sandmannn69
Experienced
This is not a review, just a first impression.
Got it today, unboxed the unit and plugged in my Alesis 620 studio monitors.
Set it up according to Yek's excellent first-time user setup, and plugged in my Gibby LP studio lite.
Started with a familiar preset, Crazy Train. Played a few bars and my son standing behind me said "Wow, that sounds like the real song". I definitely agreed with him. Quickly moved to the Eruption preset and ripped out that one minus the divebombs and we were both staring at this little rack with our mouths hanging open.
I want to keep this short because its not my review yet, but the Axe-fx sounds very "organic", like a tube amp and has that tube-amp feel/sensitivity, along with the ballsy tone (probably from the sag effect). It makes the Line 6 Podxt and Toneport GX sound very "toy-like" in comparision. These are terms I've stolen from others comments, but are the best description of this processor.
Haven't had time yet to create my own presets, just went thru the factory ones, some are quite good. I think they do a good job of demonstrating the power of this box, even though some of them are over-the-top. In summary, my first impression is "Wow, this thing is for real".
Got it today, unboxed the unit and plugged in my Alesis 620 studio monitors.
Set it up according to Yek's excellent first-time user setup, and plugged in my Gibby LP studio lite.
Started with a familiar preset, Crazy Train. Played a few bars and my son standing behind me said "Wow, that sounds like the real song". I definitely agreed with him. Quickly moved to the Eruption preset and ripped out that one minus the divebombs and we were both staring at this little rack with our mouths hanging open.
I want to keep this short because its not my review yet, but the Axe-fx sounds very "organic", like a tube amp and has that tube-amp feel/sensitivity, along with the ballsy tone (probably from the sag effect). It makes the Line 6 Podxt and Toneport GX sound very "toy-like" in comparision. These are terms I've stolen from others comments, but are the best description of this processor.
Haven't had time yet to create my own presets, just went thru the factory ones, some are quite good. I think they do a good job of demonstrating the power of this box, even though some of them are over-the-top. In summary, my first impression is "Wow, this thing is for real".
