Richard_G
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You can get different power amp sounds and it can act cranked with the emulator. I put a demo of it up earlier.Why a power amp sim when you plug into one?
It is, straight up, my favorite pedal. It makes everything better. I use it in cases like this and I even put it in the effects loop of an amp to get that cranked power amp sound.
I’m not sure if I’m following. The slave out is a post power amp line out. It should be the same thing you’re getting from your reactive load.I looked at it as an option but same general "issue". Not a tap after the poweramp so you're still compensating.
I always thought that was the case. Manual verbiage is kind of confusing. It says Slave Out is a preamp signal in one spot but it's a signal derived from the speaker jack in another sentence in the same paragraph. That's conflicting information and I treat it as a preamp send vs. total signal:I’m not sure if I’m following. The slave out is a post power amp line out. It should be the same thing you’re getting from your reactive load.
If it's derived from the speaker out then it would include the poweramp. This doesn't mean you can't use that signal to drive another poweramp, same deal as e.g using a full digital amp model into a poweramp.I always thought that was the case. Manual verbiage is kind of confusing. It says Slave Out is a preamp signal in one spot but it's a signal derived from the speaker jack in another sentence in the same paragraph. That's conflicting information and I treat it as a preamp send vs. total signal:
"This 1/4” jack and control provide a signal derived from the speaker jack. Perfect for using either Recto,(Dual or Triple Heads) as a master pre-amp, and additional power amps for more power when needed. Some players use the SLAVEto derive an FX Send Signal and go to other amps for their wet sound."
Yeah I read the description and immediately abandoned the Slave Out idea. I haven't circled back to it mainly because it was a spot I was already in. The Badlander CabClone turd was a nail in that coffin as far as this generation of Boogie stuff goes for me.If it's derived from the speaker out then it would include the poweramp. This doesn't mean you can't use that signal to drive another poweramp, same deal as e.g using a full digital amp model into a poweramp.
I think you just need to try it and compare to what you get out of the reactive load.
This gave me flashbacks, I’ve been there!
I think big stages like that are where IEMs are the most helpful because wherever you are on stage it brings all your monitoring right to your ears, so distance becomes a non-issue
Why amp with studio monitors instead of a guitar cab?Posted in my NAD thread but here's a hybrid setup I'm messing with.
Guitar runs to the Axe FX 3, out to the Friedman through a load box, then back into the Fractal for effects, then to studio monitors. Sounds killer, feels really good too. Takes a lot of guess work out of the amp models because that part is all analog. I can't really feel any latency. I'm not sensitive to latency unless it's a computer running a plugin for some reason.
I'll have to mess around with analog drive pedals before the amp. Ideally I'd run digital drives because it's easier to switch in and out. Also the JJ clean channel is pretty dang clean so it's a different approach than edge of breakup. It's more colors and layers rather than gain.
One other thing I was doing was using a Twin Reverb clean channel on the Fractal and then swapping that in and leaving the Friedan on dirty. I don't have a good way to switch channels via scenes yet. It sounds pretty good but I think clean tones are a little more basic than heavy.
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Check your AFX's audio setup, and max pad your guitar input and amp preamp input.My least favourite is 4 CM with Axe 3 because of the loss of attack. The best sounding way to use my gear is WDW with full analog dry VHT Soldano mesa dry and Axe matrix wet ""FRFR"" cabs . Used with a fully true bypass analog front end . Once you use that everything else is a compromise.
Why amp with studio monitors instead of a guitar cab?
You were not embellishing. That Light pedal is obnoxiously large. It’s probably necessary given how it works but that’s a tough sell for my pedalboards.View attachment 41030
Just spent an hour with this setup. Pedalboard into amp, then a big ass Light pedal with spring and tremolo reverbs on the FX send going into a digital delay/reverb pedal. Then stereo to HX Stomp for double power amp sim (from computer) and finally dual cab block on the Stomp. Just wow. Bonus is I can turn up the master vol on the amp for some extra dry signal.
Yep, too large for the floor for me so I’ll keep it up top at home. If you absolutely need it on a pedalboard there will have to be sacrifices. And the slanted edges makes it obnoxiously take up a few more millimeters of space on the sides!You were not embellishing. That Light pedal is obnoxiously large. It’s probably necessary given how it works but that’s a tough sell for modern pedalboards.
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Just spent an hour with this setup. Pedalboard into amp, then a big ass Light pedal with spring and tremolo reverbs on the FX send going into a digital delay/reverb pedal. Then stereo to HX Stomp for double power amp sim (from computer) and finally dual cab block on the Stomp. Just wow. Bonus is I can turn up the master vol on the amp for some extra dry signal.