Tata bluesy jam (Fractal Audio Axe-Fx )

a jam with the axe-fx. thanks to Redant for the backing

Category:

Music

Tags:

• AXE
• FX
• fractal
• audio
• dumble
• overdrive

[jefbateman]

hey...haven't been around in a while....do you prefer the axe-fx to the ceriatone?

[marinblues]

frankly speaking, I see them as 2 different things.

[marksmitchell]

Sounds better than ever Marin. Maybe if I would just sell a few pickups I could afford one of these modellers... ;o)

[marinblues]

thanks Mark! :)

[JEKJazzer]

Sounds better than the other clips I've heard of this thing. Your playing is phenominal, but the thing I don't get about is.... why not just use a REAL tube amp? That's the tone you're going for, so why not just use the real thing as opposed to an overpriced piece of crap that is TRYING to model the real thing which will ALWAYS sound better no matter what? I really don't get it.

[marinblues]

I play my real amp too. Both things have their time and place.

[oacikgoz]

@JEKJazzer I'm an owner myself, so i can speak from my experience.

1) Digital cannot be better than tubes but it can get arbitrarily close (by construction). Well, Axe-Fx gets VERY close.

2) You cannot get good tone out of a tube amp unless you crank it up. Axe-Fx lets you do that without using attenuators which changes the tone.

3) Mostly due to point 2 above, the tone you get out of Axe-Fx will sound better in almost all circumstances than a real tube amp.

[Bigsmile043]

wow dude nice one cool cover

[allanjenny]

@JEKJazzer

Not to knock you, but, I have played and loved real tube amps all of my playing life, and that amounts to 30 years now. I have owned 2 fender twin reverbs, one 86 and one 91, as well, a Marshall JMP 79, JCM 800 and JCM 800 white anniversary series, a markIV mesa, a single rectifier Mesa and a yorkville 50 watt combo. In my opinion, and I do recording, Axe-FX has nailed that tube sound and sine wave that these amps get. OPen up the mind and just listen for yourself. Its far from crap

[ChelanGuy]

@JEKJazzer

I'm not sure how you can call the Axe-FX an "overpriced piece of crap"? Take away ALL of its amp modeling capability and you still have a multi-effects unit rivaling Eventide gear. The quality of the converters and the amount of DSP power is right in line with its price point. For people who use modulation effects, pitch shifting, and solid delay and reverb, the unit stands on that alone. The gold standard PCM 70 was $1800 and up in 1985 dollars and didn't do nearly as much.

[helterskelter786]

@JEKJazzer

Have you ever compared the Axe-fx to the real thing in person? Please do so, it will change your mind. Peace.

[eric1811]

I just ordered an AxeFx, after many years of tubes amps. Is this your own preset? Thanks for posting.

[stratbreizh29]

wonderful!!!

[smudgeguitar]

nice phrasing and touch - enjoyed it

[dimekit]

Did you recorded direct with the Axe-fx?

[adipresley]

great stuff man...more blues please....