Stratoblaster
Fractal Fanatic
Yamaha DG-1000 rack, the one with the motorized front panel knobs. Was a decent sounding modeler at that time.
Vox Tonelab SE
Yeah it's a great concept, I love the form factor of the ST in particular (despite its lack of footswitches!!!) , and fact that they used an actual tube for some of the sounds. I love the tiny, all in one packageI still have mine and use it as a backup. I also use it on the rare occasion I drag out my Marshall or Orange tube amps for FX although my FM3/FM9 will assume that role going forward.
I think it sounds ok through my CLR's; great unit, built like a tank, super easy and efficient to program, and is very reliable.
It would appear we all, unknowingly, owe quite a lot to the PodXT then! Thank goodness you bought one.PodXT. If it wasn't for the PodXT there wouldn't be an Axe-Fx.
Bought a Dual Rectifier and hated it. Store wouldn't refund my money so gave me store credit. I used the credit to buy a PodXT. Tried for several weeks to make the thing sound good. Couldn't.
I thought the concept was great but I just couldn't get a usable sound out of it. So I set out to make something that actually sounded good.
There's an origin story short film to be made here. Cliff taking a sledgehammer to an (unlabeled) red bean.PodXT. If it wasn't for the PodXT there wouldn't be an Axe-Fx.
Bought a Dual Rectifier and hated it. Store wouldn't refund my money so gave me store credit. I used the credit to buy a PodXT. Tried for several weeks to make the thing sound good. Couldn't.
I thought the concept was great but I just couldn't get a usable sound out of it. So I set out to make something that actually sounded good.
PodXT. If it wasn't for the PodXT there wouldn't be an Axe-Fx.
Bought a Dual Rectifier and hated it. Store wouldn't refund my money so gave me store credit. I used the credit to buy a PodXT. Tried for several weeks to make the thing sound good. Couldn't.
I thought the concept was great but I just couldn't get a usable sound out of it. So I set out to make something that actually sounded good.
The industry was obviously pushing the product. Many young and inexperienced users probably didn't know better...tell a kid that this'll make you sound like EVH and many probably thought any problem was with them. Then there's sometimes denial for those that should know better...I see it with some gear reviews, someone buys an expensive piece of gear and then seems determined to defend the choice, as if the cost alone equates to quality.Amazing too that even back then people would claim there's no difference and the audience couldn't tell the difference! While I can argue that point about TODAY'S modelers, I honestly can't bring myself to that same conclusion of the earlier versions of yesteryear
Finally something to thank Line6 forPodXT. If it wasn't for the PodXT there wouldn't be an Axe-Fx.
Bought a Dual Rectifier and hated it. Store wouldn't refund my money so gave me store credit. I used the credit to buy a PodXT. Tried for several weeks to make the thing sound good. Couldn't.
I thought the concept was great but I just couldn't get a usable sound out of it. So I set out to make something that actually sounded good.
Digitech RP-7.
I haven’t found a better environment for discovering new music since. I discovered hundreds of bands through customers and employees.I too worked in a record store while at college (in 1987).
I'm also thoroughly ashamed and embarrassed to have gigged the offerings from zoom, the digitech RPs, various pods, boss GTs and roland VG gear, korg, vox, and a host of others....usually I'd play a total of one gig with them believing they'd sound great, and ditch them in favor of my amps again. I think I played a couple gigs with modelers like the xt live and the VG-99, before ditching them, but the majority of gigs saw me pack away these 'modelers' after the first gig!!
I also used eventide and tc electronic gear for fx before Fractal, with an engl preamp and a rack mount tech 21 psa......that's also a modeler, but of the analog type! Actually was pretty cool, 1U and digital preset recall of the analog values set by the encoders or something like that.....
So I set out to make something that actually sounded good.