Reasons to buy an axe fx: - no worries about changing tubes - connect to anything - awesome tone - no mics and cabs wanted - easy to record with - smaller than an actual amp and cab - many other things.......
@@leestevens1539 Maybe we'll finally get to hear Syn sing lead for the first time when he finishes it. Depends on whether he wants it to be an instrumental album or not.
I really don't listen to their music but Synyster has said and explained the AXE FX thoughtfully and intelligently. Maybe I should start listening to their music? I'll do that now...
even if you're not into their thing (they've never quite grabbed me in the same way say Metallica has), they're a stellar band and never a waste of time to spend some time listening to. People that are talented, care about what they're doing, and going all out, are always inspiring. These guys are all those things.
for those who say his distortion tone is fuzzy, i think it's fuzzy too but have you guys ever thought of that syn actually likes that fuzzy tone? reference: all a7x songs
Edward Chan It's an increased mid boost to be heard when playing high gain. I get slammed for having a shit bedroom tone but when I take it live, it sounds great in the band setup.
He uses shitty (muddy) pickups by most people's standards, but its his sound and it sounds perfect for what he does. But the pickups in this video are nickel covered, those arent his usual pickups. Wonder what they are
What’s funny is that all these bedroom guitarists think they are too good for digital tones yet have never stepped foot on stage. Synyster gates has been playing for more than 20 years a touring, mixing and gigging. If he tells you he can’t hear a difference and it sounds great, it’s good.
I'm not really sure I agree with the bedroom guitarist part, most of the people I know who are against the digital tone are gigging guitarists, though some of them are bedroom guitarists who have never even tried to experiment with stuff like this.
When I got mine, I had been playing a Mesa Dual Rectifier for years, and before that various JCM-800 models and modified heads. So, I consciously decided that I was going to find a way to hate the Axe FX. And I worked at it - for weeks. Finally, during one tweaking session, where I was comparing the Boogie to the Axe, I got confused for a second and didn't realize that I was connected to the Axe, and it sounded so much like the Boogie, that I thought I had the other patch connected. But more importantly - it felt like the Boogie. And that was it - I sold all my tube heads and cabs. And I got stereo out of it to boot, which is amazing in and of itself. And I've gotten a lot of compliments on my sound from other musicians.
Exactly. Tones that sound good in a mix usually sound very harsh and fizzy when soloed. That's why I have presets for practice/jamming and presets that will sound good live and in a mix.
So you’re assuming everyone who thinks he has a bad tone doesn’t understand how mixing works..and here’s the kicker, you’re assuming you do understand it. You’re mistakenly thinking that a good live tone must be a bad solo tone, which is typically what you hear from novices, who learned a thing or two and suddenly think they know everything. But it doesn’t matter either way because his tone is kind of terrible live and solo.
Do you know whats great about "tone"? Good and bad is subjective but typically yes this increased mid hump tone works better in a mix especially with down tuned guitars. It's a little fizzy for my liking but thats personal taste.
@@supermanley101 I play in a band and I experienced the same thing... You shape your tone while playing with your buddies and think it sounds killer, than subtract the bass and drums and oooops, it sounds fuzzy and too "rich". In a mix, the "clipping" and the fuzzieness get lost. You sound "smaller". Thus you kinda need the fat and fuzzy tone if you really want to be heard
I don't usually praise ads but this video is very well made. Syn actually gives very well thought out input on what makes this product great instead of just being like "uhhh I like this because uhh it like makes my guitar sound really good OK can I get paid now". Just goes to show how much thought and care actually went into this product and video by both Syn and Fractal. In short, great video. I'm definitely gonna be checking this out now.
I've went digital a few years ago. I just think it's soooo convenient and it's endless possibilities of sounds. I'm all about new tech and I'm glad to see a smart guy like Syn taking advantage of that. Can't wait to see what's to come from A7X.
I think i started playing guitar first but he and zack were the ones that really gave me something to strive for and just like Gabriel Patrick he is also the reason i know what economy picking and who Frank Gambale is.
Syn's playing is other worldly, after their next album, i think he is going to be at the guitar god level, he's already there, but that will solidify his spot as one of the greatest snd most versatile players of all time. Super clean and super fast but also has so much feel amd aggression.
His solos on the stage made me seriously reconsider everything about guitar playing. All of his work on previous albums was obviously great, but something exploded in the past 2 years with Syn
@@ttguitarnoob I KNOW. Like, HTTK was relatively basic playing especially for Syn. And Nightmare has some pretty tough ones, but nothing extremely mind blowing, although how he plays things and the context makes them sound mindblowing even if the playing isn't as complicated as The Stage. Like, he had some amazing Sweep Picking, solo and rythym chops, but in The Stage, he like, releases his inner self and just explodes, everything is super mindblowing and jaw dropping, like, Dream Theater level. And he also has a TON of emotion. He is basically a guitar god. He was kinda just held back with the last albums because he was a more jazzy player and that didn't really fit anywhere, now he is released into his natural creative habitat. Don't get me wrong again tho, his playing has been outstanding since City Of Evil, but with The Stage, he soars to a new level.
@@THE_R3AL_YOYO Honestly, it didnt elavate him even more for me, its not a knock on him, but nothing on the new album really blew me away like everything on The Stage did. I personally dont love the album but i appreciate them trying something different, now im just hoping for A7X to release another album but it be more focused on rock and metal, I dont really mess with the techno stuff they did, especially because thats not what i love A7X for, i love them for their prog metal typa shit, theyve been doing it since Waking The Fallen up till The Stage, and the new album just didnt scratch that itch
@@tplouffe9226they have 0 music that is prog metal lol well I haven’t heard The Stage in full but the first song off the album literally is terrible so I didn’t give it a chance based off that. Same thing with the new album
Dylan Taylor finally someone recognizes him as Jake Pitts as a good player instead of bashing him because of the band he is in. Very underrated player’
Andrew Taylor i do agree with you but yeah I was just touching on the shred side like you mentioned lol but yeah I agree with him being a 1 trick pony kinda player
Andrew Taylor yea I'll agree with that I was specifically referring to his shredding ability. He has always been better than gates in that respect as far as pure technical skill goes
It was this video that initially got me interested in FAS. Thank the gods that it did. FAS products with all of their updates and different capabilities are gamechangers, and they also reign supreme with the sheer realism of their models/IRs/captures/etc. This is the future in all of its glory. Cheers, all!
Modelers are amazing. It used to be it would take a separate house to have all the cabs, amps, pedals, and mics you get inside of a couple of rack spaces. Wish it would have been around when I started playing.
I bought it (katana 100 head mk2)as a backup based on reviews.when I received it I tried to dial it in for hours I Hated it was going to box it up. Send it back to sweetwater.then I down loaded some presets changed the eq plugged it in to a 4/12 cab omg it’s badass .im going to order another one because I have another 4/12 to run stero the effects are great it has a special send for stero effects I run it 50watts I love it..my tube amp is a Egnater 120 Egnater Armageddon and 2 4/12 Armageddon It’s Thick and meaty.... ON THE KATANA I have settings for all guitars .. telecaster white falcon Emg pickup all my guitars sound great active to passive pickups In the beginning it sucked ......no I’m ordering another one LOL
I don't care if the emulations sound like the "real thing". If the modeling in the AXE FX sounds good, then it's good. It doesn't need to be exact to sound good. I can't afford the AXE FX III but I wish to get it someday. It's a lot better than buying multiple amp heads and pedals whenever I want a different sound. To me, AXE FX doesn't sound plasticky at all. Believe me when I say it, I know how plasticky emulations sound.
I can really hear the difference in my headphones with no band and honestly hate the tone but in a live show literally nobody will be able to tell the difference and the points he makes in this video are all spot on. Not surprised he switched
Definitely can see it being used for live/touring rigs for the sake of convenience. Most people in the audience won't care or be able to tell the difference anyway. But for studio recordings, I hope they stay with tube amps.
When it comes to live rigs, it's not just for the sake of convenience! The people who do notice a difference, it'll be for the better. Differences in micing+lack of isolation trump any minor difference there might still be between sims and real amps (honestly I can't tell the difference anymore, but it might be just me, the thing is that I can for sure tell how much worse tone sounds in live shows when compared to studios, with sims that difference disappears).
Agreed...it will be a very very very long time before computers can process physics in realtime so tube amps will always sound better to me. But for touring and any live application really there's no reason not to switch to digital
And “bad” tones. Little small combos for guitar parts in some entire songs and such, don’t have to have a “perfect” massive sound to record. Most don’t
The interesting thing though about 'limits" is that some of the best work comes from artist having to bash their heads against a wall and having to pull the answer from your butt to break the limits.
Actually $2499 which is still pretty steep shop.fractalaudio.com/Axe_Fx_III_p/fas-026.htm You can find some pretty good deals on a used Axe Fx2 XL or one of Fractal Audio's floor based effects processors such as the Ax8 for $1100 or Fx8 for $900. I get your point completely but will say this about the Fractal Audio gear. Once you have owned one of their units its kind of hard to go back to owning individual pedals and making it all work seamlessly. With the Ax8 in particular you can switch from one amp to another instantly and add any effects you want without having to drop $150 to $200 plus just for an individual pedal not to mention the various scenes that you can switch to within a given preset. For guys who just want to plug in, dial in a damn great sound and be off and running I don't think it can be beat. For those who like to endlessly tweak their sound, any parameter can be tweaked to the nth degree. What Fractal has definitely done is raise the bar for all of these other manufacturers to improve as well. For guys who are tube amp purists all I will say is that its gotten as close to tube as it can probably get. It doesn't move air like standing in front of a tube amp but if you're playing with in ear monitors the sound is just so damn inspiring and consistent. This technology has definitely grown by leaps and bounds and will continue to do so in the future.
He was talking about automated switching, which I'm sure you could have done 10 years ago but would have been many 10s of thousands of dollars lol. That was his point
Yeah but its 3000 (2499) for a product that allows you to do anything you want. A lot of guitar players own just a pedalboard that cost them the same or even more when you consider changing pedals, cables, power bricks, swithing systems to navigate in an easy way, and that's before talking about amps that costs quite much if you want a high end one. Now you tell me if after this you would still think that 2499$ for a unit that covers everything, is expensive. I've sold all my gear for axe fx ii at the time and I have much more flexibility, better tones, easy and clean recording ability, I can take it anywhere and sound the same and with the money I saved I bought the guitar I could only dream of while having the analog gear.
@@AyBi_Studio i get that, it just that i dont consider $2500 "not too much money" its probaly a great product worth the price in every way if your proffession involves playing guitar, and / or you already have a decent income
Hey Vsauce Robbery Here I'm sorry but that's just not correct. Most people, not including professionals, who like playing guitars for fun, would spend lots of money on their rig. They will spend it on pedals and than replace them with better ones, and so on. You can find many many high end pedals like stryomin, eventide etc on pedalboards today and they cost like 500-600$ each, people are haivng stupidly big rack units or to amps and in total they spend the sams or more money over they years. Fractal allows you to spend this amount of money once and than you just done with seeking for new pedals or amps and focus on your playing. Oh, and there is always the older versions which are amazing, and ax8.
I just wish FAS would come up with a VST plugin that would allow us AX8 users to boost the cpu power of the thing and use multiple amps and cabs and more effects!
I'm convinced. I want to try one. (But it's going to be some time before I get the cash together for one.) This seems like the end-all, be-all for my rig. In this clip, it sounds like the ultimate unit. I really am convinced.
never thought about the keyboards until he mentioned it. Guitar players need to get with the times, keys players have been playing digital live for ages!
I feel like for most guys high end digital is close enough. The main issue I have with digital is you have to get the really high end stuff for it to be good enough and they're all spendy. You can still get a nice rig for less than 800$. Right now I'm playing through a Peavey 6505 mh (300$) and a Harley Benton 2x12 cab (235$ shipped). It sounds great and you can gig with that setup or record with it and be happy and you're still under 600 in my case. I'm not saying they aren't worth the money, having any sound you could ever want in one box is valuable. I'm just saying they're too spendy for a lot of guys still. Maybe in the future when theres more competition and digital modeling is the standard I'll make the switch myself. I still really want to play with one. Most of the guys that I know that don't want to make the switch that can afford it say that it's not the sound that they dont like. They say it's the response and dynamics of a tube amp that digital hasn't got right yet. I'll find out for myself eventually.
@@SaintKines For the price you can't go wrong. There's far less options as far as cabs and amps but much less tweaking. Of course for around 1k the Fractal AX8 is still a great buy.
Syn has really aged well, playing wise...................one of the greats of his era, I remember when they were first out....................ground breaking ! Axe-fx is amazing, and less money than a mesa stack and a dozen pedals. Rush, has been using these as digital back-ups for the H & k's for years and Alex can't tell the difference either. My main rig has 2 line 6 bogner hd 100's and I love them, guy's laugh at me, until they hear my sound, power is tubes, but fx are digital, programmable and very reliable, I own many heads and these are still my favorite cuz they do everything. I use a sonic max too. But the future is digital, tubes suck and I will be switching over to axe. This is the golden era, for gear !
Ya the distorted tones are a bit buzzy in this video but that's because the sound guy hasn't applied a LPF at 8khz yet.... most sound guys are going to do something like that right away and it helps fix issues. then a HPF at where ever the fuck maybe even side chained to the bass guitar dirty signal.
My buddy got one earlier this year & I'm selling a lot of gear just to afford to get one. Its a lot money but its worth it.Sick part is worth twice the amount I have in my car.Yeah its a beater with a heater & its paid off!
So Fractal Audio will introduce new Audio System Axenged Sevenfx lll. So nice sound custom by Synyster Gates. However, he still the best guitar player in my generation.
I wonder what setup he is using for this video. Like speaker type, into frfr, power amp. Looking into the FM9 and I have no clue on anu setup yet. Home player. Have a Mark 5 that sounds good but I want the flexibility and bedroom levels with still have good tone.
The clean are heavenly, the rythm is a buffed mosquito, the lead is a buffed mosquito who just ate a cake. The playing is cool, that guy is really good!
Mauro Marchelle - In defense of the product, which I have no interest in; Maybe he set it to sound like that, cause he likes it. And it could do better sounds that you might like...
@@michaelangeloh.5383 Yes yes, I have no doubt about it! I just don't like this preset but I have always been tempted by the Axe fx2 and recently by the ax8! I jumped between tubes (marshall), digital (pod hd500x), tubes again (h&k grandmeister deluxe40) and now I feel fine but I also bought the atomic aplifire and would like to replace everything with and Ax8. I've got some pedals too (8 now) and like them all but still i don't feel complete 100% xD So to say, i love fractal products but this rythm and lead are not my favourite at all ;)
Reasons to buy an axe fx:
- no worries about changing tubes
- connect to anything
- awesome tone
- no mics and cabs wanted
- easy to record with
- smaller than an actual amp and cab
- many other things.......
Plus it's cheaper than buying a Mesa, a Diezel and a Marshall to get the sounds you're looking for!
I'm all for a high end digital modeler but I still want a cab. I will always want to play through a good 2x12.
where are you from how can I buy axe fx 3 and its processor or amp head?
Reason you can't spit on tube amps : what are you going to model with your AxeFX if there are no tube amps around?
All of that but it will never beat an actual amp....
We need a Syn solo album.
Dave Martins he’s working on a solo gypsy jazz album
@@leestevens1539 source?
It was all over the Internet after he said it in an interview, I can’t remember which exact one ahah
Yessssssss
@@leestevens1539 Maybe we'll finally get to hear Syn sing lead for the first time when he finishes it. Depends on whether he wants it to be an instrumental album or not.
I love that lead tone from the stage. It's so captivating to listen to.
David Valles same here. I didnt like the clean tones on the album though :/
I could listen to syn play for hours on end
Chills just chills
Nic 6661 clean tones from HTTK were cherry
I really don't listen to their music but Synyster has said and explained the AXE FX thoughtfully and intelligently. Maybe I should start listening to their music? I'll do that now...
You should, he is a mastermind.
even if you're not into their thing (they've never quite grabbed me in the same way say Metallica has), they're a stellar band and never a waste of time to spend some time listening to. People that are talented, care about what they're doing, and going all out, are always inspiring. These guys are all those things.
I listened to them and appreciate what they do musically. Yes they sure do care what they are doing! Good stuff!
listen to buried alive! the best song in my opinion
Treat yourself to syn’s stye. He is truly approaching to be one of the best guitarists of all time IMO
for those who say his distortion tone is fuzzy, i think it's fuzzy too but have you guys ever thought of that syn actually likes that fuzzy tone? reference: all a7x songs
Edward Chan It's an increased mid boost to be heard when playing high gain. I get slammed for having a shit bedroom tone but when I take it live, it sounds great in the band setup.
He uses shitty (muddy) pickups by most people's standards, but its his sound and it sounds perfect for what he does. But the pickups in this video are nickel covered, those arent his usual pickups. Wonder what they are
@@1.618-z9y The nickel covered pickups are his signature Schecter pickups. He stopped using the Seymour Duncan Invaders a year ago.
I love a saturated fuzzy distorted deep tone too
@@DeathPandaDanceParty Thanks for that info, much appreciated
What’s funny is that all these bedroom guitarists think they are too good for digital tones yet have never stepped foot on stage. Synyster gates has been playing for more than 20 years a touring, mixing and gigging. If he tells you he can’t hear a difference and it sounds great, it’s good.
He's promoting a product, of course he's going to say positive shit about it.
@Shallex There's no proof of that, and all of a sudden 2018 he becomes a vivid fan of a digital amps? I don't buy it.
As a touring musician for years I can tell the difference instantly. I’ll keep my board for now
@@Jayyy_Wav to each their own, but I would bet 1000 $ that if you were blindfolded , you could not tell a difference between tube and Ax- FX
I'm not really sure I agree with the bedroom guitarist part, most of the people I know who are against the digital tone are gigging guitarists, though some of them are bedroom guitarists who have never even tried to experiment with stuff like this.
This is a stellar video.
Stellar huh? Stellar?
Sounds like LA hype talk to me.
Stellar?
@@wintersmill4853 "fucken great vid mate" didn't quite cut it for this one.
@Leon Todd can you make this preset for FM3 please, clean and dirty..
I love Syn's tone so much! It's always kinda warm, crunchy, or fuzzy but it always stays very clean! I love it!
When I got mine, I had been playing a Mesa Dual Rectifier for years, and before that various JCM-800 models and modified heads. So, I consciously decided that I was going to find a way to hate the Axe FX. And I worked at it - for weeks. Finally, during one tweaking session, where I was comparing the Boogie to the Axe, I got confused for a second and didn't realize that I was connected to the Axe, and it sounded so much like the Boogie, that I thought I had the other patch connected. But more importantly - it felt like the Boogie. And that was it - I sold all my tube heads and cabs. And I got stereo out of it to boot, which is amazing in and of itself. And I've gotten a lot of compliments on my sound from other musicians.
All the people criticizing the tone here have no clue how a guitar tone is supposed to sound when put in a mix.
Exactly. Tones that sound good in a mix usually sound very harsh and fizzy when soloed. That's why I have presets for practice/jamming and presets that will sound good live and in a mix.
So you’re assuming everyone who thinks he has a bad tone doesn’t understand how mixing works..and here’s the kicker, you’re assuming you do understand it.
You’re mistakenly thinking that a good live tone must be a bad solo tone, which is typically what you hear from novices, who learned a thing or two and suddenly think they know everything.
But it doesn’t matter either way because his tone is kind of terrible live and solo.
Do you know whats great about "tone"? Good and bad is subjective but typically yes this increased mid hump tone works better in a mix especially with down tuned guitars. It's a little fizzy for my liking but thats personal taste.
I think is sounds pretty awesome. It basically sounds exactly like it does on the album.
@@supermanley101 I play in a band and I experienced the same thing... You shape your tone while playing with your buddies and think it sounds killer, than subtract the bass and drums and oooops, it sounds fuzzy and too "rich".
In a mix, the "clipping" and the fuzzieness get lost. You sound "smaller". Thus you kinda need the fat and fuzzy tone if you really want to be heard
That tone at 2:08 made me harder than Chinese algebra
I don't usually praise ads but this video is very well made. Syn actually gives very well thought out input on what makes this product great instead of just being like "uhhh I like this because uhh it like makes my guitar sound really good OK can I get paid now". Just goes to show how much thought and care actually went into this product and video by both Syn and Fractal. In short, great video. I'm definitely gonna be checking this out now.
So Awesome! Syn has had a huge influence on my playing, love that he is feeling the Axe-Fx III. It is truly amazing!
he's not the average typical metal guitarist we see everyday, the guy is unique, #teamsynyster
Do you play the guitar at all? He's a pretty average musician with lots of mistakes in playing
@@angryktulhu pretty average musician. Fucking lol. What does that make you?
@@angryktulhu no hes not tf ahaha he's one of the cleanest live guitarists and right up there at the top for technical ability
I've went digital a few years ago. I just think it's soooo convenient and it's endless possibilities of sounds. I'm all about new tech and I'm glad to see a smart guy like Syn taking advantage of that. Can't wait to see what's to come from A7X.
I keep coming back to this video, over and over. I love his tone. But what an inspiring player, and with the fractal, watch out!
syn the reason why i starting playing guitar
hes the reason i know how to sweep and eco pick xD
Thats kinda sad..
I M How is that sad?
same here man
I think i started playing guitar first but he and zack were the ones that really gave me something to strive for and just like Gabriel Patrick he is also the reason i know what economy picking and who Frank Gambale is.
Saw them live in February for the first time. Syn was definitely the highlight of the show.
TheScaredofsilence 15th?
Syn's playing is other worldly, after their next album, i think he is going to be at the guitar god level, he's already there, but that will solidify his spot as one of the greatest snd most versatile players of all time. Super clean and super fast but also has so much feel amd aggression.
His solos on the stage made me seriously reconsider everything about guitar playing. All of his work on previous albums was obviously great, but something exploded in the past 2 years with Syn
@@ttguitarnoob I KNOW. Like, HTTK was relatively basic playing especially for Syn. And Nightmare has some pretty tough ones, but nothing extremely mind blowing, although how he plays things and the context makes them sound mindblowing even if the playing isn't as complicated as The Stage. Like, he had some amazing Sweep Picking, solo and rythym chops, but in The Stage, he like, releases his inner self and just explodes, everything is super mindblowing and jaw dropping, like, Dream Theater level. And he also has a TON of emotion. He is basically a guitar god. He was kinda just held back with the last albums because he was a more jazzy player and that didn't really fit anywhere, now he is released into his natural creative habitat. Don't get me wrong again tho, his playing has been outstanding since City Of Evil, but with The Stage, he soars to a new level.
I’m curious what do you think about LIBAD
@@THE_R3AL_YOYO Honestly, it didnt elavate him even more for me, its not a knock on him, but nothing on the new album really blew me away like everything on The Stage did. I personally dont love the album but i appreciate them trying something different, now im just hoping for A7X to release another album but it be more focused on rock and metal, I dont really mess with the techno stuff they did, especially because thats not what i love A7X for, i love them for their prog metal typa shit, theyve been doing it since Waking The Fallen up till The Stage, and the new album just didnt scratch that itch
@@tplouffe9226they have 0 music that is prog metal lol well I haven’t heard The Stage in full but the first song off the album literally is terrible so I didn’t give it a chance based off that. Same thing with the new album
This is so awesome. Love my Ax8. Now I want to get an Axe FX III
He is the most influence guitarist and the reason why i wanting to play guitar
Music will never die. Knowledge and a good ear is the key. Tech is just the gravy that keep your flow going
thank you syn so much for your 'tone gift' on fractal audio !!!
So much for Hellwin amps...
My thoughts exactly.
I think he profiled that amplifier or whatever the term is for Axe fx
I miss the days when he used Mesa Boogie
@@Tact012 no. We didn't. We built his new tone from the ground up in the Axe-Fx.
@@coopercarter sounds sexy 👌 guess he said bye Hellwin.
3:36 on a dime? on a PARADIGM!? HA
can we just talk about how much cleaner a player he is now than he used to be? his sweeping and legato runs are jake pitts level at this point
Dylan Taylor finally someone recognizes him as Jake Pitts as a good player instead of bashing him because of the band he is in. Very underrated player’
Jake Pitt's is good but he's not very versatile. He's a shredder, he doesn't step out of his comfort zone
Andrew Taylor i do agree with you but yeah I was just touching on the shred side like you mentioned lol but yeah I agree with him being a 1 trick pony kinda player
Andrew Taylor yea I'll agree with that I was specifically referring to his shredding ability. He has always been better than gates in that respect as far as pure technical skill goes
I feel like this comment is a little backwards… 90% of jakes guitar playing is A7X inspired
Hands down the best guitarist in the game right now and has been for about the past 15 years
syn can play using 50$ strat with crappy amp n still sound good
Example: Drunks in Helsinki
*puts on sunglasses inside*
"I'm a guitar player"
It was this video that initially got me interested in FAS. Thank the gods that it did. FAS products with all of their updates and different capabilities are gamechangers, and they also reign supreme with the sheer realism of their models/IRs/captures/etc. This is the future in all of its glory. Cheers, all!
Damn he has gotten so much better of the years
Please release presets with Helwin Head and all the studio heads and I will buy a Axe 3 take my money
They already did release them. Like a week ago.
@@Darkhalo314 wheres the link all I seen was speaker cab packs
My dad and I both use the axe fx 2 and we love it tremendously:))
It will be the coolest thing in the world if Gates starts solo album...
Modelers are amazing. It used to be it would take a separate house to have all the cabs, amps, pedals, and mics you get inside of a couple of rack spaces. Wish it would have been around when I started playing.
Syn speaks very differently than he was back then when the rev was still alive.
He sounds sober today 😂
It's funny but sadly true 😂😂
The whole band underwent a lot of maturing
welp, he has a kid now
I cant wait to hear when Syn and the boys are cooking up :)))
I wish I had an Axe-Fx III,
if I have money one day maybe. :)
1:37 the matching Good Charlotte tattoo 😉
This man is the f*cking guitar god.
Gotta love that line six spider 2 tone
When Syn started playing the riff at 2:20 I could REALLY hear the Megadeth influence
It's from the song Paradigm, great song you should check it out.
Boss Katana .....just bought one .......
............100% happy
I bought it (katana 100 head mk2)as a backup based on reviews.when I received it I tried to dial it in for hours I Hated it was going to box it up. Send it back to sweetwater.then I down loaded some presets changed the eq plugged it in to a 4/12 cab omg it’s badass .im going to order another one because I have another 4/12 to run stero the effects are great it has a special send for stero effects I run it 50watts
I love it..my tube amp is a Egnater 120 Egnater Armageddon and 2 4/12 Armageddon
It’s Thick and meaty....
ON THE KATANA I have settings for all guitars .. telecaster white falcon
Emg pickup all my guitars sound great active to passive pickups
In the beginning it sucked ......no I’m ordering another one LOL
I don't care if the emulations sound like the "real thing". If the modeling in the AXE FX sounds good, then it's good. It doesn't need to be exact to sound good. I can't afford the AXE FX III but I wish to get it someday. It's a lot better than buying multiple amp heads and pedals whenever I want a different sound. To me, AXE FX doesn't sound plasticky at all. Believe me when I say it, I know how plasticky emulations sound.
I can really hear the difference in my headphones with no band and honestly hate the tone but in a live show literally nobody will be able to tell the difference and the points he makes in this video are all spot on. Not surprised he switched
Definitely can see it being used for live/touring rigs for the sake of convenience. Most people in the audience won't care or be able to tell the difference anyway. But for studio recordings, I hope they stay with tube amps.
When it comes to live rigs, it's not just for the sake of convenience! The people who do notice a difference, it'll be for the better. Differences in micing+lack of isolation trump any minor difference there might still be between sims and real amps (honestly I can't tell the difference anymore, but it might be just me, the thing is that I can for sure tell how much worse tone sounds in live shows when compared to studios, with sims that difference disappears).
Agreed...it will be a very very very long time before computers can process physics in realtime so tube amps will always sound better to me. But for touring and any live application really there's no reason not to switch to digital
guys the song at the start is called "Buried Alive" by A7x
I agree with Syn, I think people get too obsessed with tone and getting that perfect sound. Some of the best records have out of tune guitars!!
And “bad” tones. Little small combos for guitar parts in some entire songs and such, don’t have to have a “perfect” massive sound to record. Most don’t
The interesting thing though about 'limits" is that some of the best work comes from artist having to bash their heads against a wall and having to pull the answer from your butt to break the limits.
Please come back to bogner
Forget the axe-fx
Gates playing is insane in this video🔥
"You can create great sounds without needing much money"
>item in question is $3000
Actually $2499 which is still pretty steep shop.fractalaudio.com/Axe_Fx_III_p/fas-026.htm You can find some pretty good deals on a used Axe Fx2 XL or one of Fractal Audio's floor based effects processors such as the Ax8 for $1100 or Fx8 for $900. I get your point completely but will say this about the Fractal Audio gear. Once you have owned one of their units its kind of hard to go back to owning individual pedals and making it all work seamlessly. With the Ax8 in particular you can switch from one amp to another instantly and add any effects you want without having to drop $150 to $200 plus just for an individual pedal not to mention the various scenes that you can switch to within a given preset. For guys who just want to plug in, dial in a damn great sound and be off and running I don't think it can be beat. For those who like to endlessly tweak their sound, any parameter can be tweaked to the nth degree. What Fractal has definitely done is raise the bar for all of these other manufacturers to improve as well. For guys who are tube amp purists all I will say is that its gotten as close to tube as it can probably get. It doesn't move air like standing in front of a tube amp but if you're playing with in ear monitors the sound is just so damn inspiring and consistent. This technology has definitely grown by leaps and bounds and will continue to do so in the future.
He was talking about automated switching, which I'm sure you could have done 10 years ago but would have been many 10s of thousands of dollars lol. That was his point
Yeah but its 3000 (2499) for a product that allows you to do anything you want. A lot of guitar players own just a pedalboard that cost them the same or even more when you consider changing pedals, cables, power bricks, swithing systems to navigate in an easy way, and that's before talking about amps that costs quite much if you want a high end one.
Now you tell me if after this you would still think that 2499$ for a unit that covers everything, is expensive.
I've sold all my gear for axe fx ii at the time and I have much more flexibility, better tones, easy and clean recording ability, I can take it anywhere and sound the same and with the money I saved I bought the guitar I could only dream of while having the analog gear.
@@AyBi_Studio i get that, it just that i dont consider $2500 "not too much money" its probaly a great product worth the price in every way if your proffession involves playing guitar, and / or you already have a decent income
Hey Vsauce Robbery Here I'm sorry but that's just not correct. Most people, not including professionals, who like playing guitars for fun, would spend lots of money on their rig. They will spend it on pedals and than replace them with better ones, and so on.
You can find many many high end pedals like stryomin, eventide etc on pedalboards today and they cost like 500-600$ each, people are haivng stupidly big rack units or to amps and in total they spend the sams or more money over they years. Fractal allows you to spend this amount of money once and than you just done with seeking for new pedals or amps and focus on your playing. Oh, and there is always the older versions which are amazing, and ax8.
2:06 some warm up
2:53 fuckn epic
Love his tone
I like a lot his bogner+diezel tone. But that is amazing too
Hey Fractal folks - can you please do an artist preset pack with Syn? I want the Paradigm tone that he’s playing here.
I just wish FAS would come up with a VST plugin that would allow us AX8 users to boost the cpu power of the thing and use multiple amps and cabs and more effects!
Unfortunately that's not how their business model works
I don't really think that someone can explain this thing better than what happened here.
Well, the only thing is miss from digital amps is the pure, raw pressure and honesty of a few soldered circuits.
More Syn please. Maybe some playthrough videos?
I'm convinced. I want to try one. (But it's going to be some time before I get the cash together for one.) This seems like the end-all, be-all for my rig. In this clip, it sounds like the ultimate unit. I really am convinced.
Just realised that the top bit of the locking nut on his guitar is missing... lol :P
never thought about the keyboards until he mentioned it. Guitar players need to get with the times, keys players have been playing digital live for ages!
the intro was kickass
that distortion tone is fucking immense
That intro tone is way better than the original.
Do you know what song he was playing at the beginning I know it and its hurting my head because I cant remember the name
@@willshaffer5373 buried alive
@@OcnarfMusic Ah yeah that's right. I knew it was something off of Nightmare or Hail to the King. Thanks my two remaining brain cells can rest now
That stage intro is fucking dope.
Sounds good! But 'll stick with my first act guitar and amp.
I feel like for most guys high end digital is close enough. The main issue I have with digital is you have to get the really high end stuff for it to be good enough and they're all spendy. You can still get a nice rig for less than 800$. Right now I'm playing through a Peavey 6505 mh (300$) and a Harley Benton 2x12 cab (235$ shipped). It sounds great and you can gig with that setup or record with it and be happy and you're still under 600 in my case. I'm not saying they aren't worth the money, having any sound you could ever want in one box is valuable. I'm just saying they're too spendy for a lot of guys still. Maybe in the future when theres more competition and digital modeling is the standard I'll make the switch myself. I still really want to play with one. Most of the guys that I know that don't want to make the switch that can afford it say that it's not the sound that they dont like. They say it's the response and dynamics of a tube amp that digital hasn't got right yet. I'll find out for myself eventually.
Wrong. I’ve owned Fractal AX8 and Axe-2, I bought an HX Stomp new for $450, I had some coupons. With 3rd party ir’s there’s very little difference.
@@danyeo I'll have to check it out.
@@SaintKines For the price you can't go wrong. There's far less options as far as cabs and amps but much less tweaking. Of course for around 1k the Fractal AX8 is still a great buy.
That clean jam he did was beautiful, is it a song? (Im not much of an A7X fan)
Syn has really aged well, playing wise...................one of the greats of his era, I remember when they were first out....................ground breaking ! Axe-fx is amazing, and less money than a mesa stack and a dozen pedals. Rush, has been using these as digital back-ups for the H & k's for years and Alex can't tell the difference either. My main rig has 2 line 6 bogner hd 100's and I love them, guy's laugh at me, until they hear my sound, power is tubes, but fx are digital, programmable and very reliable, I own many heads and these are still my favorite cuz they do everything. I use a sonic max too. But the future is digital, tubes suck and I will be switching over to axe. This is the golden era, for gear !
THE IPHONE OF GUITAR, NEW ONE OUT EVERY YEAR
Yup!
with bendgate feature
Everybody wants one, yep.
Syn has the best lead tone ever, imo
I can’t wait to get one !!
Is this the dad from the television show This is Us? Sure looks like him in a way.
Its a combinstion of esentials electronics, programing, sound production and mixing!
Friendship ended with Hellwin. Now Fractal Audio Axe-Fx III is my best friend.
4:28 🤗💯💯💯💯💯 AFTERLIFE!!!!
Great demo .
This video could've been 6 hours long and still watched it all
Ya the distorted tones are a bit buzzy in this video but that's because the sound guy hasn't applied a LPF at 8khz yet.... most sound guys are going to do something like that right away and it helps fix issues. then a HPF at where ever the fuck maybe even side chained to the bass guitar dirty signal.
Great playing!
I'm sold. I'm not buying one more piece of gear until I can afford a fractal.
He said people walking around with a laptop but he's in between. Fellas got more tech than the CIA behind him
periphery and a7x, fractal slowly taking over the guitar scene
It’s been taking over for a decade.
deasnutz4ever dang guess I'm late to the party then
So much for the Schecter Hellwin series. 🤷🏻♂️
My buddy got one earlier this year & I'm selling a lot of gear just to afford to get one. Its a lot money but its worth it.Sick part is worth twice the amount I have in my car.Yeah its a beater with a heater & its paid off!
Plz collab with Jacky Vincent.
Can you upload the complete video, only the part where he just played the guitar, without him talking? Pleaseee.....
I just want a song with Syn and Jim Root together! It's all i ask!
So Fractal Audio will introduce new Audio System Axenged Sevenfx lll. So nice sound custom by Synyster Gates. However, he still the best guitar player in my generation.
that bracelet syn's wearing is so cool i really like it is that available in amazon?
All’s I DO kno is: the guitar plays incredible. Luv mine
Even if you drop a bomb on your AxeFx, just get another one, load your presets from backup and you're good to go. 100%
Axe fx 3 is a beast
That Rythm tone is fire🔥
Would love to know what is he using in the axe
I'm in love with his hands
I wonder what setup he is using for this video. Like speaker type, into frfr, power amp. Looking into the FM9 and I have no clue on anu setup yet. Home player. Have a Mark 5 that sounds good but I want the flexibility and bedroom levels with still have good tone.
The clean are heavenly, the rythm is a buffed mosquito, the lead is a buffed mosquito who just ate a cake.
The playing is cool, that guy is really good!
Mauro Marchelle - In defense of the product, which I have no interest in; Maybe he set it to sound like that, cause he likes it. And it could do better sounds that you might like...
@@michaelangeloh.5383 Yes yes, I have no doubt about it! I just don't like this preset but I have always been tempted by the Axe fx2 and recently by the ax8! I jumped between tubes (marshall), digital (pod hd500x), tubes again (h&k grandmeister deluxe40) and now I feel fine but I also bought the atomic aplifire and would like to replace everything with and Ax8. I've got some pedals too (8 now) and like them all but still i don't feel complete 100% xD
So to say, i love fractal products but this rythm and lead are not my favourite at all ;)
@@drspody for me that sounded awesome
@@ИльяЗубков-ф8ж it's just a matter of taste! The quality of the fractal is sure really high and there's no doubt about it!
okaY but that afterlife chorus rework he played was so sick