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    Best speaker for AX8?

    I have no complaints about my Yamaha DBR10.:)
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    Amps in stereo (physical amps)

    I need to go outside hunting and fishing to feed my family.:gun::knife: And sometimes I bring my amps, too.:)
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    Amps in stereo (physical amps)

    Yes, and everything seems to go fine at home. But I don't know if playing outside I may have issues.
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    Amps in stereo (physical amps)

    I guess this question has an easy answer but I don't get it. To avoid ground loops and phase issues in a two amp configuration, something like the Radial Bigshot seems to solve that problem. But if I want to use the stereo outputs of my AX8 straight to the two inputs of the amps, do I need two...
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    Alan Parsons feat. Jason Mraz

    Thanks for the heads up. Ian Bairnson is, in my opinion, one of the greatest, every solo from him is pure melody. Hope it's involved in the new release.
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    My new discovered love... Tim Pierce

    When I'm older, I want to be Tim Pierce.
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    FS Gordius Little Giant 2, MIDI foot controller

    Still waiting for an answer after a week, I think I'll pass.:neutral:
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    AX8 vs Axe-Fx III - 8 amps compared

    Neither I.
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    Your Favourite VHS Instructionals

    I lost many videos I had from Curt Mitchell. Apart from VH, he had very good ones about Hendrix, SRV, and many more, they were short and to the point.
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    Your Favourite VHS Instructionals

    I remember the "Pablo Gilberto" one:D, a couple from Joey Tafolla and Petrucci that I couldn't finish:confused:, and one of my favourites from our forumite Larry Mitchell, many years ago (I remember the patch on his multifx was called Ocasek;)).
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    recomended small combo amp for AX8?

    I'm using a DV Mark DVC Guitar Friend. It has more than enough volume for live use (I've never needed more than half of its 50 W), good bass response, sounds great and weighs nothing (8 kgs).
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    Clips for Guitar Techniques magazine

    Beautiful! Any chance you can share or sell that 335 patch? Sounds incredible!
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    Mini Expression pedal for AX8?

    Like glombi said, for expression pedal just use the TRS output.
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    Mini Expression pedal for AX8?

    Valeton Surge EP-2: https://www.thomann.de/es/valeton_surge_ep_2_mini.htm A friend of mine modified mine with a footswitch, so now I can use it as my Mission SP-1, wah and volume in one pedal.:)
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    Is there a mini expression pedal with toe switch?

    I'm looking for something like my Mission SP-1 to control vol and wah on my AX8 (and on my Boss MS-3), but smaller. Seems all the ones I'm looking at, like Dunlop, Valeton, AMT, etc, doesn't have a toe switch, so I must go to a different preset if I want to use the wah. Anyone knows if there's...
  16. J

    Live backup rig

    I'm running my AX8 into a couple of Mustangs III, so not one backup, but two.:)
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    Did you sell Axe Fx/MFC after the purchase of the AX8

    If you haven't used it in months, it's very likely you won't use it again. Too much money sleeping in the corner and losing value. Sell it, you can always buy it again 2nd hand if you feel you need it.
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    Firmware update = level carnage?

    I wouldn't say "complete" but yes, you'll have to rework a few things, especially levels.
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    Is stereo useless when FRFR speakers are too close?

    Common sense and everybody's opinion (including Matrix) says to me I should better forget about stereo on stage. To be sincere, I've never needed it in 25 years and a few thousand gigs of playing. But it makes me feel really good and when I've tried (usually with headphones or in-ears), it has...
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    Is stereo useless when FRFR speakers are too close?

    Sent an email to Matrix yesterday and this morning had their answer, very informative: For a single speaker yes I'd recommend the FR12. Ideally for stereo you should have that distance really but it will still work at shorter distances. Basically the further you can get the speakers apart...
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    Is stereo useless when FRFR speakers are too close?

    Thanks for the answers! Note that Matrix talks about phasing issues when using FRFR speakers, not guitar cabs. I've played many times with two amplifiers in stereo on stage and, even though the stereo spread wasn't very noticeable because they were very close, I had no problem with phasing or...
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    Is stereo useless when FRFR speakers are too close?

    This thread got me thinking: https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/2x12-cab-stereo-or-mono.128641/ I found this article from Matrix saying that running FRFR in stereo is useless unless speakers are a few meters away, because tweeters would cancel each other, and there would be phasing issues...
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Not a big deal but a bug I thought it would be solved in this firmware, just like the manual says: SCENE 1/2 TOGGLE Switches between Scene 1 and Scene 2. The F-switch LED is off for Scene 1 and on for Scene 2.
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    I've just updated to V8.02 and F3 led still doesn't work when going from S1 to S2.:neutral:
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Very easy with AX8 Edit: go to footswitches, and assign each of them globaly or per preset to any function you want. Done!
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Thanks, I'm sure those little green men working at FAS are from another planet. Otherwise, it's impossible to understand how they can make this little black thing sound the way it does.;) I received my AX8 four days ago with the latest official firmware installed (7.01). I know the 8.00 is out...
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    Best amp to run Ax8 through??

    It's just one way of using it: I'm just re-doing all patches from my Boss GT-100, which I've used for 3 years with the Mustang. When playing in bars, it's easier bringing just an amp and a pedalboard than trying to go direct (shitty PAs, sound guys not understanding how these things work, etc)...
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    Wish Scene 1/2 Toggle Switch Should Light Up on Scene 2

    Happens to me as well, and the manual says it wouldn't be that way, so it must be a bug: SCENE 1/2 TOGGLE Switches between Scene 1 and Scene 2. The F-switch LED is off for Scene 1 and on for Scene 2.
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    F-Switch Toggle Scene 1&2

    Happens to me as well.:(
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Trying to do this with F1, F2 and F3, but even though it works going from S1 to S2 and viceversa, the led is always off, and it shouldn't be, at least that's what the manual says about F-Switches: SCENE 1/2 TOGGLE Switches between Scene 1 and Scene 2. The F-switch LED is off for Scene 1 and on...
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Finally, I assigned delay and eq (as a booster) to Control Switch 1, and Control Switch 1 to switch number 4. Still can't find a good use for F3...:neutral:
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Yeah, that was mi idea but with F3 instead of F2, good to know it works for you. I'll give it a try, thanks.
  33. J

    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Thanks, guys. I thought maybe there could be some kind of solution assigning F3 to Scene 1/2 toggle, or something like that.
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    Assign booster and delay to F3 switch (Not a Bug)

    Hi everybody! I just received my AX8 yesterday.:) I've been out of the Axe world for a long time (used the Standard for a few years when it came out), sometimes have borrowed a XL from a friend to do some recordings, but now, at last, I've got my AX8.:sunglasses: I've been trying to assign...
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    Anyone using Alto TRUESONIC TS115A speakers with AE2?

    Thanks for your input, TFC, and sorry OP for the off-topic (kind of…). I've had the QSC K10 and although it sounded very good, I didn't found much difference between it and the Alto. There's a difference, of course, but that doesn't justify the difference in price. And K10 fan annoyed me a...
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    Anyone using Alto TRUESONIC TS115A speakers with AE2?

    I'm very interested in your opinion about Alto 10" + Axe II. I sold my Axe long ago but lately I've been playing direct with my Alto and different modelers (GSP1101, GT100, Zoom, etc) and I really miss it. If you can elaborate a little more about your rig (did you come from amps or from Axe 1st...
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    Help me find my rig (FRFR/powered monitor)

    QSC K10 or K12 are almost perfect for your needs. Look at their specs. No eq (kind of, with the switches, but no real eq) and no wood, all plastic.
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    Well, after a month and a half I've finally received a new K10 and I'm very happy with it. The fan makes a little noise, but almost nothing compared with the other K10; for home it's not the best solution but I've tried it live last weekend with keyboards, acoustic, and electric, and I'm more...
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    Well, it's been more than a month since I received my QSC K10, I've returned it and tried to contact Musicstore (Koln, Germany) 10 times via email and 4 via phone and nothing from them, no response, nothing. No reclamation service, no customer support, no email, no phone, nothing. They've just...
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    Electro-Voice Live X 112P arrived today (unboxing inside!)

    Is this hiss noticeable at bedroom-studio levels? More opinions about this? I returned the RCF 310a because of the hiss, I'd like to know if the ELX112P would be usable at home or if the hiss would be too annoying.
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    I've contacted QSC Support (incredibly good support, quick responses and very helpful; thanks, Kirk!), and this is what they told me: "Your speaker was manufactured in October, 2010. It does have the current firmware. The last revision was in January of 2010. With that said, I did a...
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    This is what my K10 does, the fan is always on with an acceptable noise; but as I started to play, the vacuum cleaner appears and stays almost all the time! My K10 may be defective, but I want to be sure of it because I'm from Spain, bought it from Germany, and I can't afford shipping costs of...
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    Yes, I'm sure about that, on stage it will be inaudible. But I'm trying to reduce my rig, sell my amps and use only Axe or HD500 + frfr speaker. I'd like it to use it live as well as in my studio-room, but the fan makes this hard for me. Yes, I have nearfield monitors, but the sound and the...
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    It keeps on and on without using it; I mean, only turning on the K10 and nothing plugged in, no sound coming out of it. I'll contact QSC's support, but they know this issue (maybe isn't an issue at all, just the normal behaviour of the fan), and probably there's nothing to do about it, as you...
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    K10 without the vacuum cleaner?

    I've received the QSC K10, and I couldn't be more happy with its sound quality. At last I've found a frfr solution that satisfies me, it sounds incredible with Axe or with HD500, as well as with acoustic or keyboard. But the problem is as I turn on the K10, the fan gets started and almost never...
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    Yamaha MSR100 and MSR250

    Has anyone tried any of these? I need a monitor for keyboards, acoustic and Axe, so I was looking at these. They're lightweight and inexpensive. MSR100: YAMAHA MSR 100 - Thomann Cyberstore Español MSR250: YAMAHA MSR 250 - Thomann Cyberstore Español
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    Anyone using AXE FX with a Combo amp?

    How do you like the AG100D? I'm tempted to get one of this, its weight and options makes it ideal as a FRFR/solution, but I can't try it, must order it directly. Have you compared it with any of the tipycal FRFR solutions (QSC, FBT, EV, etc)?
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    Noise Gate needs upgrade

    I have the Axe Standard and the ISP Decimator. Decimator is, without a doubt, the best noise reduction in pedal format, but the noise gate from Axe works incredibly well. I just adjust the threshold, and that's it. Never had a problem with sustain, but I must say I don't use extreme high gain.
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    Those of us with Standards, it's okay.

    Of course, Axe II has improvements but for me they're not worth the investment. At least until I have the opportunity to try one, maybe then I'll change my mind, but for now I'm fine. About 1st feature, I can give you a very good solution, waaaay cheaper than the MFC or the Axe II: GSP1101 +...
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    Those of us with Standards, it's okay.

    I started another thread about this in the lounge: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/lounge/36076-am-i-nuts-being-happy-my-standard.html I'm perfectly happy with the Standard, can't see why suddenly I would need the Axe II, as I've never needed the Ultra.
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    Anyone running there Axe through a 1x12 tube combo

    If you don't want or can't carry too much weight (like me), try the Koch Studiotone combo. 15 kgs (33 lbs), 20 W class A, more volume than you could think of in this kind of amp. I use the Axe in its loop return or straight to input as a pedalboard (lots of pedalboards, should I say). You can't...
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    Am I nuts for being happy with my Standard?

    My thoughts, exactly. I wouldn't mind making an A/B test between Megan Fox t*ts and an analog ones. Just to compare digital and modeling world, nothing more nothing less...
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    Am I nuts for being happy with my Standard?

    Sure it must be great to have a Tyler, an Axe II, and going to bed every night with Megan Fox. But I'm perfectly happy with my Strat, my Standard, and my wife. I know what GAS it is, as every guitarist, and I'm not saying I'm completely free from consumerism, but I can't imagine needing much...
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    Countdown 0.5...

    Congratulations! ¡Felicidades, compañero! Your gift is a beautiful woman called Carmen de Mairena, enjoy it while waiting for the new Super-Axe!
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    Fan replacement?

    To save you some time: Fan for Axe Fx
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    Small, cheap, and lightweight amp as backup!

    Asking this may be a little retarded but... Where's the output?
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    Power Engine + coaxial speaker as frfr solution?

    Has anyone tried this combination? I remember reading about someone who was satisfied with the results. I mean changing the internal speaker for a coaxial one, beyma or similar.
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    Quick speaker question thanks

    Thank you very much!
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    POD HD500 controlling Axe FX - a new report

    I've been able to make work the HD500 as midi footcontroller for the Axe without any bugs, thanks to Wolfy and to this thread I found about HD500 + 11R on TGP: HD500 as a MIDI controller for the 11R Tutorial - The Gear Page
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    Quick speaker question thanks

    I've heard good things about these monitors. Have you noticed hiss at low volumes? Have you tried the similar speaker (instead of monitor) version, LD SYSTEMS LDEB 102A STINGER ?
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    Finally I've come to a conclusion: maybe I'm asking too much from this small and not very expensive RCF. I already have great tone with the Axe in front of my amp or in its loop's return. I've been trying for hours and hours to achieve the same through my frfr RCF, just to use the acoustic...
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    Piezo chain require amp bloc?

    I've tried it both ways and I like it more without the amp block. For me is comp + geq + rev + dly (30 ms, just to fatten the sound). In the layout, adjust the main level and through frfr it sound like heaven with my steel and nylon acoustic guitars. Here's the preset:
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    Axe-FX on Broadway

    Well, Madrid is not Broadway, although Gran Vía street is called "the spanish Broadway", because is where the biggest theaters are. I've been there playing musicals the last seven years. I've used the Axe since 2009, on Mamma Mía, Saturday Night Fever, and Spamalot. Before that... ahem... it...
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm starting to think that my RCF may be defective. Mine hiss a lot, like a real amp, and although the return policy has expired, I may try to return it and buy other powered speaker. Any of you with the 310a have noticed a loud hiss, even with all cables disconnected?
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    Rex has explained the headphones thing so much better than me. I should have called it interaction or speaker to guitar connection. It's like the feeling you get when playing an acoustic piano compared to a piano syntheziser or plugin: the sound is there, but the feeling is different. Jimfist...
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    Jimfist, when I said I don't feel what I want to feel through headphones or monitors, I meant that "valve feeling" (strange description, I know) I get with a tube amp. That's the way it must be, because a studio monitor or a headphone can never give what an tube amp give, but what a miced tube...
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    1. This "valve feeling" is something that anyone who has played through a good valve amp know what it is. Sound is hard (almost impossible) to describe with words, it reminds me a well known producer in Spain who I've worked with. When doing recording sessions for him, he usually use expressions...
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    Long and beaten to death post (again)... I understand, like jimfist says, that giving advice without hearing the RCF and the Koch side by side is an exercise in blind guesswork. The global EQ from LMO (wasn't this one used also by Enzo Sutera?) makes clean patches sound a little better, but...
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    One more time: frfr vs amp old thing, sorry...

    I know this is have been asked many times, so I won't ask the same again. Or should I...? Seriously, I've been using Axe constantly for the last two years for recording and results have been great. I bought a couple of months ago a RCF ART 310a, and I can't say it sounds bad. It sounds very...
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    POD HD500 controlling Axe FX - a new report

    Thank you for the detailed explanation. There's a new firmware for HD500, version 1.22. This is what Line 6 says, among other fixes: Minimum MIDI CC value for EXP1/EXP2 not saved with preset – FIXED Have you tried it now? Do you think the exp pedal will now work without the Midi Solutions...
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    Using AxeFx in rehearsal studio

    Ok, I'll try it. Thanks!
  72. J

    Using AxeFx in rehearsal studio

    Sorry for the offtopic, but Jay, how are you routing the signal to do this FRFR W/D/W?
  73. J

    Using AxeFx in rehearsal studio

    Interesting point of view. So you're running your monitor dry and the P.A. W/W?
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    Is there a pedal that can...

    It sounds to me that the Tech 21 Tri Ac is what you're looking for: http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/triacp.html
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    AXEFX FAN ISSUES

    Hey shasha, thanks a lot! After half an hour sweating and trying to make the new Silenx fan work, I gave it up as impossible, packed it again, and before returning it to the online shop where I bought it, I thought about taking a look here. I found yout solution and it now it works and it's...
  76. J

    Electrovoice Live X Powered speakers

    Why did you were so disappointed? And, maybe a stupid question, but important for me, what kind of music do you play and what amps do you normally use?
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    floyd tones

    Take a look (and a listen) to Pinktones web, a great Pink Floyd tribute band from Spain: http://www.pinktones.net/ The guitarist (pssst in this forum, nice guy and great guitarist) uses the Axe direct to FOH (on stage he plays with iems and uses monitor only to get feedback) and, as you can...
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    Stand for Axe rack when using wedges

    This is what I've been using lately, it's cheap, easy to transport and can be used with any rack or amp: 37 € in Thomann: http://www.thomann.de/gb/rockstand_rs_23010b_combo_stand.htm?sid=b9379178bf00648b311b5775b7f3ff43
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    What are you using for backup?

    My backup is the GSP1101, which also allows me to use its floorboard, Control 2, with the Axe. And it sounds very good; is not an Axe, but it gets the work done. Best than any PODs (and I’ve had them all, including HD500). Before that I used Death Rattle from Toadworks as a backup. Better sound...
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    Post Your Rig!

    It’s the Digitech Control 2. The bad thing is that it only can be used with/from the GSP1101, no midi, no dc power. The good is I already had them before Axe; GSP is connected to Axe via midi (and it’s a very good backup, been gigging with it last 3 years with excellent results) and Control 2...
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    Post Your Rig!

    This is my ultra-portable and lightweight rig. I’ve never had this versatility and quality in such a small package. And the Koch is really LOUD at its 20 W. Thinking of going frfr, but still deciding between getting a cheaper Behringer or similar, or wait until I can afford a QSC or FBT...
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    FRFR Speaker in EL84 combo?

    It may sounds crazy, but I’ll try to explain myself… :ugeek: I have a great amp, Koch Studiotone combo (20 LOUD watts, 2 EL84 valves). I’m very happy with it; Axe and GSP1101 sounds very good through its return loop. So, I’m using it as a poweramp + cab. I was thinking of changing the...
  83. J

    Ultra sounds GREAT in my IEM..so..

    I've been using headphones last six years in big theatres (not exactly iem, but very similar), and the sound was great through FOH. Keep in mind that although you want the eq of your guitar flat in the PA (sometimes the sound guy agree with that, sometimes they are too "creative" :? ), it will...
  84. J

    tip - One pedal with alternate wah and volume control

    Yes, it helped me to program my Control 2 expression pedal. Thank you! :P
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    Anyone using Digitech Control 2 with AxeFx?

    Well, I did it! :mrgreen: Everything works except tuner switch, probably it doesn't send CC messages. The method to assign volume pedal and wah is in this post by Casper: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=10091 A little tricky, but with patience (almost) everything can be done. I'm happy because I don't...
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    Anyone using Digitech Control 2 with AxeFx?

    Yes, the lights not corresponding in Control 2 with the actual state of the effect is more than a minor irritation :lol: but i can live with it. Tuner switch doesn't work (probably it doesn't send CC messages) and tap tempo works fine. But I can't program volume and wah pedal. I can assign...
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    Anyone using Digitech Control 2 with AxeFx?

    Ok, that helped a lot :) , thank you craiguitar, but there are things that doesn't work yet. My Learning function doesn't work. I don't know if it's GSP fault, Axe fault, or, probably, my own fault. But when I press Enter, the "Learning" message keeps on flashing forever, no matter what I do...
  88. J

    Anyone using Digitech Control 2 with AxeFx?

    I've updated the GSP 1101 to beta C48 and the X-Edit to 2.5 and still nothing. :cry: This is what I'm doing: press the I/O button, go to CTRL page, move the cursor down to Tuner and press the "Enter" button to go into learn mode. It shows "Learning", I press the Tuner switch on Control 2 and...
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    Anyone using Digitech Control 2 with AxeFx?

    My 1101 isn't updated to the latest firmware, maybe that's the problem. I didn't want to do it because I didn't want to erase all my patches, anyway I'll save them and I'll install latest beta firmware to see if it works.
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    Anyone using Digitech Control 2 with AxeFx?

    I'm going crazy trying to do the same, but it only transmit program changes: not CC, not volume, not wah... Can you help me, please, craiguitar? I'm trying to do it through learn function, but nothing happens. Thanks!
  91. J

    Electric/Acoustic Rig

    Yes, you're right, and I knew it before posting my question. But I had to ask, just in case... ;)
  92. J

    Electric/Acoustic Rig

    I prefer conventional guitar cabs because I've been not able (yet) to get a real amp sound from AxeFx through studio monitors (my fault, not Axe's fault). I know it doesn't have to sound like an amp, but like a miced amp. I work usually with all kinds of modelers (all Pod's, all Boss Gt's, VG88...
  93. J

    Electric/Acoustic Rig

    Not really. ;) What I need is a small solution that serves me for small gigs (just bring my amp or monitor and Axe), and for bigger gigs I still can use it for personal monitor and send the signal directly from Axe to PA. But I don't know of any cab that's useful for acoustic and electric...
  94. J

    Electric/Acoustic Rig

    I can't carry much weight due to back problems, so I'm thinking of a unique electric/acoustic rig. That would be Strat and Yamaha SLG (great guitar, no joking) through axe to powered monitor. Simple and very versatile. But I prefer guitar cabs to frfr. So the impossible question is this: does...
  95. J

    FBT Verve or Jolly?

    That's exactly mi situation. I have back problems because I've been 20 years carrying heavy amps and cabs, and I won't do it anymore. TonyGring, you are right when you say many small combos weight the same or more than the verve 12ma, but not my small combos (Marshall JTM30, Koch Studiotone)...
  96. J

    FBT Verve or Jolly?

    jiagap, you make me happy, that's what I wanted to hear. :D I have read Scott Peterson's praises about the power, quality, and volume of the 8ma, but he also said that it wouldn't be enough as a backline for playing live, and that's how I intend to use it. That's why I told you about my small...
  97. J

    FBT Verve or Jolly?

    Good idea, David, I hadn't thought about it... :lol:
  98. J

    FBT Verve or Jolly?

    Thanks for your help. There must be a reason why the jolly are half the price of the verve, and if no one likes them, I’ll consider another option. I like the idea of the Maxx (2A with 10” or 4A with 12”), although price is similar to the Verve. But the weight is important to me, so these may...
  99. J

    FBT Verve or Jolly?

    Hi! First post here, I’m new to the Axe world. :P Simple question: is there a big difference between FBT Verve 8ma and FBT Jolly 8ra or 8ba? I mean in terms of sonic quality. The price of the Jolly is almost half of the Verve. My intention is for live use (maybe a couple of them, if one is...
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