My AX8 has been in a box since late 2018 just after I had purchased it. I just didnt get along with it at the time, but hearing this I broke it out again and updated it and purchased a few "tones & cabs" packs and its become a monster! It was THIS video that changed it all. Otherwise, it would still be packed away in the box... Great job!!! ✌🏼
This was an excellent demo of a great product. The playing was great too. Looking forward to the FM3, but can’t believe that the AX8 is being replaced. It’s still an amazing device.
Great demo.. very informative and attention to detail was unmatched and geat playing of course. I am convinced now that this is what I need to get my hands on \m/
Wow, having second and third ideas about all my great boutique pedals which cost a lot. I seriously doubt that any of them can not be dialled in, and then some probably, with this monster and the serious advantage of reducing between pedal noise amplification and having a set up that is so clean compared to pedal boards. And thanks Cooper for a super well organized breakdown of its capabilities and how to construct a useable preset and the whys of everything.
You got the Petrucci tone nailed perfectly. I’ve been contemplating an AX8 for some time now (vs a Helix) and I’m pretty quickly drifting towards it. I still think Line 6 software is easier but the sound quality is unmatched with Fractal.
Finally I found this guy. Thank you so much for keeping this extremely simple and easy to understand and follow. Thanks for not saying that you are running it through (Fm1000 super mod with a highstack filmore tone driver and a multimark 300 DSL with a core drive 6050 turbofreq quadplex)....blah,blah,blah. Just easy and simple. By the way, none of those names are real, I just made them up, but still you get the point. Many people come out here with multi million dollar studio setups and then proceed to bore us with thier English accent and how well they sound...when no one actually can afford a billion dollar studio. most have the same like you bro. thanks.
Just wow. I'm new to AX8. The sounds you got are amazingly huge! I just bought a POD Go and although sounds should be same as Helix, they don't sound this good! Are you still using the AX8? I know more dsp gets tempting.
The modeling is actually very good on the HD series, but the cab sims are the big problem. You could run an IR pedal in the loop out like the Boss IR200 and it's a different ballgame. Most units sound fine on the modeling, but the cab sims are the big problem.
Well this video just made me grab a great deal with lots of extras on Reverb. I already have the Axe FXII Rack but I have been suffering with the Behringer FCB 1010 and for about the old price of a great pedal board for the FXII I have one of these paid for and hopefully in my mitts next week. Mean
Also Are you playing out of your monitors on the desk (if so what make and model are they?) or the two FRFR big box speakers you have on the ground? I am assuming they are FRFR but please confirm with me if they are and what make model or if they are monitors as well what make model they are. I would like to know if my 4 " mackie monitors are responsible for the crappy sound and screeching feedback I get from my u2 custom presets. It's a pain reprogramming things one BOUGHT and PAID for out of the box like my Ax8 Joshua Tree, Zoo tv, and Popmart tours presets from Edo.
Is the Van Halen sound at 16:51 a preset? If not, I’d like to know how you achieved it. I am impressed by what I’ve seen in this video, and will seriously consider buying one. It’s 5150 time..!
Dude this was amazing and you are an incredible player. Is there a way to have more than 2 amps across several scenes? You had a clean on x and a lead amp tone on y but what amp having a completely different amp on say scene 7? Or would you just use the same usa amp and then use a different set of pedals? Also how do you switch between presets? There is a new section of 8 scenes for every preset correct? Thanks!
Can you please tell me how you connect the AX8 to those speakers? I would want to use stereo into those speakers. I'm a newbie to this as you can tell. Thanks for the help!
Bless you for this Laddie! I dialed in the patches exactly the way you did, and they sounded pretty close. But, your tone seems brighter and snappier than mine. Im going elite hss strat into ax8 into old apogee duet into Yamaha HS8s. Any suggestions on how I can get it brighter? Raise the pups? How do you like your Focusrite?
Hey, what power amp would you suggest I use with this unit if I really like high gain tones heard from Petrucci? Would mesa 2:90 or something like that work better for my specific need? I know you will probably say Matrix, but versatility or lightweight is not really what I am going for, hence the question. Did you use Fractal amp sims through a tube power amp? Thanks for the answer :)
Depends if you want tube or something compact. I'd use an Engl poweramp for the tube tone and stereo features, but if you need something great that fits on your pedalboard, the new Seymour Duncan powerstage 170 is fantastic
Ze best demo so far ive seen on YT on the AX8 // you are an amazing player but i dont know why but with all the demos ive seen including this one i have the same impression ...this stuff is mind blowing N so advanced on every aspect a multiFX could be used in any type of situation BUT the overall feeling is that these @lgos sound to me too perfect to be true even kinda unreal (maybe it could be tweaked to sound in a different way) I really lack some kind of organic tone im able to get with my Boss GT100 ...its so weird !!! (BTW i can stack 2 different amps on the GT100 in DualPros) Ive been listening to the Glenn DeLaune Boss GT1000/Line6 Helix/FA AX8 N same conclusion // Maybe one day im gonna get one of these units to figure out whats going on o_O
Is it ax8 still good in 2020?? Anyone still use it?? I wanna find used one, but why the distorted tone sound harsh and fizzy? and its like a direct guitar tone without a cabsim??
It sure is. Today I replaced a bias head by the AX8, better valve amp-like tone and feel, more versatile, performance ready (the knob lights are great! Bias head aluminum knobs are impossible to check at distance in a stage or studio), more IO options, and I can take it has hand luggage in a flight! Very happy with this purchase and I did not even start configuring it for my needs. Cheers JC
I have an ax8 plugged into a focusrite 2i2 into a pc into 4" mackie monitors with u2 custom presets made by famous EDO and it sounds like shit. There is screeching string noises when I play which I don't get on my ac10 and pedals. I was blaming my playing so Iowered the gain on the AX8 presets for u2 but it didn't help. This is a piece of crap.. I am ready to sell it if I can't figure out how to use the custom u2 presets. I don't just want to use the presets on board. Can you help me revive my belief in it before I sell it off?
Man, whenever i turn on the AX 8 Edit software i get a mono output. Is there any way to get a stereo output? The signal chain is fine. Internally as well. When I Input monitor it through the DAW it is fine. But if i run it through the Edit software, I get a mono output. Please give me a solution.
What amp are you using? I just got the AX8 and used it on a session with and without my amp. We used both D/I and ribbon mic in the studio. The AX8 sounded as good into the amp as it did into the mixer. I use exclusively Quilter Labs Amps. The new Tone Block through a 12" speaker and the Micro Pro 200 through an 8" speaker. It kills! Most players use a monitor wedge for stage fill and go direct to FOH. You need a very clean amp. My band mate uses a 65 Deluxe Reverb. He works with it till he's got the right sounds. It sounds amazing.
So you weren't using the speakers on screen? If you were, which ones are they? I'm seriously considering getting an Ax8 so I want to be as informed as possible! Thanks you!
I just recieved my AX8 in the mail. Hooked it up to my 50 watt Atomic Reactor Cabnet and it sounds muffled. Can"t get any clean crisp tones. Can anyone help Please ?
YES! Buy two quality (JBL, EV, QSC etc...) 12" or larger powered PA speakers and run it direct to those in a stereo left and right configuration. Add a PA subwoofer and you can play bass too. Just try it. You're welcome. The problem with any multi effects units, is people try to run them through guitar amps and cabs. THey already have the modeling and impulse responses in them, you don't need a guitar amp or cab. You just need a PA.
You can use Helix or Helix LT if need two guitars playing through the same unit. Especially comfortable, when you manage the midi signal connecting your helix and cubase, reaper etc.
@@coopercarter now we are in 1800-2k US?... I just feel 3 switches is super limiting (personally). Its AWESOME but there's tons of competition in that $$$ range... including Kemper 👉🙄
