deadpool_25
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I've had my FM9 since it released (I did upgrade to a Turbo). I detailed the FM9 build on the Fractal forum and I still love it. I'm in the middle of a massive downsizing though and got curious about the QC again. I went ahead and ordered a QC, a Temple Solo 18, and a Boss EV-30 and put together a little pedalboard. Here are the two boards side by side and a few more detailed pics of the QC board.
Obviously there's a huge difference in size here (also weight, though I haven't actually weighed them both yet). It's a bit misleading to just look at the sizes without some discussion, but regardless the QC does have a a much smaller form factor.
The FM9's tones are absolutely amazing (and apparently about to get even better). I love Cliff's commitment to making the models as accurate as possible. The QC also sounds amazing. The effects are better on the FM9, no question, however the QC's effects are plenty good enough for what I need, so for me both are definitely are top shelf in terms of quality of tones overall.
Specifically on the QC board:
I already had a DC7 and Crux on hand so I used the Crux instead of daisy chaining some of the DC7's jacks together.
I mounted the Shure wireless under the board to save on real estate. I left an opening on the right side of the board so if the wireless goes out I can just run a guitar cable into the wireless receiver.
I found some vinyl at a fabric shop and glued it to the top of Temple board for a cleaner look. The QC, wireless, and expression pedal are secured using 3M Dual Lock. I used a combination of 400 and 250 for what is apparently the strongest bond. The Dual Lock is metal to metal; I cut holes in the vinyl to facilitate this. The Cioks units are secured with bolts.
Both of these units/setups are awesome. Though it pains me, I will probably sell off the FM9 setup. This is driven almost entirely because of my downsizing. There are certainly things I prefer about the FM9 and I LOVE fractal as a company, but the QC seems to fit my specific needs a little more right now. With that said, I'll be keeping a close eye on what Fractal does in the future and I expect that I'll be back on the Fractal bandwagon as soon as Gen IV comes around (if not sooner).
Obviously there's a huge difference in size here (also weight, though I haven't actually weighed them both yet). It's a bit misleading to just look at the sizes without some discussion, but regardless the QC does have a a much smaller form factor.
The FM9's tones are absolutely amazing (and apparently about to get even better). I love Cliff's commitment to making the models as accurate as possible. The QC also sounds amazing. The effects are better on the FM9, no question, however the QC's effects are plenty good enough for what I need, so for me both are definitely are top shelf in terms of quality of tones overall.
Specifically on the QC board:
I already had a DC7 and Crux on hand so I used the Crux instead of daisy chaining some of the DC7's jacks together.
I mounted the Shure wireless under the board to save on real estate. I left an opening on the right side of the board so if the wireless goes out I can just run a guitar cable into the wireless receiver.
I found some vinyl at a fabric shop and glued it to the top of Temple board for a cleaner look. The QC, wireless, and expression pedal are secured using 3M Dual Lock. I used a combination of 400 and 250 for what is apparently the strongest bond. The Dual Lock is metal to metal; I cut holes in the vinyl to facilitate this. The Cioks units are secured with bolts.
Both of these units/setups are awesome. Though it pains me, I will probably sell off the FM9 setup. This is driven almost entirely because of my downsizing. There are certainly things I prefer about the FM9 and I LOVE fractal as a company, but the QC seems to fit my specific needs a little more right now. With that said, I'll be keeping a close eye on what Fractal does in the future and I expect that I'll be back on the Fractal bandwagon as soon as Gen IV comes around (if not sooner).
