Fractal Audio Systems mystery product speculation

[timbuck3]

Yep. I agree. Fractals "version" of the Line 6 HXFX but without the FSW and [obviously] with a full-Midi spec - the fact that he adds something along the lines that he's always been an Amp guy.

Lock it in - Multi-efx unit for the win :)

Why would he say he is an amp guy if it’s just an effects unit?

 

[timbuck3]

I don't think Andy gave very much away.

It's from Fractal. It has chorus and delay. It's on the floor. He likes amps.

That's it.

Amp guys use effects though so saying it sounds good and he is an amp guy tells me it also has amp models on it

 

[AlbertA]

Why would he say he is an amp guy if it’s just an effects unit?

It seems he has a pedal board that has more than just the new fractal device - so to me it would indicate he’s an amp + pedals guy - so I took it as “no amp modeling here” - using a real amp with a pedal board

 

[the swede]

Why would he say he is an amp guy if it’s just an effects unit?

It’s the way he says it. Like: look at this stuff, its awesome, and im an amp guy…

It implies that he prefers to use real amps, but the gadgets on the floor sounds really good.

 

[laxu]

This thread right now:

 

[jellodog]

Which river? Asking for a friend...

Oh, dat river was most definitely de Nile.

 

[saarangnarayan]

I assumed he was using a Friedman IR-X/IR-D in the video?

 

[the swede]

I assumed he was using a Friedman IR-X/IR-D in the video?

Or any Friedman pedal? I don’t remember if he (or cap) specifically said IRX/D. I remember someone of them saying “preamp”.

 

[Orvillain]

Why would he say he is an amp guy if it’s just an effects unit?

Because it implies that if it were an amp modelling product, then he wouldn't be using it, because he is a real amps kinda guy.

 

[GTR37]

Amp guys use effects though so saying it sounds good and he is an amp guy tells me it also has amp models on it

Except in that video all his amp sounds are coming from a Freidman IRX

 

[Piing]

Why would he say he is an amp guy if it’s just an effects unit?

A snob disclaimer. "Hey, even though you saw me with a modeler thing, I am an amp guy"

 

[laxu]

Except in that video all his amp sounds are coming from a Freidman IRX

In today's news:

"Guitar player does mental gymnastics about their authentic tube tones by having a bunch of solid state pedals in front of a clean tube amp."

Or in this case, "Guitar player does mental gymnastics by using a tube preamp with digital poweramp and cab simulation."

 

[Achilles]

It implies that he prefers to use real amps, but the gadgets on the floor sounds really good.

We have a winner!

 

[paisleywookiee]

Credit where due, this place owes its very existence to those mods. Fist bump to TOP mods for making TGF such a great place.

Sometimes the hero lives long enough to become the villain.

 

[likitlikeyoulikeit]

 

[JCW308]

I think it will be this week.

 

[Aleksi]

I hope it's not what I hope it is so I don't have to once again explain to my partner why I need another thing that does the same thing as all my other things even though I'm not a professional musician and no one wants to hear my music anyway.

 

[Achilles]

I hope it's not what I hope it is so I don't have to once again explain to my partner why I need another thing that does the same thing as all my other things even though I'm not a professional musician and no one wants to hear my music anyway.

 

[Los-D]

Correction. 129 pages and we know:

• It has firmware
• It doesn't "replace" a current Fractal product
• It has presets
• It has chorus and delay effects
• Some units are in people's hands (for developing presets and/or testing)

It pretty likely, but not guaranteed:

• to live on the floor and/or pedalboard
• to have amp (modeling)
• hopefully to be launched "soon ... perhaps later this month" which I assume would be October

It's likely, but speculative at best

• to be smaller than current fractal devices (guess from the Andy Wood video)
• to have more than effects (that is have amps), but based upon statements from Fractal about the FX8
• to use newer SHARC chips
• It's not any type of waffle

No sex pants?

 

[GTR37]

they recently did a poll of top amps and it was funny to see where the votes went
Even if this box has 20 models I think that would be enough
If there was the Vox brilliant
2203 , deluxe , Stealth , SLO
59plex , Band commander
Etc Or just all FAS models w effects