
Question for you guys doing live gigs?

Hey guys, Got a quick question for you. My little band are looking to get going on a few pub gigs this summer as we've been dead in the water for years and want to get back playing live music again. I see most bands go with a backline and use their own smallish PA for vocals. What me & the...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Feb 19, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: The Lounge
Copy Axe FX II IR's for use on DAW?

Hi gents, I have a need to have the Axe FX IR's available on my DAW. Any idea if it is a simple process to copy these locally or whether there are any problems surrounding this? I can understand they might be copy protected. Cheers Kev
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Feb 6, 2012
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Preamp Comp: My Peavey 5150 Vs Axe Fx II 6505 Model! (Prepare to be blown away!)

Hi guys, I've had some time over the holidays to take a break from eating mince pies and finally get some cool A/B'ing done. You should enjoy the results. The idea behind these clips was to show off the extent of how close fractal audios preamp section of the 5150 is when compared to my real...
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- Thread
- Dec 27, 2011
- Replies: 52
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Anyone had any luck replicating the POG?

Sub0-octave slide to 60%, the rest to 55%. LPF mode on 2 apparently. This guy definitely nailed satches tone! I might give it a bash. Edit: Ok so Ive given it a go, but not been able to get it quite so juicy as the POG yet as well as having a few technical difficulties. I was able to get...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Dec 7, 2011
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
Axe fx/fxII poweramp users - How much presence & depth are you adding?

Hi guys, As the thread title really. Interested to see how much you are using. Im using a VHT 2 50 2 with my axe fx II and the power amp sims ON, loving it. Presence and Depth are at 3pm, so some fairly heavy settings there. I've always done the same on my 5150 though too. Just been wondering...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Nov 29, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
Could anyone explain hi-cut vs prescence (with specific regards to Recto Red)

Hi guys, Having dialed in a stormer of a recto tone, I thought i'd just enquire about something which has been bugging me a bit. On the recto red new and im guessing a couple of other amps maybe the vox- the presence control turns into a hi-cut control. I understand it is something to do with...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Nov 27, 2011
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
How would one add an IR of their own that has already been created in .wav format?

Hi guys, I would like to find a way to add impulses into the axe fx that I have created in .wav format. For instance, it would be cool to apply a curve EQ to a guitar patch. I have seen it discussed around these parts but cant seem to find the answer i'm looking for. I figure I have to turn...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Nov 18, 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: User Cabs and IR's
Output 1, L and R not equal in output to cabinets ?

Hi guys, After recently setting my Axe II up, I've been doing some stereo micing which has highlighted this weird issue. I've done a bit of searching and think I might be experiencing the same as the guy below on his old ultra...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Oct 22, 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Axe-Fx II Discussion
How to mod a VHT 2/50/2 poweramp from USA (110v) to Europe (240)?

Hi guys, Took the plunge and have bought myself a 2/50/2 from the states to go with my incoming Axe Fx II and am hoping to do a transformer mod to get it to behave on the UK’s 240V electrics. I have been speaking to some guys I know, and they said it should be quite simple along the lines of a...
- themaidenmaniac
- Thread
- Jul 10, 2011
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
Cant make my mind up on a power amp for Axe FX II ? (SS or tube!)

Hey gents. I will (finally) have my hands on a new axe within the next 2-3 weeks (and also my first ever axe!), but the power amp situation is really nagging at me, in fact im just going round in circles at the moment lol. There is always something in my heart telling me that a nice tube...
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- Thread
- Jul 4, 2011
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Amps and Cabs