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kidgloves2   7 posts since
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May 24, 2009 10:57 AM

Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

Fractal audio is going to cause some competition with line6. My axe-fx blows away the X3 i had. The axe-fx is the most amazing thing i ever used! But why does it sound so much better than anything line6 ever put out?

 

I only type this because I hope line6 puts out something of the same quality. I like to see healthy competition. I've always been a fan of Line6.

 

Plus line6 is always affordable. The axe-fx ran me 2k. (IT's so worth the 2k though)

wardick Juststartin' 199 posts since
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1. May 24, 2009 12:46 PM in response to: kidgloves2
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

The Line 6 X3 products made me sell all my Line 6 products and explore other products.  Line 6 and Fractal are two different markets.  Enjoy your Ultra.

Bluestone Iknowathingortwo 725 posts since
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3. May 24, 2009 5:35 PM in response to: kidgloves2
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

I guess...by comparrison....I'm getting a pretty good buy for $450.00 with my X3 in comparrison to $2,000......

 

I'd expect a $2,000 piece of gear to be pretty darn good!

 

Enjoy your new gear!

 

 

OM

mikey1 Juststartin' 199 posts since
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4. May 25, 2009 9:32 AM in response to: Bluestone
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

You cant compare them. One is major league and the other is not. It's like comparing Eventide to Boss. If you cant hear the difference, you dont need the Eventide. If you read the posts on this forum from two years ago, you'd see people here saying the clips sounded crappy, the Pod was better, etc. Now, read Hadleys post and it's much different. I'd bet a dollar to a donut a lot of longtime Line 6 users will be Axe owners within the next year. 

toneman2121 Iknowathingortwo 550 posts since
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5. May 25, 2009 11:25 AM in response to: mikey1
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

if i had 2 g's i'd buy one. it seems the products being compared are in different catagories. you really can't compare the two. it would be like racing the top qualifier in street stock with the top qualifier in pro stock. both are the quickest in the quater mile but there's no contest since one is modified with a few thousand dollars, and the other with ten times that much.

thirdnostril   28 posts since
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7. May 25, 2009 12:04 PM in response to: kidgloves2
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

Thanks for posting! I always love hearing about gear I can't possibly afford. It's an extra bonus that you threw in that crack about L6 only being good for demo's.

 

"No one will mind spending $2,000."

 

No, not as long as their spending Mommy and Daddy's money.

Insidian Juststartin' 333 posts since
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9. May 25, 2009 2:12 PM in response to: kidgloves2
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

Brother, I use my X3L for practice and shows, and I get compliments on my tone all the time. Sure, I'd love to have an Axe-Fx, but I'd never sell my L6 gear for it. My gear gets the job done, and rather well. Only for practice and recording demos? Sure thing man.

 

 

toneman2121 Iknowathingortwo 550 posts since
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10. May 25, 2009 2:20 PM in response to: kidgloves2
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

where can i experience axe-fx?

Insidian Juststartin' 333 posts since
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11. May 25, 2009 2:22 PM in response to: toneman2121
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

Buy one, 15 day return policy. Or find someone that owns one near you. Or check out the forums.

 

nuser101 Juststartin' 74 posts since
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13. May 25, 2009 3:14 PM in response to: mikey1
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

mikey1 wrote:

If you cant hear the difference, you dont need the Eventide. If you read the posts on this forum from two years ago, you'd see people here saying the clips sounded crappy, the Pod was better, etc.

+1

In fact, two years ago there were numerous posts that a POD XT (not X3) had been A/B'd to a Marshall and a neutral observer couldn't tell the difference. When the X3 came out, there were posts that it's sound was better - specifically, "more open." I guess Marshall must have made a lot of closed sounding amps  (or closed backed cabinets)

Karl_Houseknecht Iknowathingortwo 1,033 posts since
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14. May 25, 2009 7:19 PM in response to: kidgloves2
Re: Fractal Audio Axe-Fx...made me sell my X3

kidgloves2 wrote:

 

The way I see things now, the X3 is only good for recording demos and practising. But the Axe-Fx can be used for pro recordings. That's my opinion though.

 

And not to inflame anything here, but that probably is a minority opinion.  Especially considering how many PODs you see in pro studios.  That product is all over commercial recordings.  It didn't suddenly start to sound horrible because Fractal released their product.

 

I think the Axe-Fx is a great piece of gear.  Sounds wonderful.  But I doubt I'll ever own one.  For that kind of cash, I'd rather play through the real thing.

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