Hello, first time caller, long time listener... I've finally bit the bullet and have an ax8 in the mail. My history with modelers is a little limited. I used to have a hd500, and still have a Zoom B3. They both work ok, but the conveniences weren't worth the quality and time spent on setup.
About six months ago I went to buy a bass, and the seller had it set up on his axe fx with the orange amp model. The first note was all it took.
Now, with my current situation. We aren't gigging right now, just practicing every week. Mostly at my house, sometimes at guitar players house. My house is set up pretty well. Drums (electronic hybrid to keyboard amp). Bass (various basses, three bass amps). Small Powered pa monitor wedges for vocals, no mixer. Multiple guitar and a dozen amps. Very high quality, I've spent over thirty years at this.
The guitar players house has a good bass combo that I left there, acoustic drums, one powered monitor for vocals. Lots of setup and moving every time we practice there.
In the last year we have a new bass player. He's good, better than I am, but he wants to split duties on bass. And I'm all for it. I really enjoy it. That's why I decided to get the ax8. Setup patches for both bass and guitar on one unit. I've never used much for effects, maybe a little extra dirt and sometimes a wah. For bass, similar, compressor sometimes.
My plan is to integrate it into what I have existing, for now. Use wireless to switch guitar to bass, change patches, and go. Have it setup with guitar patches going right out only to effects return on one of my amps, left, same thing for bass amp. The problem is the guitar players house. The purpose of this is to get great sound, flexibility, and save my old back. I don't want to be schlepping all of that back and forth. And, my budget has nothing left for adding anything. I'm trying to finish building a garage myself, and the ax8 used up all my fun money. Suggestions? Thanks again.
About six months ago I went to buy a bass, and the seller had it set up on his axe fx with the orange amp model. The first note was all it took.
Now, with my current situation. We aren't gigging right now, just practicing every week. Mostly at my house, sometimes at guitar players house. My house is set up pretty well. Drums (electronic hybrid to keyboard amp). Bass (various basses, three bass amps). Small Powered pa monitor wedges for vocals, no mixer. Multiple guitar and a dozen amps. Very high quality, I've spent over thirty years at this.
The guitar players house has a good bass combo that I left there, acoustic drums, one powered monitor for vocals. Lots of setup and moving every time we practice there.
In the last year we have a new bass player. He's good, better than I am, but he wants to split duties on bass. And I'm all for it. I really enjoy it. That's why I decided to get the ax8. Setup patches for both bass and guitar on one unit. I've never used much for effects, maybe a little extra dirt and sometimes a wah. For bass, similar, compressor sometimes.
My plan is to integrate it into what I have existing, for now. Use wireless to switch guitar to bass, change patches, and go. Have it setup with guitar patches going right out only to effects return on one of my amps, left, same thing for bass amp. The problem is the guitar players house. The purpose of this is to get great sound, flexibility, and save my old back. I don't want to be schlepping all of that back and forth. And, my budget has nothing left for adding anything. I'm trying to finish building a garage myself, and the ax8 used up all my fun money. Suggestions? Thanks again.