selta
Power User
Well, I've not been around here for quite awhile. I can't say for certain, but, I think it's been about a year, or more, since I logged in.
My trusty Fractal gear has been getting used a lot over pandemic, but, when it comes to bass, I can't not reach for a Helix instead.
Now, I want to couch that with I "only" have an AX8 and an Axe-Fx II Mk II. So, I'm obviously dated in the hardware I'm using.
I would like some input on the current state of affairs for bass players in Fractal land. I'm also gearing up for the 2021 Bass Convention, so, it's prudent I make sure I have the latest information at hand, as modelers are always a hot topic!
I've read a few threads, especially @dr bonkers 's recent thread, https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/dr-bonkers-guide-to-using-fractal-axe-fx-3-for-bass.172532/.
From reading that thread, and skimming the forum as a whole, it's truly feeling like bass is still... just not on the radar? I'm sincerely hoping this isn't the case and I'm just missing some big, or even moderate, features or amps/pedals (IRs are a different story and I'm not including those in this reading, simply "what's in the box").
So, bass frens, tell me -- what is life like with the latest Fractal gear? Is it blow-me-away good with bass specifics included now? Is it still shoe-horning things by using unconventional things in awkward ways to get where a bass player wants? Something between the two?
I'm not sure I can spring to upgrade the latest and greatest Fractal gear, but, I'm wanting to know how things are here
My trusty Fractal gear has been getting used a lot over pandemic, but, when it comes to bass, I can't not reach for a Helix instead.
Now, I want to couch that with I "only" have an AX8 and an Axe-Fx II Mk II. So, I'm obviously dated in the hardware I'm using.
I would like some input on the current state of affairs for bass players in Fractal land. I'm also gearing up for the 2021 Bass Convention, so, it's prudent I make sure I have the latest information at hand, as modelers are always a hot topic!
I've read a few threads, especially @dr bonkers 's recent thread, https://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/dr-bonkers-guide-to-using-fractal-axe-fx-3-for-bass.172532/.
From reading that thread, and skimming the forum as a whole, it's truly feeling like bass is still... just not on the radar? I'm sincerely hoping this isn't the case and I'm just missing some big, or even moderate, features or amps/pedals (IRs are a different story and I'm not including those in this reading, simply "what's in the box").
So, bass frens, tell me -- what is life like with the latest Fractal gear? Is it blow-me-away good with bass specifics included now? Is it still shoe-horning things by using unconventional things in awkward ways to get where a bass player wants? Something between the two?
I'm not sure I can spring to upgrade the latest and greatest Fractal gear, but, I'm wanting to know how things are here