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  1. TG3K

    Bass Synth Pedal Suggestions?

    Looking for suggestions for a synth pedal for an acoustic bass guitar. The bass player in my band has decided to give pedals a try after almost 50 years of using no effects. He got a TC Electronics Hall of Fame 2 Mini and Sub 'n Up Mini and is happy with those. He also got an EHX Bass Mono...
  2. TG3K

    AFIII Kian's Song

    Just doing some learning and experimenting with Reaper...this is a very rough mix of a song that was just something off the top of my head one evening. Very quick and dirty. All the tracks are either first or second takes. All guitar (and fake bass) tones are via a Fractal Axe-Fx III. The drum...
  3. TG3K

    New Year's Resolution

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    Help Identifying a Preset

    I know this might be a reach, but I stumbled upon an old ambient clip I posted on Soundcloud a few years ago, and I have no idea what preset I was using. I'm certain it's not one I created. It's either one of the factory presets or it's from one of the several guys here who generously share and...
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    Annular Eclipse Composite

    A couple of weekends ago I shot a bunch of photos of the annular eclipse. Where I live was directly in the path of the eclipse, so I was in a perfect location for photos. Bought a cheap eclipse filter for my 600mm zoom lens and put it on my Nikon. Last night I finally made the time to put this...
  6. TG3K

    Special FC-6 Setup

    Last weekend I was asked to make a guest appearance at a friend's 40th wedding anniversary party. I sat in for one song with my old keyboardist's band to play Comfortably Numb, which was the first song the happy couple danced to 42 years ago. I was playing in that band 42 years ago, as was my...
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    Can ASDR control the Synth block?

    I'm trying to replicate the synth part in the intro of Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project. I have the pitch of the Synth block (both of them, actually) being controlled by the Sequencer, and it's playing the right notes in the right order, but I need to change the attack and release of each note...
  8. TG3K

    N (to me) GD

    Did a little trading at the local guitar shop a few days ago and picked up a barely used PRS SE Zach Myers. By "barely used" I mean it still had the factory strings and showed no signs of ever being played. I have several other PRS SEs in various forms (Custom 22, semi-hollow Custom 22, Custom...
  9. TG3K

    New Fractal Believer

    tl;dr: Studio guy had never heard a Fractal rig until today. He was impressed. I spent the day today in a recording studio with some old bandmates re-recording a song we originally recorded and released on vinyl back in 1982. (Yeah, we're old.) The studio is owned by a friend of ours who's...
  10. TG3K

    Strange Hum Through the PA

    I set up yesterday afternoon for a gig later in the evening. Didn't power anything up...just ran cables to the mixer. (We use a Soundcraft Ui24r that sits on the floor at the back of the stage and several of us have tablets connected to it. We run our own sound.) When I got to the gig last...
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    Tommy and Phil Emmanuel do Sultans of Swing

    Stumbled upon this video of Tommy and Phil at a pub gig in 1986. Figured some of you guys would appreciate it.
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    A Christmas Story - 2022 Edition

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    New Amp Day

    Well, after playing exclusively with amp modelers for the past 20 years or so, I decided it was time to buy a real guitar amp. This monster rig is gonna make all the other guitarists green with envy and make all the pretty girls swoon. Ears will bleed within a 100 yard radius. It'll be a beast...
  14. TG3K

    FC-6 Locks Up Randomly

    I've been running into an occasional problem with my FC-6 where it locks up and none of the foot switches (including external switches) respond. Whatever is was enabled/active at the time of the lockup is all I get use. In the past, this issue has only happened rarely, but tonight it happened 5...
  15. TG3K

    FedEx Dropped off a Surprise

    Back in the early '80s someone stole my '68 Gibson Les Paul Custom. That guitar was my high school graduation gift from my parents, who purchased it used in 1975. It was the last Gibson I ever owned, since I never felt justified to spend the money for another one. One of my guitar students back...
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    Echo in the Canyon

    I watched Echo in the Canyon last night on Netflix. It's a documentary produced and hosted by Jakob Dylan, and has interviews with a lot of the key participants from back then. It's a cool insight to the way the Laurel Canyon music scene in LA '60s started and evolved. It truly was a milestone...
  17. TG3K

    Default Cab IR When Making New Presets

    When I create a new preset from scratch, the 1x4 Pig 57 is the default IR. Is there a way to set a different (more likely to be used) default? I did some searching here on the forum but couldn't find the answer.
  18. TG3K

    New Lari Basilio Signature Ibanez

    Looks like it'd be a pretty versatile guitar...and I like purple, lol.
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    Looks Like We Lost Another One: RIP Leslie West

    Another one of my early influences has left the building... Mountain Legend Leslie West Dead At 75 - Blabbermouth.net
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    Not a guitar, but a great instrument restoration job

    Dave Hawksford is a buddy of mine who I met through a woodworking forum I co-created 14 years ago and still help run. He does high-end antique restoration in Gaithersburg MD, and he's one of the best around in that field. One of his specialties is gilding with gold leaf. He's done work for the...
  21. TG3K

    Is There a Demand for FC Extension Boxes?

    I know some people here have 3D printed (or had someone print for them) extension footswitch boxes for their FC-6 or FC-12. I have one a buddy made for me and it's been very robust and useful. I see there's also a company in Europe selling them. I'm considering getting a 3D printer for various...
  22. TG3K

    Odd Songs on your Set List

    Seeing Yek's post where he shared his band's set list (and seeing "Poep in je hoofd" on that list), I thought it might be fun to see what are some of the odd/funny songs others are playing at gigs. Of course some bands take themselves more seriously than others, but speaking for my band, we keep...
  23. TG3K

    First Gig with FW 10.02

    Played my first gig with FW 10.02 Friday night, and man, what a ride! My presets are all set up for live shows through FOH. I use no backline on stage, and only hear my guitar through my QSC K10 stage monitor, along with the rest of the FOH mix. (I'm also running FOH from stage.) Most of my...
  24. TG3K

    Cool View from the "Stage" Tonight

    Had a great view during the gig tonight. Our band has been playing this yearly corporate event for a technology/IT company for the past 11 or 12 years. (Since before I joined the band.) It's a customer appreciation party at a hospitality tent at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, and...
  25. TG3K

    Amp Blocks Bypassed after Update

    Ran into an issue last night that I've not seen before. I upgraded to FW 5.08 (from 5.05) a day or two after it was released, and used FracTool to batch update all the amp blocks on my personal presets. (I had also set FracTool to not change the basic tone, gain, and level settings.) Last night...
  26. TG3K

    No Audio from Output 2 - Doh!

    I normally just use Output 1 on my Axe-Fx, but I just modified a preset to also use Output 2. (I need to send a Synth block output to a separate channel on the PA mixer.) First time I've ever used Output 2. I was seeing meters move in the Output 2 block in Axe-Edit, but no sound coming out the...
  27. TG3K

    Question About Snapshots

    If I take a snapshot of a preset with Axe-Edit, reset one or more blocks (specifically the amp block), and then restore the snapshot, what does the restore put back in place? If I use a snapshot to save amp settings, reset the amp block after a firmware update, and then restore the snapshot...
  28. TG3K

    Rick Beato Interviews Tim Pierce

    I don't think I've seen this posted here before, so I figured I'd share. Lots of insights about the music biz, recording, playing, and gear. I've been a fan of Tim's since we were both coming up playing in bands in Albuquerque in the '70s. (His band was at the top, my band was working our way...
  29. TG3K

    Saved Setlist Capability

    With the Axe-Fx II and MFC-101, we had the ability to recall presets in setlist order. This very useful capability was in the MFC-101, but I realize the new client/server architecture with the Axe-Fx III and FC-n would likely mean this functionality would now need to come from the Axe-Fx itself...
  30. TG3K

    First Gig Impressions

    We payed two gigs this weekend, and this was the first time I'd had my new Axe-Fx III out of the house and playing with the band. Although I've spent a fair amount of time trying to get my presets on the new rig to sound similar to what I've been using with my AFX II for the past 4+ years, I've...
  31. TG3K

    Blank FC-6 Layout Chart

    Whipped this together this morning and figured I'd put it up here to share. Hat-tip to @rnjscooter for the idea. [Edit] Made a few tweaks... Here's what it looks like: Printable 8 1/2 x 11 versions: Blank FC-6 Layout Chart PDF Blank FC-6 Layout Chart JPG
  32. TG3K

    Song/Set Mode?

    I use Song and Set Modes all the time with my MFC-101. I like having 10 set lists stored and being able to step through each one, using a single button push to switch presets for the next song. And it's relatively easy to set up and maintain with the MFC-Edit software. Does the new foot...
  33. TG3K

    Applying ASDR to Synth Block

    Is there a way to control the attack, sustain, delay and release of notes generated with the Synth block that are triggered with the Sequencer? I'm trying to put together an intro to an Alan Parsons song with sequenced synth notes. I have the notes and the sequence working (and the looper...
  34. TG3K

    Ain't no bionic elbow no mo...

    A little over a year ago I had this installed in my left elbow to fix a bad break. Tuesday I had it removed, as it was giving me problems. Its job was done; the bone is healed. After the break, it took me 3 or 4 months to get my playing back up to strength, mainly due to tendon and nerve damage...
  35. TG3K

    Is Fractal Gear Expensive? It's a Matter of Perspective

    I hear from a lot of my guitar player friends that the Axe-Fx is too expensive for their tastes. I'm sure we've all heard it. And yet, many of these same people will be waiting in line to buy this. OK, I get it that it's a special anniversary set, and the pedals are adjusted by hand to...
  36. TG3K

    Anybody Here Using the Soundcraft Ui24R Yet?

    As the title says, I'm wondering if anyone here is using the new Soundcraft Ui24R. Thanks to good advice from others on this forums, I've been running a Behringer XR18 for about a year, and although I really like the mixer, I've always found the different control apps to be kludgy, IMO. (I know...
  37. TG3K

    Anybody Use a Seymour Duncan Stag-Mag Humbucker?

    Title says it all. The Stag-Mag is a Duncan humbucker with the pole piece heights staggered like a typical single-coli Strat pup. It's designed to sound more Strat-like when the coils are split than a typical humbucker. Are any of you guys running one? If so, what's your opinion of it?
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    Amp Model or Tone - What's Important to You?

    For as long as I've been on this forum, I've seen a lot of guys who seem to focus on the specific amp models in the Axe-Fx more than they do the tones they get out of this magic black box. I see guys trying to copy a famous guitarist's sound by using the model of the same amp the artist uses -...
  39. TG3K

    [Solved] Stereo Output Not Balanced?

    I'm running Output 1 in stereo from my XL+ into a Behringer XR18 mixer. I'm running the two XLR outputs into linked inputs on the mixer, so the gain setting and slider positions for both channels are the same. The channels on the mixer are panned hard right and left 100%. I noticed tonight that...
  40. TG3K

    What Rechargeable Batteries for Line 6 G50/G90 Wireless?

    I just moved up from a Line 6 Relay G30 to the G90 rack mount system. The Rayovac rechargeable NiMH batteries I've been using in the G30 transmitter are slightly oversized and don't fit in the G90 transmitter. Same story with some no-name 2300 mAh Chinese rechargeables. Regular non-rechargeable...
  41. TG3K

    Live Show Mixer Suggestions (Under $500)?

    I'm in the market for a mixer for our 4-piece acoustic/electric classic rock band. We're currently using a Mackie ProFX-12, which is running into a pair of K12 for FOH and a pair of K10s for floor wedges. We run the FOH mix to the monitors, and occasionally the drummer uses IEMs, which get their...
  42. TG3K

    Pulled the Trigger...Again

    Long story short, I got a wild hair tonight and decided that the cost of the XL+ minus the sale price of my AFX II resulted in a number that I can live with, so I ordered a new XL+. I wish I could afford to keep the II as a spare, but I can't. Anyway, someone else will get a good deal on a well...
  43. TG3K

    Yep, I Made the Right Decision

    I've been using my Axe-Fx II for about a year and a half, and have really enjoyed it. I gig regularly with an acoustic/electric classic rock cover band, and I've gotten accustomed to running with no backline at all...just FOH and K10 wedges in front of the band for monitors. We run the FOH mix...
  44. TG3K

    Bank Size Sent to MFC from MFC-Edit?

    I'm wanting to save different bank sizes from one sysex file to the next, but it appears the bank size value is not being sent to the MFC. For example, my current MFC Bank Size value is 5. If I go to the Base Config page in MFC-Edit and change Bank Size to 0, it's saved in the sysex file, but...
  45. TG3K

    Can One IA Switch Control Different Blocks on Different Presets?

    Is there a way to have one IA switch on the MFC control a different effects block on different presets? I'd like to dedicate one IA switch to be the "variable" switch, so that on one preset it might toggle the Tremolo on and off, but on another preset the same switch might toggle Drive 2. Can...
  46. TG3K

    Trouble Saving To Global Blocks

    I'm not having any success saving to a new global black using the front panel controls. I'm following these steps from section 6.2.1 of the Axe-Fx Owners Manual: Select a block on the grid and press EDIT to open its EDIT menu. (Just to clarify, I'm selecting an existing block on the grid.)...
  47. TG3K

    Tons of Noise from Laptop Power Supply

    Like many others, I use my laptop to run Axe-Edit when I'm dialing in presets on my Axe-Fx II, which is connected to it via USB. For the 7 or 8 months I've owned the Axe-Fx, I've noticed there's a noticeable amount of noise coming through my rig. (Doesn't matter if I'm using a K12, M-Audio...
  48. TG3K

    Controlling LFO Speed with an Expression Pedal?

    I'm trying to set up an auto-wah using an LFO for modulation, but I want to control the rate of the LFO with an expression pedal. So far I'm stumped, both in Axe-Edit (my preferred interface) and the front panel of my Axe-Fx. Any suggestions? What am I missing? Thanks -
  49. TG3K

    Odd Behavior when Scrolling Through Presets

    I recently set the Bank Size to zero on my MFC, so now I use the Up and Down switches to scroll through my presets. I have noticed some strange behavior with the MFC since I made the change. If I try to step through the presets quickly with single pushes of the Up or Down switches, the MFC...
  50. TG3K

    Drop in Volume on Scenes 3 through 5

    Just stumbled onto a strange situation. On some presets - not all - I'm seeing a big drop in volume when I switch to Scenes 3, 4, or 5. I first noticed it on a preset based on factory preset 011 - Hipower Brilliant, but I'm seeing it on several others. I even copied Hipower Brilliant to a spare...
  51. TG3K

    Suggestions for Second Expression Pedal?

    When I bought my Axe-Fx and MFC-101 a few months ago, I also bought a Mission SP-1 expression pedal. Currently, I have the SP-1 set up as a volume pedal on all of my presets, then when the switch on the pedal is engaged it becomes my Wah pedal. Works great for my needs. I recently picked up...
  52. TG3K

    Diggin' It Again

    I've been using my Axe-Fx for a few months now, primarily for live shows. (I'm the electric guitarist in an acoustic classic rock cover band. General light stuff, ranging from Eagles and Pink Floyd to Tom Petty and the Goo Goo Dolls. Seems to go over well...we typically gig 4 to 6 times a...
  53. TG3K

    Controlling Volume and Wah with the Same Pedal

    Not sure if this is an MFC question or more suited for the Axe-Fx subforum, but I'm sure the Mods will move it if need be. I want to use my Mission Engineering SP-1 as a volume pedal on most presets, but on one or two presets I want a wah. (I'm willing to get by without the volume pedal on those...
  54. TG3K

    Rack Case Suggestions?

    My new Axe-Fx II and MFC-101 are on their way to me (come to Papa!), so I'm shopping for a rack case to house the Axe-Fx. I have a Juice Goose power conditioner that will take up one rack space in addition to the two spaces used by the Axe-Fx. My wireless unit is a Line 6 G-30, so it doesn't...
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