jjozwia
Power User
Awesome, we could all play with a Randy Santa
Awesome, we could all play with a Randy Santa
Tough crowd.
Happy holidays ...
No offense to the OP or anyone else, just thought the thread needed to lighten up.
Personally, I would love if Cliff would model the Edges #1 AC30.
Happy Holidays!
Step back for a second guys, and think about this in Fractals shoes.
As existing customers, we are by definition open to tweaking and crafting sounds. That's pretty much a given.
I'm thinking about what could possibly attract new Fractal customers. It's getting harder by the day to argue tube tone vs modeling tone... the arguments these days are more in the "I don't want to spend days or weeks tweaking" camp. So I order the OS I want, plug in and play.
The plug n play types will always be that way. Even if tubes became non-existent tomorrow. Man i swear that some TGP guys would quit playing if this happened, rather than 'tweak'.
There's going to come a time in the near future where tube manufacturing is not profitable, and then it will be a mad scramble to get all these tube guys to buy your modeler, vs the competitions.
Please, make a firmware version without the Metal Zone!
This is really more a marketing issue than a product development issue. Agreed hardware, R&D (HUGE COST), advertising and the hundreds of monthly bills that come in are a constant in keeping businesses open. Right now, you have one product “the kitchen sink”. You get it all. If they made a “metal” only product with the same hardware, it’s not worth it to the end user. The amps are already modeled, the firmware written, the units built and shipped etc etc. you’ll get 1/8th of the Amps now for very little if any savings? I’m not seeing the wisdom in this at all.
Consider that the Axe-Fx has been around for over 10 years now, and since the beginning, new amps have always regularly been added. Very often people come here with a new idea of “hey add more amps” so it’s been asked for since day 1. Just some perspective. It’s a very, very common topic. If people searched the forum before posting, it’s all there, many threads with specific amp asks, and threads with mass asks as well. This topic is slightly different, but a concept that has come up as well.
Nothing against wishing, asking, and having ideas, but consider the reason for certain reactions.
Consider that the Axe-Fx has been around for over 10 years now, and since the beginning, new amps have always regularly been added. Very often people come here with a new idea of “hey add more amps” so it’s been asked for since day 1. Just some perspective. It’s a very, very common topic. If people searched the forum before posting, it’s all there, many threads with specific amp asks, and threads with mass asks as well. This topic is slightly different, but a concept that has come up as well.
Nothing against wishing, asking, and having ideas, but consider the reason for certain reactions.
This sounds cool as hell, I hadn't even considered that.Don’t forget that we can make “amp pedals” from the pre-amp section of the amp block, then place that in front of another amp block for coolness/moar tone sculpting. I.E. Bogner amp pedal.
For example, a metal focused install, a country/clean/jazz install, a boutique pedal focused install, a classic rock install?
I realize that in a particular genre, all amps become slight variations of one another... but... if I were a metal guy, as one example, there may be little use for a tweed or a twin or a Supro, but getting other esoteric metal amps would definitely be of interest...
I've been toying with getting a Kemper to go along with my axe, because I have truly unlimited amps to choose from.
If Fractal did what I am suggesting, don't you think it could open up the product to new customers?
Thoughts?
My question is purely hypothetical ... but yeah, having a Kemper and being able to try esoteric unobtanium type amps would be kinda cool. I've always wondered what a Mezzabarba sounds like.. or a Watkins Dominator... or the new Redplate Magica
This about covers it.If you can't find your tone with the amp and cab models available the problem lies somewhere else...
More SKUs = more stuff to maintain and support.
Just curious, what amp(s) are you wanting that produce a tone you can’t get with the Axe?