Axe FX 3

Jonathanthomas83

@guitarfishbay you gonna take the plunge?

guitarfishbay

Not immediately, I still absolutely love my 2 XL and there are other things I'm interested in in terms of instruments (I'd love a Dingwall, and also more Evertunes). 

Though I would definitely like one.  I'll probably wait until next year at least to see what stuff gets added to this.

Jonathanthomas83

Yeah that's my feeling too. But who am I kidding, it won't take me that long unless the waiting list is inundated!

guitarfishbay

This is the list of how you can use the blocks.  Channels look to be the same as X/Y, except seamless now including amp blocks

Jonathanthomas83

Four independent delays is nice! 

So currently we have two amp blocks with 2 "channels" (X/Y) each, right? So with the Axe3 there'll be 4 channels x2? 

guitarfishbay

Yep.  Two blocks, each with four channels each, for a potential eight amps per patch if you were so inclined (though obviously only two at once).  Also Cliff has confirmed switching between channels will be seamless too.

dindude

 Brilliant, it has 7 less parameter adjustment knobs than a £130 Zoom G3n

Jonathanthomas83

That's a massive thing isn't it, the seamless switching. I can't help but get really excited about this! 

My thoughts about switching to the simpler AX8 have gone. If I was to deal with limitations, I'd be fairly happy to do that on the AX8, but now they've solved so many limitations with the Axe3, it's worth going for the Axe3 or waiting for the AX9. The Axe3 processing power looks huge.

Cabicular

guitarfishbay said:

Cabicular said:

FarleyUK said:

$2499...? So that'll be £3000 for us then, excluding floor controller. Yikes.

Would love one, but no way can I justify that.... think I'll be sticking to my AX8!

you've got to love the reverse exchange rate Fractal have introduced...

US prices are usually without sales tax though which makes prices look worse.  It isn't Fractal's fault we have to pay 20% VAT.

Really?
how is a helix $1499 in Sam ash and under a grand in the U.K. then
Or a Kemper at $1799 vs £1399
seems odd

guitarfishbay

Cabicular said:

guitarfishbay said:

Cabicular said:

FarleyUK said:

$2499...? So that'll be £3000 for us then, excluding floor controller. Yikes.

Would love one, but no way can I justify that.... think I'll be sticking to my AX8!

you've got to love the reverse exchange rate Fractal have introduced...

US prices are usually without sales tax though which makes prices look worse.  It isn't Fractal's fault we have to pay 20% VAT.

Really?
how is a helix $1499 in Sam ash and under a grand in the U.K. then
Or a Kemper at $1799 vs £1399
seems odd

Well Kemper is a European product, so there's not the same import duties on it from my understanding.  Axe FX products are shipped from the US which accounts for additional import taxes.  Line 6 I'm not sure where the product originates or how it is affected by tax as a result.

Plus the dealer network is different.

Fractal doesn't sell in shops... they have a European distributor who also need a cut at some point, whereas in the US they sell direct so no additional person to pay, that accounts for part.  Line 6 always sell through distributors and do not do direct hardware sales to the public.

Kemper does direct sales but does not undercut the dealer prices, in fact it's cheaper to buy from a dealer than direct.  £1548 for an unpowered head direct from Kemper, same thing is £1390 from typical dealers.  https://shop.kempermusic.com/gb/kemper/accessories/43/profiler-head-black?c=17

markjohnson

Hell yes to 'channels' as a feature. That alone could tempt my Kemper fund over to the dark side...

peteri

Put myself on the waiting list - there's nowt wrong with my AX8, and I'm very happy with it.

But the idea of the amp channels, plus the look of the new controller - could make for a very nice little package with more than a few advantages

Jonathanthomas83

Worth noting the wait list is US and Canada only, if you want one, tap up G66.eu :-) @peteri ;

KrisGee

This new feature tho...

Clarky

I'm going to get one.... not this year though cos I have other higher priority things to sort
but I will be getting one...
I doubt this surprises anyone... lol..

guitarfishbay

KrisGee said:

This new feature tho...

Hah!

Jonathanthomas83

Strange decision to remove the tuner button from the front panel.

sgosden

Looks like they've taken alot of influence from L6 on this one. They would have been daft not too. 

Give it a year or so after release and the FX2XL (is that the latest) are gonna start being a viable option for alot more people!

peteri

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Worth noting the wait list is US and Canada only, if you want one, tap up G66.eu :-) @peteri ;

Thanks yes, that’s who I spoke to 

Freebird

Finally I will be able to make some proper music