Speaking of the drip; Axe III incoming.

[jellodog]

Both!

I bet that sounds amazing!

I was tempted to do that the other day, but was too lazy to set it up (in my leisure time). This has inspired me into actually getting around to doing it!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Racked this sumbitch up yesterday. Need a longer patch cable to route around the back from the tuner output but pretty pleased with it \m/

GM800 presets selected by FC12 switch and, as always; engaged via expression pedal

 

[Orvillain]

What U-age is that case? 10U?

 

[JiveTurkey]

6. Biggest I want to go with.

 

[eggpl@nt]

6. Biggest I want to go with.

The perspective must be messing with me. That totally looks like it could fit 2x Axe Fx III, plus another U or two.

 

[jellodog]

Racked this sumbitch up yesterday.

 

[Mongillo19]

Racked this sumbitch up yesterday. Need a longer patch cable to route around the back from the tuner output but pretty pleased with it \m/

GM800 presets selected by FC12 switch and, as always; engaged via expression pedal

Last I checked in on this thread I was being told a 3u is just fine and anything above is too much

 

[JiveTurkey]

Last I checked in on this thread I was being told a 3u is just fine and anything above is too much

 

[Mongillo19]

Always need room for more

 

[JiveTurkey]

Always need room for more

I think a Quilter ToneBlock 202 would velcro perfectly right above the GM800

 

[metropolis_4]

I think a Quilter ToneBlock 202 would velcro perfectly right above the GM800

There’s room in there to rack a Fryette above the pedal shelf

 

[JiveTurkey]

There’s room in there to rack a Fryette above the pedal shelf

I might have thought long and hard about returning the stealth and looking far and wide for a used PS-100

 

[metropolis_4]

I might have thought long and hard about returning the stealth and looking far and wide for a used PS-100

You can get a rack mount kit for those.

I’ve also always been curious about these:

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Fryette/LXII-100W-Tube-Stereo-Power-Amplifier-1500000303112.gc

 

[JiveTurkey]

You can get a rack mount kit for those.

I’ve also always been curious about these:

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Fryette/LXII-100W-Tube-Stereo-Power-Amplifier-1500000303112.gc

I had the rack kit when I had the PS. That LXII would actually fit if I relocated the power strip in the rack currently.


Oh lordy.

 

[metropolis_4]

I had the rack kit when I had the PS. That LXII would actually fit if I relocated the power strip in the rack currently.


Oh lordy.

I remember when they released it one of the Fryette guys at TOP talking about it, sounded pretty cool.

You know, a cool thing about the PS would be you could run both the Axe and the BL through it to integrate the two into one rig with the same cabs

 

[JiveTurkey]

I remember when they released it one of the Fryette guys at TOP talking about it, sounded pretty cool.

You know, a cool thing about the PS would be you could run both the Axe and the BL through it to integrate the two into one rig with the same cabs

That LX is a pretty compelling package actually. Without doing any research because I am ridiculous obviously.

 

[JiveTurkey]

@Elric ; do you have the LX poweramp? Can't remember if you do.

 

[eggpl@nt]

@Elric ; do you have the LX poweramp? Can't remember if you do.

(I do, if there's anything you specific you want to know.)

 

[JiveTurkey]

(I do, if there's anything you specific you want to know.)

Very nice!
1. Do you run it with your modelers and if so; how do you like it?
2. How hot does it get? If I grabbed one; I would be mounting it up in the top space of my 6u and I an curious on how much ventilation it needs and if it will be ok packed in like sardines with the GM and the III.

 

[eggpl@nt]

Very nice!
1. Do you run it with your modelers and if so; how do you like it?
2. How hot does it get? If I grabbed one; I would be mounting it up in the top space of my 6u and I an curious on how much ventilation it needs and if it will be ok packed in like sardines with the GM and the III.

1. I do--I actually use it exclusively for my modelers. I bounce between my Matrix and LXII, but I (begrudgingly) prefer the LXII. I say begrudging because (a) I've had less than stellar experiences with Fryette's Customer Service, and (b) I'm on my second LXII because the first one suddenly dropped the output on the second channel. May have just been a tube, but the unit was two weeks old, and I wasn't about to drop money on (at the time) over-priced tubes to maybe fix my issue.

Back to the sound - the LXII plays best with Fractal gear, IMHO, because you have more control over the Power Amp simulation. I set the Speaker Impedance Curve to Resistive so as to not overhype the highs or lows; and I keep the LXII Presence and Resonance controls disengaged. I also tweak the Speaker Compression and a couple other parameters based on the guide @yek published on the FAS forum. On that note, you may be aware of this, but the LXII Presence and Resonance controls are internal trim pots that are a PITA to access if the LXII is not fully out in the open. The PS100 in better in this regard, because you have easy access to those controls, should you want them.

When my buddy comes over, I love running both of us through an Axe or FM9 and then using the LXII to power his "amp" and my "amp." Both channels have a dedicated Standby switch, which is mega convenient. I wish the Matrix had that. When I'm playing solo, having the stereo LXII is fun for bathing myself in sound through four cabinets.

2. At one point, I had the Axe and LXII in a 4U case. It was an "amp head" in that regard, and I had no issues with things getting too hot. At least, not hot enough to trigger any sort of thermal protection. At another point, I had the LXII in a larger DIY rack case, but I had my amp switcher installed directly above and my Axe directly below, with more equipment directly below the Axe; and again, no apparent thermal issues.