Axe-Fx III 16.00 Beta 8 "Cygnus" Firmware - Public Beta #5

[Jim DeSchamp]

I HAD to thumbs up for Michael Lee Firkins!! That guy is great!

That's for sure. I remember one NAMM show he was playing at that Yamaha booth and they wanted him to play there new amp and we snuck a Marshall put it under the stage. That didn't go over very well. We also had 311 grow up at the store and P-nut took lessons and then taught for a bit there.

 

[Jim DeSchamp]

The 1969 Princeton I’m working on at the moment.

That's one of my favorite amps

 

[York Audio]

You Tease....me want now....(at this moment using the Princeton thru a YA DXVB mix 1....)

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist. The pack is done, but I have to make a demo clip and my hands aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do. Once I can play without embarrassing myself, I’ll throw that sucker on the site. The AA964 with a tube screamer is just bonkers!

 

[chris]

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist.

were you moving a supro?

 

[skydog]

@skydog @Joe Bfstplk I originally tried the first on a silverface princeton, don't remember if it had Reverb, and it was almost certainly a reissue. I just remember, it has this delicious dynamic range that I attributed a bit to the amp in the room experience. But now I get the same with this firmware

Exactly. It’s a great little amp. I have a brown, a black, and a silver. The model sounds great. To compare, I went straight from the AMP block to an OUT, to a QSC RMX 1450, and to the 10” speaker in the Princeton. Eureka.

 

[is9582]

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist. The pack is done, but I have to make a demo clip and my hands aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do. Once I can play without embarrassing myself, I’ll throw that sucker on the site. The AA964 with a tube screamer is just bonkers!

Damn, sorry to hear about the wrist. Hope there is no lasting issues. Cheers, Lee

 

[spikey]

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist. The pack is done, but I have to make a demo clip and my hands aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do. Once I can play without embarrassing myself, I’ll throw that sucker on the site. The AA964 with a tube screamer is just bonkers!

Sorry to read that- it's hell getting older even if you're not yet.

 

[bradlake]

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist. The pack is done, but I have to make a demo clip and my hands aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do. Once I can play without embarrassing myself, I’ll throw that sucker on the site. The AA964 with a tube screamer is just bonkers!

Ouch, wish I could not relate, but my oldguy wrist/ thumb arthritis is increasingly thwarting my already hacky playing attempts,the more it hurts, the better it sounds.....or vice versa

 

[Obles5]

why was the cignus constellation logo removed? she was so beautiful

all kidding aside, you are doing a splendid job. Thank you guys

 

[Manny Fufish]

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist. The pack is done, but I have to make a demo clip and my hands aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do. Once I can play without embarrassing myself, I’ll throw that sucker on the site. The AA964 with a tube screamer is just bonkers!

Go ahead and put it up for sale, myself and others will buy it without a demo clip, just based on the reputation of your previous work.

 

[bjjp2]

Not sure if it's been updated yet or not (given that Cliff probably doesn't have the actual amp to compare) but I am finding myself really enjoying how the 5F8 Tweed (Keith Urban's amp) feels and sounds.

Me too! Guitar tuned to Open G and couldn't stop playing it last night.

 

[Stratoblaster]

There’s been a lot of praise over the high gain and Class-A style amps, but I’ve been FLOORED by the Fender stuff in Beta 8. The Princeton AA964 has been so much fun to play. The touch sensitivity is absolutely incredible and there’s a “string clarity” and immediacy that really showcases the nuances of dynamic playing.

As an owner of an FM3 I've been living vicariously through the various beta threads and being patient but reading posts like this make my head explode

I can't wait for the 'rude'....

 

[jamesie]

The 1969 Princeton I’m working on at the moment.

An new Cabpack?

 

[Sashman]

Go ahead and put it up for sale, myself and others will buy it without a demo clip, just based on the reputation of your previous work.

This

 

[unix-guy]

Yes, or Blues Saraceno, those where the two shrapnel guys I thought were great!

Was her on Shrapnel? His first album (Never Look Back) was the first on Guitar Player magazine's record label.

Fantastic album!

 

[Manny Fufish]

Was her on Shrapnel? His first album (Never Look Back) was the first on Guitar Player magazine's record label.

Fantastic album!

Agreed!
I thought he recorded under Mike Varney on Shrapnel, but it could have been his brother Mark Varney who had Legado Records....

 

[Rex]

Man, I helped my brother move into his house and tweaked my wrist. The pack is done, but I have to make a demo clip and my hands aren’t doing what they’re supposed to do. Once I can play without embarrassing myself, I’ll throw that sucker on the site. The AA964 with a tube screamer is just bonkers!

Let it heal, brother. We'll wait until you can play without embarrassing yourself and without pain.

 

[jlynnb1]

Start at 5:44
This guy is the definition of the worst sound ever

annndddd he's playing through a Morgan tube amp so what's your point about digital??

 

[phil92]

After playing on 16 Beeta for many hours I feel like the Fenders are more killerer. Some of the high gain lead sounds are more raw/meaner. If you are wanting to edit sdvanced parameters is there a universal way to get more of the 15.01 smoothness back? Dial back bias excursion and anything else?

I felt I could reduce some "abrasiveness" by reducing the power tube bias for the TriAxis and JP IIC+ to 0.45. I would also experiment with teh master volume, speaker compression and speaker compliance (I'd say 60% smooths things out a little)

 

[GLiDE BPM]

Thanks!!! Arthroscopic knee surgery tomorrow, so if I don't get it installed today, might be the weekend. Dohhh

As for the heaviest guitar contest from the other thread pertaining to my first electric, a Peavey T-60.
I actually bought one near the end of 2020. Now that I actually know how to work the dang volume pots where I'm not in split coil mode all the time, this thing SCREAMS into modern equipment like my Axe FX III!!! It wasn't just the talent level as a youth nor the amp/gear limitations alone.
I would have sounded 1000 times better with that guitar in the 70's and 80's with the amps, pedals, and most certainly with the Axe FX III that
I now have! Peavey Heritage amp and some pedals??? LoL! As a kid, I never would have dreamt that a guitar in my hands could actually
sound killer and "just like the record and concerts..." Hehehe!