Fractal Talk

[Orvillain]

So you're telling me there's a tape delay then?

One or two

 

[JiveTurkey]

Little bit of a tone tour using my Mark V and Axe3:


I'm working on a kitchen sink 4-cable-method preset for my Summerisle band.

I'm not entirely sure I will get a VP4 yknow. I've been thinking and reading and thinking some more, and it just makes sense for me to go all-in on the Axe3 and FC12. I have them already, they can do 99% of the effects that I want and need, and with the right rack case I could always add some additional pedals.

Connecting a laptop isn't really THAT arduous for the times when I need to edit. And once the songs are finalised, and the tones are set in stone, then there won't be much tweaking needed really. So over time, the laptop will be needed less and less.

Also, I don't think I'm actually doing anything particularly strenuous or difficult. It really is very straight forward for most things I need to do.

I'm using one of these for amp channel switching:

EM CUSTOM

EM CUSTOM. Loopers, Midi controllers, interfaces ...

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This pairing.... man.... I'm, in hog heaven. I think potentially my pedalboard is just FC12 and three expression pedals; volume, wah, and miscellaneous.

Just commented on your YT vid. I think these Boogie tones are much better to my ears than your Diezel stuff. The Diezel has a sort of tone rolled off yet a bit ragged quality that the Boogie does not have imo. This is a good sound for you

 

[Orvillain]

The Diezel has a sort of tone rolled off yet a bit ragged quality that the Boogie does not have imo.

I think I agree. Actually, I'm pretty cold on Diezel overall right now. Great amps for sure, and great company, but not the sound I'm really after anymore. Recto and Mark V are much more my thing. Even my Satch JVM isn't getting much of a look-in lately!

 

[GTR37]

Gasp, Met, JT:
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Gasp100 is still the clear l leader by far

 

[JiveTurkey]

I think I agree. Actually, I'm pretty cold on Diezel overall right now. Great amps for sure, and great company, but not the sound I'm really after anymore. Recto and Mark V are much more my thing. Even my Satch JVM isn't getting much of a look-in lately!

I LOVE the looks of them. And I would love to try one, if my VH4 preset on my III is any sort of indication what I'd be in store for. But my budget is not there for one so it's an easy pass for me

 

[JiveTurkey]

Gasp100 is still the clear l leader by far

I've been generally keeping things. I have certainly done a return here and there (shrugs in IR-D currently) but selling has had a HUGE dropoff for me.

 

[GTR37]

I've been generally keeping things. I have certainly done a return here and there (shrugs in IR-D currently) but selling has had a HUGE dropoff for me.

Hard to sell these days
Sometimes not really worth it
WithThe shipping companies damaging stuff
The buyers basically low balling on everything , honestly sometimes just easier to keep it

 

[laxu]

Just commented on your YT vid. I think these Boogie tones are much better to my ears than your Diezel stuff. The Diezel has a sort of tone rolled off yet a bit ragged quality that the Boogie does not have imo. This is a good sound for you

I like that Diezels have a bit more of that sizzlier Marshall thing going on. I used to have a Diezel Einstein. Leon Todd has a great demo of it. Great sound, really dumb channel setup: clean, crunch and high gain rhythm on one channel, nothing but high gain leads on the other. The D-Moll is afaik the successor with a 2.5 channel setup.

Listened to Orvillains Diezel clips and I do have to agree with you, the Mesa sounds seem to work better for at least what cabs he's using or how he likes to setup his amps.

For myself, when I had the Axe-Fx 3 I found I would just dial literally everything to sound like a modded Marshall.

 

[JiveTurkey]

... I used to have a Diezel Einstein

Amp name is a bit ironic given the channel configurations

 

[JiveTurkey]

Also probably not ironic, looking at used Vs now despite having owned and moved a JPIIC and VII previously

 

[unix-guy]

It doesn't really have a direct equivalent. The Retro Reel is a lot like the Strymon Deco. You could use Fractal's Tape Distortion drive to emulate the tape drive and use tape delay, chorus or flanger blocks for the rest.

One thing Fractal doesn't really do is "multifx blocks" emulating a specific pedal. Like sure, you have modulation in delays and reverbs, but that's about where it ends.

There is also a Drive control in the delays...

 

[unix-guy]

Is there an expression pedal you guys like more than the EV-1 and EV-2? Or should I just go for the Fractal ones and stop over thinking it ?

What are you controlling?

Mission Engineering EP-1 are well built and work very well, but they are a shorter throw so tend to work better for things like Wah or stuff where you don't need as granular of a control.

I currently use 2 spring loaded EP-1s and 2 EV-2s.

 

[Orvillain]

What are you controlling?

Mission Engineering EP-1 are well built and work very well, but they are a shorter throw so tend to work better for things like Wah or stuff where you don't need as granular of a control.

I currently use 2 spring loaded EP-1s and 2 EV-2s.

Typically volume, wah, and delay feedback for oscillations and things like that.

 

[TubeStack]

I'd be surprised if you couldn't do that. I'm just not sure what with, because it isn't really my thing.


Transistor Tape... on Fractal you've got Worn Tape, Dual Head Tape, Mono and Stereo Tape, and Lofi Tape. There is also Space Tape and Ambient Quad Tape, and Ambient Tape Delay in the Multitap Delay block.

I’d love to get any of those to sound like Transistor Tape, though… haven’t yet.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I’d love to get any of those to sound like Transistor Tape, though… haven’t yet.

Bah don't tell me that. I'm trying to simplify my board. I don't want to end up with a stomp and a VP4.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Do you still have all of them?

At least one of those passed through my hands.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Dude, @metropolis_4 tells Cliff when the FAS VOX models sound off, and Cliff checks, confirms and fixes them.

That’s def gear guru cred, imo, bra.

We will take TONE advice from metro all day long. The "but I'm left footed!" gear advice, however

I kid, I kid.

 

[TubeStack]

Bah don't tell me that. I'm trying to simplify my board. I don't want to end up with a stomp and a VP4.

I’ve got an HX One with the VP4, it’s a pretty badass pairing!

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I’ve got an HX One with the VP4, it’s a pretty badass pairing!

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

LOL @ you guys. My rig needs to be extremely small and light, but I need every effect ever made to play local bar gigs.