Just have to express how pleased I am with this upgrade. I won't bore you with the struggles I've had through the last updates, I've been moaning so much I even had Cliff PM me a couple of suggestions, which in this context pretty much equals having the pope on the phone trying to tell you you're not going to Hell.
But 12.04 really changes things. You can hear and feel the changes on low volume, it really sounds great recorded, but approaching gig levels it really shows. Several amp models I've been using benefit from this, especially the Marshalls, imo. I've struggled with the JCM 800 since I got the Axe 2, but now it sounds punchy and clear, yet warm and articulate. The highs were way sweeter although still with a bite, and the amp responded way better in all registers both single notes and chords. I've not used this model the last year and a half (worked great with my 335 on the Ultra) but now I took it to a gig the same day I updated, and every freakin' chord I struck that night brought a smile to my face. And I hardly touched any parametres on the amps, apart from volume and gain.
I'd spent so much time making this work for me without luck that I had photographed it to put it up for sale just a couple of days ago. I've been using regular amps + a KPA for the last half year, but this really changes everything. Hard to believe that this only qualifies as a jump from .03 to .04; to my ears it's one of the biggest jumps in tone and feel I've heard from any FW upgrade. I'm rigging it for a studio session tomorrow and I'm so looking forward to hearing it with different guitars in a mix.
But 12.04 really changes things. You can hear and feel the changes on low volume, it really sounds great recorded, but approaching gig levels it really shows. Several amp models I've been using benefit from this, especially the Marshalls, imo. I've struggled with the JCM 800 since I got the Axe 2, but now it sounds punchy and clear, yet warm and articulate. The highs were way sweeter although still with a bite, and the amp responded way better in all registers both single notes and chords. I've not used this model the last year and a half (worked great with my 335 on the Ultra) but now I took it to a gig the same day I updated, and every freakin' chord I struck that night brought a smile to my face. And I hardly touched any parametres on the amps, apart from volume and gain.
I'd spent so much time making this work for me without luck that I had photographed it to put it up for sale just a couple of days ago. I've been using regular amps + a KPA for the last half year, but this really changes everything. Hard to believe that this only qualifies as a jump from .03 to .04; to my ears it's one of the biggest jumps in tone and feel I've heard from any FW upgrade. I'm rigging it for a studio session tomorrow and I'm so looking forward to hearing it with different guitars in a mix.
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