duncann Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Saw this over at tgp: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=1543362 Note this is not the FX8, and look at the wording under AX8. This could be interesting depending on price and when it might be released. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkyboy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 This could be interesting depending on price and when it might be released. I think it's around the 1400 $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelForbin Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/96382-im-just-going-leave-here.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scias23 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Oh my goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Only part way through the rather large thread, but Cliff says: It is not an Axe-Fx. It won't be able to do two amps or two cabs. It won't have things like the Vocoder and other esoteric blocks. It's a stripped down floor version at an aggressive price. It will have G3 modeling and user IR slots. It has two dual-core DSPs, one for amp modeling the other for effects. These DSPs are slower than the ones in the Axe-Fx so it won't be able to do two instance of amps.There will be block compatibility between the Axe-Fx and the AX-8 meaning you can copy blocks from your Axe-Fx presets into the AX-8.It has USB, XLR outs for FOH, 1/4 outputs for local monitoring and an FX loop. Four expression pedal inputs. AC powered, no wall-wart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Interesting alright! Still at the speculation stage of development! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumblinman Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Only part way through the rather large thread, but Cliff says: $1400 is "aggressively priced"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewolf48 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 The official price doesn't appear anywhere in that thread, but there are a lot of guesses ranging from $1000 to $2000. There was also discussion about what "aggressively priced" really meant. The use of the lower spec DSP lead some people to believe that this might be closer to $1000, and when it was pointed out that it will cut into AxeFX sales, Cliff did say that losing 10% AxeFx sales isn't a problem with more sales of a cheaper unit. Lots of AxeFx users said they would get one just for Rehearsals or Fly Gigs where it was too much effort to take the full rack, so there are reasonable number who will buy both. Got to say that I can't justify £900 at the moment, but realistically I need a better amplification solution before a new Amp + Fx unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_brown Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hmmm, this puts Fractal AXE in the affordable range - barely. It's a lot better priced than their normal $3000+ price tag plus almost another grand for a pedal board. My price point is under $1000. I'll be on the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hmmm, this puts Fractal AXE in the affordable range - barely. It's a lot better priced than their normal $3000+ price tag plus almost another grand for a pedal board. My price point is under $1000. I'll be on the fence. I thought the total was around $3000 with the controller? Either way, that's a damn lot of money. Or not, considering a lot of guitar players spend way more than that on pedals, guitars, amps, cabinets, et al. My hope is this is going to be something that fills in the gap on the lower end between $500 and $3000, like around at most $1000, or a direct competitor with the new amplifire. It's encouraging that it will be using two lower priced DSPs, but It's probably just wishful thinking, though, that will only result in a momentary disappointment upon hearing the reality. Just have to wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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