Fractal Audio FX8

[@bradly373]

My favorite thing about watching you play is how after so many years you still look like your having so much fun.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

I do have fun! Thank you

[@kfliegner]

Wow if this video won't sell these units I don't know what will! That was great, Larry!

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Thank you. I'm not sure there's any video needed to sell this. Just have to see it work in person. :0)

[@selkieva]

Sound and your plau is amazing. This video will be a good reference for someone who is considering to get Fractal Audio's FX8.

[@sammyalejandro8017]

By far the best demo of this unit on KZbin. Am sold! Buying it! Also complements Larry, on your talented playing skills!

[@nitoniwatori]

Love this lick at 1:50 with those fx sound lovely.

[@ChrisOBrienMusic]

Getting mine on Monday... thanks for the demo... it was really helpful!

[@guitarlink79]

Awesome demo, this unit has amazing quality sounds.

[@LAstudio8]

Youre a great guitarist. Your demo makes me wonder if I should do away with the pedal board and get an FX8.

[@beanpeterjohn]

Really beautiful playing and tone choices!

[@alandalton701]

Brilliant demo Larry. Really looking forward to the fx8'release now.

[@JayDcay]

this thing sounds fantastic

[@kennethviar7534]

Sounds like a roland synth inside there too ! Killer sounds Larry - I want one of these units for sure ! Thanks for the demo !

[@stevehotra3364]

Larry, thanks for posting a demo with all of the effects ( delay, crystal and reverbs) You playing reflects a wide variety of musical styles.

[@stevehotra3364]

Steve Hotra How does your acoustic guitars sound through the FX8?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+Steve Hotra Hi Steve It sounds great but the idea behind the FX8 is to use it with you Tube amp and as you know Acoustics don't sound so good through Tube Electric guitar Amps

[@rhykko77]

Great Demo ! Great playing ! Great Tone ! Thanks

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Thank you

[@veus55]

That was amazing! Great demo. I am on the wait list, can't wait. Larry, I hope you are going to NAMM. I enjoyed seeing you play last year.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Thank you. And yes I'll be at NAMM. Again this year. And the Thursday night show is at 10pm January 22nd in the Marriott lobby hope to see you there. ;0)

[@BeachJazzMusic]

Awesome demo! Might have to start saving for one!

[@neilbridson4176]

Great player and great sound

[@Dream-Academy]

Great demo Larry thanks!

[@tomcatt9875]

THE MAN CAN PLAY! THANX LARRY

[@jcshirke]

Bad ass video/demo. Thanks a ton. Terrific playing--which goes without saying.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+jcshirke Thank you

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+jcshirke Thank you

[@leglockmaster]

wow! amazing tone!

[@JavilynchMarssiano]

Nice demo Larry !

[@Metallion-ol8bc]

Great review and demo of Fractal audio Fx8 effects pedal, rock on bro.🎸♩🎵🎼👍

[@the_original_jt]

Wow, fantastic. I am sold on how good this thing sounds. Love the ray gun effect too; is there anyway you could elaborate on how you did that? I just put my name on the waitlist for this unit. Thanks for taking the time to share the video with us.

[@LAstudio8]

Nice playing. Now I want one :)

[@Jalliams]

Holy sh*t man! Aced it. That a Suhr s type guitar? I'm sold on the guitar & those modest looking single coil pup's, the loud ol' Marshall plexi and the Ax8 floor unit haha. Killer playing. It's all about taste eh :)

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+James R. P Williams Thank you James. ON it a Joe Knaggs Guitar He ran the PRS Private stoclk program there for years. Great Guitar!!! :-)

[@eddie51502012]

wow it sounds great, thanks for sharing!

[@mauritsnienhuis]

I think this will never be my cup of tea but this is a great demo with excellent playing!

[@bobatkinsmusic3704]

Great demo Larry and good sound. I bought this unit and really liking it. Any chance you could share how you got the cool effect around 7:45? By the way thanks for the demos you do.

[@ReyTorres]

Very, very good. Would you share those presets? Are you using the efx loop?

[@bwitt4673]

Great Demo. Awesome Player :)

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Thank you

[@fottolini]

And now it all makes sense! FAS was aware of the upcoming Line6 Helix, and was just making sure potential buyers would keep money in their pockets to buy a product that was NEVER really meant to go to market in Q4/2014. Like I said, bad market practices. Looking forward for the upcoming Helix!

[@spetersonmusic]

Wow - just great stuff!!

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Thank you very much

[@sonicliberation]

Sweet dude, looking forward to getting mine ASAP. On the waiting list. How is the Looper?

[@jhep1]

wasnt expecting it to be so good in front of a non master volume marshall..dam I just sold my marshall!!

[@LanceKeltnerMusic]

Larry Haven't seen you since the NY days when I was playing with Carmine Rojas and David Prater. You still sound like a million bucks as always.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hi Lance Thank you. I was just texting with Carmine a couple of days ago!!

[@LanceKeltnerMusic]

+Larry Mitchell Awesome! Good to hear from. You. Sounding great brother

[@legalsolutions07]

Good video. Is this a new unit from Fractal Audio? Is it exclusively effects with no amp modeling?

[@marc12marc]

What effect is that at 04:22 ?

[@cranrocks]

Hi Larry, What are you delay settings in the first one please? I have a buddy named Paul Pattan who met you in New York and we learned from you to really get the tones out of all the amps to turn the bass and mids all the way up and start with the treble at half. That delay you did was the same one he said he learned from you. Much Respect! Carl Cranshaw

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hi Carl hmmmmost likely the delay is ping pong but in the video I'm playing in mono through the front of the Marshall. So there's no real ping pong thing going on ;0) if that makes sense. It's set to what ever temp I tapped before the video started. Hi to Paul

[@jazzgtrl4]

Hey LArry great demo and playing as always. How do you get that killer delay at 2:10 ? like a slapback or? thanks

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

That's just a fitted 8th note delay. With the delay level up even in volume with the original note. The edge from U2. The guys in Hill Song, David Gilmore from pink Floyd Abd ny friend Steve Stevens are big on that. And my friend Jeff Thall was the first person I ever saw do it in person back in the early 80's

[@jazzgtrl4]

Cool thanks Larry

[@jamieztar]

Great demo and playing Larry. I am curious if the unit has harmony function, and it it does, what is the quality like? Thanks, Jamie

[@MegaBrebis]

The harmony function is not polyphonic.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Yes there is a pitch block just like the axe fx. And able to play chords. Depending on the setting here I have two settings. One is octave decider. That is single note only but my second setting is the crystals effect. And multiple notes I can play.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

It also has intelligent harmony. :0)

[@ivorycybernetics]

great video!! any comment on the true bypass feature of this beast..? how does it color the sound if at all..?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

No. I never notice any change in tone

[@johnconstantine3949]

Larry, This is the demo that got me to pick up an FX8. Is the stutter effect at 7:42 a standard effect? If so, what is it? If not, can you share how to reproduce it? Thanks!!

[@123lowp]

sounds good

[@mark7166]

Great demo, Larry! A couple questions for you: 1) if you use the expression pedal as a volume control, does it take up one of the effects blocks in the patch? 2) If you use it with the 4 - cable method, do you find it noisy? I use a POD HD 500x, and the Effects Return jack always has a lot of noise on it, requiring me to take up an effects block with a noise surpressor, which I find annoying. Thanks a lot, man!

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Yes I have a few presets where the expression o DSL is set up as a volume pedal. One as a whammy. And most of the others as wag pedal if I used two pedals I'd have was a way all the time and the other going from volume whammy to delay level ;0)

[@mark7166]

Larry Mitchell Thanks Larry.

[@kuhlmikeb]

Saw you at NAMM last year! Are you coming this year?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

I was at winter NAMM and I'll be at summer NAMM as well. I'll have three shows aging by after the NAMM show closes. Plus I may be playing at a booth or two in the day. Check my web site if you can right before summer NAMM

[@cnrbsmth]

Larry do you gig this rig?

[@vix144]

Hi Larry got my FX8 home couple days ago ! Are those all presets or your progs ? and what does the sticky mode mean ? Term we don't use here in the UK !! nice demo man

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+Victor Johnson Hi Vic Some of my presets are stock in the FX8 I amsure this one is :-)

[@adrianmartadinata_official]

Hi larry great video demo 👍, question is are you using fx loop or serial all in front of your amp? Thank u mate 🙏 cheers

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Theres no loop on the old marshall Im right into the front input. :-)

[@mauronaviglio]

Hi Larry, thanks a lot for you great demo and great playing too. One question for you: Have you ever used it live ? Do the effects (especially drive effects) cut through the mix? Thank you so much.

[@GreatGunsOfFire]

Hi Larry - I see the benefit of this for live, but would you replace quality analog gear with this in studio (e.g. vintage wah, etc...)?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hi Kevin. Actual only have a fully one Clyde left in my studio but I use my axe fx way all the time and do lots of recording. ;0)

[@Quadracoustic]

Hi Larry, Great demo... I'm on the wait list too. Fractal only say that the Fx8 is coming soon. Do you have more information? I'm playing on a Marshall JVM410H with OD sounds that I like. Can you confirm that the main difference between a Axe Fx and the Fx8 is the preamp and the speakers simulation? Thanks

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hey. Thank you, unfortunately I don't have any other info. It's a great pedalboard unit though.

[@Quadracoustic]

Larry Mitchell Hey Larry, Will you be present at the MusicMesse in Germany next week?

[@mattpicone1466]

The manual is now on the Fractal site in Support - Manuals

[@Quadracoustic]

Thank you Matt, I found it 2 weeks ago... Have you any information about the release?

[@TheZenguitarguy]

Ok so I am on the verge of buying but have hesitation...I was a Line6 endorsee years ago and learned over time that modeling and digital processing tends to diminish the natural character of the guitar. I don't want an over processed signal. My current signal path is a suhr henderson strat, analog pedal board, Ceriatone ODS/Tworock 1x12 or a Fender Deluxe from 2003. I get great Fender clean tones for Jazz or Blues or Fusion styles. Can The FX8 actually replace a traditional analog board? Here your demos show the natural tone of the guitar and then you demo the processed signal and it sounds a bit more organic. In earlier generation processing, like Line6, I don't hear the bloom of the guitar like I do when I hear Scott henderson play through a suhr rig or Jeff Beck through a Blues Jr, etc... I would love for this to work as I am tired of voltage variations and carrying around a heavy pedalboard. Any info would be helpful. Thanks!

[@dreamaster9000]

Line 6 = Stationwagon, Axe FX8 and AX8 = Ferrari.

[@gitapik]

Man...just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...! Great demo of a serious setup. Any latency issues for live performance?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Thank you. :0)

[@TJ_775]

Nice playing and sounds great. Does anyone know if we can save pedal sounds that are stock in the fx8 and use those partial sounds to create a new preset ?

[@MikeMcMahon6911]

MR.Larry... Is this unit for sale now.... I can find it so I can buy it.... are you looking to sell yours

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hi mike. They are shopping the first units now. :0)

[@MikeMcMahon6911]

OK thanks bro

[@LazNJ1]

Excellent Demo -- would love to see a similar one with a good loop amp. The time effects sounded great (as expected). The OD sounded a little sterile and not recognizable. What would be nice to A/B the digital drive vs real drive it is emulating (if you can dial them in to sound close). On the AF2 I got the Zendrive, BB, and RC to sound pretty close to the real thing -- but that is going through a full digital platform -- would be interesting to A/B some actual real pedals as a point of reference. I have yet to hear a digital od pedal infant of an amp that sounded good. The loop is also a big deal -- that is where you can potentially change the character of the amp. Overall .. I think it was a terrific demo. Thanks for sharing!

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

I'm working on borrowing and amp with an effect loop and channel switching for maybe next week. I just have all non effects loops amps and non master volume amps.

[@sullysnet]

Larry do you know if it has all the OD that are in the Axefx2 and all the delays and reverb models? (tape delay, dual delay, vintage delay, etc, studio reverb, spring, plate, hall, etc) thanks!!!

[@FelipeSantos1000]

my concern with this unit is if the setup in editor is a grid with free paths like AxeFX

[@mattpicone1466]

Felipe Santos It is not a grid. Each of the 8 FX can be run in series or parallel to the one before, so in this regard it can do MORE than a grid (ex: 8 FX all in parallel).

[@mattpicone1466]

Felipe Santos It is not a grid. Each of the 8 FX can be run in series or parallel to the one before, so in this regard it can do MORE than a grid (ex: 8 FX all in parallel).

[@ultraknilch]

Hi Larry, what pickup are you using in the bridge position?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

It's a DiMarzio Satch track. ;0)

[@sytsma.justin]

The only thing I am usually skeptical of is "digital dirt". I guess I'd really have to hear it through my rig and A/B it to see.

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hi justin One if the cool things you can do is put a couple of dirt boxes you like in the loop before your amp. Dirt is so personal. There's a lot of great options in the FX8 so you could put your favorite dirt box in there and then have other options at your neck and call.

[@officialpoa3171]

Can those switched be used as INSTANT ACCESS switches for controlling other units plugged via midi?

[@mul500]

Has this been released yet?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Yes the Fx8 has been out for a few months now. The AX8 which has just been announced should be out by the end of october

[@mul500]

Do you know if it is in Europe or is it just the states?

[@cnrbsmth]

Fractal should have done their demo with you

[@NemanjaVucinic]

what is that bridge pickup?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+Nemanja Vucinic A DiMarzio Fast Track

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+Nemanja Vucinic It a DiMarzio Fast Track Stacked umbucker

[@shredfactor7]

can it be used as an interface via USB?

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

+shredfactor7 Afraid not

[@MegaBrebis]

Such a good guitarist could make everything sounds great :-) I'm not convinced at all by the OD sounds...

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hmmm they are the same drives in the axe fx if your familiar with those. Plus drives are a personal choice. You might not like the way I have those two (I only demos two out of quite a bit) you might not like the way I set my drive pedals up. My settings. Trust me I have some great friends who like my playing but don't like they way I set my drives settings. I as well am not into their settings but love their playing. We're all friends that's what counts :0) You can also plug your in the loop before the p get to use the wah in the right position :0)

[@xchump]

Wish it had silent footswitches :(

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Actually it has very quiet switches. The Camera in my iPhone is picking up the strings in the room and the switches from he fx8. :0)

[@xchump]

Larry Mitchell Ok good to hear. It sure seems loud in the demo though. I was hoping it had the same soft switches Eventide used on their H9. Btw some great tones and awesome playing!

[@fottolini]

Q4/2014, then Q1/2015, and now we are almost at the end of Q2/2015... This is not a serious company. That is why I gave up on FAS a long time ago!

[@mattpicone1466]

Wizard9 The FX8 is now shipping.

[@mattpicone1466]

Wizard9 The FX8 is now shipping.

[@fottolini]

Matt Picone They shipped ten units and don't have any dates for any other units. This can be seen on the FAS forum. There are people really considering getting other gear. This is also clearly stated on the forums. It is always the same issue with FAS! The Axe-Fx editor, for example... Sorry, but it doesn't make sense. One thing is to delay the release date by 1 month, but 6 months? To me, it is clear that they wanted to tease the people ready to buy other gear with a product that was in the early development stages. I am not saying it is a bad product, but I do say it is a bad company with bad practices.

[@mattpicone1466]

Wizard9 A "bad" company means bad people. That would be me, and I'd like to let you know I am not all that bad. I'll also let you know that your other assertions are totally wrong. If you'd like to talk about it, email your phone number to [e-mail] and I will call you.

[@fottolini]

Matt Picone I did not say you are bad. I am sure the product is not bad (I said that before), but the market practices are terrible. And that is what I meant by bad. Don't take it personally, because it is not. My point is that telling something is going to be released in on a certain date and release it 6 months later leaves a real bad impression. The Axe-Fx Editor is another example. Took ages to be implemented, and every time I politely asked for it, I was told that it was not needed, that I just wanted to complain, that I was a hater, etc. And the Axe-Fx Editor was sold when I bought my first unit as an integral part of the Axe-Fx. See where I am getting at? I bought 3 units from FAS! 2 Ultras and 1 Axe-Fx II. And let me tell you... I was even considering the FX-8 or even the AX-8, but every time I remember how any kind of criticism is taken, I just think it is not worth going through all the "pain" again. Good products: fact! Bad market practices: fact too! My 2 cents only.

[@AxelHeusser]

6:35 Pull Me Under ;)

[@JayTheLane]

That's one dark room 🤣

[@afterthefox7]

Sly Stone lookalike

[@fottolini]

Now people are fighting because of the waiting list! These guys can´t even manage a waiting list! Hilarious! lol

[@LarryMitchellmusic]

Hmmm I haven't seen any fighting but lots of people passionately waiting. :0)

[@jandesteen9736]

Your guitar sounds better with the fx8 engaged. My guitar sounds better without it.......uhhhhh !!!!! That's weird, isn't it ????