Radley
Experienced
Firmware 9.00 - Let me count the ways...
Like most musicians, I am fairly opinionated in my feelings about equipment & tone. About 6 months ago I bought a new digital effects system called the AxeFX Ultra - I was immediately impressed with the quality and tone of the unit, but the journey had just begun. Cliff Chase, the brains behind all the programming, was not content to 'rest on his laurels', and has continued to provide timely updates, including improvements in the Amp models, Compression, Effects, and Reverb (which many felt was quite good already) - but there is no denying that the AFX has continued to improve by leaps and bounds, and 9.0 may be the biggest single improvement of all! Let me count the ways...
My early observations:
* The Amp models seem more intense and lively.
* The Power Amp section seems more reactive/responsive to various settings.
* The Reverbs sound more natural and smooth - the Cathedral models are huge, yet very balanced and even. The separate delay parameters for both early and sustained reverb components is a stroke of brilliance which allows an incredible amount of user control!
* The Leslie effect is way better (I will be using it a lot)
* The Cab block's Drive parameter is now more effective and real sounding, and is a great way to deal with any abrasiveness in the high end - very cool.
* To be continued as I have more time for discovery!
These are truly great days to be a guitar player!!!
~Rad~
Like most musicians, I am fairly opinionated in my feelings about equipment & tone. About 6 months ago I bought a new digital effects system called the AxeFX Ultra - I was immediately impressed with the quality and tone of the unit, but the journey had just begun. Cliff Chase, the brains behind all the programming, was not content to 'rest on his laurels', and has continued to provide timely updates, including improvements in the Amp models, Compression, Effects, and Reverb (which many felt was quite good already) - but there is no denying that the AFX has continued to improve by leaps and bounds, and 9.0 may be the biggest single improvement of all! Let me count the ways...
My early observations:
* The Amp models seem more intense and lively.
* The Power Amp section seems more reactive/responsive to various settings.
* The Reverbs sound more natural and smooth - the Cathedral models are huge, yet very balanced and even. The separate delay parameters for both early and sustained reverb components is a stroke of brilliance which allows an incredible amount of user control!
* The Leslie effect is way better (I will be using it a lot)
* The Cab block's Drive parameter is now more effective and real sounding, and is a great way to deal with any abrasiveness in the high end - very cool.
* To be continued as I have more time for discovery!
These are truly great days to be a guitar player!!!
~Rad~