Hi all - Casanoverdrive is a portmanteau for my last name Casanovas and Overdrive! I was a long term FAS user, started with the AxeFx Standard in 2008. In 2013, I upgraded to an AF2 MK2. I became addicted with the tones and dynamic behavior of Dumble amplifiers by the end of 90s, not knowing what this amp was when I tested one of them in a shop in south germany. In 2014 I started my own company, repairing tube amps, or modify them on customer requests. I was a former pro audio service tech but lost my job as a service manager for a distributor so I had to do my own stuff. The earlier days (and my last days in this board) were really bumpy, but now I gained the respect among international players and manufacturers..... being AWSC for Friedman, Roy Blankenship and Fender Musical Instruments also helps a lot. Even got some real Dumbles in for service/maintenance........In 2018 I started with my own brand "Casanoverdrive" but due of the pandemic and some tragic events in the tube amp world, I unable to hold the quality because of the unavailability of some special parts. So I keep focusing myself on repairs again....and set up a new product, which is still in the research status - a high voltage tube based overdrive that does my tone and dynamic behavior on most amplifiers.
I always lusted for a comeback to Fractal products, even when I told my collegues I wont. So now, I pulled the trigger and went for a FM3, but eventually will upgrade to a AF3 since I run into latency issues with presets/patches with higher CPU/DSP demands.....
I'm not calling myself a pro guitarist. Mostly bedroom player today but I have a fusion/jazz trio (which is actually just a duo due of the pandemic) - we can't compete with the pros out there, so I just like it to have good fun playing music we love......also doing commerical projects composing music for advertisement short movies....
I want to use the FAS unit mainly for sound-research reference and in my home studio. For live, I still work with my beloved amps and some pedals, for now...
Cheers,
Casanoverdrive (formerly known as PacoCasanovas)