CactusTone
Inspired
For all you Mac users out there, does any of this sound familiar?
New product with increased performance . . . and at the same price point of the previous generation.
Except!
1) You can't use your old peripherals with it, you have to buy the new "Frapple" proprietary pedal with the new proprietary connection.
2) Units are being hyped and pre-ordered on their specs-on-paper alone. Actual performance is yet to be seen (heard) in real world applications.
Don't get me wrong, the XL II+ was the best gear purchase I ever made. I want to love the Axe III, but I also want to really hear it to make sure it's sonically superior. If it is truly superior, then I feel the new configuration (and price tag) is warranted. Please, Fractal, let us really hear what this thing can do.
Per my previous thread, I am aware of the whopping 3 videos and single Sound Cloud demo that are out there. These are hardly good representations of increased ability, however. The players are all great, and Cooper's video has wonderful production, but 1) can Brad achieve the same tone on the Axe II? If not, show us how the III is improved. 2) Same for Larry. 3) For Cooper's video: 9 guitars at once, playing single note parts does not show off the complexity of tone that a guitar into an "amp" can achieve.
Finally, I really wish the players who were given the honor of Beta testing the III would put out more comprehensive content showing off its capabilities/similarities.
New product with increased performance . . . and at the same price point of the previous generation.
Except!
1) You can't use your old peripherals with it, you have to buy the new "Frapple" proprietary pedal with the new proprietary connection.
2) Units are being hyped and pre-ordered on their specs-on-paper alone. Actual performance is yet to be seen (heard) in real world applications.
Don't get me wrong, the XL II+ was the best gear purchase I ever made. I want to love the Axe III, but I also want to really hear it to make sure it's sonically superior. If it is truly superior, then I feel the new configuration (and price tag) is warranted. Please, Fractal, let us really hear what this thing can do.
Per my previous thread, I am aware of the whopping 3 videos and single Sound Cloud demo that are out there. These are hardly good representations of increased ability, however. The players are all great, and Cooper's video has wonderful production, but 1) can Brad achieve the same tone on the Axe II? If not, show us how the III is improved. 2) Same for Larry. 3) For Cooper's video: 9 guitars at once, playing single note parts does not show off the complexity of tone that a guitar into an "amp" can achieve.
Finally, I really wish the players who were given the honor of Beta testing the III would put out more comprehensive content showing off its capabilities/similarities.