guitardoc
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The first one is the model. The second is a 1972 50W Plexi.
Whoa! I'm stunned. Chapeau!
The first one is the model. The second is a 1972 50W Plexi.
Yeah I noticed right away the room ambiance was so natural I thought clip 1 was the actual real amp! Cliff, is this an actual reverb block? It sounds fabulous!!Cliff, what reverb settings were on the AXE clip? I really liked the reverb, sounded very natural.
The first take sounds more natural to me. There's more body and the notes are blooming. The second take sounds more two-dimensional.
I'd really be interested to learn which is which. Why? Because I believe in FAS' approach and would really like to help make the AFX better than it already is. If the first take is the AFX than strike my comment since I couldn't contribute anything of value anymore.
The first one is the model. The second is a 1972 50W Plexi. It may need some new caps though, the low end is a bit thin on it. The supply caps have been replaced but I'm wondering about some of the interstage caps. I don't know what the aging characteristics of those caps are.
The point wasn't to show the frequency response accuracy, that's trivial (you can Tone Match if you want it exact) and no two amps are exactly the same due to component tolerances. The point was to show the breakup characteristics. Listen to how the notes go "crunch, brrrrrrrr" instead of "crunch, fizzzzzzz". I've spent months researching and perfecting note decay. FWIW, you can NOT replicate that note decay using the common waveshaper techniques in the literature. It requires a very different type of clipping technology.
Cliff, what reverb settings were on the AXE clip? I really liked the reverb, sounded very natural.
If you don't care, why did you buy an Axe in the first place instead of just a L6 unit or similar ?
I would think that a majority of us Axe owners care quite a bit. I know that for me to part with several thousand dollars for a processor I need to care just a smidge....
The point was to show the breakup characteristics. Listen to how the notes go "crunch, brrrrrrrr" instead of "crunch, fizzzzzzz". I've spent months researching and perfecting note decay.
Is 'G3' basically Axe Fx 3? If so, freaking wow...don't know how but Cliff continuously keeps breaking ground and the curve of innovation does not seem to be leveling one bit. When realistically will the G3/Axe Fx 3 be available for purchase? This Summer? Fall? Next year? I want one NOW!!!! (Spoiled brat). Like I've said before, we are all beyond spoiled...Thanks Cliff!
That's the whole idea. An amp distorts different parts of the spectrum differently. It's all about getting the distortion happening in the right places.
Personally I have to admit if the riff in the example hadn't been that classic AC/DC one, which I've listened to for years, I probably wouldn't have picked the real one so easily. If you have that album on CD go listen to it and notice how rich and warm the tone is, It Really Has Something Special About It.
That something special is named Mutt Lange......
Also, not exactly the best example, since CD aren't exactly 100% lossless.