![]() I like my set up to sound like fear factory. Becuase the solid state distortion sucks. #1 if you gonna state that heavier artists are using your equipment like NIN, Korn and various other metal musicians make sure your distortion lives up to that title. And the design of the case, nobs and user interface. I like how you can create a sound for what part of your song, and then say another sound for a chorus of the same song and just tap one button and switch between 2 or more completely different effect chains and settings. So im gonna get a k-7 and some more stomp boxes to add to what the 2120 lacks in on sound. The 2120 does make some stuff easier how you can program patches and switch not just a effect on and off but actually program patches to the floor board. Now i realize that not everything in life is that easy. I was looking for something other then stompboxes to give me some good effects. Only reason I haven't sold it yet.I bought this a few years ago for about $1000. Maybe one of the Axe Fx genies here can succeed where I failed. OR if any of you have a 2120 and Axe Fx, I'll send you the preset settings. The answer, I think is with the ANSR/LFO setting combination. The attack is similar to U 2's Mysterious Ways,( but 3 or 4 beats longer and cleaner). Think Skrillex, but cleaner, and it would end when I released the momentary switch. It drops 1 to 2 octaves over a one measure depending on the BPM of the tune, at full bandwidth and 3 times the samples volume, engulfing the stage and audience, like a slow dive bomb synth. It is a sample flange effect! I would hit a low note, sample it for one sec with a momentary switch with the flanger. Absolutely brutal volume combo.Īlso went the Ultra to Ax II route, BUT there is still one effect from the 2120 that I can't seem to recreate on the AXE II. Obviously, the power amp modeling on the AFX2 is a MILLION times better than it was on the Standard, though, so perhaps that's not true anymore.Ĭlick to expand.I had the same 2/100 rectifier amp too, matched with a Mesa over sized 4 x 12 cab. I haven't tried that with my AFX2, but with my old AFX Standard, I never felt that I could get the right sound with a SS power amp. If you can pick up a solid state power amp cheaply, that would be a good way to compare and see whether you need the Mesa. You can dial out the power amp simulation on the AFX2's amp sims while continuing to use the Mesa, and that might be a good way to start with it. That shouldn't be surprising, given the rapid development of technology and the high amount of processing power the AFX2 uses.ĭespite all the people saying "you don't need that Mesa power amp anymore," I would say hold off on taking that out of your rig. The 2101/2112/2120 are great pieces of gear, but I think the AFX2 blows them away in every aspect. However, I just used it DI for studio stuff, which is also what I do with the AFX2. ![]()
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