Thanks guys, glad you dig it!
Jethro - Thanks man! I didn't use my seven string for this one, it's a Les Paul tuned to Drop C.
Spufuz - Absolutely, I'll try posting the patch this weekend.
So after a few hours with 9.0, here are my initial observations (feel free to chime in!):
- The feel!!!!! 8.0 was a huge step up in terms of mimicking the feel/responsiveness of a real amp...but 9.0 just nails it. It has that 'connection' that you have when playing a cranked tube amp.
- Compression - Most of my patches prior to 9.0 had a compressor in the chain, when I first used one of my patches on 9.0 it felt like it was squashing the distorted signal too much.....bypassed the compressor, and bam....dynamics AND the punch.
- For whatever reason, the amp models seem much more authentic to the amp with this release, and when auditioning amps on the fly you can really tell how very different they sound from one another.
- Seems like the Axe II boots up a bit quicker.
Can't wait to have some more time to dabble more with the new features!
Santa, pour yourself a beer, kick up your feet and take the year off, I have my Christmas present.