Dave McDowell
Member
Hi, everyone. I'm pretty new here. Actually bought the Axe FX II XL+ (and MFC-101) last summer. Went through most of the 384 or so presets, and only liked a few. I quickly realized I was going to need to devote some serious time to learning how to develop sounds for myself, and the first reaction was feeling overwhelmed by the depth of everything, so I put it off until I was less busy and could devote the time necessary. Ready to go now. I'm a bit "long in the tooth" here, and have been playing for more decades than I care to remember, but fairly tech savvy (for my generation) and willing to dig into this. But it's pretty hard to know where to start. Most of my playing is in classic rock (as in 50s/60s/70s) cover bands, so I need to cover a variety of sounds/tones. To this point, I've used almost exclusively standard Fender amps (Twin Reverb, Deluxe Reverb, Hot Rod Deluxe, etc.) with your typical pedal boards. I've tried scanning through the thousands and thousand of threads, but very few seem to apply to what I'm trying to do, and the sheer volume of threads to look through is totally overwhelming. I'm up for whatever guidance/advice I can get here. Willing to put in the time, but where to start? Suggestions?
Thanks!
**Note: one of the members suggested I add this additional info to the original post:
Playing application(s): Live band gigs (for now). Monitoring: Straight into PA (PA speakers when rehearsing, In-ears when playing live).
Thanks!
**Note: one of the members suggested I add this additional info to the original post:
Playing application(s): Live band gigs (for now). Monitoring: Straight into PA (PA speakers when rehearsing, In-ears when playing live).
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