OwenTheBrit
Member
I have had 1 week with the Axe Fx II and my search for some kind of happiness with it has lead me to many posts that mention the "Blanket" issue....So my topic for discussion is...Do you think the Blanket Issue is experienced mainly by people like myself, who are OK musicians, been in a band or two & play out twice a year, but have spent most of their lives playing in the bedroom using cheap solid state amps (dreaming of wearing chains and a cool bandanna). Are we buying the Axe to try to recreate studio Hi-Fi guitar solo's which might be unrealistic ?
(personally going for Petrucci - "This is the Life" sound)
And on the other hand are people that are feeling the joy, guys who have been around a bit, played more at high volume, always with tubes and understand the differences between playing in your bedroom and a room with 100 people in it, and/or real recording ?
My old rig is ....Ibanez JS1200 & Egen18, Digitech Rp1000, Crate Power Block ( no don't laugh...its sounds good). The reason I bought the Axe Fx is I want more. more Sustain , more HiFi, more creamy smoothness, more Tightness at the bottom end...more, more, more...I'm an average to good guitar player...By some gear to make me better ...Right ?
At the moment I'm not exceeding my old sound and i'm exhausted from tweaking & reading posts ! , I don't seem to play guitar anymore...I'm just trying to not sound crap, like I am 13 again, playing "Smoke on the Water" through my Dad's old record player amp.
So please chip in and continue the conversation...but this post has 2 purposes
1. A great discussion which should provide learning to all
2. I NEED HELP !!!!!!! ...advice ...a mentor , patches, IR's...anything
Thanks Guys
Owen
Playing the Axe through KRK Studio Monitors or a PA System ...Both with disappointing results
Pro Tools for recording
Ibanez JS1200
Ibanez Egen18
Ibanez Jem
(personally going for Petrucci - "This is the Life" sound)
And on the other hand are people that are feeling the joy, guys who have been around a bit, played more at high volume, always with tubes and understand the differences between playing in your bedroom and a room with 100 people in it, and/or real recording ?
My old rig is ....Ibanez JS1200 & Egen18, Digitech Rp1000, Crate Power Block ( no don't laugh...its sounds good). The reason I bought the Axe Fx is I want more. more Sustain , more HiFi, more creamy smoothness, more Tightness at the bottom end...more, more, more...I'm an average to good guitar player...By some gear to make me better ...Right ?
At the moment I'm not exceeding my old sound and i'm exhausted from tweaking & reading posts ! , I don't seem to play guitar anymore...I'm just trying to not sound crap, like I am 13 again, playing "Smoke on the Water" through my Dad's old record player amp.
So please chip in and continue the conversation...but this post has 2 purposes
1. A great discussion which should provide learning to all
2. I NEED HELP !!!!!!! ...advice ...a mentor , patches, IR's...anything
Thanks Guys
Owen
Playing the Axe through KRK Studio Monitors or a PA System ...Both with disappointing results
Pro Tools for recording
Ibanez JS1200
Ibanez Egen18
Ibanez Jem