Hello, everyone, my name is Ryan, long time lurker, new AxeFx owner starting to contribute. I've been playing for about 22 years and am in Southern California. I received my AX-8 a couple of month's ago, loved it so much that I sold it to my best friend and bought an XL+. It is amazing. I have had a few "modelers", Line 6 POD, Digitech 2101, and the Roland GP-100 which I ran through a Mesa 20/20, Mesa 2:90 and an old Alesis solid state power amp through the years. I have also had a few tube heads, mostly Mesa Boogie. A Peavey that I think was a bass head, Mesa Dual Rectifier, Single Rectifier, Mark V and a Port City Pearl. The AxeFx sounded better than my Mark V straight into the effects return that it got sold right away along with the Strymon Mobius and a couple other pedals.
My current rig is: AxeFx > Port City Pearl (into the effects return) > Port City OS 2x12 Cab. My rig has never sounded so good. I also play through the Blue Lola Headphones in the evenings to keep the peace with my neighbors and wife.
I can't wait to dive in the unit more and contribute to this amazing community.