Smittefar
Axe-Master
I saw that @Larry Mitchell has a flydate-setup that fits in a laptop bag - I find that inspiring, and I may end up with just that. I want to go as light as possible, but I still think I may put the AX8 on a board and use a few stand-alone pedals as well
I play guitar and sing (mostly backup) in a party cover band. We use in-ears and except for drums (and singing), we have a silent stage.
My setup is
Electric guitar->
PolyTune 2->
UniVibe->
La Machine->
FunkZilla->
AnalogMan CompRossor->
SoulFood->
Tube Screamer->
TC Stereo Chorus Flanger->
Boost'n'Buff->
Amp input (Koch Studiotone)->
Amp FX Send->
Empress buffer->
Wampler Faux Tape Echo->
Empress buffer return->
Amp FX return->
Amp line out (post power amp, amp has dummy load built-in)->
Torpedo C.A.B.->
PA system
As I said, we use in-ears, and I sing, so I use the Rolls PM351 as my in-ear amplifier and mixer.
A lot of these pedals will have to go, when I integrate the AX8 to my sound. The amp will be retired as well (it will not be sold, but I plan to stop using it live).
I am not currently an Axe owner, so I have limited experience with the different FX. Both boosters as well as the amp channel switch are out, they are just not useful anymore. Tube Screamer and Soul Food are probably out as well, Axe has a TS simulation, an I guess the soul food can be modeled with the dumble models.
I am not very happy with the univibe, so whatever AX8 offers will have to be good enough. MXR La Machine is a sick sick fuzz box and octafuzz, I do not use it very much, so it might not make it to the board, although I do not think Axe offers anything like it.
Funkzilla is the best AutoWah (by far), I have ever tried, and I use it a lot, so it is a strong candidate to stay on the board. However, I tried to do some AutoWah with @Sustainerplayer 's Axe, and it was actually quite good, so maybe I will not need funkzilla.
I love the Polytune experience, and I do not think, I can ever go back to tuning one string at a time. So it will only go, if it turns out that all other pedals are gone, and I can forego a pedalboard completely.
I am guessing the Axe has a chorus that can compete with SCF although very little comes close to it, when it comes to lush eighties chorus.
The Faux Tape Echo is so good that I want to have it on all the time. So far, I have mostly heard beautiful digital delays from Axe, but I like analog/tape more. But then came the memory man simulation in Quantum 1.02 - that sounded absolutely killer in Brett Kingmans demo. Also, the advantage of being able to program delay tempo into the preset is something I look forward to. I plan to have a preset for each song, so maybe the Faux Tape Echo has to go as well.
I love compressors, and I used the Carl Martin compressor/limiter for more than ten years. I recently replaced it with the analogman, which is a completely different beast. As far as I know, the Axe has a great studio compressor built in, so I will most likely not need the Carl Martin, but as far as I know there is no simulation of a Ross-style compressor in Axe, so I may want to keep the analogman on board.
So all in all, I may be looking at a board with Polytune 2->Funkzilla->CompRossor->AX8->Faux Tape Echo in the FX loop - that may leave so much space on the board, so I can even integrate a mic stand on the board.
While not as light as Larrys laptop-bag setup, I still think, it will be pretty sweet, just to lay down the board, cables for guitar and in-ear, and then 4 cables to the mixer (AX8 L/R, mic, in-ear). I will be set up and ready to roll in less than a minute - And that will be great.
Any comments on my thoughts?
How do you plan your AX8 setup?
I play guitar and sing (mostly backup) in a party cover band. We use in-ears and except for drums (and singing), we have a silent stage.
My setup is
Electric guitar->
PolyTune 2->
UniVibe->
La Machine->
FunkZilla->
AnalogMan CompRossor->
SoulFood->
Tube Screamer->
TC Stereo Chorus Flanger->
Boost'n'Buff->
Amp input (Koch Studiotone)->
Amp FX Send->
Empress buffer->
Wampler Faux Tape Echo->
Empress buffer return->
Amp FX return->
Amp line out (post power amp, amp has dummy load built-in)->
Torpedo C.A.B.->
PA system
As I said, we use in-ears, and I sing, so I use the Rolls PM351 as my in-ear amplifier and mixer.
A lot of these pedals will have to go, when I integrate the AX8 to my sound. The amp will be retired as well (it will not be sold, but I plan to stop using it live).
I am not currently an Axe owner, so I have limited experience with the different FX. Both boosters as well as the amp channel switch are out, they are just not useful anymore. Tube Screamer and Soul Food are probably out as well, Axe has a TS simulation, an I guess the soul food can be modeled with the dumble models.
I am not very happy with the univibe, so whatever AX8 offers will have to be good enough. MXR La Machine is a sick sick fuzz box and octafuzz, I do not use it very much, so it might not make it to the board, although I do not think Axe offers anything like it.
Funkzilla is the best AutoWah (by far), I have ever tried, and I use it a lot, so it is a strong candidate to stay on the board. However, I tried to do some AutoWah with @Sustainerplayer 's Axe, and it was actually quite good, so maybe I will not need funkzilla.
I love the Polytune experience, and I do not think, I can ever go back to tuning one string at a time. So it will only go, if it turns out that all other pedals are gone, and I can forego a pedalboard completely.
I am guessing the Axe has a chorus that can compete with SCF although very little comes close to it, when it comes to lush eighties chorus.
The Faux Tape Echo is so good that I want to have it on all the time. So far, I have mostly heard beautiful digital delays from Axe, but I like analog/tape more. But then came the memory man simulation in Quantum 1.02 - that sounded absolutely killer in Brett Kingmans demo. Also, the advantage of being able to program delay tempo into the preset is something I look forward to. I plan to have a preset for each song, so maybe the Faux Tape Echo has to go as well.
I love compressors, and I used the Carl Martin compressor/limiter for more than ten years. I recently replaced it with the analogman, which is a completely different beast. As far as I know, the Axe has a great studio compressor built in, so I will most likely not need the Carl Martin, but as far as I know there is no simulation of a Ross-style compressor in Axe, so I may want to keep the analogman on board.
So all in all, I may be looking at a board with Polytune 2->Funkzilla->CompRossor->AX8->Faux Tape Echo in the FX loop - that may leave so much space on the board, so I can even integrate a mic stand on the board.
While not as light as Larrys laptop-bag setup, I still think, it will be pretty sweet, just to lay down the board, cables for guitar and in-ear, and then 4 cables to the mixer (AX8 L/R, mic, in-ear). I will be set up and ready to roll in less than a minute - And that will be great.
Any comments on my thoughts?
How do you plan your AX8 setup?