NAD: AXE FX III

This is going to be a very brief NAD(lol) because I don’t know what I’m doing with the amp yet. It’s my first fractal axe fx of any kind, so it’s much easier and more intuitive than the other ones I heard about. I hesitated with axe fx ultra because its for gear heads who know what their doing, and I passed out he II because by that time I bought a kemper which I sold a while ago. I’m glad I did!

This things modeler actually sounds like the amp. IDENTITCAL. Not like it. Not it “definitely captures the character” or any bullshit like that. NOw I know why fractal charges so much and why everyone says they are the best: the are the BEST! I thought kemper was unbeatable

Kemper used a very unique tone matching process. They profiler would record the amp in every possible state in many different ways, like you could show the dynamics of how a recto on low volume and turned down is and then in that same profile turn up your volume knob on the guitar and the tone dynamics are translated, making the actual modeling sound alive and not like an effects pedal with a cab sim you know?

The Axe Fx II I was told came close to kemper, but not quite as good. My kemper owner friends and all of my trustworthy pro sources told me that I would finally be wrong and FAS would best my kemper. They were right.

When I turned on the Mesa, I swear, I thought James Hetfield plugged into the second input , I had to turn to look around lol j/k

Anyway, ill post a pic of the LOVELY rig (don’t judge the mess please)

WHO ELSE HAS AXE FX III, and who is going to sell their III for the FM3 because the AXE III is so much in it???

 

Thanks all

I thought I’d treat myself because (I’ve had a rough year, multiple serious injuries/breaks, sold all my gear a while back for baby etc) and really couldn’t wait for another modeler+interfaced+live/recording preamp, and while options are much less limited on the market, I couldn’t spend a thousand bucks on something I couldn’t or wouldn’t keep (helix or atomic) in a years time

and it is kind of an investment too because I won’t need any other gear for a decade (I’m lying, I already want a live FRFR and possibly a FC)

Anyone else see me trying to over justify this exorbitant purchase ? Lol


I was waiting for FM3, as you mentioned the fractals site is quite quite active, and I was told I certainly wouldn’t be recording on a fr@ctal machine anytime before Christmas, and I need to write and record , ofc!

But yes, I also wasn’t up on things but after visiting this fine site, a member point3d out fractal had what I was looking for if I could wait....but a year is too long (fractal is smart too, at checkout your cart says $2250 as if you really got $250 off on sale lol it worked !)

This site is actually addictive.i never spent more time involved in the craft then since signing up

God bless randy and max, long live SSO (but my wife doesn’t agree lol)

 

Yes! I can’t beleive it, like I guess this year is the year of settling doubts! For example, as a kemper and FAS owner, you are aware that the kemper tone was unmatched in modeling And that was always the point of contention between the two camps

I was one @LeviathinKiller, and I said no way you can beat the kemper; the axe ii came close but it was better on all around modeling with effects ...kemper SOUNDED like the real thing

UNTIL the axe Iii

I can’t beleive the response, the tonal dynamics that are picked up and expressed through my finger touch, and the clarity is so pristine.

You literally can’t convince me otherwise that you need anything else or anything more besides the axe Iii as an electric guitarist

It’s almost unfair to all the other products and manufacturers, but then again, you definitely pay for it...meaning it’s not cheap

I think I need a FC and FRFR, but I can’t decide which to hunt for next because i overspent for the year !!! Lol

I’ll probably PM yOu for more details about the rig if that’s ok? Thanks

 

Exactly. I was thinking when looking at used kempers, how are these still 1350+ a weave when they are so dated ? It WAS the best in 2013 but now it’s the iii... and it’s ok cuz in 10 years it’ll be something else like axe 4

hahhaha sorry dude , just do what I did, but the axe iii with the intention of selling it for the fm3 so when it comes out you get a new piece of gear and 1000 bucks back in your pocket !
It such a great investment and I also hate to think of selling it but using it as I am I may just need the smaller form of the fm3 cuz this machine is almost like three or four in one it has so much inside

Thx for replies guys

 

I meant a kemper should be about 1200-1300 shipped for non powered toasters but people are still entitled to charge whatever they like . I just price things to move when I sell though , not greedy; when I get a deal I pay it forward and try to recoup expenses and shipping

The whole conversation is that the kemper was number one ....till now , but it had almost a decade at the top so that’s a great run and it’s still going to sound great in ten years