Morbid
Inspired
Greetings Fractalites.
I did a quick search, but didn't really find any discussions that really quenched my thirst for knowledge.
As the people on this forum are quite possibly the most helpful I've run into, I figured there'd be no harm in starting a new thread.
I normally use my Axe-FX with a Matrix GT1000FX, plugged into my Mesa Stiletto 4x12 Cabinet, with the cab IR off (obviously). The more I dive into tones though, the more I realize just how much the cabinet effects your tone. Even using different amp models, things tend to sound really similar through the 4x12. Not identical, but very similar.
It's with that realization that I've decided I want...no, make that NEED, to get some form of an FR cab, in order to truly utilize the Axe-FX's full potential. My intention would be to keep the Mesa 4x12 (at least for now), and use the FR cab for my bedroom, ass well as honing tones for direct use, and playing bass. So I've been eyeballing the Matrix FR212, in large part due to the fact that it LOOKS like a cabinet, but also because I've heard MOSTLY good things. I have heard a few people say though, that when using the FR212 to craft tones for direct PA use, they've been disappointed by the sound of the tones through the PA, claiming that they sound very harsh and trebly. Some people have said the FR212 is very flat, others not so much. So far EVERYONE has said that it DOES have that "amp in room" feel.
Blah blah blah, bicker bicker.
So I wanted to get some first hand experiences from the folks here. How flat does the cabinet seem to you? When you use it to reference tones for direct PA only use, have you been satisfied with the results? (that part is really important, as I've been using the Axe-FX direct a lot lately, and if I'm to get the most out of the IRs, I need to know what I"m hearing is accurate).
Give me the honest skinny!
I did a quick search, but didn't really find any discussions that really quenched my thirst for knowledge.
As the people on this forum are quite possibly the most helpful I've run into, I figured there'd be no harm in starting a new thread.
I normally use my Axe-FX with a Matrix GT1000FX, plugged into my Mesa Stiletto 4x12 Cabinet, with the cab IR off (obviously). The more I dive into tones though, the more I realize just how much the cabinet effects your tone. Even using different amp models, things tend to sound really similar through the 4x12. Not identical, but very similar.
It's with that realization that I've decided I want...no, make that NEED, to get some form of an FR cab, in order to truly utilize the Axe-FX's full potential. My intention would be to keep the Mesa 4x12 (at least for now), and use the FR cab for my bedroom, ass well as honing tones for direct use, and playing bass. So I've been eyeballing the Matrix FR212, in large part due to the fact that it LOOKS like a cabinet, but also because I've heard MOSTLY good things. I have heard a few people say though, that when using the FR212 to craft tones for direct PA use, they've been disappointed by the sound of the tones through the PA, claiming that they sound very harsh and trebly. Some people have said the FR212 is very flat, others not so much. So far EVERYONE has said that it DOES have that "amp in room" feel.
Blah blah blah, bicker bicker.
So I wanted to get some first hand experiences from the folks here. How flat does the cabinet seem to you? When you use it to reference tones for direct PA only use, have you been satisfied with the results? (that part is really important, as I've been using the Axe-FX direct a lot lately, and if I'm to get the most out of the IRs, I need to know what I"m hearing is accurate).
Give me the honest skinny!