I have a QSC k10.2 and I have been doing the tone chasing for years from the first Pod to a Kemper Stage with a Friedman ASC-10 and now The FM3 with the QSC. I also currently own a Mesa Roadking 2x12 combo with pedals as a rig in my original band and I absolutely love the QSC with the FM3. I get very authentic tones and amp in the room feeling while playing it loud and at lower volumes. I find the right IR's in conjunction with the quality of the QSC make me wanting nothing in a rig for my other 3 projects that need more varied sounds and flexibility. Tone is subjective and the amount of variety and options available are mind blowing to say the least! I find the QSC to be a great base to experiment with EQ's and IR's that work in many different styles and situations.
Very cool! I know the doesn't feel like an amp quote is redundant term. I love the feel I get with the frfrs and the axe3. Nothing I want any different. As far as matching a traditional amp/cab in the band I am in that is the challenge.First attempt I tried the k10 by itself, I was surprised how loud I was running it and was buried honestly. I believe that was more distortion and eq settings more than anything. I was using in mono with sum l-r. Recently tried another preset , diezel/Mesa rec and set output to stereo instead of sum l-r. I moved the volume to where I was running at rehearsal and thought, I will be asked to turn down. It was massively loud and sounded awsome!! Papaseango have you tried the fm3/qsc rig with band yet? What type music/tuning?
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Very cool, seems affordable too which is nice. I reached out to Atomic and the rep said they should have CLR's back in stock in late August. Now I don't know what to do, I have 4 options that all seem good.
I'm intrigued by these, but worried about getting them shipped to the US
I am in Canada, was no problem at all, ordered direct from Redsound
I agree on all points. It took forever for Atomic to respond to any of my emails regarding my order. I ended up cancelling and ordering a Xitone. It is such a great wedge for smaller venues. For larger, I use my Gemini II cab which is my #1 but a back breaker.I've had both the Atomic CLR Neo MKII and the Xitone Active Wedge. Both are 12" coaxial speakers and both sound great. Some things to consider between the two: (1) CLR is $200 more expensive; (2) CLR warranty is 1 year; Xitone is 5 years; (3) CLR frequently is out of stock and apparently has supply problems -- it can take months to get a new CLR or to get an old one fixed; (4) Xitone customer service is superior IME; (5) Xitone build quality is super rugged (more so than the CLR), and is a bit more compact than the CLR; (5) the Xitone is bass heavy, but that's easy to correct by cutting some of the low frequencies in the global EQ settings of the Fractal and making further adjustments in your presets. Currently, my CLR is out for repair, but when I get it back I plan to compare the two and run them together in stereo. TBD / TBC
316ms, I actually have tried it a few times now at rehearsal volume. Once as the only guitar player and also along side my cousin in another jam situation. Both are cover band type projects playing straight up rock and hard rock with little blues and such mixed in (Everything from AC/DC and Sabbath to Pearl Jam, Kiss, Tragically Hip, to Metallica, Motley Crue and Poison)... Large variety of basic rock and hard rock stuff. I found frequencies less of an issue as a lone guitar player. When I jammed with my cousin, he was playing through his Fender Hotrod III with pedals, I found it best to almost match his tone a bit frequency wise and then just adjust to my taste. I good guitar sound in the mix usually means a more harsh, uninspiring tone when played alone, but it sounded great and everyone could hear me without being too loud. I'm very happy with the results an will only tweak it closer to sonic nirvana once I have the opportunity to play a bit more in a band setting (I live in Welland, Ontario, Canada, where we seem to be the last beacon of absolute fear and being over-cautious in North America lol)Very cool! I know the doesn't feel like an amp quote is redundant term. I love the feel I get with the frfrs and the axe3. Nothing I want any different. As far as matching a traditional amp/cab in the band I am in that is the challenge.First attempt I tried the k10 by itself, I was surprised how loud I was running it and was buried honestly. I believe that was more distortion and eq settings more than anything. I was using in mono with sum l-r. Recently tried another preset , diezel/Mesa rec and set output to stereo instead of sum l-r. I moved the volume to where I was running at rehearsal and thought, I will be asked to turn down. It was massively loud and sounded awsome!! Papaseango have you tried the fm3/qsc rig with band yet? What type music/tuning?
At the end of the day, it's going to come down to your individual taste and ability to dial in what you like. I honestly am not an expert when it comes to tone shaping and routing, so it is great I have been able to find this solution work for me. Again, I can't stress how important finding the right IR's that work with what you are trying to achieve. I can take 2 different IR's and one can sound like a bassy blanket is over the whole tone while the other sound clear and full of rich tone.
I‘m glad that you are like them, absolutely fantastic and inspiring speakers.
I know what you mean. The mids seemed scooped where I sit in the mix. Very smooth, I do not like harsh mids. I am starting to believe I will need a pa and cab unless jamming at home or in a recording studio or perhaps FOH only. Stage wise it's not getting it. Plenty of volume and power, maybe I eventually get the mids to react more authentically, currently a work in progress. Sounds awsome in studio monitors ,
Don’t worry about that. They shipped DHL and once shipped got to me in 3 days Italy to Texas safe and sound.
You'll be running OUT from output 1, not IN... Just to be precise (hence why it's called Output 1
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Awsome sir. Greatly appreciated!
