I'm always surprise how good the Fractal stuff sound good! You can really hear the difference on clean and crunch sounds compare to other digital sim makers... Love it. Thanks!
@curlzwalk4 жыл бұрын
Leon, you are such a Blessing to Fractal community, and those that follow you. Thanks again for all you do. Some of us are not on any social media platforms, so we only engage with you here and on the forum. Thanks scottp : )
@drockny4 жыл бұрын
Leon your heavy riffs especially with the drop C PRS rock and kick ass, but when you play with the shimmer and ambient reverbs, that's just magical and gets me every time I hear you play those progressions.
@scottpeters44014 жыл бұрын
2 weeks now with my FM3,and every day it impressed me more and more....I don’t usually play clean very much,but the other day,by accident I stuck a Fender Silver Face in one of my amp channels,and it sounded amazing...amazing little box....just ordered the FC6 to go with it...
@clintnoteastwood4 жыл бұрын
I know I say this on like every video you post, but I love the artist inspired videos you do with the axe fx iii. I’d love to see some more of those with the fm3. You should totally do like Van Halen, ACDC, Motley Crue, Alice in Chains, SRV, etc. Any old rock bands would be great. As always I love your videos and keep them coming! Great playing as well, Leon! Keep rocking!
@dickdastardly25604 жыл бұрын
MORE MORE MORE.......PLEASE!!
@r.llynch41244 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this. love doing just 2 presets with scenes... 1 for single coils and 1 for humbuckers. Keeping it simple
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Such a good way to do it.
@beetle50004 жыл бұрын
I would of loved having my FM3 whilst on lockdown haha, so excited now all the videos are starting to come out
@masonglenn37664 жыл бұрын
Nice. Stood up to a spilled beer. I am SOLD
@SnappyJCM8004 жыл бұрын
Also the Close My Eyes Forever lick you started 👍
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Now there's a deep cut!
@joshuakeller66874 жыл бұрын
I heard that as well, also listen to the intro of "These Walls"by Trapt, similar progression.
@brandonproctor36394 жыл бұрын
That thing sounds so good to my ears man! I wish I knew someone that was near me that had one, I'd love to mess around with it. And then buy it some time soon of course lol
@jmar4824 жыл бұрын
Damn Leon the tones you coax out of this box are fantastic. My name came up on the Fractal waitlist and after watching your vids I’m gonna have to pull the trigger on one.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Do it!
@shakeyjonez4 жыл бұрын
That PlexDly is like a Baptist Church in a box.
@mountain77772 жыл бұрын
Leon, Could you do a set up/connection video for this unit for the Fractal newbies? How are you connected to this unit to always get such beautiful tones?
@seventhsealhere4 жыл бұрын
Man it was like night n day after the Les Paul plugged in! Sounded fantastic! Could you 1) load up the FM3 closer to 100% and check for any processing artifacts or cuts? 2) do a quick review of the USB audio 4x4 features at work? 3) A/B with with Ax III? Thanks! 👍
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestions, added to the list.
@softwareengineer87114 жыл бұрын
You can hear the artifacting right in this video when he is letting chords ring with high gain 3:44 and 6:23 It is so difficult to detect though, you only hear it if you know what to listen for, and it is not easy to describe either. This is nowhere near the amount of artifacting you would hear on Helix, which people try to "dial out" forever thinking they can get it out by tweaking.
@tonepilot4 жыл бұрын
Glad your tour didn’t get cancelled.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
We were very lucky
@sadwingsraging30444 жыл бұрын
One of these days you are going to play us some blues licks so damn great that BB King will be summoned through the speakers and he will lay Lucille at your feet.
@KelsterVonShredster3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@wesleysnow34674 жыл бұрын
Aren't all pickup switches upside down down under? HA! Love your vids and your playing Mr. Todd!
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@vatz83414 жыл бұрын
Hello mate, Really sick tones and playing there!! I'll be that guy, is it worth the upgrade (Downgrade? $$) from the Ax8?? I still love mine but keep hearing FM3 (axefx III) sounds better? Sorry if it's a played out question by now, your channel was the reason I bought the Ax8 in the first place so would be nice to hear from the horse's mouth I guess. Thanks!
@jimmykonsta3 жыл бұрын
Such great tones! I am a big fan Leon, keep it up mate!
@LeonTodd3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@christopherwalker2097 Жыл бұрын
Superb
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤗
@chipranos27544 жыл бұрын
dude i enjoy your videos. great stuff. always enjoyable.
@SnappyJCM8004 жыл бұрын
Would love to be able to afford any of the fractal stuff
@tonyvermeer74094 жыл бұрын
I wish I could afford to buy ANY Fractal unit and pay him set me up with his dialed-in patches. The older I get, I grow lazy and hate setting up even my old G-Majors. I have a Blackstar ID Core 10 that even tires me! With the release of this, I'm even more confused of what to buy now. Everything tastes great at Le Fractal Bistro featuring Chef Leon.
@SnappyJCM8004 жыл бұрын
Tony Vermeer I use an HX stomp with a rocktron prophesy and a tc g major 2. I find myself spending a lot of time just tweaking presets but I love doing that. Sometimes I forget to take time and actually play something
@tonyvermeer74094 жыл бұрын
Happens to me too. If I bring a live rig home, I get a small window of opportunity to make patches suitable for stage volume. I twiddle & fiddle then when I'm ready to turn it up - wife comes home and I get about 5 more mins before.. "The Look".
@corybolton74624 жыл бұрын
that ac20 with compression drive sounds delicious!!
@hoosierdaddy23084 жыл бұрын
Wow. I didn't know you were using the FM3. Thought you were still using the axe8. Very cool. The FM3 should be a huge seller I'm thinking. That guitar really looks great on video sir. Can really see it well. Just fyi.. Very cool.
@johnerodz74 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks
@NikolausBrocke4 жыл бұрын
It sounds awesome! Does it have enough dynamic in a live environment? With guitar cabinets on stage.
@MofosRealReviews4 жыл бұрын
4:46 was that some Metallica call of ktulu 🤔
@rangerdoc10294 жыл бұрын
Ooh. FM3 vs Amplifire please. Is it worth 6x the price? Mainly the amps & cabs. I'm hoping the AX8 price will drop now.
@jcserrano16634 жыл бұрын
Hello Leon, nice video like always. The song preset from Lincoln Brewster that I want you to try emulate the tones is Miraculum using the AX8 😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🎸🎸🎸
@satarello4 жыл бұрын
Can anybody know when FM3 will be avialble in G.66 distribution ???? Still no information..cheers Leon thank you for your presentation !!! amazing playing and new FM 3 AXE !!
@balazsbela0x014 жыл бұрын
I've grabbed your 5 Killer Tones preset from AxeChange, however, it's maxing out the CPU and getting muted. Do I have some global setting on that's heavy on the CPU ? Also, where can we get the cabinet IR that you use ?
@spetersonmusic4 жыл бұрын
Love it.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
How's the new rig treating you?
@spetersonmusic4 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Good. Going to film my own thing and show what I do with the rig.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
@@spetersonmusic can't wait. You make me want more exp pedals!
@stevenmgyori38264 жыл бұрын
Hmm, New Car, New Guitar or should I finally go All In with Fractal? Which will it Be! Help I Want it All! Thanks for sharing brother, Be Well Leon!
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Fractal!!!!!
@stevenmgyori38264 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Yes, Then a new guitar, Last a new Car! Thanks for the Help!
@willman1004 жыл бұрын
Hey Leon, great vids. So I’m on the waitlist for the FM3, but in the meantime I would like to learn how to use the FM3’s midi to store and change the channels on my H&K Grandmeister 40. Right now I am using the HX Effects to do so. Do you have a tutorial on midi switching using the FM3? This way I can use it as a controller and also use the great built in effects. Of course I can plug it directly into a PA as well. Ends up getting plenty of uses and becomes a good investment. Thanks.
@johnboy104 жыл бұрын
Strange this is not available worldwide.
@JesusChrist-ss4pz4 жыл бұрын
Hey pal does it sounf exactly like the fx3 ?? Like its advertised ??
@Breakdown04 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always, Leon! So excited for the FM3 to hit Europe, it's gonna be my first Fractal unit! Can you run multiple guitars/ instruments with it like the FX3 or just one? I can't seem to find any information on this
@christophert72514 жыл бұрын
Can you connect your AX8 to your FM3 and use the AX8 for a clean and the FM3 for all other tones. Furthermore, can the AX8 foot switches control the FM3 when they are connected to each other? Is any of that possible or has anybody tried that?
@Whisperkill0014 жыл бұрын
What are the red caps your using on the foot switches?
@HereSctt4114 жыл бұрын
I want to know too
@mmarrinan4 жыл бұрын
How much was this in Australian $$?
@aterix3 жыл бұрын
The link to book an online lesson goes to a Squarespace page that says Private / Login. Broken, or doesn't exist anymore?
@LeonTodd3 жыл бұрын
Ah yep, they've just folded up! Still teaching via Zoom - Leontod@gmail.com if you want to get in touch
@jdslick64 жыл бұрын
What color is that Yngwie Strat? Looks awesome.
@slawoo824 жыл бұрын
A great video showing the possibilities of FM3 and great playing. Looking forward to buying Stratocaster sound is my dream, what you have pickups?
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
These are dimarzio HS3 pickups
@chetpun56004 жыл бұрын
Muy bonito :)
@oskarpieringer40224 жыл бұрын
Great video man! I’m not a fractal user but i’m thinking it 🤘🏼 a question: there’s lag between scenes? Changing from one amp to another? Thank you!
@HereSctt4114 жыл бұрын
I have an fm3. Theres a lag between pre sets but not scenes.
@IamTheDustDevil4 жыл бұрын
Hey Leon, Welcome back from the Road...Did you purchase the FM3 & Did you run Ryan's bass through the FM3 like you do with the Axefx 3 when on tour...???
@guitar52834 жыл бұрын
I'd appreciate a demonstration of it's looper ;)
@NailThatLick4 жыл бұрын
Sir I need your honest feedback on fractal vs helix, because I’m planning to buy one for my live show and also most of the videos are confusing because the players are editing the tones of signal using VSTs and the viewers are not getting exact clarity and end up buying something which is either complex to program and falls apart in terms of their desire of reaching that sweet spot. Which one should I go with(helix vs ax8 vs FM3). My taste is rock and ambient tone. Your comments are much appreciated. Thank you Paz
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
What you hear on all my videos, regardless of the brand, is what you see on the unit - I don't add any post EQ or mastering flourishes.I mostly play rock, metal and ambient/looping stuff and the FM3 is perfect for me.
@PatriotGuitarSlinger4 жыл бұрын
Hi Leon, do know how the fm3 is going to cost in Australia roughly?
@BAND-MAID-USA Жыл бұрын
What neck pickup is in that Strat? Best sounding I’ve heard in a long time.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Suhr ML
@BAND-MAID-USA Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd thank you. Ordering one now.
@wadefinch26644 жыл бұрын
Almost a little Saigon Kick at the begging.
@willyvanilly4 жыл бұрын
One dislike = disgruntled Kemper Stage or Helix owner ;) Great content LT, keep it up 2112 brother!
@alienlovesecrets93794 жыл бұрын
This is what I post whenever there is a dislike in a Kemper video. Normally Kemper user are more liberal. It is fractal users who make a cult of it.
@willyvanilly4 жыл бұрын
@@alienlovesecrets9379 Sorry to hear that, I wasn't going for an us-them thing. And two words that I don't think have anything to do with whatever tool works best for you would be "liberal" and "cult"... But ya know, play whatever sounds good to ya!
@pino_74282 жыл бұрын
I’m a Helix user and I love the sounds in this FM3 unit 🤟🏼
@inkwell1014 жыл бұрын
Not many footswitches available. With the AX8 I can toggle all these effects individually because there are a lot of footswitches. Seems tough to manage a pedal chain with the FM3. I don't want to sit at a computer to turn on/off different effects while playing
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
The FM3 + FC-6 is the way to go if that's what you want. I've got a video planned exploring that.
@inkwell1014 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd , cool. I look forward to it
@michaelgregory254 жыл бұрын
Can you post this preset please? Also can’t find that cab on axechange
@chrisolson77964 жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome as always, LT! Question for ya - for a home user, I already have the Axe II XL+. Is there any real advantage to changing over to the FM3? I do almost all editing on Axe-Edit, and really have nothing on the floor. Thinking if I were to change, I would just be chasing the "new-latest-greatest" widget as I did with the AX8. It was not a satisfying switch. Cheers!
@lukather14 жыл бұрын
Hi - had my FM3 2 weeks ! Came from. XL and AX8 - just a big fat Yes ! Just the overall package amps effects and ease of use ! I was worried about the 3 buttons ! I was an idiot ! The best Fractal Product I’ve ever had ! Just sound incredible ! 😎
@peterschaefer16654 жыл бұрын
@@lukather1 what about the delay between preset changes?
@lukather14 жыл бұрын
Peter Schaefer - you can use scenes bit like snapshots no drop out anymore - That was on Ax8 😎
@danielnelson45124 жыл бұрын
Do you need a laptop/computer to edit and program this? Most videos I see they are using a computer instead of the unit itself. I love the sounds but would like something this is kinda plug in a play.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
You can do all of this from the front panel - it's just easier to screen capture the editor than it is to set up another camera for me when making vids :)
@G5Hohn4 жыл бұрын
never trust a guy with a scalloped fingerboard ;)
@BullToTheShit Жыл бұрын
I noticed on your screen the preset "EJ Clean". Does it have any other Eric Johnson settings?
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
There's a few EJ inspired presets, along with all the ingredients to create an EJ style rig (Plexi's, tube driver, fuzz, dumbles etc)
@BullToTheShit Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Thanks for the info.
@SLAMSTERDAMN4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been able to tell the difference between any modeler & the real thing, but this specific device, & to some extent, the HX Stomp, have my ears fooled 100%.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Yeah we've reached the tonal singularity
@MiguelMorenoGP4 жыл бұрын
How is the CPU usage on this thing?
@gregorydiroff9514 жыл бұрын
Hi Leon, just wondering, is your FM3 with or without headphone jack?
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
I've got an early version without
@gregorydiroff9514 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Thanks, I get mine (without HP Jack) the beginning of June. Have you had a circumstance where you wished you had a headphone jack?
@DaveSteele074 жыл бұрын
Try getting Ronni Le Tektro’s tone on that thing!
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
The first few TNT albums are ridiculously good, Ronnie is a freak!
@DaveSteele074 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Yeah he's a beast! Andy LaRoque picks all the evil notes! Another beast!
@_Melos3 жыл бұрын
Hello. Where to get your IR "LT TV Mix 2"?
@LeonTodd3 жыл бұрын
Here - axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?cab=631
@_Melos3 жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Thanks!
@russellszabadosaka5-pindin8494 жыл бұрын
I play keys but can relate to having beer spilt on my gear.
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
“This looks like a perfect place to place my drink”
@chrizs71684 жыл бұрын
Can you just program mine for me? LOL Love your edits!
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Grab my latest free preset pack!
@DavidTodor4 жыл бұрын
Has the FM3 unit replaced your AX8?
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed.
@vhsorion4 жыл бұрын
no humbucker in that strat???
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
Technically the HS3 pickups are all hum canceling, but they sound like single coils.
@minisurfbanana4 жыл бұрын
Finally tried the Yngwie neck...felt so weird. Didn’t like!!!
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
It's an acquired taste for sure
@jch51504 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leon. Do you typically stick with just one cab in your live presets as opposed to running stereo cabs?
@LeonTodd4 жыл бұрын
One cab but it's a multi mic mix
@lefujyou4 жыл бұрын
i want one, on the list ,that clean was juicy.......Le
@ezdj4 жыл бұрын
The greatest guitarists ever never used one...but that sounded ok...
@Alexdized4 жыл бұрын
too bad it's all very expensive
@ironblast54 жыл бұрын
Did it go up in price? last I seen these where $1k US wich is not bad