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iareseeDead & Co - Clean - Althea IntroA Dead & Co-inspired Deluxe Reverb tone. I wanted something that had that signature scooped-mids DR tone, but a nice, tight bottom end. I found it by mixing a factory Deluxe Reverb IR with a JBL E130 IR captured by Tyler Grund.
Clip was a Suhr Custom on neck single coil > Axe-Fx III > Logic X. No post processing. Everything you hear is from the black box.
You can get the preset here: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=6499
You can get that JBL IR here: http://www.tylergrund.com/patches/JBL%20E130%20SM57%20C.syx
You can discuss the preset...
2018-09-0200 min
iareseeTin Whiskers - Sugaree - Live from the Rehearsal FloorSugaree, live from the rehearsal floor.
2018-04-0706 min
iareseeSatriani JVM Amp Model SamplerA quick rip through the six new Joe Satriani JVM amp models in the Quantum 2.00 firmware. The Orange modes are definitely my favourite and have a really wonderful interaction with my guitar and the volume knob settings.
2016-02-1601 min
iareseeLand Down UnderA take on that iconic 80s guitar sound: it's all about the Boss pedals and Fender amps and guitars!
Signal chain for this was: Schecter Strat with the coils tapped -> Axe-Fx II -> Logic X
All processing was done in the Axe-Fx II.
Patch: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=3982
Thread that prompted delving in to this tone: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/any-idea-how-to-get-that-sound-land-down-under-by-men-at-work.109098
2016-01-1200 min
iareseeHeavenly RotationsA study of the rotary block in the Axe-Fx II XL+ running Quantum 1.06 firmware.
Signal chain: PRS Hollowbody -> AFIIXL+ -> GarageBand via USB
1. Clean, both pickups
2. Dirty, neck pickup
3. Overdriven, bridge pickup (with a change in drive using volume knob on guitar)
Patch: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=3975
2016-01-1101 miniareseeWatery ChorusSomeone on the Fractal forum asked how you could get a watery chorus sound akin to what the Earthquaker Devices "Sea Machine" pedal does. It's not hard, really. Just move the mix on a chorus block past 50%, up the depth and rate and that chorus starts to sound like a vibrato. It's got a faux-rotary sound to it that's just wonderful to play with.
You can get the chorus block settings I used on the forum here: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/seasick-chorus.107667/#post-1288408
2015-12-1400 miniareseeJerryBased on a Gear Page thread on Jerry's tone where John Silberman talked about middle pickup on a Strat in to a clean Twin preamp and a ultra-clean, linear power amp to a JBL speaker I decided to try it out in the Axe-Fx II.
John's description of that core Jerry setup was spot, freakin' on. I used Tyler Grund's JBL IR because I couldn't find any other JBL or similar IR out there and it worked remarkably well.
There's a ton of nuance in these settings. Dig in and you get a little edge, hold back and it chimes...
2015-11-1301 miniareseeDrive My POGAn emulation of a dirty EHX POG effect. Gives you a low octave below what you're playing in to a hard clipping fuzz.
Here's a patch: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=3782
Here's a discussion thread: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/how-to-get-this-john-mayer-tone.106194/
2015-11-0800 min2015-11-0100 miniaresee30ms Tape Delay DoublerUsing the tape delay in stereo mode to create a doubled guitar studio effect.
First half is no delay effect. Second half is delay effect. Track was reamp so takes are otherwise identical.
2015-10-0400 miniareseeQuantum Creamy AC-30Mikko's clip of some awesome AC-30 tones here (https://soundcloud.com/clark-kent-job/axe-fx-quantum-vox-ac30-treble-boost-with-ml-sound-lab-irs) reminded me that some of the best rock tones can be had from a really pushed AC-30. It overdrives in this way that's really compressed, but smooth, and it sounds freakin' awesome with a hollowbody guitar in front of it. You keep some chirp on the notes, but you get this deep grind that all AC-30. Check out some 90s-era Our Lady Peace or Foo Fighters to see what I mean.
It's a favourite of Bob Rock and Joel Kosche too so I did a little...
2015-09-0701 miniareseeDynamic Asymetric Tremolo into Stereo Vibroluxes.Dynamic! Stereo! Tremolo! Fender!
I wanted to show off one of my favourite features of the Axe-Fx II: the ability to assign performance-dependent controllers to all kinds of parameters in effect blocks to create things that move and breath and change with your playing.
In this example we start with a really nice pair of stereo Fender Vibrolux amps. The amp blocks are just slightly different and they're running through different, hard panned, speaker IRs to give it all some width and variance.
Out in front of these is a Tremolo/Panner block set in mono Tremolo mode. It has...
2015-08-3001 miniareseeJosephineLive off the rehearsal floor.
This was me trying out the upcoming ML Sound Lab IRs. In this clip I'm using my regular Trey A patch but with an ML Sound Lab IR mix of a Suhr 2x12 running Celestion G12-65 speakers. It's got a nice bit of mid-honky to it that sits well with the band. Guitar was a PRS Hollowbody Spruce. Everything was recorded with a Tascam portable recorder sitting in the middle of the room.
2015-08-2402 min
iareseeTwo Dumbles!What's better than one $50,000 amplifier! TWO of course!
On the left channel, a Dumble Overdrive Special 100W, non-HRM with the mid-boost switch engaged running in to a Dumble 4x12 cabinet loaded with EV12L speaker.
Patch is here: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=3560
On the right channel, a Dumble Overdrive Special 100W with the HRM circuit at the mid-boost switch engaged running in to a Dumble 4x12 cabinet loaded with an EV12S speaker.
Glorious, thick and chewy tone for days.
2015-08-0900 min
iareseeEmulating the Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter in the Axe-Fx IIAn example of the Axe-Fx II emulating the Mu-Tron III envelope filter in reverse, highpass mode.
For details on how this was created, please see: http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/102764-emulating-mu-tron-iii-envelope-filter-axe-fx-ii-fx-8-a.html
2015-08-0300 min
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