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I would love to see a video of this :)

Thanks guys ! I confess I like my cleans quite squashed, as I have hot pickups... But it's easy to bypass the compressor or make it more subtle ;)

Yes, I tried to use dual pickups on those models, but decided to not do it afterwards

One of my models is in fact my bridge magnetic pickup. However, it's a humbucker, a Dimarzio Norton, on a JTV 89

Thanks for the suggestions. My big pack is already meant to be like that, a big collection of tweakable tones in many genres. The issue I'm having with the Variax, and it's why I posted the video above and wanted some feedback, is that I like it for clean sounds, but not as much for high gain. Each time I make a crunching tone I want to use the magnetic pickups, not the models :) So it's hard to make presets. But on the video I also used some altered tuning, that made things worse... I'll keep on tweaking !

Not sure about that one currently, for various reasons I'll develop later. What's everyone opinion about this ? Your answers may help me decide what to do...

Yes, the addendum is for Helix users that also have a Variax. But most presets will also work great even if you don't have a Variax, only the acoustic ones won't sound the same

I uploaded a few Pink Floyd Helix presets for owners of my big pack, it also include my Variax bundle And now working on some new Variax/Helix combos :

Write me to the one on my blog

Yes Free update for owners of the big pack : 20 presets (some updated, some new), two new IRs, and my Variax bundle

I'll think about it ! I already started working on the Variax-ready pack

Using an Helix to select different Variax acoustic models. It's really possible to "improve" the Variax acoustic sound using an IR, I made one just for that !

Working on a few updates/new presets for my Pink Floyd tones. I will share these for free with owners of the Big Pack when done

I can't high cut in the global EQ because of the acoustic simulation presets. So I do it on a per preset basis

I didn't used it live yet, only in rehearsals, however I guess I would do as with the Axe-Fx : it will depends on the PA and the acoustic of the venue. I would probably cut at 80 hz for a start

Testing a new idea... it works :)

I agree on that, nothing beats a real acoustic guitar. But a piezo-equiped guitar with 3 sigma IRs come damn close. However I was able to have good results with making IRs of an electro-acoustic guitar. It's not the same thing than a good acoustic guitar, but I live, I sounded better with it than the other guitar guitar player in my band, who uses a real electro-acoustic, but of a cheap brand really gasing for an electric with a piezo now :)

I tested the Taylor ones with an electric guitar : https://www.facebook.com/fremen.mu/videos/10153688337172245/ I need to get myself a piezo-equiped electric

Not trying to play like Gilmour on this customized Pink Floyd backing track ;) instead of learning to fly, it seems that I should learn to breathe ! :)

yes, I adjusted them, can't remember the settings though, my Variax isn't home at the moment

Yes I'm thinking of all this. Just after the HD update, I was displeased with the Strat sounds so I did a lot of tests, and I also identified the Masonic as the best body for quack sounds. I saved different "customized" Strat models in position 4 (middle+bridge) and I’m thinking of a preset where each snapshot will select a different one. I also have some open tunings for slide work ; I even have a bank, on my Variax, where each "preset" is a different open chord (G, D, A and C), it's fun to strike the open strings, or even harmonics from all strings, and move the selector Here's a demo of the Variax from my youtube channel :

There's more effect blocks than footswitches so a choice had to be made on a per preset basis, and I think that each user can easily customize. Some effects are not assigned to a footswitch because their on/off status is attached to a snapshot. The modulation settings are the same through all presets on purpose because, as I said for my big pack, « My presets are first and foremost a very big collection of amp/cab tones, effects are a bonus » – I've just selected the settings I like the best for the chorus, flanger and phaser. Generally there's minimal differences in reverb and delay settings ; this time I decided to use the Hall reverb instead of the plate. Drive blocks settings are different to match the amp model used. First and foremost, again, it's a collection of amp tones - an acoustic simulation, different types of clean, a few crunch, a Dumble-like tone, a few Marshall, a few high gain ones… These are the tones that get all my bases covered, and if I play a song which will need a specific delay or modulation, the preset I will use will be based on one of those. That's my approach :)

It was not meant to be a fair comparison because, with each processor, I chose my favorite amp models for these type of sounds. For the lead, in the Helix it's the MKIV, in the Amplifire too, and in the Axe it's the MKIIC+ - but I could also uses the Tucana etc

Thanks ! Fortunately it didn't last, and these last 5 days, I worked on a new, smaller/cheaper pack : It's not for the Variax yet, this one will take more time

https://soundcloud.com/thib-de-rob/purple-rain-amplifireaxe-fx-iihelix