Ask Cliff!

[DigiSage]

I thought it would be fun to have a thread where we pose questions to Cliff about himself, and not necessarily AxeFX tech support related things. Cliff/Mods, if this sort of thread is unwanted, feel free to delete / move / lock / whatever-you-like, I won't be offended.

I'll go first:

Cliff, I myself am a huge Rush fan, and I read in an interview with you that you're also huge Rush fan. And Alex Lifeson, guitar player for Rush, is a known AxeFX user. How does it feel to have enormous respect for an artist, and then create a tool that the artist ends up relying on? I mean, you're like the guy that designed Picasso's paint brushes. Or rather, you made a new paint brush that did everything Pablo's old paint brushes did, but better and easier.

 

[steadystate]

Forming your own successful company after quitting a job that gave you the finger has to be mighty sweet. I imagine that the day he quit, he would have been hard-pressed to imagine Alex endorsing his future creation. Quitting a job is scary and stressful. The end result must provide immense personal satisfaction, not to mention the return middle finger to the industry that fucked him over.

 

[FractalAudio]

It's definitely cool that many of my guitar heroes growing up are now using our products. Alex was probably in my top 5 and Rush was my favorite band. Moving Pictures may be my favorite album of all time. Truly a masterpiece.

 

[iaresee]

I imagine that the day he quit, he would have been hard-pressed to imagine Alex endorsing his future creation. Quitting a job is scary and stressful.

I like to think that's the kind of success Cliff was aiming from Day 1, actually.

 

[200man]

It's definitely cool that many of my guitar heroes growing up are now using our products.

What will be cooler is the next guitar hero who started with an axe...not a Marshall.

 

[D.B. Walker]

Cliff, Couple of questions...

What was your first amp?

What is your (Current) favorite stomp box (Not in the Axe, a box)

 

[wildolympic]

OK I'll play, Cliff what came first your love of guitar/music or electronics?

 

[ChrisCG]

Okay I'll toss one out the for Cliff,

Cliff can you tell us is there any amp not in the Axe Fx that you really would like to add and what is it about that amp that makes it special to you?

 

[BreadTooth]

I've toiled since the first Axe-fest to get the tone and feel of "Cliff's Boogie".
Can you tell us what was the inspiration for this incredible jam?

 

[bradlake]

Favorite Beer?

 

[HarrySound]

Is it true that your body doesn't produce testosterone but instead a more highly concentrated rare substance known as TestosterTone?

 

[nicolasrivera]

Cliff, whats your favorite food and do you drink coffee?

 

[Rex]

If you could be any kind of amphibian that you wanted to be, what would you choose?

 

[Randalljax]

If you could be any kind of amphibian that you wanted to be, what would you choose?

Lol

 

[FractalAudio]

While I'm flattered about this thread I really don't like divulging much about my personal life. Too many creepy people out there nowadays and other people who like to twist anything I say and use it against us (i.e. The Gear Page). The whole social aspect of social media gives me the willies.

 

[unix-guy]

While I'm flattered about this thread I really don't like divulging much about my personal life. Too many creepy people out there nowadays and other people who like to twist anything I say and use it against us (i.e. The Gear Page). The whole social aspect of social media gives me the willies.

So I read on the Fractal forum that Cliff said he is an anti-social, introverted hermit.



Sorry... Couldn't resist. Totally understand...

Thanks for participating as actively as you do. I'm really glad that you, @Admin M@ and the rest of the crew didn't abandon the forum after that debacle with that nut job!

 

[Mr.nobody]

The whole social aspect of social media gives me the willies.

This statement displays a level of wisdom lacking throughout the majority of scocety.

While I thought my regard for you could go no higher, You sir have proven me wrong.

 

[USMC_Trev]

If you could be any kind of amphibian that you wanted to be, what would you choose?

LOL This is straight out of the standardized HR interview question bank.

 

[H3O2]

...don't like divulging much about my personal life. Too many creepy people out there...

100% true. We know enough... "like amps and guitars"

 

[Jacob Lindsey]

So I read on the Fractal forum that Cliff said he is an anti-social, introverted hermit.



Sorry... Couldn't resist. Totally understand...

Thanks for participating as actively as you do. I'm really glad that you, @Admin M@ and the rest of the crew didn't abandon the forum after that debacle with that nut job!

Still pretty new here, what is this referring to?