Hi All,
Well, today my Axe FX II arrived. Have done a few hours of fiddling around with the factory presets. I used it with both headphones and my 2x12 V30 cab (in stereo).
Im both impressed and underwelmed...if that's possible
Impressed: The sound quality is excellent! I'm sure that, if I put some time into it, I can get a great tone. Flexibility and the featureset is just awesome.
Used it with USB as an audio interface to improvise on some backing tracks. Works like a charm. Axe Edit (after a little messing around to get Windows 8 drivers installed) looks like a great tool.
Underwhelmed: There a alot of amps that to me sound almost the same. I recon that not having good FRFR (my headphones are not up to par) gets in the way of hearing the nuances.
I can hear and feel that the modeling of the AFX is better than anything I've heard in that area sofar. I understand speakers and gtr are a huge part of your sound. But, for instance, the Mesa Boogies didn't sound like boogies to me in my setup.
Does anybody recognize this? any tips?
Thanks!
Well, today my Axe FX II arrived. Have done a few hours of fiddling around with the factory presets. I used it with both headphones and my 2x12 V30 cab (in stereo).
Im both impressed and underwelmed...if that's possible
Impressed: The sound quality is excellent! I'm sure that, if I put some time into it, I can get a great tone. Flexibility and the featureset is just awesome.
Used it with USB as an audio interface to improvise on some backing tracks. Works like a charm. Axe Edit (after a little messing around to get Windows 8 drivers installed) looks like a great tool.
Underwhelmed: There a alot of amps that to me sound almost the same. I recon that not having good FRFR (my headphones are not up to par) gets in the way of hearing the nuances.
I can hear and feel that the modeling of the AFX is better than anything I've heard in that area sofar. I understand speakers and gtr are a huge part of your sound. But, for instance, the Mesa Boogies didn't sound like boogies to me in my setup.
Does anybody recognize this? any tips?
Thanks!