Prospective new Axe-Fx owner (Order placed!)

iohanr

iohanr

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Hi All,

I've been lurking on these forums for the past few months trying to get as much information as I can and do my "due diligence" as far as researching if the Axe-Fx is for me. I currently have a Mesa Roadster Head + Traditional 4x12 cabinet and a pedalboard with the usual suspects. I am not a professional gigging musician (anymore) but just love to play guitar at home, love collecting guitars/amps/gadgets, and especially enjoy exploring different tones. It sounds like the Axe-Fx is right up my alley as I am a definite "tweaker".

Since budget is limited, I am initially planning on getting the Ultra and using it with my Mesa via the Effects return and turning of cab/power amp sims. In the future once I have saved up more cash, I will explore the FRFR stuff.

Having said all that, I have been trying to get in touch with "sales@fractalaudio.com" and have not received any email response in the past two days. Is this normal? My birthday is coming up on 11/23 and I'm trying to get this bought/shipped as a present from my wife and myself to myself. Hahah.

Thanks for reading... look forward to interacting with you guys soon as a fellow owner.

iohan
 
Re: Prospective new Axe-Fx owner

iohanr said:
I have been trying to get in touch with "sales@fractalaudio.com" and have not received any email response in the past two days. Is this normal?

iohan
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No, not normal but don't count the weekend as regular days.
Check your spam folder it might be in there, if not resend the e-mail.

;)
 
Re: Prospective new Axe-Fx owner

Thanks for the reply. I will just resend the email. Hopefully they won't get annoyed at me by now. Haha.
 
Re: Prospective new Axe-Fx owner

iohanr said:
Thanks for the reply. I will just resend the email. Hopefully they won't get annoyed at me by now. Haha.
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We have the same birthday!!

When I was buying, I got a response from that email address within 30 minutes during business hours. Maybe you went to their spam folder...
 
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If you're sending from certain free email providers, it might be ending up in their spam box too.
 
Re: Prospective new Axe-Fx owner

makes sense... I will resend an email from my work account and see if they get it. thanks!
 
Re: Prospective new Axe-Fx owner

screamtone said:
We have the same birthday!!

When I was buying, I got a response from that email address within 30 minutes during business hours. Maybe you went to their spam folder...
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Advance Happy Birthday to you and me!

I have resent them an email form my work account. Hopefully I will get a response soon. I would have just ordered using their online store, but I actually need to use two different payment methods and I don't think the online store will allow that.
 
Ahh!!! The order has been placed and now the excruciatingly long wait begins...

Meanwhile, while I am waiting, what is the best way to hook this up to my Mesa Boogie Roadster head + 4/12 cabinet? If I use just the Effects Return, I will not be able to use the MB's preamp right?

Looking at the Owner's manual p.15, it gives an example "As an Effects Unit with a Combo Amp (or Head and Cab)". If I have it hooked up with the 4-cables, will I be able to use the various Amp sims without it being colored by the MB's preamp tone?
 
Four-cable method isn't worth the hassle IMHO. Just plug into the fx return and rock out. Be sure to turn off the cabinet sims in the Global menu.
 
FractalAudio said:
Four-cable method isn't worth the hassle IMHO. Just plug into the fx return and rock out. Be sure to turn off the cabinet sims in the Global menu.
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Cool thanks!
 
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