Ordered yesterday, and looking forward to the delivery (hopefully) sometime next week.
Funny story… we had been playing regularly, and I don’t often update my rig when gigs are coming so I don’t have to reset everything with the band, monitors, FOH, etc. The gigs started canceling one by one through 2020, with my rack in the trailer longer and longer. A few duet or trio outdoor gigs had me move the Axe Fx III MK I to a rack with a mixer for all-in-one hauling, but still not home to update. Over a year passes, and I finally decide to sell my stage rig and get an FM9 for simplicity. I bring it home and update everything for the sale, which is the first time I heard Cygnus, and a lot of other additions… and, damn, it sounds killer and the MK I is already sold and paid for! Ooooopppps…
So, long story short(er), I decide to order the III MK II, and in the week or so following, the Turbo is announced. Hmmm. Maybe it’s not so bad, after all, that I sold the awesome sounding MK I. After a few more weeks of flip-flopping on which unit best serves my post pandemic musical reality, I settle on keeping my Mastermind GT/22 and order the III-Turbo. When live gigging fully returns, this boy will be ready! In the mean time, I can finally rebuild my presets from scratch, as I’ve been meaning to do for a couple of years now.
Update: Status changed to Shipped about right after I added this post. Go FAS!