Very humorous axe-fx2 review videos

[DADA]

What a guy! The biggest de-hyping review ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bY48_7G ... er&list=UL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Ld_lc0Jmjc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0_AP2WT ... re=related

Have FUN

 

[just42dave]

haha

 

[fredster]

Just can't let it go, can you?

 

[ejecta]

I think real amps will still sound better at this stage in the game of modeling.

That said he did say this was the first modeler he has ever used so I think that needs to be taken into consideration. I know I could definitely get the Axe II closer than he did.

I just got my Axe II and I think it sounds better than the first gen, 11R, and POD HD. IMHO it's a great tool for the right situation. Yes it takes time to get into knowing how to use it and that's fine for some and not for others. If you just want to plug in an go I wouldn't recommend an AxeFX

 

[Gainzilla]

I always think real amps will sound better.

Im kind of half and half on this. In a live situation, FOR ME, I agree. For direct recording, studio work etc, Its a toss up..

IMHO it's a great tool for the right situation. Yes it takes time to get into knowing how to use it and that's fine for some and not for others. If you just want to plug in an go I wouldn't recommend an AxeFX

Spot On. Im not willing to tweek and go in depth but for those that do, the rewards are nothing short of stellar and theres seemingly no end to what can be done with the unit.

Having used the first version for 2 years of club gigs, I can say that while I dug it, I am served much better by an amp and a pedal board.

If I were to ever go rack again, Id have no problem using the AF as an FX unit and calling it a day....

 

[ejecta]

I always think real amps will sound better.

Im kind of half and half on this. In a live situation, FOR ME, I agree. For direct recording, studio work etc, Its a toss up..

Great point! I agree... in recorded a mix I think you'd have a real hard time picking out a track of real amp over the Axe.

IMHO it's a great tool for the right situation. Yes it takes time to get into knowing how to use it and that's fine for some and not for others. If you just want to plug in an go I wouldn't recommend an AxeFX

Spot On. Im not willing to tweek and go in depth but for those that do, the rewards are nothing short of stellar and theres seemingly no end to what can be done with the unit.

Having used the first version for 2 years of club gigs, I can say that while I dug it, I am served much better by an amp and a pedal board.

If I were to ever go rack again, Id have no problem using the AF as an FX unit and calling it a day....

If I were gigging and could most of the time crank my amp to let it give up the goods then an amp and pedals would definitely be my rig. As it is I've retired from playing with a band in any capacity.... so for my practicing, writing, and recording at home the Axe fits me very well.

 

[Gainzilla]

I always think real amps will sound better.

Im kind of half and half on this. In a live situation, FOR ME, I agree. For direct recording, studio work etc, Its a toss up..

Great point! I agree... in recorded a mix I think you'd have a real hard time picking out a track of real amp over the Axe.

IMHO it's a great tool for the right situation. Yes it takes time to get into knowing how to use it and that's fine for some and not for others. If you just want to plug in an go I wouldn't recommend an AxeFX

Spot On. Im not willing to tweek and go in depth but for those that do, the rewards are nothing short of stellar and theres seemingly no end to what can be done with the unit.

Having used the first version for 2 years of club gigs, I can say that while I dug it, I am served much better by an amp and a pedal board.

If I were to ever go rack again, Id have no problem using the AF as an FX unit and calling it a day....

If I were gigging and could most of the time crank my amp to let it give up the goods then an amp and pedals would definitely be my rig. As it is I've retired from playing with a band in any capacity.... so for my practicing, writing, and recording at home the Axe fits me very well.

Right on, I use a Toneport UX2 into my PC and Jmm along with over 6gb's of backing tracks and 2tb's of music on my PC. For that useage, it doesnt get any more convenient.

 

[Gjeven]

In the first video he has a patch cable that looks like it is connecting some of the inputs on his Marshall, whats that doing? Sorry don't have a lot of experience with marshall's.

 

[Ventura]

I think it's a fairly straight up review - lengthy, wordy and detailed - with a bit of humour. He's not saying anything most of us here aren't aware of. I believe the unit is a breakthrough in a new genre of technology that we'll see more and more competition in - specifically in those manufacturers who've forged ahead in tandem with one another - Fractal, Digidesign, etc. - technology will never stagnate, and this latest iteration of the Axe-II will be chopped liver in another 24 months if not sooner. The thing for me is, that's fine. I loved the Ultra, bought it as an FX-only unit, found it to be a lot more, and then frothed for the Axe-II. I look forward to being able to lay down thoughts, tracks, snippets and the like at any given time of day, without the use of a mic, multi-recorder, or amp. So the convenience is ace - if I make something real tasty, it'll get transfered to real amps in the future. No biggy. It's a tool, it's pretty awesome, it's expensive, and it's something that's conjured all kinds of extreme opinion. Fine. So long as it helps me play more, it's worth every red cent.

 

[Gjeven]

One thing I didn't agree with was when he said he didn't change any of the preset settings. I don't think it's fair to expect the presets to sound good with every possible combination of gear used with the AxeFX. He didn't just keep his real amps tone settings as what they were when he purchased the amp did he?

 

[Ventura]

In the first video he has a patch cable that looks like it is connecting some of the inputs on his Marshall, whats that doing? Sorry don't have a lot of experience with marshall's.

Older Marshalls got jumped for power options, and a few of the newer interations have included this feature to get back to their roots.

One thing I didn't agree with was when he said he didn't change any of the preset settings. I don't think it's fair to expect the presets to sound good with every possible combination of gear used with the AxeFX. He didn't just keep his real amps tone settings as what they were when he purchased the amp did he?

I do agree with leaving presets as they are. I think when going DI with a set of neutral cans on, the Axe was fine as is. I don't think he's talking so much about the EQ of the sims as he is the amp models themselves. As in, you can take an Uberschall and meld it with the power section of a Diezel and re-bias the tubes to be extra hot and then blah blah blah. I personally though the HBE was KILLER on the Ultra. And the combo of the MarkIIC with the FAS Modern was killer. Whatever, to each their own. Opinions and assholes - everyone's got one and if it's not yours, it typically stinks

Avagoodone Cats,
Mojo

 

[lester]

He said he paid 2200 pounds. 2200 British pounds sterling = 3450.2600 US dollars. He got fucked.

 

[Gainfreak]

He said he paid 2200 pounds. 2200 British pounds sterling = 3450.2600 US dollars. He got fucked.

I believe that he included the footswitch in the Price and not just the Axe II alone but I could be wrong.


On another note, I also believe the Patches were designed with intention of you using the axe FX Direct to a Board or a FRS .
it's more controlled that way.

If you take the main patches and play them through your rig without any tweaking of course it's not going to sound the best IMHO.

Even if Fractal made some presets designed to be used with a power amp and speaker setup it's still not going to sound good to everyone because not everyone will use the same poweramp and speaker config that was used to create the patch. Basically what I'm saying is that it's always going to take some tweaking and if your not the type to be bothered with that, then there's no reason to even purchase the unit IMHO.
Im not saying that it will take hours to get a good sound but you do have to invest some time with the unit.

That's part of the reason why I let mine go because I found myself tweaking to much after every update. These days I want to plug in and play and not be bothered lol

basically put, It's just another tool to get the job done. You'll either love it or hate it just like every other piece of gear.

all IMHO of course.

 

[lester]

2100 pounds for the Axe, 585 pounds for the footswitch. That's 3293. plus 917. equals his ass is gonna be sitting on one of those ring cushions for a while and the crazy fucker still gave it an 8 out of 10.

 

[dpeterson]

it's just what they pay overseas.. and duty charges, among other things.

 

[Gainfreak]

2100 pounds for the Axe, 585 pounds for the footswitch. That's 3293. plus 917. equals his ass is gonna be sitting on one of those ring cushions for a while and the crazy fucker still gave it an 8 out of 10.

 

[Gjeven]

The Euro sales get a nice piece of chocolate with each order!

 

[lester]

That's like housekeeping leaving you a little treat on your pillow after rifling your drawers and snagging your Panerai.

 

[Gainzilla]

That's like housekeeping leaving you a little treat on your pillow after rifling your drawers and snagging your Panerai.

Yeah, its an unfortunate thing but you Europeans really get shtupped with the VAT on just about anything..

 

[petethorn]

Fuck, that was really annoying. In my opinion.

sorry, but STFU and play something

like this:

He makes some terrible points about the cost- the R&D is most of what you are paying for- not the hardware. Along with about 800 other things I find annoying... ugh... like-

Watch pt2 at about 12:00 where he's bitching about the latency when using the detuned patch- uh- it's a pitch shifter, it takes a nanosecond to shift the entire guitar down a whole step

ok I want that 15 minutes back