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    Roadhouse remake

    I just used the picture for it's emotive quality, no other connection. But Dredd was indeed great fun to watch!
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    Roadhouse remake

    I have taken all the drama in stride in recent years with all the shitty remakes, reboots and general committee approved movies that have been put out. I didn't watch the new Star Wars movies, I ignored the Ghostbuster reboot and so on and so forth. No problem. I just learned that they are...
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    Show your partscaster!

    I wanted to put together a fun hair metal type of guitar. Warmoth roasted maple neck, 59 roundback with stainless jumbo frets. Alder body from Northwestguitars.co.uk Vegatrem, with a maglok in the back. Dimarzio Choppers in the bridge and neck, Dimarzio Richie Kotzen SC in the middle. Single...
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    Belated NGD - Furch Yellow Deluxe Gc-SR

    I have been playing a Furch dreadnought since forever, they make great guitars. Martin and Taylor have nothing on Furch, in my estimation.
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    Best noiseless P-90

    I'm using the FIshman Greg Koch signature P90s, they sound excellent.
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    Let's talk Telecasters/Partscasters

    Turned out beyond all expectations really. Has that vintage look and sound, but a modern feeling neck with medium jumbo frets. I'm all for the vintage tones and look with modern playability. As an added bonus, it was stringed with 14-68 strings in C standard, which I'm really loving at the moment.
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    Finally got my guitars re-stringed

    I get where you're coming from, but this thread would have never turned out this way if not for the OP's posting history. For the record, I like the guy and hopes he keeps posting, but I can't help but laugh at the outrageous things he says.
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    Finally got my guitars re-stringed

    Nah I know what you mean. I recently brought all my shoes to the shoe shop and had them retied. Just because I wear shoes I'm not some sort of shoe engineer am I.
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    Let's talk Telecasters/Partscasters

    Kind of a partscaster I guess, I took a chance on this one just because it popped up on the used market for what seemed like a very low price. (like a Fender Player Series kind of price). Built by some guys in Poland called Freakaster, which I never heard of. Crafty consumer that I am. If...
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    Balancing time being a musician with getting laid….

    Take care not to post any more guys, this thread is closed.
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    Balancing time being a musician with getting laid….

    It's not even funny any more now, just sad.
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    Balancing time being a musician with getting laid….

    You remember that kid from school who was always dating a hot chick that goes to another school, whose father was a millionaire and whose uncle was a secret agent? This is what happens when that kid grows old.
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    John Nathan Cordy, are you on here? How do you sound so good on a plain clean tone?

    Cordy is such a great player, I think it's a shame that his YT channel doesn't focus more on the playing and less on gear. I do understand that wouldn't generate as many views though. He's so good, he even sounds good on a crappy Line 6 helix (I kid, I kid)
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    Best tube amp shootout! (Under $1000)

    This one is rather fun and versatile
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    Back to FM3 from FM9......

    I'd take an FM Zero for practice, audio interface, home use kind of thing. It would be so small I could almost clip it to my belt and go to rehearsals with it too. lol
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    What do you think of the Klon?

    I was always quite satisfied with the "Klon" settings on the FET Boost ala Leon Todd, so I haven't really bothered to check out the Klon very much. I still use my favorite patch on my old AX8 quite often, which is a tube screamer into the FET boost into the US Clean model.
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    FM3 for REAL Jazz

    I don't understand why this thread (and the others) are still going, or how they ever got beyond page 1. By the third post or so it was abundantly clear that the OP wants an AMP MODEL of something like a Henriksen, and only that. Here's the summary: "I'd like to see some Polytones and...
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    FM9 - FX in front of Amp

    I love the FM9 in front of an amp. Best effects board I've ever had, and no cabling mess, power supply, and physical knobs all over that get moved whenever I stuff the pedalboard into a bag. Compared to the AX8, it also has a much lower noise floor. Complete win all around in my book.
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    Wish Jazz Amps

    Yeah I'm with you abendJazz. Post question: "hey why can't we have a few jazz amps in here when there are so many variations on Marshall's, Boogies etc." Totally reasonable question and a very simple request. Spend pages explaining yourself politely. Cue the usual forum brigade:
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    FM3 for REAL Jazz

    I believe the reason they have a ton of Marshalls and Boogies and no Polytone is that there's a big demand for the former and virtually no demand for the latter. People want to play models of their dream amps, even if there's something already in there that can do the same sound. Capitalism is a...
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    Wish Jazz Amps

    Just a tip: don't waste your breath arguing with people on here. Anything that falls outside [current product, current firmware] is heresy. Suggesting that the product is lacking in any way at all is heresy. [current product, current firmware] is the be all end all, until the next one comes out...
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    FM3 for REAL jazz

    Which amps would you like to see modeled? Henriksen amps?
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    i'm having trouble here.

    Tragedy of the commons my friends
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    For all you gigging with your AX8's!

    I perform at weddings, pubs, stuff like that. Play whatever songs I like and never worried about a license, that's the venues problem. Dealing with drunk people can be a hassle, but that's what bouncers are for. If I didn't sing and only played cover tunes on guitar, I would never have been...
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    PRS SE DGT announced

    I have a 2020 DGT. I use 10s on mine, otherwise bone stock. Looking forward to comparing it with the SE.
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    You keep proving my point for me without realizing you are doing so.
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    Not discounting your experience at all, but this is the very definition of anecdotal evidence. It's based on personal observation, plain and simple. Where's the data, the measurements, the falsifiable evidence? All I have is your word that it is so. Anecdotal.
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    If you don't understand the difference between subjective and objective, we won't get very far. We'll just get more old man yells at cloud stuff. Your personal opinion about the guitars you've worked on over the years is all you've offered so far, which is more or less the definition of...
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    Yeah but now you're doing the same thing everyone else is doing, lol. You picked up a guitar that after a few modifications "can hold its own against anything." Sounds subjective to me... If we're going to be objective about it, we really need to be talking about manufacturing standards and...
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    If people said favorite instead of greatest we wouldn't be having a discussion. "Great" isn't exactly an objective measure anyway, so I could see why people would use the terms interchangeably. The title of this thread should have been "Several cheap or one expensive guitar."
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    Gift of tone...

    Merry Christmas fellow AX8 fan :)
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    Any point in stripping off the paint, or is the "damage done" so to speak?
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    What do you think in general about the current guitars being manufactured in Indonesia? I haven't tried a Sire yet, but I've been fairly impressed with the Ibanez AZ I have, and the Schecter Nick Johnston I tried also seemed very well put together. If the fingerboard on it wasn't a little too...
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    One expensive guitar or several inexpensive ones?

    For me it's one great main guitar, and some more inexpensive ones that scratch certain itches or are just for fun.
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    For all you gigging with your AX8's!

    Don't worry, your legend on the fractal forums will surely live on.
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    For all you gigging with your AX8's!

    Oh dear lord, I'm dying 🤣
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    For all you gigging with your AX8's!

    This gave me a good chuckle. Escapist fantasies are fun though, eh? Good writeup earlier about the realities of gigging though, no matter the context.
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    AX8 Resale Value

    What I should have said was: "I know it inside out, so the quirky menus aren't a problem for me. And it sounds good enough for practice and performance, so considering how cheap the AX8 is nowadays I'll keep playing it." Obviously if I had to pay around $1000 for it and not $600, I would just go...
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    AX8 Resale Value

    I've had several. Sold it when I bought an AF3, but bought another one since I missed it. I just know it in and out backwards and forwards, so it's great for rehearsals and gigs.
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    AX8 Resale Value

    This was an entertaining thread if nothing else.
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    AX8 Resale Value

    Jesus wept, it's almost the price of a new FM9...
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    AX8 Resale Value

    You paid $1450 for an AX8 last year? You scammed yourself buddy. I paid $600 for mine.
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    What Prompted You To Buy A Fractal?

    What prompted me to buy a Fractal? Probably the gaping hole in my soul. Oh and it sounds pretty good and is very convenient. That too.
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    Comfortably Numb 2022

    I've always been on team Gilmour in that conflict I suppose. Waters wanted to take his ball and go home, and later he filed a suit against the rest of the guys for keeping on playing under the Pink Floyd banner. Over the years Waters have talked about wanting to reconcile with the others, but...
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    Comfortably Numb 2022

    Sounds like a Leonard Cohen version. I think this just goes to show how lucky Waters was back in the day to have Gilmour there to turn his ideas and lyrics into a compelling musical experience.
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    PA only No other stage volume.

    85db for a live band, are you playing in elevators? :) I kid, I kid.
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    Paul Reed Smith Ends the Tonewood Debate

    You completely missed the point. The point is you'd have to be braindead to think that you could change all the wood on the guitar and it not making a difference to the sound. It has nothing to do with PRS in particular.
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    Paul Reed Smith Ends the Tonewood Debate

    Imagine being a guitar builder that put years into designing and testing a guitar to make it sound and play exactly as envisioned, just to have some braindead keyboard warriors tell you that you might as well have built the thing out of Lego for all the difference the wood choices make. Must be...
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    How many people here who have AX8's still kept their tube amps and pedalboards?

    I've gone through this a couple of times where I have put tube amps side by side with the AX8 or Axe 3 through some FRFR solution. Every time I have come to the conclusion that I don't really need amps any more and sold them off. However the urge to play a real amp still comes back from time to...
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    Acoustic Guitar Pickup Recommendations

    Honestly, after trying several after market pickups, the best solution for me was to buy a reasonably priced Yamaha with a decent piezo and inbuilt preamp, then run that through an acoustic IR in my FM3. Guitar plays easy and sounds great through the PA. I leave my higher end guitars at home now.
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    Acoustic Guitar Pickup Recommendations

    I have a K&K mini in a Furch dreadnaught guitar, and that guitar is way too “alive“ for that pickup. Feeds back like crazy. And yes, it seems finicky when it comes to preamps, likes to see a certain input impedance.
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    What's the ugliest piece of gear you've ever seen/owned?

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    They All Sound the Same, It's About Workflow

    I hated how #2 sounded, the rest sounded good.
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    Opinions Wanted: Do You Believe Finger Speed Is A Natural Talent?

    Genetic limitations are definitely a thing, but the vast majority of people never put in the effort towards a goal that would get them anywhere near that ceiling. Conscientiousness also has a genetic component to it. I guess “talent“ is where genetic predisposition and circumstances match up...
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    Owned Axe FX 2, 3, FM3, and sold them all. Couldn't get decent tones. What was I doing wrong?

    Not to be “that guy”, but this seems like a troll post. Sounds pretty absurd.
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    How many use only presets, or do you roll your own?

    I tend to mix and match blocks I like from other peoples presets. It‘s very rare that I start completely from scratch to build something.
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    Call me crazy, but I might buy another one.

    I’m even lazier. I have the III at home and can’t be bothered to bring it to the rehearsal room, so I’m still playing the AX8 when I’m going out. Why not, all the tones for my band are dialed in and sound great. I could get an FM3 to upgrade, but I don‘t feel like making new presets for each of...
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    Axe-Fx Norge

    ikke jeg heller har en AX8 og en Axe FX 3. CLR som monitor, og et 2x12 cab med celestion f12-x200 som backline (Matrix poweramp)
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    Guitars- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    G: Indonesian made Ibanez AZ. Just a really well made guitar with a rock solid neck. Light weight, good pickups, lots of options. It’s my main gigging guitar for my rock band. B: 2015 Gibson Les Paul with an endless array of quality issues. Also a custom shop ES Les Paul with an F hole. The fit...
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    JCM800 2203x halfstack vs AXE FIII w/poweramp and cab

    If you want the JCM, get the JCM. I’ve learned over the years that if you have your heart set on something, but get the “sensible” option instead, you’ll still have that itch. And asking a bunch of people on a forum like this, well of course most of them will recommend you get an Axe FX. Doesn’t...
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    Dual CLR’s or Dual Powercab 112 plus? Help me decide...🤔

    Well I have had both, and kept the CLR. The CLR’s are flatter and just a better monitoring solution than the powercab IMHO. Another option that I prefer over the powercab is the Laney LFR in the 1x12 emulation mode (cab sim off in the Axe FX) My favorite rig with the Axe right now is through a...
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    Hah! Nah I keep it around for pickup swaps, speaker swaps etc. Nothing major.
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    The cab is from a German manufacturer called TT Cabs. Made from Birch. I haven't weighed the cab so I couldn't tell you, but it's about what I would expect from a 2x12 of that size, doesn't feel especially light or heavy.
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    This rig worked out great. 2x12 with Celestion F12-X200 speakers. Matrix GT 1000 FX in stereo mode. Running with cab sim and power amp modeling on. Patches sound pretty much identical to what comes out of the PA, but the feel is that of a regular cab. I much prefer this to my Atomic CLR.
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    It's just such an obvious thing. That ported 1x12 is one of several recommendations Celestion have made for that speaker.
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    Then say that you tried it that way and it worked for you. All this speculative nonsense you're spouting is just that - nonsense. Celestion posted a cab recommendation because people were asking for cab specs (and a long time ago at that). A ported 1x12 makes sense as it will sound a bit...
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    Did you or did you not see Celestion themselves jam these speakers into (among other things) a couple of 4x12's with great results? lol Sure if you want a 1x12, make it a bass reflex cab. Loading them in a cheap cab with an underpowered power amp will obviously give less than stellar results.
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    JFC. The F12 is such an infuriating speaker.

    A couple of guys here like to go on about the "Celestion spec cab" because of that ported 1x12 they posted. I have no idea why, as Celestion themselves have a series of videos using this speaker in ALL KINDS OF CABS with great results :) I'm about to try them in a vertical 2x12 with a Matrix...
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    I'm going to have to look up some info online and learn how, never done this before. In parallel and mono I imagine :)
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    I ordered a couple of X200's now, going to try them in a vertical 2x12 cab powered by a Matrix GT1000FX.
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    Announcing the New FM9 Amp Modeler/FX Processor

    Glad I stood firm and never bought the FM3. Here finally is the form factor I always wanted.
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    Guitar speakers vs F12-X200?

    I have a Matrix GT1000FX-1U on the way... still trying to decide if I want to go for two 1x12 cabs or one 4x12 cab. 4x12 seems damn tempting to be honest, but two 1x12 in stereo is also cool.
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    PRS DGT - should I get it?

    The only thing I don't like on my DGT is the placement of the PU selector. I prefer a strat style blade switch, or if I have to have the Gibson style, put it on the upper horn. Small price to pay though, for how great it sounds and feels to play.
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    Sure, I get it. Celestion themselves did a bunch of videos showcasing the speakers in all kinds of scenarios though. Sure seemed to work well in a 4x12 from what the guy was saying.
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    I emailed Celestion, and they said the speaker should be a good match for pretty much any cab. They said to try it in both open back and closed cabs and see what I prefer. I don't think that Celestion spec cab is all too important then. They probably just recommended it that way so you would get...
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    Will check that out, thank you.
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    And then there's the question of a power amp. I'd like a single rack space solid state and quiet running one. Matrix GT800FX seems like a great choice, but I would prefer to buy something I get can easily in Europe. Only thing I can find on Thomann that is anywhere close is the Palmer Macht 402...
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    Could do two 2x12's I guess, but that's starting to look like overkill. Yeah I think two 1x12 closed back cabs would be great. Put one on each side of my stage monitor (for my vocals and band mix), and put them in amp stands to angle up towards my ears.
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    Yeah I think you're right. I was also looking at a 2x12 closed back Palmer. Maybe do a blend of speakers with the X200 and the Triple Cone. Only thing is that I would maybe like the wider stereo spread of two separate 1x12 cabs.
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    I want to get two these speakers and put them in 1x12 cabinets and run stereo. Not much of a DYI guy, so I'm not going to build cabs. Anyone know any cabs on the market that would work well? What about those Palmer unloaded 1x12 for instance? Not sure if closed or open back would be best.
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    Food for thought regarding dialing in an amp to suit an IR

    What I usually saw recommended was to set the amp as you need for your sound, and use some EQ (high cut in the cab block, parametric EQ) to tame any harsh frequencies. Never saw Leon for example pull back the treble on the amp controls on a mark series or something like that for live use.
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    5 Minute Tones

    It made me play a bunch of Skid Row licks for some reason. lol
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    The Axe-Fx has made me a better person

    You don't say? :D j/k
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    AFIII Presets Fremen Presets masterthread (releases, updates etc.)

    Yeah I really dig the Princeton preset in general out of those.
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    AFIII Presets Fremen Presets masterthread (releases, updates etc.)

    Great sounding preset pack, just what I needed. How about taking on a tone for "Lenny" by SRV? I've never heard anyone quite get there on the Axe. I've been trying for years myself to nail what Pete Thorn gets here with the real thing: (Guitar volume at around 7)
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    Guitar speakers vs F12-X200?

    That... sounds pretty fun. Hell I might do just that. What are you using as a power amp?
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    I have no proof, since the manual doesn't specify it, but I believe you are correct. I always thought it was based on some old school speaker simulation using EQ. It sure doesn't feel like an IR. Also, if I use the DI out from the Laney to go to the PA (while not having a cab block in my...
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    Getting paralyzed by options

    This is why I always use my little practice amp for actual practice. Whenever I use Fractal products outside of a live setting on stage or in rehearsal, I end up doing nothing but tweaking. On the little practice amp, I'm so happy when I find a good tone, I don't want to touch a thing. haha
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    I quite like the Laney LFR 112 with cab sims disabled on my Axe and the built in 1x12 "emulation" on in the Laney. Feels really immediate and nice, like a real amp. In FRFR mode it just feels like a weird hybrid thing between an amp and a stage monitor.
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    The headrush 112 sounds fairly awful though IMO. At least that was my experience when I put it up against my CLR. I'm intrigued by these speakers though, I will have to try it at some point!
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    Celestion F12-X200 speaker

    So when is someone going to perfect the "powercab" concept I wonder. Seems we are getting closer. Someone should put this speaker in an attractive looking cab with a built in (quality) power amp and mass produce the suckers.
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    Monitors vs FRFR for bedroom player?

    What kind of power amp are you using? I'm also considering a cab like that.
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    PRS DGT - should I get it?

    The DGT is my main guitar, so I'm pretty biased. For me it's the ultimate guitar. Feels more like strat than a LP, but has that vintage double humbucker mahogany sound down pat. The treble bleed works perfectly when you roll the volume back on the neck pickup for a clean tone. The vibrato is one...
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    The 'Complete' Musician.

    Steven Wilson.
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    What are your favorite FRFR speakers?

    I use the CLR as a wedge and run both my guitar and vocals through it. If I want to bring a cab to a jam or whatever, I use the Laney LFR-112. I'm not too keen on the FRFR mode on it, so I turn off the cab sims in the Fractal and use the "1x12 emulation" on the Laney. I'm not quite sure what's...
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    Dear Cliff

    I'm still in the camp that keeps the AX8 for live. I'll keep playing it until Fractal makes a floor unit with more buttons, or someone catches up to Fractal in audio quality and price in a floor unit. I don't see what the big problem is really, what's so hard about taking the FM3 and putting it...
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    Clean? Or really clean?

    I always prefer to get my clean tones by using a crunchy amp and rolling down the volume. Or with a fuzz for that Hendrix clean thing. Most of my guitars have treble bleeds though, that helps. Then the amount of "hair" I want on the clean tone is really easy to adjust.
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    'Hanging On' - Vibrato Lux & Plex Verb chill - video and preset

    I have a blue 2018 Johnny Marr Jaguar on the way, can't wait to play it now. Nice tones Burgs.
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    No good sound Axe FX II XL+ and Godin A6 ultra

    Sounds like something wrong with the A6 for sure. When I'm plugged into the combined output on my A6, the volume sliders for the undersaddle and pickup and the humbucker work independently just fine. As for the humbucker not sounding good, it's incredibly bassy if you have the preamp bass and...
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    Time to retire the AX8

    I still use my AX8 all the time, when I don't feel like taking the AXE 3 with me. I don't see why you would need any further support or updates for the AX8. It's stable and easy to use, and still sounds just as good as it did a couple of years ago.
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