trancegodz
Fractal Fanatic
I’m thrilled about the new firmware and new Axe Edit. Best to date. So I am not slamming the Axe FX. I love it. However, there is still one missing link that still needs to be solved. When playing separate strings and notes on the Axe FXII the sound is much thinner than on the real amp counterparts. You can hear is most on clean presets. It is hard to describe, you have to compare them side by side and it will be obvious to anyone with ears. I tried it through QSC-K12,s QSC-K10s, JBLPRX612ms, Xitones, CLRs, Yamaha studio monitors, Event studio monitors, and hear the same thing in all of them, so it’s not what the Axe is being played through. It's also not the amp in the room effect.
It sounds almost like the difference between using huge strings on a Stratocaster vs using the extra slinkys. Or like playing an open E note on the first string vs playing the same pitch E note on the second, third, or fourth string when it sounds thicker.
I play vintage Stratocasters mainly. Some of my favorite amps in the Axe are the Plexis, Hiwatts, Vox AC 30’s, 59 Bassman, and Super Reverb. I have all of these actual amps and compared them all to their counterparts in the Axe FXII. They all sound the best they have ever sounded with the new firmware. Pretty much dead on with the exception of single notes sounding thinner. The difference can be heard when playing single notes on separate strings using clean tones. You can barely hear it using distorted presets. You can’t hear it playing chords on clean tones, just on single notes.
What I am talking about is subtle. Many of you may not even hear it, but I am pretty sure Cliff will be able to hear it easily if he listens for it. Once he hears it, he will eventually solve this last piece of the puzzle like he has every thing else.
Listen to the studio version of Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix and try to match that sound exactly on the Axe FXII. You can get it the basic tone, but single notes played on separate strings will be much thinner sounding on the Axe FX than if you match that sound with the real amp.
So my question is:
Are there advanced parameters in the Axe FXII that could be tweaked to correct this? If so what are they and what settings do you suggest? The obvious things like Para EQs and compressors are not totally solving this.
Once again, I am not slamming the Axe FXII. I love it, and recommend it to everyone. I'm just trying to solve this last piece of the tone puzzle.
It sounds almost like the difference between using huge strings on a Stratocaster vs using the extra slinkys. Or like playing an open E note on the first string vs playing the same pitch E note on the second, third, or fourth string when it sounds thicker.
I play vintage Stratocasters mainly. Some of my favorite amps in the Axe are the Plexis, Hiwatts, Vox AC 30’s, 59 Bassman, and Super Reverb. I have all of these actual amps and compared them all to their counterparts in the Axe FXII. They all sound the best they have ever sounded with the new firmware. Pretty much dead on with the exception of single notes sounding thinner. The difference can be heard when playing single notes on separate strings using clean tones. You can barely hear it using distorted presets. You can’t hear it playing chords on clean tones, just on single notes.
What I am talking about is subtle. Many of you may not even hear it, but I am pretty sure Cliff will be able to hear it easily if he listens for it. Once he hears it, he will eventually solve this last piece of the puzzle like he has every thing else.
Listen to the studio version of Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix and try to match that sound exactly on the Axe FXII. You can get it the basic tone, but single notes played on separate strings will be much thinner sounding on the Axe FX than if you match that sound with the real amp.
So my question is:
Are there advanced parameters in the Axe FXII that could be tweaked to correct this? If so what are they and what settings do you suggest? The obvious things like Para EQs and compressors are not totally solving this.
Once again, I am not slamming the Axe FXII. I love it, and recommend it to everyone. I'm just trying to solve this last piece of the tone puzzle.