OK, so as some of you know I am one of the people complaining about the sound I am getting. And as I've mentioned, people have some killer sounding stuff with the new version so I am positive it is something on my end. This post is not to blame, but me asking for help on how to attack the problem and get some killer tone!
I am now running Ibanez SZ720FM with a Duncan JB in the bridge -> Axe-FX II 6.0 -> Matrix GT1000FX -> Randall 4x12 (V30)
So you can hear the issue I am having, here are two sound clips. I'm not concerned with sound quality here, I'm just trying to demonstrate how my setup changes the sounds.
First, a preset with cab sims on straight from the USB on the Axe:
Now, here is the exact same preset only with cab sim off and recorded with an SM57 in front of my actual cab:
Obviously there is a HUGE difference between the cab in the preset, and my physical cab. It is hard to tell by the recording, but not only does the real cab have much stronger highs, the lows are also pretty flubby.
So now before I get 100 people attacking me, I'm not blaming the Axe-FX. I'm asking for help on how to dial this in. A couple things I've played with are the PEQ to shelve off the low end. I put a steep cut on anything lower than around 100 Hz and that did help quite a bit. I however was not successful in getting rid of that super high end.
Oh great Axe-FX gurus, please give me some tips!
I am now running Ibanez SZ720FM with a Duncan JB in the bridge -> Axe-FX II 6.0 -> Matrix GT1000FX -> Randall 4x12 (V30)
So you can hear the issue I am having, here are two sound clips. I'm not concerned with sound quality here, I'm just trying to demonstrate how my setup changes the sounds.
First, a preset with cab sims on straight from the USB on the Axe:
Now, here is the exact same preset only with cab sim off and recorded with an SM57 in front of my actual cab:
Obviously there is a HUGE difference between the cab in the preset, and my physical cab. It is hard to tell by the recording, but not only does the real cab have much stronger highs, the lows are also pretty flubby.
So now before I get 100 people attacking me, I'm not blaming the Axe-FX. I'm asking for help on how to dial this in. A couple things I've played with are the PEQ to shelve off the low end. I put a steep cut on anything lower than around 100 Hz and that did help quite a bit. I however was not successful in getting rid of that super high end.
Oh great Axe-FX gurus, please give me some tips!