Members Pepi Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 The "My Precious II" sounds like a real mapz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse G Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Best live high gain I've ever heard was axe fx straight into the board(after the burial). Clearest, most nuanced live brutz guitar I've ever heard, like listening to a cd. As I Lay dying came after them, not sure what maps they are using these days but their guitars had more of that white noise, unclear type of sound. Until then, because of my bad experiences with Line 6 and Digitech, I was convinced that digital processing simply could not create the robust and nuance tone of a tube amp(or even a non-digital solid state) that cuts through properly in a loud live situation. I guess the answer to getting digital to perform better really does lay in more raw processing power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flump Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 So you're saying that the VHT poweramp doesn't sound like a tube amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 if im ever in a metal band, i will probably get an axe. until them, ill speak "nunununun _| |_| |_| |_" instead of "101001010000100111010100100111010" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 If i bought a sNax:snax: i would probably use the unit for effects with my Marshalls. this is pretty much the consensus I've come to as well. I really wish there was an fx only version that didn't have all the amp and cab and other mess in it. sort of like the TC stuff.. Effects only. I just refuse to pay $1500 for the G-system when the snax is the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y0UNGBL00D Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 but then youre just getting an fx processor, there are a trillion of those. its the extras that make the snax what it is, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Valtiel Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Not better or worse, just different. There were other bands there with tube heads. Some sounded worse than the AFX and some sounded better. I think that pretty much sums it up. Its a tool, and a very capable one, its up to the user an that's how it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MatchFive Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 The " My Precious II" sounds like a real mapz :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JR13 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 did you yell "Shoulda gotten the II!" at him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spizzledude Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 did you yell "Shoulda gotten the II!" at him? At this point the correct statement is "Shoulda waited for the II". After it is being sold you may then say "Shoulda got the II". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Maybe a pick one up in a few months when the price will be about 700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spizzledude Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Maybe a pick one up in a few months when the price will be about 700Just wait until they are 100 then. Nothing like being ten years behind the techno curve to save some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members glenecho Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. I think we've been over the whole "if you only need one tone the AxeFX isn't for you" thing about 1,000 times now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Just wait until they are 100 then. Nothing like being ten years behind the techno curve to save some money. I agree. I picked my Lexicon verb for $75 and I'll be damned if that thing doesn't sound gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 I think we've been over the whole "if you only need one tone the AxeFX isn't for you" thing about 1,000 times now. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spizzledude Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 I agree. I picked my Lexicon verb for $75 and I'll be damned if that thing doesn't sound gorgeous. Lots of that stuff is still valid. I have an Alisis quadra verb I got for 40 bucks. I don't use it but it does still work if I ever needed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Valtiel Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. an axe-fx would be cool, but i only want/need 1 gread mild OD sound and back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. much less tweaking and whatnot to just have the real thing. sexier too. You could get the AxeFX and setup 15 killer mild OD tones that you could back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 You could get the AxeFX and setup 15 killer mild OD tones that you could back off the volume for cleans and boost for solos. interesting tell me more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarbilly74 Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 Lots of that stuff is still valid. I have an Alisis quadra verb I got for 40 bucks. I don't use it but it does still work if I ever needed to. Quadraverbs are great units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Valtiel Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 interestingtell me more All I know is that mild OD comes in tons of flavors. I love the JTM45 for smooth fusion-y leads, AC30 for more aggressive pick attack-y tones, Plexi for AC/DC dirt, and Brownface Fender for the SRV vibe. The Carolann OD2 and Shiva Lead are also great mild OD substitutes for the JTM45 for smooth OD. All of these I dial in around the same amount of dirt (about enough to *almost* sound clean when playing lightly but well overdriven when you dig in) and they all have very different voicings. I wouldn't be happy with just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 So you're saying that the VHT poweramp doesn't sound like a tube amp?The power amp is important, but so is the preamp. Try running a Zoom 505 through one and see if a 100% tube tone results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 interestingtell me more I'll tell you that you need to just get a 50 watt plexi from Mark at Rockstah and play the PISS out of it. Or drive up to birmingham and get one from Kurt Granger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 I'll tell you that you need to just get a 50 watt plexi from Mark at Rockstah and play the PISS out of it.Or drive up to birmingham and get one from Kurt Granger. would love to but have a love/hate relationship with heads/cabs. sound/look good, i {censored}ing hate carrying them around. rather have a small-ish combo. bassman or super reverb would be as big as i get. doing the country thing right now and pimpin a blues JR w/hellatone 60 and my PRS se, in a matte turd brown finish and pushing it all with a maxon OD9. very funny since the other guitarist is kicking a shiva combo and his backup is a maz jr and he's using a suhr custom. once i start making gig money, i'd like something like a savage macht 12 or matchless lightning. something around that ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flump Posted May 16, 2011 Members Share Posted May 16, 2011 The power amp is important, but so is the preamp. Try running a Zoom 505 through one and see if a 100% tube tone results. Yea, I was just kidding, although about 90% of the time when people talk about tubes around here its power tubes especially when talking about feel. Pre-amp tubes seem to be much easier to model. I've gotten my axe through my Randall RT2 50 to sound nearly identical to a number of my friends tube amps (in room) not recorded (800, dual rec) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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