fox5150
Inspired
I've spent ages researching just about everything there was to research before finally ordering the Axe-FX last week (seems my timing was spot on too!), but one thing that I didn't really bother with was how I was going to rack it. I'd just assumed that either I could use one of my old racks or pick up a new one relatively easily that fits the bill. How wrong was I!
I'd previously eschewed the idea of another rack bag as my last one fell apart and I switched to an ABS rack. One of my goals with my Axe-FX setup is to make it as light and transportable as possible, so I thought I'd try a rack bag again. There are a few threads on here about suitable rack bags, but I felt that only one of the models was ideal and it's not available in the EU!! Anyway, buried in one of these threads was a comment from Yek and I paid attention - in my short time on the forum, I've found it's a good idea to pay attention to Yek Knowing he's in the EU too, I followed his link and ended up looking at one of these Millenium Rack Bag. As it was pretty inexpensive, I thought I'd give it a whirl.
Having racked the Axe-FX and the Matrix GT1000FX, I can honestly say that this could have been designed for us Axe-FX owners. Firstly, the rack rails are recessed:
So there's not much chance of anything damaging the front of the Axe-FX. I'm not sure if it's clear in the pic, but the "handles" (if that's what you call them) on the front of the unit are actually behind the front edge of the rack bag.
Next up, there's plenty of room at the back so you can keep your cables plugged in without fear of damaging anything:
Now, this one might just be the best bit. For all of you that use patch panels or rack mount wireless units, there is room to route a cable from the rear of the unit to the front input on the Axe-FX without modification. Hopefully, this has come out in the pic:
You should be able to make out a gap in the top right of the pic. Perfect for running an instrument cable through. Only caveat is that you have to mount the Axe-FX either in the top slot, or the bottom slot.
This one's a first for me, but rather than the usual arrangements with the front and rear flaps, they don't fold down, they fold round to the side and then are velcroed in place:
It's little touches like this that make me think some thought went into its design.
Not everything, however, can be perfect and this is no exception. The only drawback that I can see so far is that you can't remove the shoulder strap. Well, you can, but it would be a rather permanent removal.
So there you go. If you're looking for a rack bag that's a good match for the Axe-FX, and you're in the EU, check out the Millenium Rack Bag from Thomann.
I'd previously eschewed the idea of another rack bag as my last one fell apart and I switched to an ABS rack. One of my goals with my Axe-FX setup is to make it as light and transportable as possible, so I thought I'd try a rack bag again. There are a few threads on here about suitable rack bags, but I felt that only one of the models was ideal and it's not available in the EU!! Anyway, buried in one of these threads was a comment from Yek and I paid attention - in my short time on the forum, I've found it's a good idea to pay attention to Yek Knowing he's in the EU too, I followed his link and ended up looking at one of these Millenium Rack Bag. As it was pretty inexpensive, I thought I'd give it a whirl.
Having racked the Axe-FX and the Matrix GT1000FX, I can honestly say that this could have been designed for us Axe-FX owners. Firstly, the rack rails are recessed:
So there's not much chance of anything damaging the front of the Axe-FX. I'm not sure if it's clear in the pic, but the "handles" (if that's what you call them) on the front of the unit are actually behind the front edge of the rack bag.
Next up, there's plenty of room at the back so you can keep your cables plugged in without fear of damaging anything:
Now, this one might just be the best bit. For all of you that use patch panels or rack mount wireless units, there is room to route a cable from the rear of the unit to the front input on the Axe-FX without modification. Hopefully, this has come out in the pic:
You should be able to make out a gap in the top right of the pic. Perfect for running an instrument cable through. Only caveat is that you have to mount the Axe-FX either in the top slot, or the bottom slot.
This one's a first for me, but rather than the usual arrangements with the front and rear flaps, they don't fold down, they fold round to the side and then are velcroed in place:
It's little touches like this that make me think some thought went into its design.
Not everything, however, can be perfect and this is no exception. The only drawback that I can see so far is that you can't remove the shoulder strap. Well, you can, but it would be a rather permanent removal.
So there you go. If you're looking for a rack bag that's a good match for the Axe-FX, and you're in the EU, check out the Millenium Rack Bag from Thomann.