2009 was a Standard DSP. You're comparing the Turbo. If we had the Standard DSP in stock the Axe-Fx III would be $2299.Per the BLS, that's basically exactly the same price when accounting for inflation ($1500 in 2009 = $2,307.44 in 2025)
I agree fully. However NOK VS dollar when i got the ultra and AFX2 was around 5 nok for a dollar. Today it is 10,20 vs 1 dollar. So here i Norway it has increased significantly.And, considering cost of living, the price hasn't really gone up in the US. If anything, the Axe-FX is less expensive now than when I bought my first one in 2007.
Today the Mk III Turbo is $2400. The price in 2007 was $1750 for the original version. In today's dollars, that works out to $2340*. Considering the many advancements from Fractal since the first model, today's price is awesome.
* using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculator, https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
Try the PVH 6160 Block. Or the 5153. Or any of the Blackface Fenders. Or etc.Sounds great. The Marshalls have some nice thump now, without any mud.
Try the PVH 6160 Block. Or the 5153. Or any of the Blackface Fenders. Or etc.
This is the best sounding firmware yet IMO.
"Cliff says that every time but I don't hear any difference." - Random user at TOP
Not placebo. To my ears (and fingers), this is the most significant update in quite some time. The release notes arguably understate the impact of Cliff's tweaks to the preamp modeling.Is it just me, or am I hearing some extra clarity with my pick attack? I know the placebo effect can be thing, but I swear I'm hearing something more pronounced as I change how hard I'm hitting the strings. Like the notes are "poking out" more than normal.![]()