AX8 Lite?

[g.lolo3]

Does someone managed to make a diet for the AX8?
I know it's designed in the USA so may be it drinks to much Coke (no offense here) but I would be happy to make it loose some pounds! ;-)

 

[jlynnb1]

wut

 

[Rex]

What would you remove?

 

[g.lolo3]

I want to keep it all just lighter! I can feel the weight of each amp when I carry it ;-)

 

[ChristThePhone]

I prefer stomp boxes in a metal housing over plastic cheapos. It also has a better thermal conductance. Better durable with enough hp than light and fragile.

 

[Geezerjohn]

Does someone managed to make a diet for the AX8?
I know it's designed in the USA so may be it drinks to much Coke (no offense here) but I would be happy to make it loose some pounds! ;-)

My roadies used to drag around 4 4x12' cabs and 2 V-4 heads. And that was just my rig. I'll gladly haul the AX8 and NEVER complain about the weight. Besides, there is about 80 tons of amps in there, not to mention a pedalboard that would be so big it would need its own zip code. Think about hauling that to a gig.

 

[Joshua Thornton]

It's perfectly compact and lightweight enough. ;-)

 

[masonjoussa]

I got my ax8 cause I had a back surgery and could not drag real amps and cabs anymore so i think its perfect!

 

[Rex]

I want to keep it all just lighter! I can feel the weight of each amp when I carry it ;-)

Well, you could replace the outer shell with cardboard. Or you could break off pieces of the circuit board inside.

I guess I'm back to my original question: what would you remove?

 

[xrist04]

You could potentially move the power supply to a wall wart, but you'd still have to carry both around.

 

[mag1k]

maybe go to the gym and build some muscles. anyways, how skinny are you? the AX8 is so light considering how many amps/cabs/pedals are inside it.

is this how skinny you are?

 

[VHDon]

Maybe something stompbox sized?

 

[Sixstring]

There are already products out there that are (lite) they are just not FAS products!

 

[DalGuit]

How much does the AX8 actually weigh? And is it lighter than a AXE fx xl II+?

 

[Rex]

How much does the AX8 actually weigh?

Just under 12 lbs. The owner's manual is your friend.

 

[Ole]

How much does the AX8 actually weigh? And is it lighter than a AXE fx xl II+?

Exactly 4.8 Kilo.

 

[Pete1959]

Maybe something stompbox sized?

I believe it's called the Atomic Amps Firebox. I bought one and really like it. It won't replace my AX8 but with the updated firmware release yesterday, it makes this little stomp box an excellent alternative in a small box.

Limited features and presets but now includes delay to go along reverb.
Compromises include no scenes, modulation, much smaller choice of amps and 9 presets max at your feet with only 2 foot switch capable.

 

[Atte]

Yeah something like the amplifire would be cool, or even something that has only the amp and cab block, would make for a great backup unit.

 

[bo13bo]

Yeah something like the amplifire would be cool, or even something that has only the amp and cab block, would make for a great backup unit.

I think just an amp/cab unit would be super cool. It probably wouldn’t be much cheaper than the AX8 though. If you could somehow manage to get it to a $500 price point I bet a lot of guys would try it out as they could just plug their pedal board into it and go.

 

[vick1000]

Digitech RP360 or RP360XP. Best compact modeler and FX there is, very affordable too.