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I'm excited. I'm finally updating my Axe-FX. Now, this may go against the grain of the tube amp snobs among us, but I'm just buying a newer/better Axe-FX.
Going from the Ultra:
To the Axe-FX II XL+
I only ever buy stuff like this used and I was waiting for this model to be offered on a forum somewhere for a reasonable discount from new which finally happened. I would have waited for an Axe-FX III to come out, but who knows when that will happen. Actually, it will probably happen tomorrow because I finally bought this one.
I'm very excited about this one because it has a pile of features that the Ultra didn't have. Stuff like:
USB out for direct recording
USB interface for computer control (old one required a klunky USB-Midi cable)
Headphone out (yay!)
A bigger better screen
Direct-access knobs
An FX-loop so I can use pedals if I want
A useable looper
etc.
It's also a much newer unit with substantially increased processing power and a whole bunch of other stuff I'm looking forward to abusing.
List of amp sims: https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Amp:_all_models
The amp names have changed which will no doubt annoy me for a while. I'll have to make do. :highly_amused:
I bought the Axe-FX Ultra in 2010 so I've gotten my money's worth out of it. Although I love a great tube amp as much as the next guy, this pic says it all for me. That's everything I need to do a gig and it supports all the amps, effects, and sounds I could possibly need. The FRFR speaker is 1000 watts and can also work as a PA since it's 2x500W bi-amped and one side has a mic in.
I'm too damn old to be lugging a 2x12 around. All of this gear and two guitars fits in the back seat of my car.
Does a '63 Fender Bassman with a real Roland Space Echo sound better for Rockabilly? Yeah. Will a Soldano, Marshal, or triple-rec half-stack suit me better for hair-metal? Yeah. Do I want to deal with any of that stuff anymore? Nope.
Going from the Ultra:
To the Axe-FX II XL+
I only ever buy stuff like this used and I was waiting for this model to be offered on a forum somewhere for a reasonable discount from new which finally happened. I would have waited for an Axe-FX III to come out, but who knows when that will happen. Actually, it will probably happen tomorrow because I finally bought this one.
I'm very excited about this one because it has a pile of features that the Ultra didn't have. Stuff like:
USB out for direct recording
USB interface for computer control (old one required a klunky USB-Midi cable)
Headphone out (yay!)
A bigger better screen
Direct-access knobs
An FX-loop so I can use pedals if I want
A useable looper
etc.
It's also a much newer unit with substantially increased processing power and a whole bunch of other stuff I'm looking forward to abusing.
List of amp sims: https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/axefx2/index.php?title=Amp:_all_models
The amp names have changed which will no doubt annoy me for a while. I'll have to make do. :highly_amused:
I bought the Axe-FX Ultra in 2010 so I've gotten my money's worth out of it. Although I love a great tube amp as much as the next guy, this pic says it all for me. That's everything I need to do a gig and it supports all the amps, effects, and sounds I could possibly need. The FRFR speaker is 1000 watts and can also work as a PA since it's 2x500W bi-amped and one side has a mic in.
I'm too damn old to be lugging a 2x12 around. All of this gear and two guitars fits in the back seat of my car.
Does a '63 Fender Bassman with a real Roland Space Echo sound better for Rockabilly? Yeah. Will a Soldano, Marshal, or triple-rec half-stack suit me better for hair-metal? Yeah. Do I want to deal with any of that stuff anymore? Nope.