Yeah I agree. I think Cliff would argue (and others) that some implementation decisions are actually improvements on the real unit, even if means they now behave a little different.
Yeah I agree. I think Cliff would argue (and others) that some implementation decisions are actually improvements on the real unit, even if means they now behave a little different.
This is what I was waiting for and wondered was the reason for the post. Playing through studio monitors or even an FRFR is never going to 100% replicate a physical amp and cab experience. It bugged me for awhile until I came to that conclusion. Playing through studio monitors is like listening to a CD or recording of the tone. Once I understood and wrapped my head around it, playing through a modeler in any environment became much more enjoyable.
I love running my guitar into a pedalboard into the front of the axe III. I mostly use overdrive pedals (GT-OD) and some fuzzes (rat, big muff) and have A/Bd them with the fractals models. I know this probably doesn’t help but I honestly love the sound of both the hardware pedals and the modeled versions in the axe. There is definitely a difference in feel tho when using real pedals. I find that they make things sound a bit more noisy (in a good way). Just make sure you gain stage (i.e. try to have the signal hit around -12dB before and after engaging the pedal) to get the most out of the pedals. I use a DAW to monitor the dBs.
That's a possibility, but not my experience. I only use amps I'm familiar with (I've had quite a few, haha), and my main amp preset is a two amp preset of the amp I ran live for 6 years... Matchless DC30. I had zero volume limitations with my real DC30 live because it was always in an iso-box, or run with an attenuator, at gigs.
Of course we do. The model's controls replicate the actual pedal.
Have you tried playing with the input impedance setting in the Input 1 block? That makes a huge difference as far as replicating the cleanup characteristics of a fuzz. Of course, if you're using a wireless or any pedals in front of the Axe/FM9 it may not make much of a difference.
Yep, I found that switching to 22k+capacitor and changing the clip type to germanium helped get the treble booster closer than I was able to achieve with the FM3. TBH I'm not sure whether the difference between the pedal and the model is the modeling or the different impedance (pedal is ~10k). Going from the fixed impedance FM3 to the variable impedance FM9 made a noticeable improvement in how the fuzz pedals behave, but the bloom/sag/sputter still isn't quite on par with the physical pedals.
I have had the same Ibanez MSL Metal Screamer since 1985 and I know what it sounds like in front of nearly any amp. That pedal has been something of a security blanket. However... I find that I am able to dial in sounds in the Axe Fx that are just awesome and the problems that the pedal fixes are already addressed. That and the drive pedals in the Axe Fx make my board redundant.
It's impossible to get a buffered device (like a multi-effect) to replicate fuzz pedals because the input impedance of a fuzz pedal is nonlinear. You can get close by using a static input resistance at the input to the device but it will never be exactly the same.
I saw in a video that another modeler (i think it was the QC) has a knob that simulates the guitar volume roll-off in the fuzzes and a switch to select single coil or humbucker, so I assume they modeled the whole guitar-fuzz impedance interactions.
Ah, that's interesting. Thank you for the response. Just spitballing here, because this is not at all my area of expertise, but I s it possible to work around that constraint by doing something like what Spaceman does with their fuzzes? My recollection is that their fuzz pedals have a 1M input impedance, and have a built-in version of the AMZ pickup simulator circuit immediately after the input. (Possibly) as a result, their fuzz pedals still behave like traditional fuzz pedals when placed after a buffer. Obviously it won't load down the pickups the same way that a traditional fuzz would, but they do still sound and feel like a traditional fuzz pedal to me.
Nay.... I was switching among a few pedals last night, Timmy V3, Barber CDD and GC, FD2. Timmy V3 impart certain loose dynamic feel when plucking the strings, CDD would feel different even when I switch between different modes within this pedal (as described in the manual), etc....
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