Neal Schon Axe-Fx III vs Axe-Fx II

[willowdale]

Neal will be Lovin' Touchin' & Squeezin' some awesome tones outta those for sure

 

[solo-act]

When the lights turn on in the back stage, and the III shines on the bay....

 

[Cooper Carter]

And, what about the eq functon of the rack wah? How does the Axefx 3 solve that?

With the EQ in the wah block?

 

[Cooper Carter]

What is Neal or the guitar tech using to control those Axe-Fx 3s? Mastermind GT?

Mastermind. We'll likely switch him to the FCs soon, though.

 

[electronpirate]

(Deep cut) All hail the Winds of March.

 

[camilovelandiamusic]

Just a small town booooy... playin with his fractal toooooyyy!!!

 

[flying_walrus]

And, what about the eq functon of the rack wah? How does the Axefx 3 solve that?

search the axe II and ax8 forums for how to use a graphic eq block with a wah block to replace a dunlop rack wah

 

[claxor]

With the EQ in the wah block?

I looked at the manual... i didnt see any eq in the wah block

 

[HailHalford]

I bet having axe 3 gives him more than a feeling, and my advice to him is don't look back!

Boston lyrics?!? What have you been Smokin’? I hope you’re Feelin’ Satisfied.

 

[laxu]

What the hell has he do to require so many units? I understand having a backup but is that backup of a backup of a backup?

 

[skracus]

What the hell has he do to require so many units? I understand having a backup but is that backup of a backup of a backup?

I wonder if one of those II’s was for Cain?

 

[barhrecords]

What the hell has he do to require so many units? I understand having a backup but is that backup of a backup of a backup?

For hangs between songs using two units eliminates the preset switching delay.

So two units for the show and a redundant backup pair with a live switcher to change to the backups on the fly.

 

[Cooper Carter]

I looked at the manual... i didnt see any eq in the wah block

Low cut, Min and Max freq works just fine for us.

 

[yek]

Wah in the III also has a Low Cut param.

 

[Cooper Carter]

I wonder if one of those II’s was for Cain?

No all Neal's tone. But as of this week Jonathan is also on the Axe-Fx for guitars and organ leslie.

For hangs between songs using two units eliminates the preset switching delay.

So two units for the show and a redundant backup pair with a live switcher to change to the backups on the fly.

Not quite. Here's how the II rig broke down:

Top Unit
Journey Main Show, five presets with amps and effects.

Second Unit
Dry amp presets on a volume pedal, brought in at will by Neal for flavor.

Third & Fourth Units
Backup pair of the above two.

Fifth Unit
FXs only unit, in the loop of units two and four, switching in tandem with units one and three to maintain continuity of FX between 1/3 2/4 across at will amp changes in 2/4.

 

[barhrecords]

@ccroyalsenders interesting... so he gets a W/D mix on a pedal by fading in the dry signal? are the dry presets clones of the presets with efx?

 

[bishop5150]

Neil has accepted the III with “Open arms”....

 

[bdrepko]

For hangs between songs using two units eliminates the preset switching delay.

So two units for the show and a redundant backup pair with a live switcher to change to the backups on the fly.

But, but, only hacks are affected by the preset switching delay.

 

[GLiDE BPM]

Just the same way Axe III loves me.....

 

[claxor]

Sounds like Neal used to make his life more complcated then it really needed to be (axe 2 rig)