New Journey CD with AxeFX...

[flyingfadr]

The new Journey CD is out, with Fractal Audio in the "Thank you" section... anyone know if he used his AxeFX for the full album ?

 

[fatandugly]

I definitely hear axe-type effects on the first songs spacey intro.

 

[electronpirate]

Last I heard he's using the Ultra for FX only, so I would assume it's figured prominently.

fatandugly: LOVE the signature...

Ron

 

[Admin M@]

Last I heard he's using the Ultra for FX only

Not sure where you heard this, but it isn't true.

Neal runs both amp and cab sims, and also uses a real Blackstar amp alongside the Axe-Fx rig. We recently spent a few days together. .

-Matt

 

[G-Man Music]

Neal runs both amp and cab sims, and also uses a real Blackstar amp alongside the Axe-Fx rig. We recently spent a few days together. .

-Matt

Ah, to be you for a day. ;-)

 

[mworkman]

Not sure where you heard this, but it isn't true.

Neal runs both amp and cab sims, and also uses a real Blackstar amp alongside the Axe-Fx rig. We recently spent a few days together. .

-Matt

Matt could you elaborate more on his setup. I read similar in the Lounge thread to that interview. So is he running amp/cab sims to FOH and then also has the Blackstar. Is the Blackstar mic'd and sent to FOH. I would love to know more detail.

 

[fatandugly]

Hehe...thanks Ron. I actually do have a Strat copy, but thankfully it's not from Walmart.

Last I heard he's using the Ultra for FX only, so I would assume it's figured prominently.

fatandugly: LOVE the signature...

Ron

 

[tony]

Not sure where you heard this, but it isn't true.

Neal runs both amp and cab sims, and also uses a real Blackstar amp alongside the Axe-Fx rig. We recently spent a few days together. .

-Matt

Great info Matt! Any more details? I read where he was using 3rd Power amps too but nothing better than someone being there to witness exactly what he was doing.

 

[tony]

Journey's Neal Schon talks new album, Eclipse, The Sopranos, guitars and gear | MusicRadar.com
I found this yesterday. Neal is so down to earth in this interview. I don't know him personally but he seems like the kind of guy I would really like even if he wasn't my favorite guitarist.

 

[KsE fan]

In an interview he said live he's only using the blackstar so he clearly (and educated-ly (is that a word?) changed his mind)

 

[electronpirate]

Not sure where you heard this, but it isn't true.

Neal runs both amp and cab sims, and also uses a real Blackstar amp alongside the Axe-Fx rig. We recently spent a few days together. .

-Matt

Didn't keep up after the initial (unconfirmed) reports...so my bad.

Ron

 

[boleary2]

In an interview he said live he's only using the blackstar so he clearly (and educated-ly (is that a word?) changed his mind)

"But I'll tell you something. Lately – and I think they sound amazing in the studio and on this record – I've been using the Fractal Axe-Fx. The thing's amazing! I'm so blown away by this unit and the guys who built it. Vai uses it, Steve Stevens uses it, Dweezil Zappa… I saw Dweezil on TV the other night, and he had the most incredible guitar sound coming through a TV speaker, and I looked at what he was using and it was the Fractal. I'm working with the people in the company, and I can't say enough good things about them.

"Live, I do use a real amp, a Blackstar Series One 100-watt head, which goes direct as a stereo send into the PA. I record with the Blackstar and a 4x12 cabinet – we use a couple of different mics on that. That's pretty much it, the Blackstar, the Fractal and a wah-wah in front of it."