Michael Lapp
Member
I received my AXE III last Thursday. In a million years, I never dreamed I’d plug into anything that didn’t say Mesa Boogie on the label. Now that I’ve had a few hours to tinker with the AXE I am delighted and surprised at the same time. This brings a question to mind, I have been a Collings freak for the past three years. If you don’t know their guitars check them out at Collings.com. They are something to behold. I’ve been rubbing my nickels together saving for another one. This would be my fourth electric to go along with my two acoustics. Given the performance of the AXE and the versatility of it, does it really matter what you plug into it? I know Single Coils versus Hum-buckers, I got that along with the obvious stuff. What about say a Gibson 339 versus a Les Paul or a Collings I-35 (I own one) versus a Collings City Limits (I want one). I have never had the luxury of being able to A/B stuff, I just order it and hope for the best. I made my first patch and used two Two Rocks along with some Reverb, I was looking for a Bonamassa type sound and much to my surprise, I get pretty darn close and it sounded good. That was with a 339 type guitar. What is the general opinion of you folks out there. I appreciate your opinions good or bad and thank you in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts.
Michael
Michael