Joero6
Inspired
So I bought the Axe FX 2 XL+ just over a year ago. Like most people who made the jump from regular ams, there was a learning curve. I recently starting getting fairly comfy with making new presets, with only the most minor of issues...all of which have been solved by the great members of this group. With that being said, something happend just a few days ago that threw me a curve ball. Over the last 5 months, I have only played through headphones due to our recent move to our new house. I pulled out one of my guitar cabs, and plugged it in and started going through presets. While messing with the presets, I turned off the cab block I had in the preset. I honestly had no idea that you could do that, and for some reason...I never thought to try. In my head, I just thought that you needed an entire signal chain. I know there is no right or wrong when it comes to finding your own sound, and I know that plenty of people on here use the Axe FX in many different ways. From what I have read, the cab blocks work like an eq. I did some testing, and some presets sound better with the blocks, and some don't. The one thing I did notice, was that with the cab block off the sound seemed less compressed and a little more open. My signal chain is just the Axe Fx with a Rocktron guitar silencer noise gate in the loop, which runs into two 4x12 guitar cabinets with 85 watt celestions wired to 4 ohms. I am interested in hearing from other people who run with a real guitar cab and their experience with this. Anybody else using presets with and without cab blocks? Any opinions on the pros and cons of using cab blocks or not? Thanks Joe
I've had a really bad day....and this brought a huge smile to my face not only for the awesome compliment, but because my videos helped you. Thanks Andrew...much appreciated.