grumpops
Inspired
I don't use my Axe Ultra (I) for recording.
I'm a live player, weekends, in casinos...it's my job (But if you really love what you do, do you ever actually "work"?) But I digress.
I was upset, at first, when the Ultra II came out.
Now, what are we, two iterations further down the road, I'm looking at doing the upgrade to the latest and greatest.
THe question becomes...
Is the extra, roughly $400, worth it to me to get the XL or just get the Ultra MK II???
I get it that there's a butt ton of extra presets...I already use perhaps 10% of the presets in the Ultra and create my own for whatever I'm doing. (I think I have 50 different presets I use in a four set night...mostly variations on the same theme but when you're playing covers, one tries to recreate guitar sounds as accurately as possible.
I also use the synths a lot too....Probably have seven or 8 of those.
ONE of the things I'd like to get rid of is...MY CABINET...less to carry makes me happy...lol
THe Cab sims in the Ultra are good, but they always render a bit tinny at FOH so, it's a pair of Sennheiser 609 Cab mics and a BLackstar 2 X 12 (Got rid of the Marshall 4X12 thank goodness..closed back tended to fart a lot on the Marshall sims when palm muting)
I guess the bottom line for what I'm asking is.
With the exception of the extra preset storage....are the two devices really that much different or different at all as far as what they're capable of?
I'm a live player, weekends, in casinos...it's my job (But if you really love what you do, do you ever actually "work"?) But I digress.
I was upset, at first, when the Ultra II came out.
Now, what are we, two iterations further down the road, I'm looking at doing the upgrade to the latest and greatest.
THe question becomes...
Is the extra, roughly $400, worth it to me to get the XL or just get the Ultra MK II???
I get it that there's a butt ton of extra presets...I already use perhaps 10% of the presets in the Ultra and create my own for whatever I'm doing. (I think I have 50 different presets I use in a four set night...mostly variations on the same theme but when you're playing covers, one tries to recreate guitar sounds as accurately as possible.
I also use the synths a lot too....Probably have seven or 8 of those.
ONE of the things I'd like to get rid of is...MY CABINET...less to carry makes me happy...lol
THe Cab sims in the Ultra are good, but they always render a bit tinny at FOH so, it's a pair of Sennheiser 609 Cab mics and a BLackstar 2 X 12 (Got rid of the Marshall 4X12 thank goodness..closed back tended to fart a lot on the Marshall sims when palm muting)
I guess the bottom line for what I'm asking is.
With the exception of the extra preset storage....are the two devices really that much different or different at all as far as what they're capable of?