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  1. Will Schut

    Using too much finger muscle....

    Yep, there is a trick I teach my students. Just play something (anything) on a one string with just the pinky of your fretting hand and the other fingers of your fretting hand suspended in the air. Now only your thumb and pinky are touching the neck, so there can't be any "death-grip" going on...
  2. Will Schut

    Anyone using the Multiband Comp?

    This. For the umpteenth time I just copied Leon’s settings, set and forget and drop in when needed. Sorted!
  3. Will Schut

    Shreddy CLEAN tone?

    Clean amp, compressor and then turn up the Input Trim to taste. For more (sharper) definition try to swap the tonestack for the Brit Silver one. And for this type of sound (if I understand you correctly) a 1x12 IR might work best because of the directness and focus.
  4. Will Schut

    Help!!!!!

    I looked up Critical Defect. I think I get the sound you’re aiming for. Try this: 1.Go to YouTube 2. Search for Leon Todd High Gain 3. Check the vids and see what you like 4. Presets from the vids are available on Ex-Change. 5. Go there, download them, load them into the unit, maybe a little...
  5. Will Schut

    Has anyone built a cab (or know of any commercially available cabs) to also house the Axe FX III

    Nice concept indeed…
  6. Will Schut

    What’s your choice of Amp model(s) with best “feel under the fingers” ?

    And here’s Plexi man putting in his two cents again……… 😀
  7. Will Schut

    [SOLD] Ik verkoop mijn FM3 en FC6

    De FM3 is inmiddels ook verkocht.
  8. Will Schut

    [SOLD] Ik verkoop mijn FM3 en FC6

    De FC6 is inmiddels verkocht.
  9. Will Schut

    What doesn't the Axe Fx do effect wise

    Lots and lots of old vintage options… Just like most of us I’ve owned and played a kazillion pedals over the decades, bought ‘‘em and sold ‘‘em and kept what I really, really liked..
  10. Will Schut

    What doesn't the Axe Fx do effect wise

    Okay, Meet my "Vintage Squadron". Settings might just have been glued like this, knobs untouched for decades..... :)
  11. Will Schut

    [SOLD] Ik verkoop mijn FM3 en FC6

    Ik verkoop mijn FM3 en FC6. Beide apparaten verkeren in nieuwstaat omdat ze nooit de studio uit geweest zijn. Met dozen, stickers, Faslink XLR en USB kabel. Mocht je interesse hebben, doe dan een redelijk bod. Ik jaag overigens niet op de hoofdprijs wat dat betreft.
  12. Will Schut

    What doesn't the Axe Fx do effect wise

    Hi Leon, Tried both and came close. But when I A/B the results against the real thing, it’s just not the same. But to be honest, my HF2 has seen battle and maybe it doesn’t sound the same as when it rolled out of the factory anymore. It’s full of vibe and mojo for sure and I love it, but that...
  13. Will Schut

    What doesn't the Axe Fx do effect wise

    Keytone Exchanger Pro. Boss Multi Overtone. Boss Hi-Band Flanger. So what? FA gear plays really nice with these pedals on my floorboard....
  14. Will Schut

    Using a single expression pedal for both whammy and wah in a single preset

    Multiplexer…
  15. Will Schut

    Starting to play guitar again, Ibanez RG still good?

    RG's still kick major *ss. And so do the RGA's for that matter. If you played a 507 before, than a 350 or a 370 might be the ticket for you, not to mention the 550.
  16. Will Schut

    The soundtrack to your life?

    Led Zeppelin 2 The Alice Cooper Show Van Halen 1 Zappa - Hot Rats Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Queen - A Night at the Opera Kiss - Rock and Roll Over
  17. Will Schut

    How many of you are sponsored musicians working on advertising campaigns, studio work, and live performance?

    I pay my bills and then some playing guitar. Making over 20K just doing that doesn’t seem plausible to me, I’m sure as hell not making that kind of dough, in cash nor free stuff. But maybe the guy is telling you the truth, I don’t know…
  18. Will Schut

    G66 rocks (as if you didn't know already)

    Jacques and Sussi are terrific people. Their service is simply unmatched. And for some reason, they always make you special if that makes any sense. The Merci chocolat, asking my size before they send a t-shirt, that sort of thing.
  19. Will Schut

    Any of you perform at private parties , wedding etc? I have some questions!

    True that!
  20. Will Schut

    #1 main guitar IMAGES and name, if you name it, please

    They are actually twins:
  21. Will Schut

    Two questions about pitch shifting

    1.Down. 2.Between Amp and Cab. To make it sound more like two guitars try to microdelay the octave up sound a bit (couple of millisecs will do the trick).
  22. Will Schut

    Oopssssssss.......

    Very, very nice indeed. For some reason I really like the contour of the pickguard, classy batlike…..
  23. Will Schut

    Amp and drive combinations…

    I usually go for the ones that give me a mid freq boost and clean up the flubbyness of the low end, so the 808 Mod en the Super OD most of the times. Maybe that’s also because in them ol’ days these were the pedals I used. Low drive, volume dimed and tone to taste, you know the drill……. 😀
  24. Will Schut

    Amp and drive combinations…

    Plexi Amp Boost engager here. Amp for rhythm, boost for leads. No Drive in my setup.
  25. Will Schut

    Any way to reduce reverb from recorded track?

  26. Will Schut

    How can i create this sound?

    What I hear is a combination of the findings of unix-guy (post #2) and mr_fender (post #3). So my money is on a downshifted ukelele with a lot of (fast) chorus.
  27. Will Schut

    D'Pergo guitars?

    That would be the Studio. I’ve played one once. Marvelous instrument but with a real hefty, hefty pricetag if I remember correctly.
  28. Will Schut

    New FM3 owner, question about how I want to run it.

    This should work just fine.
  29. Will Schut

    Yek's preset library

    Yek, these are great. Been looking/fiddling for the “Incoming” sound for the longest time. Expect it on the opening track of the album planned for next year! 🤘🏻😛
  30. Will Schut

    Other hobbies!

    In my younger days I was a semi-pro soccerplayer and right now I’m a (part-time) certified legal adviser working for (among others) the Dutch high court. I love kicking balls and working with the law, which is another way of saying that I can’t be trusted with any kind of (power)tool. Some of...
  31. Will Schut

    Does FAS have interest in creating an amp model editor that we could use to build schematics and load a new amp model into the AxeFX?

    This might be the buffoon in me talking, but don’t we already have that possibility? When I showed the current advanced options to a boutique amp builder he said that he could now “build” any amp, including his own (Meyer Amps). Again, I haven’t got a clue about the inner workings of an amp, but...
  32. Will Schut

    Before Cliff landed on Fractal Audio....what was he going to call it?

    The Celebrated Hot Amp Sound Emulator
  33. Will Schut

    Van Halen for beginners?

    You really got me Dance the night away Runnin’ with the devil D.O.A.
  34. Will Schut

    Newbie in Fractal Land

    Hi Bubbahound, Accept that there might be a steep learning curve from time to time, but the rewards at the end are more than great and at some times even overwhelming. Luckily there‘s a ton of great vids on YT by people like Leon Todd or Cooper Carter (among others) that focus on specific...
  35. Will Schut

    Standing up playing vs Sitting down -- Let's talk about it!

    All of the above! I’m Dutch (so way over 6ft and 200 lbs), 54 years old and never had any problems because I kinda always did what mr_fender is rightfully suggesting here.
  36. Will Schut

    New Guitar Synthesizer

    Yes it can, you can “tune” each string individually. The guitarsounds themselves are passable at best, nothing spectacular. The string-, piano-, synth- and brass-sounds on the other hand are stellar. I testdrove one yesterday. Tracking is acceptable and the occurrence of glitches is minimal...
  37. Will Schut

    Looking for Guitar Pick Suggestions

    Rockslide? I meant rocksolid! Damn autocorrect………. 🙄
  38. Will Schut

    Looking for Guitar Pick Suggestions

    I’m used to drill some small holes in my picks, gives me a rockslide grip. Usually five in a dice pattern.
  39. Will Schut

    Dialing in a good low-gain OD tone

    I would suggest a trip to Plexiland. Pick one and dial back the Input Trim to your liking.
  40. Will Schut

    Vai'sh Preset

    +1
  41. Will Schut

    Free Dyna-Cabs presets

    Je vous souhaite nu bon retablissement de votre main gauche. Et merci beaucoup pour les presets gratuits.
  42. Will Schut

    Positive thoughts for my fretting hand

    Truckloads of positive thoughts from The Netherlands sent your way. May your healing process be swift and complete!
  43. Will Schut

    Gamechanger Bigsby pedal - FA approaches?

    And place that the wrong way around so you get a kind of similar pedalmotion…… 😀
  44. Will Schut

    Dyna Cabs...why don't I get it?

    At the end of the day, a DC profile is an IR. Maybe ear-fatigue comes into play at some point when moving the DC dot around for some time. Would be nice if we could make some “snapshots” of certain “dot-coordinates” to compare them and then, when we have reached the Goldilocks zone, press Save...
  45. Will Schut

    Need help with a 90's cover band name???

    The Booyah Homeskillets
  46. Will Schut

    Can't Install DynaCabs on my FM3? [solved]

    👍🏻
  47. Will Schut

    Can't Install DynaCabs on my FM3? [solved]

    Did you install the new Fractal Bot?
  48. Will Schut

    Axe-Fx 3 Sounds Different When Recorded

    What GlennO said in post #2! Truth is, a guitar vibrates/resonates and when you’re playing your body registers these vibrations and sort of “mixes them in” with what you‘re actually hearing. This tends to smooth the overall experience and intensifies the impact somewhat. Plus, when you record...
  49. Will Schut

    Show your Ibanez

    That double neck, holy hotswirl Batman! 🤘🏻😍👍🏻
  50. Will Schut

    Show your Ibanez

    The pattern on the Black Ice one is gorgeous………
  51. Will Schut

    Show your Ibanez

    H.B. Maestro!
  52. Will Schut

    Show your Ibanez

    As an Ibanez endorser I do own a couple of AZ models that are visually upgraded, but nothing all that fancy. This Ibanez is another story. It features some highly recognisable artwork by a wellknown artist who happens to also be a guitarplayer. :) Kidding aside, in 2007 I did an Ibanez clinic...
  53. Will Schut

    Wimbledon on ESPN

    My favorites are the commercials during the halftime interviews. They invite some legend to the studio, pay him/her a lot of dough, have him/her in make up for over an hour and then it’s halftime: Host: “What do you think, could still go either way, right?” Legend: “Yes.” First commercial...
  54. Will Schut

    Early VH Tone ? Echo Plex or Reverb for Live FOH ?

    That would make perfect sense indeed, but Eddie (like me) is Dutch and we as a people are historically known to try weird sh*t…… 😁🇳🇱
  55. Will Schut

    Early VH Tone ? Echo Plex or Reverb for Live FOH ?

    The Echoplex did more than just create an echo, it also had a preamp so it also boosted the signal hitting the amp a bit.
  56. Will Schut

    Early VH Tone ? Echo Plex or Reverb for Live FOH ?

    Could well be. If you listen to just the guitar side, there is somewhat of an echo, but I always thought that was the Echoplex that was punt in front of the amp and thus would come through on both sides.
  57. Will Schut

    Early VH Tone ? Echo Plex or Reverb for Live FOH ?

    Believe it or not, an Echoplex in front of the amp and a then a truckload of reverb after. Pan dry guitar hard on one side and the reverb hard on the other site. With some aftertweaks that should get you close.
  58. Will Schut

    FM3 Firmware Version 7.00 beta 3

    The fact that I, a sixties born non native English speaking buffoon, figured out what RANF means all by himself made me kinda proud. It’s going right up there with RTFM en RATM. The Dyna-Cabs takes some meddling with mics, angles and distances, just like in the “real world”. So we are getting...
  59. Will Schut

    Anyone change the Tonestack on their preset?

    Yup, Brit Silver TS for the Plexi’s.
  60. Will Schut

    FM3 went Rock-n-Roll on me. No sound after tuner!

    Okay, got it. In that case, I’ve got nothing I’m afraid….
  61. Will Schut

    FM3 went Rock-n-Roll on me. No sound after tuner!

    Perhaps tuner set to “mute”?
  62. Will Schut

    Help on the Mick Mars tone

    Get a Brit model. Set the input trim to about 1.5. Boost 1KHz in front of your amp (in the Amp block that is) and 4kHz after the Cab. Trust your ears on how many db you should boost. Low cut in the Cab block around 100 Hz and set a TS in front of your Amp block with the gain at 0, just to...
  63. Will Schut

    Increasing finger speed when playing lead!

    Just regard speed as a by-product of accuracy. Synchronization is key. Pick a lick or pattern and play it at a speed you are comfortable with, no matter how slow this might feel, as long as you can play it accurately. Then get a metronome and figure out what speed you’re at. Now, the next day...
  64. Will Schut

    Frank Zappa late 80s tone ( best band you never heard in your life album )

    Fiddling around with Dweezil’s factory preset combined with the Zappa IR’s he shared a while ago can get you close as well. Especially regarding the dirty tone. And make sure you try all the pick-up configurations your guitar has to offer. When I play the Dweezil preset with my AZ with the...
  65. Will Schut

    10 Year Fractal-versary!

    On board since 2008. Started with the standard, coming from a GT-Pro, thinking “this is it, we’re there, can’t get any better than this”. But 15 years on……. Holy Oleo Batman!!!
  66. Will Schut

    Free IR: Marshall amp with a legendary mic placement - Betcha Dyna-cab can’t do this.

    Another great idea.
  67. Will Schut

    Free IR: Marshall amp with a legendary mic placement - Betcha Dyna-cab can’t do this.

    With the right loadbox, this is the best way to re-amp by far. Sits well in any mix. Next time get two mikes for stereo sound. Thank me later……. 😉
  68. Will Schut

    If you were a Rock Star Diva, would would you demand?

    I’m Dutch and I grew up in the seventies. You do the math……..
  69. Will Schut

    JP-2C Fx Loop no longer working

    You can now officially join the club that has me as a member of honor……… Welcome…….. 😀
  70. Will Schut

    JP-2C Fx Loop no longer working

    Does the axe fx get any input (check leds)? Volume axe fx up? Dodgy patchcable? Could be many things I’m afraid.
  71. Will Schut

    Wishing Well to Frank Steffen Mueller

    Tough to hear that. Be well, stay strong and soldier on. All the best!
  72. Will Schut

    Played through the FAS Models for the first time

    FAS Lead 1 amp.... Been a "life-saver" on many studio assignments.... Amp can do it all.
  73. Will Schut

    Wishing Well to Frank Steffen Mueller

    Das ist sehr beängstigend. Ich hoffe du erholst dich bald. Gute Besserung Frank!
  74. Will Schut

    Powered Cabs

    You might wanna check out the GR Guitar stuff, especially the AeroTech line.
  75. Will Schut

    How do you all fatten a Plexi patch

    Basically what rcm78 just said I see now………. 🫣
  76. Will Schut

    How do you all fatten a Plexi patch

    Adjust the high cut in de Cab block. Taking it down to about 6 or 7 K will get rid om those “thinning high frequenties) and thus make the sound a little fatter. And this one is a no-brainer, engage the Fat switch……..
  77. Will Schut

    Pre Gig panic experiences - Do share

    Show in 1987. Introtape is running. I drop my plectrum. Bright yellow so no problem. I pick it up from the wooden floor and get the splinter from hell in the indexfinger of my fretting hand. Felt my heartbeat in that finger the whole show. After the show somebody told me he would get a nurse who...
  78. Will Schut

    Caption this Cartoon

    Dem bones? Again? Really?
  79. Will Schut

    Caption this Cartoon

    Yeah, I saw that post later on, although the post said D Em A D, it’s the same gag. Oh well, great minds…..l. 😀
  80. Will Schut

    Caption this Cartoon

    For the last time, I don’t fear you, now turn it down!
  81. Will Schut

    Caption this Cartoon

    Warming up takes that guy forever…..
  82. Will Schut

    Caption this Cartoon

    Stiff fingers aye?
  83. Will Schut

    Caption this Cartoon

    Play something else, what’s so special about that eternal D E A D chord progression? Hey *sshole, when you said you were going to get reaper I thought you were talking about the daw.
  84. Will Schut

    Favorite Drop D Songs

    Li’l Jack Horny, Unchained and Lay It Down.
  85. Will Schut

    Thoughts on Ibanez S670QM

    As an Ibanez endorser obviously I'm biased as hell. But these axes have a really sweet smooth feel to them. Delays finger fatique by hours. And they sound great and really versatile as well, they can cover Knopfler to Dimebag. And they look stunning, that quild is sooo deep. Might be a smart...
  86. Will Schut

    AT Fun. A preset based on Andy Timmons' rig. Demo & Download

    Sweet indeed, scene 7 is the cat’s meow for sure. And in post #9 there’s is even some Simeon magic entering the picture… and it’s a free preset to boot!! Burgs, you are “the real deal” on so, so many levels! Thanx!
  87. Will Schut

    Anyone know how to produce these sounds?

    Guitars are drowning in reverb. Relative pitch is suspect at some points. On the “leads” there is something else going on, hard to tell, could be a fast vibrato mixed in slightly (parallel) or even an in tune ring modulator (again mixed in slightly, parallel). And obviously guitars are multi...
  88. Will Schut

    FM3 Firmware Version 6.02

    Hear hear…
  89. Will Schut

    Ultrares or Standard IR’s for FM3 users

    Always ultrares. My presets are so Spartan that I can spare the CPU and to me the overall sound and feel is just so much better.
  90. Will Schut

    Let's talk advanced amp parameters

    Speaker Imp. Curve and Tonestack Type. I tend to switch these to 1x12 G12-T75 and Brit Silver for most Brit and FAS amptypes. (Cabs are Factory 1 323 and/or 234, 1x12 G12T 57 A and B.) Input EQ gain. Pushing 800 Hz with as much as 7 db sometimes. Output EQ, taming the 250Hz a bit. And I'm...
  91. Will Schut

    Do you use reverb on stage?

    To the best of my knowledge, not at all…
  92. Will Schut

    Amp recomendations

    GR AT G210 ST
  93. Will Schut

    Do you use reverb on stage?

    Sure, I’ll invite you to a conversation (in Dutch😀).
  94. Will Schut

    Do you use reverb on stage?

    To be totally honest, I do mess around with the “reverbery” controls in the Cab block. Bit of “room”, bit of “air”, subtle but there.
  95. Will Schut

    Do you use reverb on stage?

    Hi Martijne, To have very little delay when I play (lower tuned) chords and more when I’m playing lead, higher up the neck. I have the same controller also attached to the mid control on the amp, so the higher the notes, the ”fatter” the sound. I play my gigs with just one scene of one preset...
  96. Will Schut

    Do you use reverb on stage?

    Never. And just a hint of analog delay with a pitch follower attachted to the mix ranging from 7% to 14%. That's it.
  97. Will Schut

    Weird issue, sounds like pitch shift under notes

    Nope, you are not hyper focusing. This is just how ridiculously close the Fractals have managed to emulate the “real world“, quirks and all……
  98. Will Schut

    Can we have separate threads for the thank yous?

    Heel veel dank 🇳🇱
  99. Will Schut

    Suggested cover songs for a trio?

    Basically any drum-bass-guitar band will do. Doesn't matter if they have a separate singer or not. So, depending on the range of your singer: Van Halen, Extreme, Living Colour, King's X, Mr. Big, ZZ Top, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pantera, RHCP, Audioslave, RATM, Nirvana, U2...
  100. Will Schut

    Your favorite Daw

    Samplitude man myself. Buffoon-proof on so many levels. And a wav is a wav, meaning that the stuff I record loads in all the other DAWs with no problems whatsoever. And vice versa of cours…..
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