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    Warmoth guitar bodies - top wood options?

    I have an old one. Like 1994 neck that may be what they call now 'vintage modern' with no 'heel adjust' . It's better. I have one left of the heel adjust. I think that is a 2 way truss rod. It has a wide floyd R4 with an EVH back profile. The feel of that neck is so cool...but again...
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    Warmoth guitar bodies - top wood options?

    I've bought maybe 3 necks with the 'modern' truss. They seem heavy and non-resonant. And I hate that. I am all about better technology for guitars. I want a neck that is easier to adjust and is more precise. But don't take my word for it. It's just my limited experience. It's kinda...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.04 Public Beta #2

    Im sure someone will tell me I'm nuts... But this thing sounds absolutely enormous. There's something about the mids that is so fat and juicy.
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    How to achieve a more enjoyable headphone experience?

    There's a lot of great info in this thread. I've found that when I have a truly good sound going... my cheapest headphones sound great and inspiring. So much so that I use them to check my tones. I remember years of having what I thought was a good sound, and suffering in IEM. It was me...
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    Axe-FX III vs. Axe-FX II XL+

    I got my 2 in 2014 (i think). It sits 3 feet away from my 3. I play them both regularly. The 2 still sounds great, but it does not sound 'better' than the 3 by any stretch of opinion or imagination. OP simply needs more time on the 3.
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    MIDI question coming from Digitech 2101 to Axe FX 3

    I believe the Axe can 'ignore redundant PC commands' or some such...meaning that you can send the scene as a CC along with the PC and if the preset is the same, then only the scene will change. I'm an idiot, so I have a FC-12 AND a FCB connected to my AXE and I use the FCB to simply send scene...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 31.02 Release

    Take care of yourself Cliff! Rediscovering the Splawn Nitrous 1 in this firmware. Blown away. Maybe the best hard-rock tone I've ever heard.
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    Im sure im kicking a dead horse here...

    It's funny. In 5+ years with the Axe3... Leon's presets are the ONLY ones that sound exactly like what I hear on the demos. I reckon its that I use similar guitars/pickups and have a similar style. If i may be so bold.
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    Having problems with volume going out to PA on axe fx III

    Nonsense!
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    Power Amp Modeling Off: Speaker Damage?

    Common speaker damage is from overheating the voice coil. A short burst wont do that IIRC. Enormous excursion might damage stuff, but guitar speakers are tough to do that to. Listen to the speakers at normal level, and if they sound ok, they probably are ok.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 30.00 Public Beta #2

    SansAmp is killer. And way too hot signal wise just like the real one.
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    Fryette vs Tube head as power amp

    Nobody is talking about the impedance curves. Are they stacked when you use a tube power amp on top of the Axe with power amp modelling on? I think so. Anyways... I run 2 4x12s with an older Crown power amp that's like 300 watts a channel. Wallop.
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    Just discovered the Plexis...what's next?

    I was messing with my Axe2 last night and stumbled on the Euro Blue. Put the YA Mesa V30 cab on it. I was really stoked at how punchy and fat it sounded. Dialed up the same combo on the 3 and am thrilled with this model. The presets never agreed with me...but turn the mids down a hair...
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    Just discovered the Plexis...what's next?

    Ive been loving the Jumped Plexi preset 76. It's the 50W. It cleans up so juicy. Also the first dynacab I've really enjoyed.
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    Not a Bug Solved. Not a bug! Tuner works improperly when the unit is externally clocked to 48kHz with firmware 29.01

    As a layman, I'd wonder how a developer would go about determining this. In the world of microcontrollers, the clock is THE thing. It drives the logic through the gates. I guess you could compare the external clock to the internal clock somehow... but could you do it in software? I'm...
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    HELP! Use FC 1 Pedal 2 to Controll a Plug In

    If it were me... I'd check out the cheap Bluetooth MIDI controllers on Amazon with an expression connection. Cheaper than 3 happy meals.
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    HELP! Use FC 1 Pedal 2 to Controll a Plug In

    There are boxes you can buy that turn expression pedal control signal into MIDI. then you'll need a MIDI interface. Google it.
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    Speaker Impedance Curves: Why Are These Ones So Different?

    That's interesting... would porting change some feedback mechanism in a speaker impedance because the speaker isn't fighting the 'air spring'?
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    Studio monitors upgrade advice

    I've listened to my bud's HS8s for years. I think 'fun' is exactly how I would describe them. I'm the one guy with MSP7s and they are definitively NOT FUN. Mid-forward. I used to sell pro audio on a sales floor. We had a stack of monitors on a switch system. I'd say that the room, and...
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    Mesa Boogie vertical 2x12 metal grille

    I have 2 of the 4x12 boxes. One has the c90s/12L setup and is original, and beat to hell. I got it 20 years ago with a Mark3 Head for $800. LOL. The other one is pretty clean, but I bought it empty. I loaded it with Creambacks on top and CL80s in the bottom. I havent played it enough to...
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    FCB1010 Controller

    There are a million ways to skin this cat. I would do it with scenes. Mostly because there's no non-tedious way to maintain a 'sync' with LEDs and what's actually going on in the Axe.
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    Axe FX 3 on Grok

    Y'all saw 'War Games' right?
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    Just curious - what DAW do you use? ...and why do you like it for guitar recording, mixing, etc?

    Wow. Another Cakewalk user here. I've been abusing it since the Pro Audio days in the 90s. When my VS-700c finally dies, I'm pretty sure I'm going to Studio One with one of the consoles as a controller/interface.
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    Is Cab Air the key to amp in the room?

    This is established. If you want a cab sound, play through a cab. Its kinda like looking at your TV and being pissed that it doesn't look like reality.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 28.04 Release

    All of my 'interesting' FC-12 settings survived this update.
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    All Hail the Mighty Butch Walker

    I often attach it to a scene switch. That and using scene controllers on gain, or boost level or treble. Whether it's more useful to do that or switch amp channels to do the same is debatable. Oh, and HI BUTCH! Big fan here!
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    2025 VST/VSTi Plugins!

    Valhalla Supermassive is an extremely fun, creative, and free delay. Slate Drums are super useful and easy. And cheap.
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    Behringer X-Touch as a controller for Axe-FX?

    somebody, a few years ago, did an elaborate sys-ex translator with a RPi and one or more X-Touch boards. I don't think there was anything 'easily' about it.
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    Country Tones Tour (and preset!) from Zac Brown Band's Clay Cook

    where are the end-caps on his FC-12?
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    AES Output Questions

    https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/s-pdif-and-aes-combined.205853/ FAS says they operate simultaneously.
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    EMG Bass pot replacement.

    Anyone have a resource on this? 90s Spector with active EMGs... googling is not helpful for the first 5 pages anyway. Is it just 'slap in a 25k pot'? I'd like to understand a bit of what's going on.
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    Amazing what ChatGPT can do these days!

    Don't worry, there will be plenty of vegetables to pick. And drywall to mud.
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    Your favorite Daw

    Been using Cakewalk in every iteration since 1998. There's nothing it doesn't do. But it's getting crusty. My next DAW investment will be a Presonus StudioLive console and StudioOne...I think. The integration between the surface and the DAW is important to me. I need the faders.
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    Wish ADA MP-1

    I'll make my annual MP-1 comment. As a guy who drooled over that pre as a teen, and played one onstage for 5 years in the 90s... We ain't missing nothing. If you like the voicing and are looking for that sizzly sound... Try the Hot Kitty sim. The topology may be different, but everything...
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    New to Fractal. I have a question, and im sure more will come.

    I havent. I've been in front of some big ol' Meyer monitors in stereo. EAW, EV, NEXO etc. Boxes that touring pros use. I'm not saying it can't sound good. I've used behringer wedges in rehearsal and had an ok time. For me, nothing has been as fun as guitar cabs when playing with a...
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    New to Fractal. I have a question, and im sure more will come.

    I've been using Axe-Fx since 2009 ish. And modelling since way before that. I've yet to hear a FRFR that made me anywhere near happy. Playing through my studio monitors is fine...I reckon because of the context and lesser volume. But at 'gig' levels FRFR just stinks for my kinda rock and...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 27.03 Release

    I haven't done a lot of testing, but the Rat seems to act in a way different manner. It is rat-like...but it seems fuzz-ier. Reminds me of a bit-crusher. I'll live, but it's not doing the thing that I was using it for. Just curious if anyone else noticed.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 27.03 Release

    Did something change with the Rat Distortion?
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    How many get by without a large mix control surface?

    Ive been using a VS-700c for over a decade. I really like having faders...even though I only use them rarely. I've been considering going faderport16 or x-touch + expander, or even a StudioLive 32.
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    Wish Friendly Names for scene switches and controllers.

    A field under the controllers and switch (CS1, CS2 etc) to input a short bit of text. It would be useful for organizing and remembering the intention for the controller. ie: CS1 with a friendly name of 'Boosted' when you hook parms like Amp-Saturation. Or is there already a better way?
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    AxeFX Ultra FCB1010 Wah controller

    What you want to do, is have the pedal(s) ...send a MIDI CC (continuous controller value) to the AXE-FX Ultra External Controller. Then route that External Controller to the Control value of the wah. It takes a bit to understand the abstraction. But The FCB-1010 and Ultra are a very capable...
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    [implemented] One-touch metronome on and off

    Or a way to route it to some block.
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    So, who's got expression pedal strategies?

    Using FC-12. So far, my best ideas are using the multiplexer to separate the wah from the whammy. And then using a dance-step to enable other 'expressables' either with scenes or individual bypass.
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    So, who's got expression pedal strategies?

    I'm looking for ideas on kitchen-sink patches that use the expression pedal to do multiple duties. Scenes, or whatnot. Wah in one case, Whammy in another case, plex-delay-mix in another. These are easy to achieve when you've got multiple pedals with a switches..but I'm sure you industrious...
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    Factory presets v 27.00, Fremen Edition (bank A + bonuses)

    Very generous! Thank you for all that work. Let us know how to contribute.
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    With FW 27 Beta the Hot Kitty is NUTS for high gain

    I've been a Hot Kitty fanboy since I got my 3.
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    Tremol-no questions

    Didn't read the whole thread...but my experience with 'tremel-no' is 'no go'. Binds up, lost the freaking screw(s) and wouldn't stay in tune. Took that bs out and now the trem (a crappy special fr) works as expected.
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    Who digs the Friedman models?

    I have also gone away from Friedmans toward the Splawn.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 27.00 Public Beta

    Here goes. But I loved 26.02 Beta SOOOO MUCH!
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 26.02 Public Beta

    feels bouncier. Thanks!
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    "FM9 Can't Do Natural Feedback Like an Amp"

    The original Sustainiac was a compression driver glued to the headstock. Amazon a 'speaker exciter' and sticky it to your peghead with a class D amp. Let me know, because I ain't done it yet. :)
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    Implemented S/Pdif and AES combined?

    Awesome, thanks!
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    Implemented S/Pdif and AES combined?

    Is it possible in FW to allow for using the spdif output and AES input simultaneously? This is simply a studio routing need for me. I'd like to bring in a preamp that only has AES outs, into the Axe... and send it out the spdif outs.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.04 Release

    I've been rocking the splawn sim lately... and this update seems to have sweetened it. I could be drunk.
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    When creating sound, how do you set Presence and EQ High?

    An interesting effect I've been messing with...is to boost frequencies that I've nuked with a high or low pass previously in the chain. Slipperman spoke of this in his chronicles way back in the day. ripping a 10k shelf after a low-pass at 8k on the cab block has made for some cool 'air' on...
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    Confirmed please delete

    Everybody says 'UI' ...but as a 100% Edit user I don't see how it can be improved except for some wild DynaCab leap forward that requires mega-cycles. I've been Axe-Fx since 2009 ultra. I've played hundreds of gigs with ultra and axe-2. I think I'm good. When I goof around with a $49 'one...
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    Software to make Dynacab IR’s?

    I wholeheartedly applaud FAS in the Dynacab endeavor. I'm a hillbilly who don't know shit about shit.. but I'll be surprised if this approach isn't supplanted by an algorithm/AI/T-1000 in the immediate future. Good luck to all involved.
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    Dynacabs! Post your best recipes!

    Title says it. I don't see a thread dedicated to successes with Dynacab. Clips are king. Presets are king plus another king.
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    3 Body Problem

    I've fallen asleep to the first 2 audiobooks a million times the price of audible. I'm enjoying the series. Many of the scenes are exactly how I pictured them in my head.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    I could be drunk, but I feel like my HOT KITTY is back. I'm thrilled about that. It just busts with KERRANG and feel. I used it tonight for a cover of a AC/DC solo and it rocked.
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    What’s the latency on the Axe III?

    Its funny. I remember having to adjust for latency in POD 1. You'd play a note, and then look up something on Netscape... then get the note output. I instinctually avoid latency to this day. I go S/PDIF to my interface to avoid the added conversion and latency even though I can't really...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 25.00 Public Beta (Cygnus X-3)

    Jumping in to comment that I'm loving this update. It sounds fat to me.
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    The Greatest Recto Tone Ever?

    Awesome.
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    Good Marshall style amps; bridging the gap between vintage and modern?

    FAS Brown!!!
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    Do we have a drive like this? harmonic percolator

    Seems wild
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    Arduino Axe-Fx control library

    change the filetype to .xls
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    Arduino Axe-Fx control library

    I haven't. But I do have the docs from the guys who figured out the FBV protocol and wiring.
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    SLO. Anybody digging this model? Am I missing the point?

    What I'm taking away from this thread, is that I cannot believe that Dyna-Cabs have been out for a year. No wonder I'm old. Years are taking weeks now.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 24.04 Release

    The D60 has been my fav amp sim for a few months. Its different for sure now. Gnarly. I like it. I'm nervous about it sizzling in the mix like it did before. I'll live. Thank you for the continuous updates FAS. The ride is always fun.
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    Let's show some love! What is the thing about the Axe3 that made you grin recently?

    Fryette D60 more is making me very happy these days. This model seems looked over a good bit.
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    Can’t nail the Robben Ford sound and I know exactly why. Help?

    Jeez. That was flippin' great.
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    All previous distortion got fuzzy and sounds horrible all of a sudden

    Are you using active pickups?
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    Neil ZAZA

    Neil did a clinic at my local store in like '92. I was a teacher at the store, so the owner sent me to pick him up and bring him to the store and then to dinner. Neil was so cool. We talked about our favorite porn stars. I'm sure he would never participate in that today.
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    Don't Work on Amp Models When You're Overworked and Tired

    DNS. Even when it can't be DNS. It's DNS.
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    Wish True bypass function (skipping ADA conversion)

    You may want to plug straight into something besides a digital device.
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    I think we will see a major product release very shortly from fractal!

    If they released a robot vacuum cleaner, I'd buy it.
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    Dyna-cab, general consensus is that they're "better" than legacy?

    I'd like to see a graphic EQ style display with the nodes of the IR on it. I know there are thousands, but it would be interesting to have access to the resonances and curve directly.
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    Thinking of Switching from VHT 2:90:2 to Solid State

    please report back when you decide. I played a Marshall tube power amp for years with my earlier AxeFx stuff. Loved it. Power amp modelling on always. I now use an old crown 350+ watt a side SS amp and am pretty happy. Wallop is key, and if I had a VHT amp like you, I would work it to death.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.01 Release

    Maybe. I've been on this train a long time. I can't imagine a more 'accurate' amp sim. There are things happening in VST plugins that are super cool that have little to do with replicating 'old man' amps ...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.01 Release

    I'm still happy with my Ultra. But I happily bought the 2 and 3.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.01 Release

    the last time we went this long without a fw update.... Long live the Axe 3
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    Does FAS have interest in creating an amp model editor that we could use to build schematics and load a new amp model into the AxeFX?

    Well, FAS declined the idea of disassociating the preamp from the power amp because of your first point.
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    Direct to FOH

    Here's a dumb thing. Our main, and super trusted sound guy...who I've been sending a AxeFx treated line-level stereo signal for years.. We show up at a soundcheck before a gig. I had been updating, replacing presets and presented him with a set of sounds that he hadn't heard. My new patches...
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    Whole enchilada. Rig Porn!

    Nice! I just picked up this same desk, minus keyboard slider... offa Craigslist for $60. How are you liking it? I am sorta struggling with the reach to the rack gear. Not to mention the dust falls on the face of the gear.
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    Whole enchilada. Rig Porn!

    I also have a big-ol-BOSS pedal and a EV-1. And a stack of RIDGID toolboxes. lol.
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    Wah Kicked In Automatically

    That used to happen to me on the reg with my Axe2. Only while gigging, oddly. Made it really annoying to troubleshoot. I'm sure it was an auto-engage parm that I overlooked. I think it went away when I started a new main preset from scratch.
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    Quick Overview of Dyna-Cabs

    I've been enjoying playing with Dyna-Cabs... I haven't been able to match my happiness that I get with my favorite IRs. I'd love to hear from those that found a process. minus one to the first 8 guys that say 'play with the microphone placement'
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Public Beta #3 (Beta 9)

    I kinda hope that the 'Dyna-Cab' ecosystem removes 10000000000 choices from the tone chasing process. I'm excited that there will be 20 cabs and a few mics to pic from, and that skilled guys will share their approach on those limited choices. I'm sick of picking through 1200 (fantastic) IRs.
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    Played through the FAS Models for the first time

    I love the FAS amps in the Axe. It's a cheat code to a great Recto/Bogner or Hot Rodded Marshall sound. If the Axe was reduced to only FAS models, I'd still be onboard.
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    How to practically level presets for Live Playing

    I agree with Moke here. Playing along with tracks, can give you lots of perspective on your patches. It's close to what you will experience live...or at least a step closer. Lots can be accomplished with the mids and getting control of the low end.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Public Beta #2 (Beta 7)

    I'm late to the party...but WHAT!!?? sm57 blows? Well so do guitar speakers then. Get a grip.
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    Input Clipping Thread

    I set the entire path to bypass. Input>output. Preset 383.
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    Input Clipping Thread

    Set your Axe to bypass, and play the shit out of it. You'll hear it if its clipping. I was stunned. And it sounds SO MUCH better now that I have a transient instead of a squared off input signal going into the gain stages.
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    SLO. Anybody digging this model? Am I missing the point?

    SLO. I keep trying. I just hate it. Some of my favorite recorded tones are the Soldano. I just do not get along with this model. The SLO factory cabs are even more disagreeable, including the new dyna-cab. It's got to be me. This is an iconic hard rock amp. Who has advice, or better...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 22.00 Public Beta (Beta 6)

    This is pretty great. I wasn't even caring about it when it was being discussed. But it seems to make tone-shaping more intuitive and fun. Thanks FAS.
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    Nuno Bettencourt secret sauce RATT Pedal

    I'd love to have an AxeFX version of the McIntosh power amp he used.
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    Axe FX III for weirder/more experimental tones?

    IMO, If you're looking for truly unique and UNHEARD of tones...then I cannot think of a device that will let you destroy your preconceived notions of a guitar sound like the AxeFX.
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    Where are you setting your input level?

    Mine was! And I've been going to enormous lengths to fight mud! DUH
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    Where are you setting your input level?

    Recording a 'bypass' preset and looking at the waveform was how I clued into this. All of a sudden the factory presets sound like they make sense. I am supremely dumb. I think FAS should make a sticky about TURN DOWN THE INPUT LEVEL DUMMY for those of us that are impaired.
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    Where are you setting your input level?

    So, I noticed I was clipping the crap out of the input... With a passive Duncan Custom 5... surprising. I had to back it off to ~18% to get it to 'tickle the red' I'm realizing that I've probably been hosing myself since I got the thing. Total slap the forehead. Is everyone changing...
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