Hi guys, sorry for the long post, but I've been stalking the forum for a while, but I didn't feel qualified to make a 'hello' post until I'd actually ordered a unit, so now I have a lot to say 
I've been playing through an x3 bean into a PowerEngine for a while now, but the urge to get synth capabilities spurred a change to a rack format, and got me looking at x3 Pros. I'd been a bit of a naysayer of the Axe FX for the last six months or so because I kept being underwhelmed by AFX clips that other people seemed to find astounding, and figured the fuss was just hype. Plus, I think I didn't want to like it, if that makes sense.
What opened my eyes was coming here, listening to the official samples, and some of the user clips. Wow. Suddenly it was simple to justify paying more for the AFX than the x3 Pro (easier, in fact, than justifying the expense of changing from the x3 to the x3 Pro merely for the sake of the rack format). Fractal's great prices and the decent exchange rate helped a lot too
From there it was just a matter of deciding between a Standard and an Ultra. I think what pushed me over the edge was hearing someone's amazing violin patch on youtube. So, my order is placed, and the waiting process has begun Soon my rig will be complete.
So soon it'll be:
2 Parker Fly Deluxes (one with a Roland GK3 internal pickup);
Rocktron Midi Mate;
Axon AX100 mk 2;
Axe FX Ultra;
ESI ESU 1808 (interface/mixer);
ART SLA-1;
Wharfedale EVP-X 12.
On a side note, I found the process of finding quality, budget-friendly poweramps, speakers, midi board, etc, absolutely agonising. Especially being in Australia, where a quality $250USD poweramp might inexplicably be $900AUD ($725USD) :shock:. It's funny now, though, 'cause reading the forums, it seems like I came to the same conclusions as heaps of other people. I wish I'd come here first and saved myself the pain, but it's reassuring to see my choices were good ones :lol:
I've been playing through an x3 bean into a PowerEngine for a while now, but the urge to get synth capabilities spurred a change to a rack format, and got me looking at x3 Pros. I'd been a bit of a naysayer of the Axe FX for the last six months or so because I kept being underwhelmed by AFX clips that other people seemed to find astounding, and figured the fuss was just hype. Plus, I think I didn't want to like it, if that makes sense. What opened my eyes was coming here, listening to the official samples, and some of the user clips. Wow. Suddenly it was simple to justify paying more for the AFX than the x3 Pro (easier, in fact, than justifying the expense of changing from the x3 to the x3 Pro merely for the sake of the rack format). Fractal's great prices and the decent exchange rate helped a lot too
From there it was just a matter of deciding between a Standard and an Ultra. I think what pushed me over the edge was hearing someone's amazing violin patch on youtube. So, my order is placed, and the waiting process has begun
Soon my rig will be complete.So soon it'll be:
2 Parker Fly Deluxes (one with a Roland GK3 internal pickup);
Rocktron Midi Mate;
Axon AX100 mk 2;
Axe FX Ultra;
ESI ESU 1808 (interface/mixer);
ART SLA-1;
Wharfedale EVP-X 12.
On a side note, I found the process of finding quality, budget-friendly poweramps, speakers, midi board, etc, absolutely agonising. Especially being in Australia, where a quality $250USD poweramp might inexplicably be $900AUD ($725USD) :shock:. It's funny now, though, 'cause reading the forums, it seems like I came to the same conclusions as heaps of other people. I wish I'd come here first and saved myself the pain, but it's reassuring to see my choices were good ones :lol:
