Very cool Axe-FX tone video with Larry Mitchell!

[romanianreaper]

Not sure if this was posted already but Mark Day did a cool video as Larry Mitchell played the Axe-FX and tube amps. I really like this as it shows a great example of the dynamics and feel that have been really improved over the years.

 

[Ventura]

Great players make everything sound good.

I'm groovin' to the idea of a new AFX2, or just getting a fellow RT'ers JJ100

(HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!!!)

 

[BYTOR]

I love my AFX2 & Kemper, but the fact that the AFX2 models the actual tone stacks is amazing! You can dial in the 5153 50w/100w models exactly like they are on the actual tube amp & get the same tone......also the Marshalls etc...

The Kemper can sound great with the proper profiles, but adjusting the knobs is nothing like the real amp. Don't get me wrong though.....sometimes it doesn't matter because some profiles are just killer at the knob settings the amp was profiled at, and slight adjustments can still sound very good. It's just too bad the Kemper profiling process can't capture the tube amps tone stacks......but it's still awesome!

Whatever........love my tube amps, AFX2XL+ & Kemper......good times

 

[SavageRiffer]

My Fractal desire has become great though I generally dislike amp modeling. However, the thing I can't get over is that though the differences are hardly perceptible these days, sooner or later your ears will pick up on it and makes you long for real tube tone. I've noticed the same thing with albums recorded with modelers. Over time, your ears perceive something and it's not that timeless tube tone that keeps you listening to the same albums forever. I think this is true for the most part, but it seems the distance is quickly closing, and this video is a compelling case to make for amp modeling.