Axe-FX Standard (Any Good In 2021?) 

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People in 2009 - OMG it sounds exactly like any real amp... People in 2021 - It sounds ok, but not like a real amp... WTF?

I still have my Axe fx Ultra in the studio rack and it will stay there! Still sounds great!!

these units are a bargain now on the used market. I have seen some less than £300. Might just grab one for home 🙂

I recently picked up an Eleven Rack, Pretty amazing for being outdated !

I just bought one,with three Foot controller. Haven't plugged in yet,But,ELMO JUST FILLED ME WITH A HUGE FIT OF INSPIRATION! KNOW this is a couple of Years Old,... HOPE YOU ARE STILL NAILING IT WITH YOUR HOLY GRAIL OF TONE,And You and Yours Are All Safe And Well Brother. Bob Glendora, New Jersey USA

Some of my fave bands' tones are from an old axe-fx. They hold up real well still and can be complimented with a preamp pedal if the drives are not up to someone's par. Hyvää tavaraa Elmo!

Just noticed the depth of the scallops at first frets, that's deep!!I have currently scalloped a HB fusion and went a little too deep by accident but now feel reassured!! As for the Fractal, it sounds great and I have a pod HD500X which I paid £140 and for that it is amazing (even if i just use it for delays/reverbs etc). I am a great believer in getting equipment when they fall off the radar and cheap ! I can't see the point in chasing the latest tech and paying top dollar as I was paying £140 for an old Ibanez UE 300 (comp/OD and chorus) back in 1983 which is equivalent to about £600 now!! My point being we are living in an age of amazing equipment for little money and do we REALLY need that extra processor or newest pro tools? You do a BRILLIANT job in reviewing and maybe you could look at old tech? By the way have you tried the Marshal Vintage Modern? I think it is the most underrated amp they ever produced! O rant over old boy, at ease!

Just figured out that I can copy and emulate all the sounds I ever loved to play my favorite stuff, it may still be worth for me. Cant wait to put my hands on one of these

Great playing sir! The answer is that most of us aren't good enough to even justify an Axe-Fx Standard. A 10W practice amp or no amp is what we need and it's good enough to learn and get better because ultimately that is the goal - developing our musicmanship. At your level I can understand why good gear is needed but it blows my mind why beginners or intermediate guitarists bother endlessly with gear rabbit holes. I've been in there. I've been playing for 15 years and wasted a lot of time on gear nonsense. An Axe-FX standard is more than enough to get to a great level. The fact is no one gives a shit, especially live.

with better IR's the older axe fx units still could sound really close to the real thing in a mix, but then again you need to convert the newer modern IR's from 3rd party companirs to syx

My son uses this one. Loves it.

you melted the icy weather in Suomi with this unit.

This Guy really knows how to keep it real. I love that you aren't just a shill for the latest and greatest stuff.

I should bloody hope so since I bought this one off you😂 Nah. It’s good been having fun with it at home! Will not replace my Mesa and ENGL though😊

Go to the global settings, set the input source to rear but still plug your guitar in the front - this makes the input high-cut filter away, your tones may sound a bit more brighter...and similar to the newer unit......😉

Always a pleasure watching your videos… thanks you Elmo! Have a Awesome Daybas well!!☮️🎸🎶😎✌️

Elmo " I don't like extra gear" while sitting in front of a wall of gear, lol

they may not be the latest and greatest, but the Ultra and Standard are the price of a POD HD500X in 2011. You get so much value. I'm picking up an Ultra for $400

Great review still sounds great to me👍🏼🎸

needed an amp upgrade (for my trusty Roland Cube 30) but couldn't find something in budget with the flexibility/options I wanted... Suddenly realized used Axe-FX may be my best option!!

always wanted one of these bad boys. but every time i see one for sale?, it's for over 2K CAD. so i'll basically never own one, sadly.

I was always tube amp and pedal guy until I got a Kemper. A good profile sounds and most importantly feels like a tube amp. The Axe FX and Helix don’t feel like an amp to me

Great video my friend. Hell, I like the old ADA preamps. I played the biggest gig of my life back in like 1990 with one and a Marshall Power amp and it sounded great. 🤣 I just looked on Reverb for used fractal and couldn't find a standard. Lots of Axe8 pedalboard modelers and axeFx2's and a few FM3s. I'm waiting on the axeFx8 pedal baord all in one to get inexpensive enough. One thing about fractal is they upgrade hardware all the time, so if you wait long enough you can get a good deal on what is considered outdated fractal stuff not supported maybe, but yet still pretty good. I worked in the IT field and I hate using apps and the computer for musical products. Databases ok, spreadsheets, ok, etc, but I prefer amps and such just work with knobs and / or have the menus on the product so I can adjust as needed, etc, but I'm old and sick and cranky. 🤣 I've been very frustrated lately because I've not been able to play because of health problems and it's soooo frustrating. I used to play almost daily, and then there would be times I might not play a week or so, but then I would be right back at it again. It's been almost 2 months now. Yikes! Anyway. I hope all is well there in Viking Nord land sir 🤣 and please take care! Tell the kids in your class an American said hello and to study hard! ♥️🤟

i m sure, the magic is from your hand sir 🤣

Ingrid himself would be proud!

What the difference you are hearing prob the cab sims, if you use newer irs with the ultra it sounds better

I have NO idea what an Axe Fx is, this will be fun!😃

I don't think so. I just thought about this too as my local GC had one on the cheap. I played it and it was great. My thinking is that it is a complex piece of electronics. At this point it is about 18 years old. Components fail. It may sound very good but ultimately it will break down. Do I want to bother with expensive repairs, lack of updates- no. I would also want the new Axe-Edit software on the PC. A new Axe-FX MK II Turbo has a better FEEL also when playing. Tone wise, I doubt anyone could really tell a difference and almost definitely not in a mix. You are also looking at roughly $700 bucks for one. For slightly more, you can get into a slighly used FM3 that is running the new Cygnus firmware. The latter will in many cases sound and feel better, be more reliable and possibly have an option of a warranty. If I bought used 2nd hand, say from GC, I would get a warranty. FM3 or FM3 or Axe-FX will also receive regular updates which the Axe-FX standard no longer will. Bottom line- the standard was leading for it's time but it's time has mostly passed. A FM9 Turbo would suit most people best if they can afford one.

Nice work Elmo! How would you compare the ultra to your previous axe fx 2? Does it comes close as feels and sounds or it is far behind? I'm still in a dillema of whether spending 300 pounds more on an ax8(which just like axe fx2). Hope to hear from you :)

I think i would like to hear your opinion on, pedal board vs solid state all in one pedal. Personally I’m a individual pedal kind of guy. Why, because it’s easier to replace one pedal as opposed to a whole all in one pedal. Oh yet again, excellent demo video review of something.

What a minute... That was Backstreet Boys

I've spotted the Ziltoid! :D

If only it could switch between presets as seamlessly as a BOSS GT-10/100/100.

The axe effect 3 blow the dsp away

Always enjoy your videos. Have you demo'ed the TC Electronic floor "all in one" pedals? (RX5..?)

Hello from Chile! Play some Stratovarius or Saija Varjus - i don’t care. I’ve seen people using axe fx to create difficult effects, so maybe that is one way to use it?

Everything is so complicated these days. Plug and play!!! Connect to this, that and the other. The days of simplicity are over until the geniuses of electronics figures that out.

So did you sell this one too?

good video thanks :)

waiting on the FM9

what is the riff at 9:24 ???

I've seen some guitarists (like Vai and Petrucci for example) using the Axe fx during the second half of the 2000 and the first half of the 2010, but it looks like they came back to their old and heavy amps. I would like to know if it was because of endorsment contracts or a matter of sound...

For a guy like me (2 channel kind of guy) this is still over kill lol

Bought an ULTRA recently for £250,which is the price of a few pedals, absolute bargain!!

добрый день.а к нему к самому процесору можно поключить микрофон?или нужна внешняя карта

Where have you got That for 300€????

Can you load IRs into the standard?

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I know the first AxeFx has been around for quite some time but, man... actually hearing "2006" just feels wrong. Weird and wrong. Haha.

Don’t mention the war (Marshall Code)!

Is it just me or are those frets really deep?

Quick question how does it run on power also if i get it loaded with presets should i bother having it plugged in to a computer 24/7?

Do u know if the slash 15 watt guitar amp can handle guitar effects

Dude rips, too

Quad Cortex, All day.

quad cortex is not beter than axe fx 3

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