Hi all,
I've been lurking for a while, just started posting this week and finally bought myself an Axe FX Ultra.
I get it tonight and have a VHT 2:50:2 incoming as well.
I am an Australian-born but London-based guitarist/producer/sound designer- I do mostly session guitar work and a bit of gigging these days, but I also teach, do guitar repairs and such.
I do a lot of loop guitar recording (that I call guitarscaping), but play most styles.
I've been working in the industry since 1993- had commercial studios in Australia, NYC, New Jersey, Switzerland and two in London.
In the last 10 years I have gone from having a rack from hell:
down to something a bit more manageable:
Even the smaller rig was pretty damn weighty.
The big rig was a bit of a nightmare- definitely studio only as I wasn't gigging much then.
I am paring down to just 3 items now:
Axe FX
Gibson/Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro
VHT 2:50:2 power amp.
All controlled from a Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro and pair of expression pedals.
I have high hopes for this rig- I've been very impressed with the sounds I've heard from it.
Main guitars are a pair of Chris Kinman Tele's form the late 80's, Tom Anderson Cobra T, '89 PRS Custom, hardtail HSS Strat and a Gibson ES295.
I will be here quite a bit while I get up to speed on the AFX, just wanted to say hi.
Hi.