Yes, I must be seriously f***ed in the head.   Or going through some early mid-life crisis or something.

Here's the real deal.  I love all three of those amps I'm selling above.  In fact, I'd love to have the tones of the two heads available to me at the same time and really want to keep all of them.  Each has it's own unique signature.  And while the GT is going okay for me as a modeler in some cases, and even better as an effects unit, there are just some amp models on it that are purely laughable, and if I stray too far outside what works for me now, it can be a disaster.  But then I look over at the pile of amps in my office/studio and realize that this is exactly the sort of thing modelers were designed to avoid.  I have nothing against Line6 except for having a hard time finding a good live tone with the cab models, and I liked the Vox but it lacked tone shaping options and its performance modes left a little to be desired.  So I thought, couldn't I just have the best of all those things in one unit?  The only answer to that, I am hoping, is the Axe-Fx.  And then I got talking to Tom King a couple of times over the last couple of days and that just sealed the deal for me.

But here's my promise:  I am not going to be some fan-boy, kool-aid drinker.  I am quietly going to enjoy my new gear (well, loudly when live) without stopping by this forum or others to ridicule those that don't have one.  It's just going to be what works for me.  Because I think all of these units each have something really good going for them.

@nuser: No, I have a slightly different controller from the same company in mind.

@insidian:  Yes, the Ultra.  Why not?

So buy away from the list above while there's still time.  Some stuff already went and others are about to pop.  And I guarantee its all in top shape and sounds great.

Thanks for that, Matt.  It really does mean a lot.  I'll try, somehow, to give my review of it.  But it'll be hard to do without creating a mega thread with all the sniping and flaming, even with a level headed review.  Just look at that "made me sell my X3" thread.   Plus, I don't think it's fair to Line6 to come on their boards with that.  So I'll post elsewhere and let you guys find it.

Yes, I am insane.   And yes, I did know Radley has had one for a while now.  We actually just traded some emails about it a little bit ago.  Radley aside, there are some very big name artists using the Axe, and more on the way.

edit:  WOW...Lincoln Brewster has an Ultra now.  He ditched the X3L.

Exactly.  I paid good money for those Marshalls, so wanting to keep them all got me to thinking...you know...I could have bought an Axe rig by now.

Nope, not using Atomic.  As you might know, Tom works with Fractal now.  By the way, the original Atomic series is no longer manufactured.  112-18, 112-50, and 212-50 are gone, and as far as I know, aren't coming back.  The Atomic FR is the only product now.  It is a 112-50 with a tweeter.

I'm going to use a tube power amp and my 412 cab for stage volume.  I will take a tap out of the Axe before the cab block and run to my amp.  Then I'll run a direct send after cab and mic blocks to the FOH.

Yep, I couldn't agree more with John.  He has my respect as a player and a modeler tweaker.  And playing tube amps live is just cool beans.  So I'm understandably a bit nervous about going down this path.  We'll see where it goes.