MadScientist
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I've had the Axe-FX 2 a little more than a week now and I am trying to get the same or better tones that I got out of my Ultra but haven't been very successful so far. After some experimenting I recorded a clip of the Ultra and the 2 reamping the same clip on the Citrus RV50 model and the Cali 412 on both units. I have a Rockerverb 50 tube amp and it’s always been my “go to” amp. The difference between these recordings is subtle but when switching between the two, the Axe-FX 2 sounds thinner and lacks the clarity of the Ultra. My first thought was that the presence sounds lower on the Axe-FX 2 clip but turning up the presence sounded harsher and doesn’t bring out the clarity of the Ultra clip (presence was set to 12 O’clock on both units which is 0.0 for the Ultra but 5.0 on the 2). I used the default amp and cab block settings wherever possible and 12 O’clock for the other basic settings. The Sag setting seemed to be the most significant different default setting between the two (2.01 default for the Ultra, 2.5 for the 2), but I couldn’t tell the difference between a Sag of 1.0 or 10.0 on the Axe-FX 2, maybe a bug? Any suggestions for getting the depth and clarity I had with the Ultra out of the Axe-FX 2 would be appreciated.