At least Pete Thorn built his own from scratch, I lost a little respect for Rhett after watching this, the power has gone to his big head. And he aint even that much better on guitar than me lolTHIS.
These guys are a dime-a-dozen clamoring for views/$$.
The issue as I see it, and I could be totally wrong, but is it even worth Fractals time to overhaul the UI? The vast majority of working musicians have no problem with it.
You don't hear James Hetfields tech saying "We switched from Fractal to Neural cause the touch screen looks nice."
You don't hear Phil Collens tech saying "We switched from Fractal to Line 6 cause the UI is better."
You don't hear Neal Schons tech saying "We switched from Fractal to BOSS cause we just can't edit from the front panel."
Loaners go out for reviews all the time.I thought Fractal's stance was they don't do loaners or send out free units. Plus, why that guy?
Generally, I don't have to choose between looks or functionality as there's plenty out there that have both.Nor would I expect them to. Not everyone is at that level where they haven't even tuned or changed strings on a guitar in decades.
So you have never chosen anything over looks?
Most people on this board would tend to agree that we are splitting hairs now with the modeling improvements. What would it hurt to spiffy it up a bit? It might help grow the audience and expand the user base.
A great all-around player and gear-head with a very successful Youtube channel? Hey, why not. I'll bet the OP of this post gets his most ever views simply by putting Rhett's name in the titleI thought Fractal's stance was they don't do loaners or send out free units. Plus, why that guy?
If I were the suspicious kind, I'd ask why Rhett chose to do a hit job on the Axe III....two years after the fact....when he seems to generally like the unit. Of course, asking that question would make me a whiny fanboi. Can't have that....
Bingo.Would first have to figure out how many of these guys ACTUALLY gig.
A hit job?? 70K people have viewed a video that starts with great tones and basically stating that AXE3 sounds the best out of the box for all the modelers.If I were the suspicious kind, I'd ask why Rhett chose to do a hit job on the Axe III....two years after the fact....when he seems to generally like the unit. Of course, asking that question would make me a whiny fanboi. Can't have that....
Not that the front panel isn't doable, it's just an interface that is geared towards people that are comfortable with rack gear, which is a different kind of impediment in the studio vs. the stage. When I gig with my AXE, I am 99.9% in FP avoidance mode. Sure, needing to use it isn't common, but even ONCE is too many times on an important gigWhile I generally agree that the criticism of the front panel UI is over the top, Mr. Shull's review was largely positive. The title of the review put a spotlight on the one issue he had. I think he fell victim to relying only on Axe Edit and didn't take time to explore the front panel navigation to give a meaningful review of that functionality IMO.
Editing from the front panel is absolutely doable. I have built many patches using only on device controls. When you factor in the performance pages and new double tap functions the complaint about quick access for live tweaking becomes a moot point. That said, I do agree that some aspects of the UI are less than intuitive. I have often found myself pressing the page right button when I wanted the right arrow or hitting the enter button when I needed to press the edit button. Perhaps I'm just a slow learner.
What generally rubs me about videos like this is the title: "One Major Problem"The amount of anger in this thread tho....he's been very positive about the unit, and can be seen using it for the guitar tones in most of his recent videos. He appeals to more rootsy/vintage analog guys.....so his endorsement will carry wait that a lot of players/influencers wouldn't. The bias is real when anything but a glowing review gets this much pushback.
Is it anger though? Use what works for you. That’s generally been the consensus around here since I have been member.The amount of anger in this thread tho....he's been very positive about the unit, and can be seen using it for the guitar tones in most of his recent videos. He appeals to more rootsy/vintage analog guys.....so his endorsement will carry wait that a lot of players/influencers wouldn't. The bias is real when anything but a glowing review gets this much pushback.