Axe FX 2 Clean to mid-gain amp clips, by Pete Thorn

Pete Thorn demonstrates the Axe FX 2 amp modeling capabilities in these clean to mid-gain clips....
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[@punkkuseppo]

The first proper Axe FX II clean tone video I've seen so far. All the other videos have tones ruined by ridiculous amounts of chorus, flanger or compression. Appreciate your other videos as well!

[@MostlyElectrolytes]

Sounds great as usual! Glad to see the Wrecker retained it's dynamics; love that amp on the Ultra.

[@MetalTerrorist]

Everything you do sounds remarkable Pete. Always a pleasure to see/hear you.

[@coopercarter]

these clips have got me more excited than ever to get this unit and start using it on my SoloAWeek videos...thanks for posting these Pete. Great sounds.

[@PeteThorn]

@CRANKYONE100 Sorry for the CD delay! Should be on it's way to you tomorrow or monday at the latest.

[@GuitarMan2771]

Pete, you've become one of my all time favorite guitarist. You are truely a players player. I love your style and especially your own material. Your gear reviews (pedals and other FX) are ae great. Keep up the great playing and sharing. You're the BEST!!!

[@capoman1]

The AxeFX2 is the real deal. Worth every penny for sure. I can't wait till VST software can keep up with the AxeFX.

[@U2GuitarTutorials]

I'm a huge fan of the Axe II. Best digital effects processor on the planet. But I'm more impressed with Pete's skills! True genuine talent here. One think for everyone to keep in mind is that the guitar and pup selection make a huge difference in tone. When comparing amp tones, I prefer to use the same guitar in same pup position to truly here the differences between amp models. In some cases the change in guitar makes a bigger difference than the change in the amp.

[@SweetAmericanMustard]

1987x is probably the coolest thing I've ever heard in my life.

[@eckaad123]

Nice Pete, thumbs up! Just received a mail that my axe fx 2 is on the way. Really looking forward to it when listening to your sounds! Greets from Germany

[@hammondsphoto]

Great to hear an Axe-FX demo with more earthy vintage tones and some enjoyable playing not just ultragain chug, chug widdle-widdle.

[@AdamSteinzOfficial]

Well Done, as usual, Pete! I always enjoy your videos and your playing!

[@KleyDeJong]

Sounds great Pete - I really enjoyed the clips with the strat.

[@buddachile]

It's encouraging to me to see how far amp modeling has come from the early days. The tones here are great. I have Kemper and get similarly great tones. I'd love to add and AxeFX2 to my collection at some point.

[@IAmTheWoodmeister]

buddachile Me too. I just got a Kemper for Christmas. It is awesome. But, I want the Axe Fx 2 XL also. Mainly out of curiosity to see if I like one over the other. But I have decided that the Kemper will stay and just save up for the Axe Fx.

[@Moose_Hawkins]

That hi-power sounds AMAZING.

[@Scrappalino]

Diggin on the Darkness riff... Love your demo's Pete

[@IlIlIlIlIllIllII]

Damn that sounds amazing. Faith in amp modeling restored.

[@thinwire]

@KayleeHasFatThumbs i agree, i'm struggling to hear what everyone is banging on about with the Axe Fx. (not bashing either). Great to hear someone demo the mid gain settings on this thing. From what i've seen the 11R sounds better to me as far as the modelling goes. Although would be nice to see some more mid gain vids of Axe fx

[@Uberloinvongenchler]

My friend recommended this to me as the be all and end all of guitar amps. It sounds quite like a roland cube amp to me. Good, and convenient, but not GREAT. I won't be throwing my tube amps away after all. Thanks for demo btw.

[@Epiphone1978]

for a min i got confused and i thought his name is Peter North! LOL!! Nice tone by the way!

[@PeteThorn]

@cauldronics the Sonys to me are kind of like NS10's are to lots of engineers- maybe not flat but I know them so well that it might be weird to switch. I know how I want stuff to sound on them.

[@MrGANator100]

Man...I want an Axe FX 2 sooooooooooooooooo bad! Pete you make me (a cheap person) drop 3k on a mfx unit! You rock!!!

[@PeteThorn]

@rsaenzs PAF in the neck, early pat. # in the bridge... it rocks!

[@mrpingua]

Great video. Not alot of talking, but a whole lot of playing. Great sounds you get out of the unit.

[@adam872]

Nice tone from "Black Shuck" at around 3:00. Sounds just like the album. Those clean sounds are pretty ace too.

[@AndreNieri]

great... sounds really close to real amps! i think it's a good tool to have for layering tracks!

[@stevenrosburg3629]

Great job, Pete!

[@CusterFlux]

Pete, you spazz ... you have such a great speaking voice, knowledgeable yet down to earth: and with swaths of experience in the music realm, ya know, guy like that should have a pod-cast about ... well, something ... ( oh, thanks for teaching me eruption, took a few weeks, but I got it - damn it's hard to get it as swanky as Eddie )

[@335pd]

I like your Black Shuck tone!

[@RiveGuitar]

Awesome playing!

[@PeteThorn]

my friend- that is entirely up to you and your guitar stylings

[@flyingdog2]

Pete, just wondering which Headphone do you use? Do you also use it to set-up your tones on the Axe or only directly into your monitors?

[@knikk77]

Axe 2 has had alot of good progress for the amp models! By the way, what string gauge do use on your Suhr guitars?

[@MrJonathanMarquis]

The fucking Darkness !!! Black Shuck !!! You nailed the tone great !

[@TheAlphahot1]

@sinasl1 I love that tone!!! Do you know if Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers are very different from that?

[@JazzMac36251]

Wish we could get a look at the other pages of those presets. That Trainwreck preset wounds insane! Wonder what cab, etc...

[@knikk77]

Great demo! Axe II sounds promising! Is that Graphtech saddles on that strat at the end?

[@Valeriguitarworks]

Great tone! Especially - 1987x.

[@CRANKYONE100]

AS usual the Thorn demo clips are the best(beat the Tone Merchant ones)..They shoulda left all the clip duties to you for the new Axe II...and Ola Englund for the metal stuff. BTW Pete..I pre ordered your CD couple of weeks ago any idea how long they take to mail out??

[@HasinShahadArRafi]

ahh that wonderful spongy plexi tone!

[@RichardA5150]

Would love to be able to afford one of these, or even an Ultra. Sadly that wont happen. Sounds great in your Hands though Pete

[@ckalas]

i love those suhr classic ts, are they nicer to play than a fender tele custom?

[@5amuu]

@benbasketballgtar You didn't quite understand my comment. By saving a few hundred, I meant the price difference between the now cheaper Ultra and the brand new Axe Fx II.

[@mattgrill3311]

Pete what was that riff during the Hi-Watt clip? Sounds monstrous!

[@MonkeyZo0]

Love this videos.

[@awesomejohnnet]

Brother Pete thank you for all your great demos..you really gave a good listen to this unit for the first time showing off the modeling without it being drenched in reverb and delay.... Pete have you tested the Kemper profiling amp yet? I would love to get your feedback on that new technology as well. regards Awesome John

[@Cauldronics]

@sinasl1 I know what you mean, but to me the Sennheiser's make everything much easier. I used the 7506's for many years before switching. Then again, it took me a long time to adapt to my studio monitors and they're supposed to be relatively flat.

[@sessionfan]

Hey Pete! awesome video! i like your solo cd too.. cool t shirt also! where do you find these cool t shirts.. is there a place online? thanks!

[@5amuu]

Should I save a few hundred and buy the ultra or save up for the II?

[@Anight7mareX]

Holy fucking shit this sounds good as hell

[@alexsabeski9795]

Hey Pete any chance you could upload those presets? Sound so good as usual, huge fan of your tone!

[@JayOneAlumni]

how come these have ear piercing high mids and highs? it sounds really digital. Is there a way to overcome this?

[@JayOneAlumni]

THeirs some that sound amazing BUT they are going into a tube pre and then into a cab Mic'd thats what i'd do theirs one from a dude who sells fridman amps that has this set up wich sounds AMAZING! lush, natural, no ice pick highs lol if you want ill post a link.

[@bloodmeat10]

Do you think the Axe-Fx II is much better than the Axe-Fx Ultra?

[@dannywu760413]

What song is it which starting from 1.03 ? Tell me please !!!

[@IsCalebIsGood]

Would you prefer one of these over a half stack for live playing?

[@danyjr]

1987x definitely sounds digital to me. Plexi is done alright, not sure about the dynamics though.

[@81giorikas]

Thanks for the clips. They don't compare to your real amp clips though. I find the marshall ones to have a cocked wah sound except for the 1987x...

[@Indiegaze]

Just amazing tones Pete! I have to ask, what is your favorite guitar of the ones you own?

[@tomrp9815]

Sorry for typos. I have an eye infection and can't see very well

[@PedroParamo1984]

Great!!

[@vheadfacelegs]

pete can you site read? I'm trying to get my reading up, any tips?

[@Cauldronics]

Pete, bail on the Sony 7506 phones and get the Sennheiser HD600. Your tones are amazing but they would be even better if dialed in with flat frequency response phones.

[@ThomasL]

Black Shuck - The Darkness FTW !

[@Rmynatt]

As I sit here watching you go through "Promise", then this pops up ! DAMN ! I guess you must have been the mysterious "artist" that showed up and wisked the II away from Tone Merchants for a couple of days ? ( ;-D ) ....

[@stratomaster55]

What is the song at 3:19 ?

[@MedalionDS9]

AXE FX FTW

[@massif20022000]

Buying one is such a hassle though (leave our name on a list, etc....). Decided to keep my rig and get an ESP M-II instead.

[@PavelSiberian]

Strat kicks ass!

[@coutinhojon]

Under your belt buckle, there should be a small zipper. Pull it down and you shall find the knob you are looking for.

[@DrRussPhd]

NIce tones overall . .but maybe amp modeling is doing for tone what McDonalds Hamburgers have done for nutrition . . made things convenient but not quite so satisfying. . .Great playing dude, nice to hear clean and mid tones . .great licks . .love it . . but the price of these things makes it more for the Brie and Chablis crowd . . less is more . . . I do look forward to seeing what Cliff does for updates, etc . . peace

[@tomrp9815]

I think anything of reasonable quality that Pete plays is going to sound great because he is a highly seasoned played with tone in his fingers and great guitars with great pick ups. I really do not see anyone looking for real versatility finding anything better shy of having a collection of Amos and guitars like Bonanadsa or another famous player with unlimited resources. If you just love the sound of a twin or a boogie then buy one but if you require versatility recording and gigging then i simply do not see more cost effective options. The head on a vintage plexi is 3 times the price of this unit. So for $200,000 you are probably better off having 8 killer rigs and 5-10 of your favorite stomp boxes. Another $50,000 for guitars and for $259,000 you can get all the sounds that you would realistically use on the axe fx for $259,900 and still be at only about 5% of the sounds you could get with this unit. Although the vintage gear would souls 15-25% better at those sounds. I think the choice for a working musician who records a lot is easy. If you are a plug in and play Blues guy get a stray, a les Paul and s take along with a vibri-king, a plexi and a matchless and you are still at well over $25,000

[@TheAlphahot1]

Buttery... wow.

[@Bridgebain]

BLACK SHUCK - black shuck - BLACK SHUCK - black shuck......sweet!.

[@thojyout23]

damn i need this thing

[@RiveGuitar]

How much this cost?

[@royabelrh]

Great guitarrist.

[@CRANKYONE100]

@sinasl1 Appreciate the reply Mr Thorn. :-/

[@PeteThorn]

@wowlegs2 all d.i.

[@tomrp9815]

Player, Bonamassa, strat, tele, amps, $250,000, sound (these are some of the words that were automatically corrected in my long post just so you know I am not totally stupid just partially blind for the next few weeks.

[@Hunters_Laptop]

+Thomas Pappas There is an "edit" function... LOL

[@Cauldronics]

@schlagdog He didn't seem to have a problem taking a suggestion. Do you need a tissue?

[@DRAKUMEL77]

ritz forester playing the guitar

[@7heory777]

Yea it's on firmware 11

[@bigleemac]

I thought it was good until I heard the strat....then I thought it was brilliant.

[@johnmoorish]

THE DARKNESSSS!!!!!!

[@schlagdog]

@Cauldronics You're seriously giving Pete advice? I'm pretty sure he knows what he is doing.

[@Riotstarter100]

@themikeaustin watch live vids of periphery/animals as leaders

[@MusicFillsMyLife]

2:55 Darkness :D

[@timgittar]

Max Webster T-shirt!!!! NO CIGARETTES! NO EL MATCHES!!

[@aleksandersucharski]

BLACK SHUCK RIFF FTW :) the Darkness fkin rule!

[@electro584]

1000x better

[@codiewaldvogel3046]

dont forget waves gtr 3

[@PhapT86]

wow

[@WolfySnackrib666]

Hi, Red Hot Chili guy.

[@DToneQuest]

not bad, i'd take a real amp though.......I will say if you have to record quiet these are probably the way to go

[@tomrp9815]

You can tell the auto correct changed all my abbreviations so it will probably read like an illiterate wrote it

[@henriflamemusic]

Great sounds.. but i think u will spend weeks only to go through all those sounds

[@iloveguitar84]

My girlfriend says Pete's amp has such a knob...

[@Stringprodigy]

Play some Hip!

[@Tonyguitar-ibiza]

suena muy bien, lastima que estos aparatos anulan la creatividad de la gente y las ganas de aprender.

[@TheHeraldic]

haha, ok =)