Akstrat
Experienced
Just checked FedEx and my first Fractal unit will be here tomorrow!
I'm very excited, yet overwhelmed and possibly a bit sceptic at the same time. I'm an old school guy that plays very good gear, vintage or high end guitars and amps. I play in a large cover band with horns and I need to cover a lot of tonal ground. Over the years I've tried the Line 6 stuff, Boss units..... and always find myself building bigger and better boards analog boards. Something about a good tube amp on the verge of break and a good pedal! I have gotten better at the tap dance!
I have been playing close attention to all the threads here over the months waiting for this day. I've learned a ton from the Fractal veterans! I bought an RCF NX12SMA, Humbuster cable, EV-1 and TRS cable. My thought is to build a modest board with the AX8, EV-1, Tuner, power supply and my wireless unit.
After plowing through all of the presets, I'd like to initially find/build two banks of eight presets, eight for my Les Paul and eight for the Strat. I should be able to cover a bunch of ground with 16 presets! WOW! I like the idea of having 4 scenes on the bottom row and effects on the top row of buttons. Sound like a good idea? I hope I understand the presets, scenes, and bank idea correctly??
Would it be better to use a XLR cable from the AX8 to the monitor or the Humbuster? Would the Humbuster work well on the front end between the guitar and the tuner? I will be running mono at first.
I bought Chris's video on the AX8 for idiots and it was exactly what I needed! Thanks Chris! I should have a pretty good start about trying presets and setting up levels for both of my guitars per preset.
I'll need to dial in some presets for the usual genre's of music, rock, blues, funk, country. Any particular presets you think I should look closely at?
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Super stoked and ready to rock! Thanks to all the guys at Fractal!
I'm very excited, yet overwhelmed and possibly a bit sceptic at the same time. I'm an old school guy that plays very good gear, vintage or high end guitars and amps. I play in a large cover band with horns and I need to cover a lot of tonal ground. Over the years I've tried the Line 6 stuff, Boss units..... and always find myself building bigger and better boards analog boards. Something about a good tube amp on the verge of break and a good pedal! I have gotten better at the tap dance!
I have been playing close attention to all the threads here over the months waiting for this day. I've learned a ton from the Fractal veterans! I bought an RCF NX12SMA, Humbuster cable, EV-1 and TRS cable. My thought is to build a modest board with the AX8, EV-1, Tuner, power supply and my wireless unit.
After plowing through all of the presets, I'd like to initially find/build two banks of eight presets, eight for my Les Paul and eight for the Strat. I should be able to cover a bunch of ground with 16 presets! WOW! I like the idea of having 4 scenes on the bottom row and effects on the top row of buttons. Sound like a good idea? I hope I understand the presets, scenes, and bank idea correctly??
Would it be better to use a XLR cable from the AX8 to the monitor or the Humbuster? Would the Humbuster work well on the front end between the guitar and the tuner? I will be running mono at first.
I bought Chris's video on the AX8 for idiots and it was exactly what I needed! Thanks Chris! I should have a pretty good start about trying presets and setting up levels for both of my guitars per preset.
I'll need to dial in some presets for the usual genre's of music, rock, blues, funk, country. Any particular presets you think I should look closely at?
Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Super stoked and ready to rock! Thanks to all the guys at Fractal!