Valgua
Inspired
I have just spent my first week with the FM3. Call me impressed. I feel that the FM3 agrees very well with my way of thinking. I have had a hard time understanding the complaints about an unintuitive interface. I find the FM3 much easier to use than the Hx Stomp and the results that I get are very good from the start. The logic that I apply to a physical rig applies very well to the FM3 too. I never had to scratch my head asking why something sounded a certain way. Of course, I have so far stayed on the surface. I have used the "authentic" settings without getting into the finer tweaks, but to me that is the real test: the models work very well just using the settings you would find in a physical rig. The rest is gravy.
I have also not felt frozen by the wealth of choices. Again, if you know what you want you can get it very quickly. Yes, you can spend hours trying out cabs (and I will certainly do that) but you never need to. It's a tone nerd's dream come true, while giving you the means to be very efficient. In fact, I feel that my practice was more focused than before. I got the tone I desired in five minutes and spent my precious time playing. Of course, I will also dwell into the depths of the machine... as soon as I can take a vacation.
I have also not felt frozen by the wealth of choices. Again, if you know what you want you can get it very quickly. Yes, you can spend hours trying out cabs (and I will certainly do that) but you never need to. It's a tone nerd's dream come true, while giving you the means to be very efficient. In fact, I feel that my practice was more focused than before. I got the tone I desired in five minutes and spent my precious time playing. Of course, I will also dwell into the depths of the machine... as soon as I can take a vacation.