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    High Gain tones sound distant and/or muffled?

    Check the various high cut filters. Check high cut in Cab block (if you’re using IRs), the preamp high cut in the preamp page of the amp block. This one is my go-to as a lot of amps have it set low, and it really dulls out the sound (i think I am sensitive to high cuts and I hate a muffled...
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    The Two notes Captor impedance curve comparison

    Nice, very informative.
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    The Two notes Captor impedance curve comparison

    Interesting, if you saved a picture of the plot I would love to see it, I had assumed it would be two-notes-like as it runs into a tube power amp, but maybe not! GPDI load is interesting, but that thing is incredibly cramped inside so no big surprise. I use mine often running the line-out into...
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    The Two notes Captor impedance curve comparison

    Thanks for measuring. The OX box has a similar curve to the captor, where the Suhr is very similar to the Aiken, and mimics an actual speaker impedence curve. I’ve always been real curious about the Fryette power station but never seen anyone measure it. Randall Aiken has some good articles on...
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    Elixir strings

    I exclusively used elixir Nanowebs for like a decade also. Still do but not exclusively now. i play 7 string and their selection of heavier gauges was crap, so I ended up having to get a bass single string for the low B. Their bass strings sound the same as guitar strings so there was no issue...
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    Best power amp for a real cab with the Fractal Axe FX III

    I have a 2/50/2 as well as an older Matrix solidstate amp and have also used the FX return of other tube amps. The 2/50/2 is great and certainly on the more neutral side for a tube amp. very good punch, but I prefer the matrix with the axe FX. Just less fiddly to get a good sound. With the...
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    Matrix vs. FX return of tube amp

    Toggle power amp modeling on and off with your favorite patch to see how big of a difference a tube power amp makes to the sound. The amount of coloration depends upon the tube power amp you’re using. Something flat and solidstate like a Matrix will always be more neutral and less coloured than...
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    Amp/Cab guys--what speakers are you playing through?

    I’ve got a stereo matrix power amp, one side going to a 4x12 with vintage 30’s, the other side to a 2x12 with creamback h75’s. So both haha.
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    How many power-on’s?

    I looked at mouser at a few random rocker switches and most show estimated lifespan of 10,000 cycles. If a cycle is switch ‘on’ and then ‘off’, and you turned it on and off once per day, it should be fine for 27 years. Plus a switch like that is easy to replace so I really wouldn’t worry about...
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    Fryette LXII

    These days for the axe FX I think something flat response is best. I have a 2/50/2 which I originally used with my axe FX II, and while it’s on the neutral side when it comes to tube amps, it’s still a tube amp and still influences the tone. It can sound great but also can be fiddly to set up...
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    Fryette LXII

    @MNG Thanks for the in-depth review. I saw a few forum posts where people said they had ordered, or recieved their LXII but then no reviews, so I was starting to wonder if it was a dud after all this time. I assume you’re running it in FRFR mode and not using the ‘enhance’? Do you set the...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    I’ve been playing my strat a lot more lately, flipping though models today I landed on the FAS Wreck model, really cool cleans. Dig in, and great crunch too. I’ve been using one of the hiwatt models for cleans but I think I might like this one better.
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    Tube Amp -> Reactive Load -> SS Amp -> Cab

    Depends on a few things -Quality of the load box -Quality of the solidstate power amp -Sensitivity of the tube amp to impedance differences not all load boxes accurately replicate the impedance curve Of a speaker cab. A speaker cab will have a large resonant peak somewhere in the lows of...
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    Parameters that change with Tube Type?

    I think tube bias changes. transformer match is probably the big one.
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    Cake and Eat it Power Amp?

    that makes more sense. I suppose the TAE is more full-featured as it has the (adjustable) load and power amp built in. And effects but I guess that would be covered with the axe III. You definitely pay for those features though. I haven’t seen any plots of the TAE impedence curves, but the Suhr...
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    Cake and Eat it Power Amp?

    What is the load box for? Unless you’re using a tube power amp you won’t need one (most load boxes specifically state not to use solidstate amps with them, or you risk damaging both). Both solidstate amps you mention are highly regarded, it will probably come down to features required (eq or...
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    Elixir Optiweb feel tighter?

    Interesting, I usually prefer to use the thinnest strings I can get away with for sound reasons, but if I could also get some more tension with thin strings, that would be ideal. Maybe I’ll pick some up to try, next string change. I’ve used Nanowebs for probably 15 years or something, but...
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    What hypothetical/non-existent FAS product would you actually buy?

    A Fractal head could be cool, kinda like a modern version of the Line 6 Vetta heads. Might be more approachable for guitarists who don’t do rack gear, power amps, etc.
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    Idiots

    Sheesh, you could’ve bought an axe FX for that.
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    Let’s see those Les Pauls!

    I feel like I got really lucky with my Les Paul studio now you guys are talking about how inconsistent they can be. I got mine on eBay a couple years back, 2006 model I think, whichever year was the first year of chambered studios. Quite light and loud acoustically. It has the 490r/498t...
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    Let’s see those Super Strats!

    Great thread, I love modded strats and super strats. Here are my two, I’m itching to build a 3rd
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    I had a spare afternoon so I finally updated, I’m not sure I noticed much difference in my patches but it can be hard to say for sure when there’s a few minutes gap between playing one firmware, then updating to the newest. It may be the models I’m using, 80% of the time I’m using Recto1 Red...
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    PA vs Amp

    That’s a good point, the cab tends to be about 50% of the amp sound. Yeah, I’m mostly a modern metal player and when I do lower gain tones I’m probably a lot less picky than most people here, so I just use my closed-back cabs. But I think some of those tweed fender models have excelent cleans...
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    PA vs Amp

    Depends on you really, there isn’t a one best amplification solution. FRFR is very popular here, personally I never got along with impulses, I’m sure with the right PA cab or more expensive monitors than I have it can work, but I always preferred V30 impulses anyway so I just got a V30 cab and...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 2.00 Firmware Release

    Wow, unexpected but a pleasant surprise. Can’t wait to try tomorrow!
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    Using a Gate/Expander Block vs. the Input + Gate Rectangle

    I used to use the input gate since it was always there and saved using a block, but when I started using scenes I switched to the gate/expander block so I could have it turned off for cleans (not sure if you can change the input gate settings per scene). I never noticed any difference in...
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    Fryette Powerstation 2 Users

    I wonder when this will ship
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.03 Firmware Release

    I was flipping though amps with my strat earlier and landed on the Fryette D60 More model, with all stock settings and a strat bridge pickup, goddamn that’s a thick sound. So chunky.
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    My favourite new power amp! Seymour Duncan Power Stage 170

    Sounds fine at low volumes but as with most stuff, it sounds better when you can feel it. I’m playing modern stuff and my cab has one vintage 30 and one g12k100, so I don’t think they break up much unless they’re really loud. Maybe someone using more vintage speakers and after a more vintage...
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    Harley Benton?

    I recently bought one of the real cheap harley benton B550 5 string basses. Apart from very sharp fret ends and a bad setup, it’s a nice bass. Great for the price, I think. But if you’re not comfortable doing a little work to get whatever super-cheap gear into a state you like, you might be...
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    A new pedal modeled after Abasi Axe-modeled sounds?

    He had switched a while back to using a Friedman BE-OD pedal into a clean Morgan amp for his distortion tones, I just figured this Pathos pedal is kind of a modded BE-OD. Ola Englund did a demo of it a while back, sounds kinda similar i guess. The BE-OD is a cool pedal.
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    Real Diezel VH4 (pre-amp section) with Axe Setup

    There aren’t any power amp sim models in the axe FX, nor the ability to disable the preamp only on amp models, so you may have some trouble getting a sound you like, running the preamp into the axe FX. Running it into a clean amp model, that would be like using the VH4’s preamp as a distortion...
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    Harley Benton PM100, anyone tried ?

    I’m still a bit dumb on midi, could those up/down buttons on the right (or any of the others) be used to go up/down presets? Pretty much all I need to do with a controller is go up/down presets and also be able to toggle some effects on/off. From what I understand the buttons on this can send...
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    Who's moving from a Axe-Fx II to FM3?

    Everything I do with my axe FX ii, I would be able to do with the FM3, plus with a small midi footswitch I think I’d probably have all the control I’d ever need (I don’t do a lot of switching to be honest). That being said I already have the axe FX ii and I’m addicted to rack gear. And at...
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    Cheap Flat Frequency Response Power Amp

    No. Even my 2/50/2 is noticeably coloured compared to something flat like my matrix solidstate power amp, even at very low levels. It is quite neutral compared to any other tube power amp I’ve used, but I would never call it flat response. Fryette’s power station is supposedly quite flat...
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    Fryette LXII New Poweramp...Any update about launching date??

    I’ve heard some not-so-positive reviews of the SYN5050 so that’s a bummer if true. I remember on the tonetalk episode he was on, if I recall it correctly, he stated he would take on too many projects at once and it would then take ages for any one to hit the market. That being said the LXII...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.03 Firmware Release

    I know there are multiple versions of the uberschall, not sure if it’s ever been disclosed which version Cliff has? Personally I’ve never been able to get a good metal tone with the Uber model, always too fizzy or too dull, though I haven’t tried it since a few firmwares ago.
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    Speaker Resonance page

    For what it’s worth, you can measure your cabs impedence curve with Room Eq Wizard (free program), some cable and a 100 ohm resistor. Instructions: https://www.roomeqwizard.com/help/help_en-GB/html/impedancemeasurement.html I did it to my cab to find the low res frequency and approximate Q...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.03 Firmware Release

    (Buy an axe FX iii)
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    Man still using Line 6 amp to be tried as an adult

    No but I do play metal. The pod is mostly for nostalgia, and there are some sounds in it I can’t seem to get elsewhere. Axe FX is great at sounding like an amp, but it’s kinda difficult to get that kind of synthetic ‘line 6 sound’ any other way.
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    Man still using Line 6 amp to be tried as an adult

    Come at me bro
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    X-LOAD experience

    I believe the X-Load is 8 ohms. If you had an 8 ohm cab you could run the x-load and cab in parallel (plug both into the 4 ohm jacks on the head, two 8 ohm loads in parallel is 4 ohms). In that case, half the power would go to your cab and half to the X-Load. This would be a -3db reduction in...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.03 Firmware Release

    I only tried axe manage. Exporting presets also exported a blank patch, so I’m guessing it’s a problem with the ‘save’ function. I would just save from the front panel to be safe. I don’t really want to go back into it to check since other patches I didn’t move started disappearing from the...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.03 Firmware Release

    I’m not sure if the cathode follower updates are the sole reason for this, or maybe some of the other more recent Ares changes, but this firmware is a real game-changer for me. So many amps I haven’t got along with in the past, sound great now. I can get the right kind of feel and punch out of...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.03 Firmware Release

    I downloaded the new axe edit (as I was prompted when I opened it) and it deleted a bunch of my patches when I tried to move stuff around. Also the backups it saved were all blank patches. Be warned.
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    Matrix GT1000FX

    Something to do with the slew rate of the mosfets used if I remember correctly. Still flat frequency response, but less ‘direct’ feeling or something?
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.02 Firmware Release

    Skull crusher rolls back pretty well too. I was making a metal patch with it the other day, decided to see if I could get it clean, rolled the gain back to 1, and used my volume knob. Pretty cool crunch tone! Granted my standards are low when it comes to crunch tones since I mostly play heavy...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.02 Firmware Release

    Goddamn the rectos! I’ve always kind of had trouble with them for what I play (metal on a downtuned 7 string), but there’s a major improvement with this firmware. No more fuzziness.
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.02 Firmware Release

    Just got it all loaded up. I never really trust myself to say whether it sounds or feels significantly different, since it’s always a couple minutes between playing the old firmware, then getting the new one up and going. Sounds very good though! I mainly play metal, and my usual patches are...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.01 Firmware Release

    Very cool, I thought that was it after the last one but this is very much appreciated! I’ll have to wait until tomorrow after work to try it out, unfortunately.
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    Axe Fx II Final Update - Breaking News!

    G66 also don’t work for free. You’re adding another middle man so of course that will add to the price. If you are angry it’s on sale in the USA and not Europe, take it up with G66. If you’re angry the base price is more in Europe, take it up with your respective government and their tax...
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    Smallest Rack Case?

    I have a 3u gator rack bag I used to use before I collected more rack gear, it’s about 13.5” to 14” deep (interior depth from the rack rails to the back). Fits the axe FX perfectly. I think they had a 2u version also. Total length measured from the outside is like 16”. There is also a...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.00 Firmware Release

    I’ve been avoiding looking at the axe FX III forum since I don’t want to have GAS for an axe FX III :( If cliff is working on some new and exciting things I would fully expect him to get them all down and working on the III before he even begins the process of attempting to port any of it to...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.00 Firmware Release

    I’m using an axe FX II mk II, and I get a slight ‘beep’ noise when switching to an adjacent patch that uses a different amp model. I think it started with the first Ares beta. Actually I think that’s what I’m still on.
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    Tell me what amps you DON'T prefer!

    I’ve never been able to get a usable sound out of the Energyball model. Maybe I just don’t know how to dial Engl’s or something since I have seen people say they like the model.
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    What changes with Power Tube parameters?

    I vaguely remember cliff or someone mentioning that when you change tube type in the axe FX, parameters change such that it’s as if the amp is meant to be running that tube type. Whereas if you just swap to a different tube type in real life (and rebias), things such as transformer turns ratio...
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    Axe-Fx II "Ares" Rev 1.00 Firmware Release

    I was a little bored the other day and I was flipping though amps, man that Spawn Nitrous is awesome, it’s like a JCM800 decided it wanted to become a Recto. Huge bottom (too much if you’re not careful), tons of gain on tap, and tight enough to not really need a boost for metal (though I still...
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    Celestion F12-X200

    Cool, I believe I’ve seen T/S parameters posted for this speaker, I might try plugging them into winISD when I get home (unless someone else beats me) to see what kind of bass resonant response their recommended cab provides. I saw on TGP some people having good luck putting these into TL806...
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware "Ares" 1.00 Public Beta

    Nailed it. I also like increasing the ‘low cut’ in the filter block to about 50hz, if I feel it could be a little bit less resonant on palm mutes.
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware "Ares" 1.00 Public Beta

    Played around with this today, bright switch was a bit much for me, so I left that off. But I did add the filter block set to Tilt EQ with the settings Cliff mentioned to approximate the Fortin Grind pedal, that worked quite well. Very tight and punchy.
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware "Ares" 1.00 Public Beta

    Ooh, I’m gonna have to try that model again. I played around with it when i first updated because the model name stuck out to me, since it was in lowercase (also with some numbers at the end). I only banged around on it for like 5 minutes on stock settings though, I’ll have to try the bright...
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    Axe-Fx II Firmware "Ares" 1.00 Public Beta

    I updated a few days back, I was gonna wait for the non-beta, but talk of a reworked SV-Bass model pushed me over the edge. Plus I was happy with my patches. Very happy with it, also nice to get some difinitive closure. After some minor tweaks to a couple patches, it sounds great. Speaker...
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    Does the Axe-Fx have a Power Amp insert option?

    Good idea to turn on the power amp modelling on the Tube Pre. Turn the supply sag up from 0. Then set the speaker page curve, as from memory I think it’s just set flat in the tube pre. You can just copy this, and other advanced settings, off some other amp model. It won’t be the same as that...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 10.01 Firmware Release

    1 year anniversary firmware.
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    Using Power Amp only

    There is no way to disable the preamp of an amp model (as much as some of us would like that...) but there is a workaround I use when I want to use a preamp pedal or other rack preamp. I use the ‘tube pre’ model, then turn on power amp modelling (turn sag up above 0), and copy the speaker page...
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    Speaker Impedance

    It would be cool to implement some kind of auto-change to the impedance curves on the speaker page when you change IR, but the issue there is that if you’re using 3rd party IR’s, you’d need to figure out the correct impedance curve settings yourself since I doubt many 3rd party IR guys also...
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    Speaker Impedance

    2/50/2 is on the neutral side for tube power amps but it’s not as neutral as a solidstate power amp. I have a 2/50/2, and an old Matrix solidstate power amp, Ive compared them and I prefer the Matrix with the axe FX. The 2/50/2 can sound amazing with the axe FX but it does take more fiddling to...
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    Any news on the Fryette LXII?

    I haven’t heard of any updates in some time. I don’t think it’s officially been cancelled but it was announced in like 2012. According to Steve Fryette the Power Station is essentially one-half of the LXII, but with presence and resonance controls, and the reactive load attached. So it’s a...
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    Low Res Freq

    You can measure the impedance curve of your cab with Room Eq Wizard (REQ) which is a free software, you just need a computer with a sound card, a resistor, and some plugs/wire. Easy to rig up if you can solder. The speaker resonance frequencies do change when the speaker is in an enclosure...
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    Matrix vs Mosvalve for preamp rig (not Axe-Fx)

    I believe Quilter makes poweramps with current feedback, so that they sound more like tube amps than something like the Matrix, I remember reading it on this forum. Actually I think their amps are ‘full amps’ but are also popular just for using the FX-return with other preamps. Worth a look if...
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    Matrix vs Mosvalve for preamp rig (not Axe-Fx)

    I haven’t tried a mosvalve before but my understanding is that the output does follow the impedance curve of the speakers and therefore is meant to sound more like a tube amp than a standard flat-response power amp like the matrix. I have an older matrix power amp and it sounds very flat. This...
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    Your thoughts on speakers handling lows, with an input from Dr.Decibel at Celestion

    If you’ve ever played an 8 in E and directly compared it to a bass in E, there’s a marked difference in sound. The longer scale, thicker strings, and higher tension with the bass mean a ton more of those low fundamental frequencies that could cause excessive excursion of a speaker and maybe...
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    808 Clean Boost Without Mid Hump?

    For clean but that’s tighter, PEQ does work well. Lower the lowest band with the shelving filter or blocking filter and turn up level to compensate. Sweep around the frequencies to find the ones you prefer to cut. A slight upper mid bump can help with clarity. I also like using the FET preamp...
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    XFormer. Quick question.

    Speakers and tubes will affect the transformer match I suppose. I always figured this control was to control the reflected impedance of the speaker load, but rather than being given an ohms impedance or turns ratio, we’re just given a number. Like if you wanted to simulate a 16 ohm cab...
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    What's your experience with impossible-to-find gear?

    I always wanted one of those late 90’s Schecter Avenger 7 strings, from when they first started making them in South Korea. A friend had one in college he bought for almost nothing off craigslist, and it was such a great sounding guitar. It also weighed a ton and the shape wasn’t ergonomic at...
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    HELP - can't get a decent HIGH GAIN tone

    Also important to remember that a 9 volt battery does not give 9 volts over its entire useful life. Maybe it starts at 9.6 volts, drops to 9 about half way through, and as you’ve got some use on the battery, maybe it’s at 8 volts or something now. As for other people’s presets (bands, etc) I’ve...
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    HELP - can't get a decent HIGH GAIN tone

    sure thing, here you go. I think its attached.
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    HELP - can't get a decent HIGH GAIN tone

    This probably won't help you at all but I reamped that DI with my current main patch, mainly for my own entertainment (good playing). Despite the EMG clipping, I think it sounds good. Thats just part of the game with EMG's, they're very compressed. Like some others said, another 9v battery in...
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    What is your go-to amp for building hard rock/metal patches?

    Really digging the Fryette D60 M model with a boost. I also need the ‘boost’ switch in the amp block on to get into the right gain range. Very huge and punchy. Honourable mentions to the IIC++, FAS Modern III, Das Metal, and Solo X99. Those are probably my top 5. I mostly play a seven string...
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    Fractal Audio AMP models: Fryette D60 (Fryette Deliverance 60H)

    Good call, you can get some real ‘roar’-y sounds out of it. It’s still one of my favourite amps in the box (definitely in the top 5), and with some light overdrive pedal can get some legit Nevermore - Dead Heart in a Dead World type sounds (which was recorded with a Recto). I have to turn the...
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    MESA 2:90 vs VHT 2/50/2

    My gear doesn’t line up exactly but I do have a Fryette 2/50/2 and I also have a Mesa Dual Rectifier and have run the Axe FX into the power amp before. The Recto power amp, (and the 2:100 as they’re the same) adds a ton of color, is really huge sounding, and has that recto sag and thump. That...
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    Power amp make a difference?

    It makes a lot of difference. I used the poweramp out of a cheap PA speaker at one point, kinda made everything sound like crap. Then I ‘stepped up’ to a 100 watt class D poweramp board I got on eBay and put into an enclosure. I would assume it sounds similar to the likes of the EHX 44 magnum...
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    Who's using 2 - Axe Fx II's now that they are so cheap, used online?

    Two, I can barely use one
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    Tweaking the Dual Rec

    Maybe an unpopular opinion but I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with the recto models. I think they take a lot of work to get them sounding good. For what it’s worth I do play metal with a seven string tuned to A, so you may have different experiences if you’re in standard tuning (or...
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    Solid state or tube power amp?

    I assume you’re using a real guitar cab as well? So it’s deciding between axefx > tube poweramp > guitar cab, vs axe fx > ss poweramp > guitar cab? The main disadvantage to both is that if you’re mainly recording it will be easiest to use impulses in the axe fx, so FRFR would be most similar...
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    Periphery Tone!

    Never tried that, I’ll have to give it a go soon.
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    Periphery Tone!

    I really like the IIC++ and Das Metal for modern metal tones, both work great for down tuned guitars. I don’t really go for a particularly djenty tone though both can do it. The Savage model is also very tight but it’s a bit over the top for me. I think bulb used one of the 5150 models, I...
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    Krank Krankenstein?

    That’s one of a few esoteric amps I’d love to see in the axe fx but I doubt we’ll get one. We can hope though! I’ve resigned to the fact that I’ll probably just have to buy one used some day.
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    Need To Restart - Making an Uberschall Scream?

    The Uber is one of those models I’ve always wanted to like but I could just never make it work for me. It seemed too fizzy and I can’t remove the fizz without it sounding like there’s a blanket on the amp, and the bass is very woofy, and I have trouble taming it without making it thin. I’d also...
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    Photography of Gear with LCD Screens

    Does turning the screen brightness way down work?
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    Detailed Axe-Edit resource has gone missing...

    Is it this? https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/amp-cab-quick-reference-guide-updated.68484/ It was a great resource but the link is dead now. Last updated for v9.00. Very helpful, the wiki can be a chore to navigate at times, this laid out what control does what in a very simple manner.
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    Speaker Resonance page

    That is true but the impedance interaction does affect the overall eq, to the effect of a bass boost and treble boost.
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    Speaker Resonance page

    It is important when you’re using a real cab. The default settings sometimes work, but not always. If you’re using a Mesa 2x12, try searching the forum, I think either Cliff or someone else has analysed the 2x12 and posted what the low res frequency and Q is. Might be a good place to start...
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    Curiosity on durability

    Had my II since 2014, all I can think of is that the edit button has got stuck maybe two or three times (not surprising given I edit from the front screen most of the time so it’s probably the most used button), and the markings on the on/off switch have worn off slightly.
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    Cables?

    If you learn to solder and take your time you can make your own and save a lot of money. It just costs you time. I buy bulk low-capacitance cable and good quality tips and make my own. Apart from the cost advantage, I can make my cables all the exact right length for everything. And if I need...
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    Axe-Fx II "Quantum" Rev 9.04 Firmware Release

    It’s not a product, it’s an E X P E R I E N C E
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    Rules of the road for using a tube power amp, Fryette PowerStation II

    I thought the Brite and Warm switches were for the reactive load only and didn’t actually do anything if you’re just running line-in from a preamp.
  98. mnemonic

    New Line 6 FRFR cab - Powercab

    Just got this in my email https://line6.com/powercab/ Looks like they’re getting in on the action, looks like a competitor to the Friedman stuff, or the likes of Xitone and the CLR. one cool thing is it also incorporates impulses. Not really necessary for use with an Axe FX, but could be a...
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    Metal guys, PAmp+Cab/FRFR? Either/or, or something that's skull crushing heavy!!

    I’ve been using a fryette 2/50/2 with my Axe FX for some time, but just recently got an old Matrix M400 mosfet solidstate poweramp. After setting patches up specifically for it (flat response vs tube) it sounds really good. I haven’t compared it to the 2/50/2 yet. I’m using a Zilla 2x12 with...
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    Old Matrix power amps

    Okay I did it. For the sake of mild entertainment and since I have this 6 space rack with 4 empty units, I bought this on eBay for the grand total of £25 shipped. Matrix M400. I can’t find any info on it online, so no idea how old it is, if it’s 400 Watts per side or in total, etc. I’m...
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