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  1. ESW

    Legacy Vs. Dyna-Cabs

    I really hope to see a Dynacab 4x12 with Fanes at some point.
  2. ESW

    Running out of output 2 into power amp

    FWIW I use Output 1 for FOH and Output 3 for my Fryette LXII.
  3. ESW

    Xitone still in business?

    FWIW it's been going on since at least 2019.
  4. ESW

    Adventures in Accuracy

    The Fuzz Factory would be incredibly cool, but I don't know if it's even possible.
  5. ESW

    Xitone still in business?

    The domain doesn't expire until June of next year, he just didn't pay his HostGator bill.
  6. ESW

    Implemented Marshall JMP 100w

    Is there a good way to approximate the Marshall Major using an existing plexi model?
  7. ESW

    Wait for AXE FX IV or just get the AXE FX III ?

    Belew is still touring with an Ultra.
  8. ESW

    My New Gibson SG 64 Reissue Murphy Lab

    Beautiful! I have been ogling these for weeks.
  9. ESW

    How Well Do Real Pedals Play With the Axe-FX III (specifically 60s-80s style fuzz’s)

    I have well over 100 analog pedals, including a bunch of handmade vintage circuit fuzzes. It all plays nicely with the Axe Fx III. With my old non-master volume tube amps, I'd use fuzzes to achieve different degrees of dirt at sane volumes. With the Axe Fx, I can do almost all of that with just...
  10. ESW

    Xitone still in business?

    I would file a complaint with the North Carolina attorney general. You can do it right through the NC government website.
  11. ESW

    Kirk Hammett On Rick Beato (Fractal content)

    Yeah, he talked openly about his arthritis even when I saw him in the early 1990s.
  12. ESW

    Layout question

    Really? The Rotary sounds significantly different to me when I move it before and after the cab block. I guess I could try tweaking it.
  13. ESW

    Layout question

    I'm sick as heck right now, so I may not have been super clear. And I now realize that what I was trying to do isn't possible. Thanks for the sanity check.
  14. ESW

    Layout question

    I can swing the CPU, but mainly I was just trying to avoid a scene change for one effect.
  15. ESW

    Layout question

    Yeah, I was just hoping there was a crafty way to pull this off with one.
  16. ESW

    Layout question

    Hey guys. I've just started experimenting with using a cab and a PA/monitor output at the same time and I've run into a snag. Is there a way to rearrange this preset so that the rotary comes after the cab and goes to both outputs? Output 3 goes to my power amp, so I don't want the cab block in...
  17. ESW

    Alternatives to Fractal EV 1

    I have a Boss FV-500, and it's very close to my EV 1s in terms of heft and travel.
  18. ESW

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

    That's how I read it. I assume the 30ms delay was due to processing time, but you could simulate it with a delay.
  19. ESW

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

    It was an Eventide Harmonizer H910, which had a "Pitch Ratio" display in the center of the unit. With the readout at 100 it would be in unison, 50 would be an octave down, etc - so 99 would be just a slightly detuned. There are a million ways to do that today, but this was cutting edge in the...
  20. ESW

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

    The first part of the quote (from 1977) is "I use Marshall and Acoustic amps, and also there's a stereo feed from the guitar that goes direct to the PA. The pedalboard I have has 27 different buttons. It's a specially-built thing that looks a little like a small version of the G.P.O. Tower...
  21. ESW

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

    According to the Zappa Gear book that came out a couple of years ago, "As part of his massive multi-amplifier rig on the 1988 tour, FZ fed the clean signal from the Roland GP-8 effects unit into two Carvin X-100B amplifiers, each driving a Marshall 4x12 cabinet." Carvin's Moshe Alvarez said...
  22. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    It's true! Plus RCF and tons of others. But as I said, the consensus powered wedge choices remain Atomic and Xitone. In this forum and others, they're mentioned more often than anything else.
  23. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    Yeah, the Celestion plans were actually the impetus of this idea. Everyone wants a wedge, and the consensus powered wedge choices (for whatever reason) are two companies that have an abysmal track record of both shipping product and supporting customers. It could have step-by-step photos...
  24. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    This is the way to go. What the community really needs is an open source / DIY wedge with plans, a parts list and step by step instructions. Then anyone can build one.
  25. ESW

    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Public Beta #5 (Beta 11)

    Same. I'm not a Pink Floyd fan, but 95% of my presets use a Hiwatt IR.
  26. ESW

    Atomic CLR or 2x QSC K12

    As a business owner for 20+ years, I don't get it. How do you not have a formal process in place to deal with and respond to customer support inquiries? Help desk software is cheap. Customer emails shouldn't be going into a black hole.
  27. ESW

    Atomic CLR or 2x QSC K12

    IIRC Dweezil Zappa uses 4 QSC K12.2s in his stage setup.
  28. ESW

    Atomic CLR or 2x QSC K12

    As far as I can tell, Atomic has always been incredibly inconsistent in support. It's the same story in every thread about Atomic service (on this forum and others) going back 10+ years.
  29. ESW

    How good is the Axe into a tube power amp or even a really good SS power amp or even FRFR?

    I don't have anything handy, but Fryette has a video of the LXII with the Axe-FX II:
  30. ESW

    How good is the Axe into a tube power amp or even a really good SS power amp or even FRFR?

    Exactly - I use power amp modeling and have the output mode set to "SS Pwr Amp + Cab". I mostly use Marshalls, Hiwatts and the Komet 60, but I haven't found an amp it doesn't like. The drawbacks are that it's kind of heavy, and at lower volumes you'll hear the fan noise.
  31. ESW

    How good is the Axe into a tube power amp or even a really good SS power amp or even FRFR?

    I have a Fryette LXII that I use with a real cabinet and I love it.
  32. ESW

    Hiwatt IRs and Dyna-cabs

    I really hope the Hiwatt cab makes the cut. It's the cabinet I use for almost everything.
  33. ESW

    Paypal Friends and Family

    Maybe, but tax rates are progressive. If one extra dollar in income puts you into the next tax bracket, you only pay the higher rate on that one dollar of income. The higher rate doesn't apply to all of your income.
  34. ESW

    Fractal and Gov't Mule?

    Old thread from 2014: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/shit-in-my-hat-warren-haynes-with-an-axe-fx.90302/
  35. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    Maybe. As of last month he was still telling prospective customers that he can ship in a week or two while some guys here have waited for delivery for more than a year.
  36. ESW

    Meeting The Master - Greta Van Fleet

    I think it's unfair to say they're just a Zeppelin ripoff. Their first album was definitely a Zeppelin ripoff, but since then they've broadened their horizons. They're now ripping off Queen and Rush, and probably some other bands.
  37. ESW

    With Matrix Out of Stock What SS Power Amp is Best?

    I am super happy with my Fryette LXII.
  38. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    Yes.
  39. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    No, you file a complaint with the FTC through their website, or with the NC attorney general, or both. Or contact him and tell him that's what you're going to do if he doesn't give you your money back.
  40. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    Turns out the Federal Trade Commission has a rule about this. Stumbled on this today in a sysadmin discussion about a vendor who won't cancel an order: https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/mail-internet-or-telephone-order-merchandise-rule The Rule, issued in 1975, requires sellers who...
  41. ESW

    Rig Rundown: Bush’s Gavin Rossdale & Chris Traynor

    In case anyone else is looking for the preset (since the link is borked in the article), here you go: https://www.fractalaudio.com/gift-of-tone/#05
  42. ESW

    Has anyone transitioned from [Fractal -> FRFR] to [Fractal -> power amp > guitar speaker cabinets]?

    Do you mean the Celestion F12-X200? If so, Celestion recommends a bass reflex cabinet. They have plans for one here: https://celestion.com/blog/build-this-f12-x200-1x12-cabinet-design/. In general, front ported guitar cabinets are designed with a specific speaker in mind. I'm not sure what you...
  43. ESW

    Has anyone transitioned from [Fractal -> FRFR] to [Fractal -> power amp > guitar speaker cabinets]?

    I'm currently using a Reeves front ported 1x12 (made by Port City). I'm thinking about ordering a pair of Zilla cabs, though.
  44. ESW

    Why cant I get clean punchy Low end on any Fender style amp

    FWIW, I have an original 1965 Deluxe Reverb and the low end is pretty flubby.
  45. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    It's not nice at all. He's still telling new customers that it's a 6-8 week wait, and what's worse, he emailed back to say he could ship one out faster - all while there are guys here who've been waiting for more than a year (or more than 2 in some cases).
  46. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    FYI I emailed Mick this weekend asking if he had any 12" active wedges in stock, and if not, how long would it take to ship. He replied almost immediately that he doesn't have any, but that I'd be looking at "6-8 weeks or so". He then emailed me back and asked, "Do you have a need for it sooner...
  47. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    At this point, I would file a complaint with the NC attorney general. If there are half a dozen folks in this forum who are getting strung along, no telling how many are out there. Is he telling new customers that it takes 2 years to ship, or is he still telling people six weeks?
  48. ESW

    New User Banned From The Gear Page

    I got suspended last year for a comment on a Pub thread in which I suggested that Chuck Todd isn't good about asking follow-up questions. I have not been back since.
  49. ESW

    Has anyone transitioned from [Fractal -> FRFR] to [Fractal -> power amp > guitar speaker cabinets]?

    Some folks here have been waiting over a year for delivery of their pre-paid Xitones, so you may want to look at more readily available options. Everybody has different opinions about this stuff. You just have to try things and see what you like. I had a pair of CLRs for a while, and a Xitone...
  50. ESW

    Has anyone transitioned from [Fractal -> FRFR] to [Fractal -> power amp > guitar speaker cabinets]?

    It's a Reeves 1x12 made by Port City, and I have an old Pulsonic Fane in it. I'm thinking about ordering a pair of Zilla cabs for stereo, but I haven't sorted out exactly what I want yet.
  51. ESW

    The Who perform Baba O'Riley at Wembley Stadium with a full Orchestra

    Zak Starkey has now been playing with The Who almost twice as long as Keith Moon.
  52. ESW

    Favorite not well-known Progressive Rock (non-metal) bands

    National Health is a personal favorite.
  53. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    A cancellation fee? Good grief.
  54. ESW

    Has anyone transitioned from [Fractal -> FRFR] to [Fractal -> power amp > guitar speaker cabinets]?

    I guess that works for situations where you don't want or need power amp distortion? I mostly use the plexi and Hiwatt models, so I leave power amp modeling on.
  55. ESW

    Let's see your ride.....

    That year was absolutely cursed. I bought one new and it was just problem after problem after problem. The only new car I've ever bought, and was still somehow less reliable than my late 80s Jeep.
  56. ESW

    Do Les Paul-ish guitars make you play old school?

    Probably? I can't play strats because I immediately start aping Hendrix stuff.
  57. ESW

    Has anyone transitioned from [Fractal -> FRFR] to [Fractal -> power amp > guitar speaker cabinets]?

    Oh yeah. I started off with a Friedman ASC-10, then got a Xitone, then a CLR, then a second CLR for a stereo pair. After a couple of years of that, I tried out a Seymour Duncan Powerstage 170 through one of my cabs and thought it was a significant improvement over FRFR. A few months later I got...
  58. ESW

    Buying used guitars. Multiple previous owners depreciate price. Thoughts?

    Yeah, short period of time definitely changes the equation. A thirty year old guitar with five owners raises no flags. A two year old guitar with five owners absolutely does.
  59. ESW

    December 25th - Gift of Tone - Metallica’s Live Preset?

    I would pay good money for the presets from the Hot Rats tour.
  60. ESW

    Jimmy Eat World uses 5 Axe-FX III

    My favorite quote from the article: "[With this] you are not killing the person in the front with the half-stack in their face. It’s funny, we used to play basements, carrying around two half-stacks and the Ampeg refrigerator, like, what the f were we doing!?"
  61. ESW

    Xitone Build Time

    I bought mine in 2019 and it was delayed for months (but at least not years like 2204JCM). I finally asked for a refund, and then magically my cabinet was ready to ship a couple of days later. It was fine, but not much better than other options. I liked the CLR better. If I ever decide to do the...
  62. ESW

    What Prompted You To Buy A Fractal?

    I was in the market for a DR-103 and started working through the elaborate machinations necessary to operate it at a tolerable volume. I'd never tried a modeler before and figured it was worth a shot. It solved my Hiwatt itch and then some.
  63. ESW

    Time spent playing guitar vs time spent learning/tweaking AXEFX

    I spent a lot of time tweaking until I got "my sound", and now I pretty much stick with my presets. I check out new stuff in the firmware releases, but I mostly just turn it on and play now. The hardest thing was figuring out what to use for amplification.
  64. ESW

    Any Ruby devs here? Need a line of T-Shirt code translated

    Right? Feels like nerd sniping.
  65. ESW

    Vai first 30 years documentary free online

    Transcribing Zappa's solos (which are notoriously insane) for fun at age 17.
  66. ESW

    AFIII Frank Zappa Black Napkins 1988

    Hey, what did you use to generate the transcription/tab?
  67. ESW

    Banned from TGP

    I have no idea. It was enough to turn me off of participating there, though.
  68. ESW

    Banned from TGP

    I got a week-long suspension there a few months ago for saying (in a pub thread) that Chuck Todd has done a bad job of hosting Meet the Press. Fortunately, this caused me to rethink some life choices, and I haven't been back since.
  69. ESW

    POLYPHIA TONIGHT?

    I won't go to shows without earplugs anymore. I don't always need them, but it's much better to have them just in case.
  70. ESW

    What are you listening to right now?

    I just discovered King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard a few weeks ago and have been obsessively going through their (20!) albums. My favorite so far is Microtonal Flying Banana, which is all microtonal music.
  71. ESW

    Frampton's Black Hole Sun

    Correct! The drive is after the auto wah. I also have the Micro-Tron III that Mike Beigel (original Mutron founder) makes, and it's honestly just as good as the original. If I A/B them I absolutely can't tell them apart, and they're much more affordable than the originals. I actually have this...
  72. ESW

    Frampton's Black Hole Sun

    Ok, I have a Mutron III and put it on those same settings. It's not that far off from the "Auto Wah Funk" preset (actually sounds a little thinner than the preset at those settings). Try that with a Box o' Crunch drive and adjust to taste. The tone he's getting is the combination of his drive...
  73. ESW

    Gibson's landmark court victory changes the course of guitar building history

    I've had a DGT and a 594 for the last couple of years. The 594 is more like a Les Paul (warts and all), but I greatly prefer the DGT.
  74. ESW

    NAD - Diezel VHX

    This is the problem I keep encountering with rare and unusual amps. Very few clips, usually bad. You have to buy the thing to find out if it's any good, then hope that you can flip it if it's not your thing.
  75. ESW

    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 20.02 Release

    Big fan of the new speaker impedance curves. "Pete T" sounds great with my Hiwatt presets.
  76. ESW

    FS Xitone powered wedge $799 SOLD

    I’m selling all of my FRFR cabs. The Xitone is all that’s left, for anyone who’s interested: https://reverb.com/item/54403315-xitone-active-wedge-2020?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=54403315 The Xitone is like new - just a couple of hours of play time.
  77. ESW

    So, Elon did it!

    Musk is not eligible, though. Article II, Section 1, Clause 5.
  78. ESW

    So, Elon did it!

    There will always be tension between content moderation and free speech on social media platforms. Everyone likes the idea of a platform without content moderation until they see what that actually looks like.
  79. ESW

    A story about hacking a guitar pick

    I met Les Paul in the 90s after a show at the Iridium and asked what kind of picks he used. He made his own out of thick plexiglass, and glued sandpaper to the sides so that he didn't drop it. He let me hold it, and I remember it being pretty crude looking and substantial.
  80. ESW

    Mouse Review

    I have the MX Master 3 and I love it.
  81. ESW

    Whatcha guys using in a live context to place your rack with AXE-FX on?

    I have a 4U rack with my Axe FX III and a Fryette LXII. I just set the rack case on top of my speaker cabinet.
  82. ESW

    Fryette and Marix Power Amps Coloring

    I have an LXII, and the depth switch definitely adds more thump on my setup. I would email David Phelge at Fryette and ask if there's any substantial difference between the depth control on the PS2 and the LXII, though.
  83. ESW

    What happened to Artists Presets?

    I meant that I'd like to see the presets he used on the Hot Rats tour. Hot Rats is my all-time favorite Zappa album. The IRs were released on Frank's 80th birthday (https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/free-irs-in-celebration-of-the-80th-birthday-of-frank-zappa.168497/)
  84. ESW

    I have been on waiting list since October

    Could be worse. You could be waiting for a CLR!
  85. ESW

    Real fuzz pedal in front?

    Heresy, I know, but all of my actual fuzzboxes sound better (to me) than the fuzzes in the Axe. I'm sure there's a way to dial in the drive unit block to sound the same as each of my fuzzes, but to this point it's been easier just to stick a fuzz box in front.
  86. ESW

    Georgia Tech Professor is going to DIY an Axe-FX III

    I love stuff like this. Some teenager is going to watch this and build the crazy guitar stuff that we're all using 20 years from now.
  87. ESW

    Using a metal pick made my III sound way better

    I bought a floppy metal (copper?) pick from a guitar store once when I was a kid. I remember that it sounded cool, but the tactile sensation was something akin to chewing aluminum foil.
  88. ESW

    New Guthrie Govan signature guitar.

    Guessing he stopped dying his hair.
  89. ESW

    Is anyone using their AxeIII just for effects?? And is it overkill?!

    +1. My pre-Axe pedalboard was at least as much as the Axe alone.
  90. ESW

    I am 43 and it sucks seeing your music and movie heroes age and die....

    Prolonged reflux can also cause esophageal cancer, which has a pretty low survival rate. If you haven't already, go see a good gastroenterologist. The long-term side effects of the meds I'm on are negligible (for men, anyway). As long as I eat responsibly most of the time, I can have a small...
  91. ESW

    I am 43 and it sucks seeing your music and movie heroes age and die....

    I have chronic reflux and Barrett’s and it’s a real PITA. No caffeine, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, tomato sauce, spicy food or fatty food. Meds and regular exercise help a lot, though. I do an hour of cardio (running or rowing) every day and it makes a huge difference.
  92. ESW

    The Burger Thread

    Same. I really love black bean burgers, though. The storebought ones are pretty bland, but these are awesome. My wife and I make a big batch of these at least once a month and freeze them.
  93. ESW

    No Xitone love these days?

    IIRC, mine took about 3x longer than originally promised. After a couple of months I sent an email telling him I'd like to just cancel the order, and he immediately replied back saying that he was 'just finishing it up'. It shipped the following week.
  94. ESW

    The Smashing Pumpkins

    I looked it up! One of the Crate practice amps was sold on Reverb, and the listing explains how he used it: This Crate GX15R is from the private collection of Billy Corgan. Believe it or not, this little combo was responsible for the heavy distortion sounds on Machina. This is the Machina...
  95. ESW

    The Smashing Pumpkins

    Are those Crate practice amps up top?
  96. ESW

    Axe FX III Mk 2: Six-month review

    +1. I've been wanting something exactly like this since I first got the Axe, although I'd rather have something in the form factor of an FC-6 or FC-12.
  97. ESW

    So what's the deal with 24 fret guitars

    Right? How far up does a guy need to capo anyway?
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