Axe FX vs Real Amps Shootout

[jherrera]

Hola foreros.

Guitars
Ibanez STM-1>Focusrite Saffire>Logic Pro 9.

Reamp Chain.
Saffire>Radial X-amp>Axe FX II>Logic
Real Amps, Reamp Chain
Saffire>Radial X-amp>MXR Dynacomp>El Ampli>Harley Benton 2X12 con V30>Shure SM57>Saffire>logic

Axe Fx II
5150 + Mesa cab : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Axe FX II 5150.mp3
Das Metal (Diezel VH4) + Mesa Cab : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Axe Fx II Das Metal.mp3
Marshall JVM Od2 + Marshall G12-t75 : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Axe FX II JVM Od2.mp3
Mesa Rectifier Orange Modern + Mesa cab : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Axe Fx II Rectifier Orange Modern.mp3
Mesa Mark IV With tone match : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Axe Fx II Mark IV Tone Match.mp3

Real Amps
Diezel Einsten : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Diezel Einstein.mp3
EVH 5150 III : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/EVH 5150 III.mp3

This is the Backing Track.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/Backing Track.mp3


And a Photo of the gear

 

[kev]

Firmware 6?

 

[jherrera]

Yes

 

[Clark Kent]

The tones are really comparable. Each of them sounds equally realistic to me at least. The Einstein is my favorite out of these. After that the Axe Recto and Axe Diezel. The tone match sounds weird and was my least favorite of the bunch. Since I'm the match EQ geek of the board I'd say the tone matching process needs more guidelines for the user.

 

[drew_drummer]

Don't like the tone-matched result. But all the other Axe FX II clips sounded just as good as the real amps. I'm impressed.

 

[rispsira]

when i heard the axe clips i expected the real amps to sound different but they do indeed sound comparable. Guess you must have your way of getting tones
thank you for the shootout!

 

[FrancescoFiligoi]

Firmware 6 is where it's at. I've always felt some kind of boxiness within the Axe, even the II, but with firmware 6, hell no.

It would be awesome to use the internal reamp feature within the Axe II, then reamp with Axe-->poweramp-->real cab. The end result WILL be impressive.

 

[FIXXXER]

to me it's definitively the box+mic thing, i think an axe standard or II < FW6 would sound great also just because t's miced.

 

[jherrera]

Isolated guitar Tracks.

Axe Fx II
6505: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/Axe fx II 6505.mp3
Das Metal: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/Axe fx II DAs MEtal.mp3
Jvm: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/Axe fx II JVM.mp3
Rectifier: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/Axe fx II Recto.mp3
Mesa Icc Tone Match http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/Axe fx II Icc Tone MAtched.mp3

Real Amps
Diezel Einstein: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/Diezel Einstein.mp3
EVH 5150 III: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14943552/Test Reamps/ISo guitars/EVH 5150 III.mp3


The next test, a valve pedal of Drive channel of Soldano SLo

 

[MatrixClaw]

These are stock cabs in the Axe?

Haven't really played around with 6.0 on mine, might have to check it out, these sound pretty damn good. I liked all the Axe FX clips better than the real amp clips, except the JVM one

 

[ArthurD]

Any chance on providing the di's =D?

 

[jherrera]

These are stock cabs in the Axe?

Haven't really played around with 6.0 on mine, might have to check it out, these sound pretty damn good. I liked all the Axe FX clips better than the real amp clips, except the JVM one

Yes, Mesa Red Wirez for 6505, das metal, rectifier and Icc.
Marshall gt75 for marshall

Any chance on providing the di's =D?

Probrably i post them tomorrow

 

[ArthurD]

CHEERS!!!!

 

[Siriun]

All of 'em sound like shit. No offense. The amp ones sound the most decent. I'm not sure what it is but all the tones from axe fx II especially sound very poopy for some reason.