https://www.fractalaudio.com
https://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/albert-lee-hh
The Axe-FX III is, in my opinion, the reigning monarch of all things modelling. It features, among a zillion other great things, a range of the most common fuzz types to plonk anywhere you like in your signal path. A good old fuzz is a difficult thing to emulate accurately in the digital domain but Fractal Audio have made a very good go of it - good enough for me not to have to use extra pedals, that’s for sure. Here I’m demoing a few of them, along with a couple of old-school drives, in front of two classic Marshall sims: JTM45 (Normal Channel) and SLP1959 Jumped. Check it out.
Presets? You’ll find them at:
JTM45: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=6422
SLP1959: http://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=6423
The guitar is a masterpiece. It is an early 2017 Music Man Albert Lee HH that has been my No.1 stage axe for touring ever since I received it. Two medium output humbuckers (I believe they’re related to the Axis DiMarzio Customs but they sound a little subtler to me), very light mahogany body, rosewood neck and fingerboard. It’s light, sings like a piano and if forced to choose it would probably be the first guitar I’d grab if the house was on fire. In fact, if I could grab two the SSS model would be the other one. But then I’d have to rush back in and grab the Palir’s, Smitty’s, Carltons, Fenders, Gibsons… Ugh. I’m doomed! I chose to use this guitar rather than a Strat or a Tele because I chose to use this guitar rather than a Strat or a Tele.
So, should I shoot another video with a couple of classic Fender models? Or perhaps a HIWATT DR103? Do you care? Let me know. Rock on and thanks for watching.