Favorite Clean amp in the III?

unix-guy said:
Replying to myself, but since this post was in 2018, things have inevitably changed with time.

These days, I'm typically using an equal "mix" of two models: TX Star Clean and 59 Bassguy Bright.

Alternately, I might swap the Lonestar out for the CA3+ Clean or the 6G4.

I haven't used the Hook, Bludojai or CCV for some time - I should revisit them!

There are so many options that can work great for the tones I love!

In the past I also spent many, many hours using the (original) Buttery model which was my first go-to amp on Axe Fx II, the AC-20 Bass and the NuclearTone.
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I’ve been thinking about blending the Morgan and a plexi clean sound as I like both but they do different things (plexi is a bit fatter) Glad to hear you’ve had good results with doing this!
 
edwinstar said:
Check out Preset #41 „Buttery“! Budda Amp, but tuned by Ear. I really enjoy this one!
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When I got my first Axe Fx II back in 2013, I had been playing Budda SuperDrive II amps for many years.

My previous tube amp experience was limited to a Carvin Quad-X preamp with an H&K tube power amp and an Ashdown Peacemaker 40 1x12 combo.

So nothing in the Fractal...

I decided to just start scrolling presets and note the ones that had some appeal. No real attention being paid except the sound and the preset number.

I got to preset #41 and stopped. I spent a long time on the preset and it became my foundation for quite a while.

Funny that it was a Budda model and funnier still when I learned the history of the model.

The Buttery model got a lot of hours of my time, for sure.
 
65 Bassguy Bass and Normal are two of my go-to cleans. Flip in the Cut on the Bass channel and it tightens the lows for a nice "BF Fender with a pinch of Marshall" tone. Trades some "Fender bounce" for a little "Kerrrrang". Normal is pure BF Fender.

Delux Verb is really hard to beat and is another go-to for clean (and dirty - they yowl nicely when dimed).

The Tweed Delux is a nice amp for cleans if you use all 3 knobs. The other channel volume cuts low mids when most of the way up, which really makes for a sweet clean tone with the tone knob up around 3 o'clock and the instrument channel volume around 10 o'clock.

I like the Buttery and the AC15 a lot as well.

I have probably 40 amp collection presets set up with a clean amp and the same dirty amp (the Bludojai Lead), since I have a fairly short go-to list for gain-banger dirty/lead stuff - the Bludojai Lead, IIC+, and HRM....
 
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