Axe FX II | Still good in 2020?

Pulling the Axe FX 2 out of retirement.... Can it still hang? Let me know your thoughts!

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0:07 Explanation
2:17 Fender '59 Bassman
3.55 Fender '59 Bassman (Cranked)
5:15 Dumble ODS-100
7:34 Dumble ODS-100 (Overdriven)
9:24 Vox AC15
11:25 Vox AC30
13:25 Marshall JTM45
16:02 Marshall JTM45 (Cranked)
17:21 Friedman BE-100
19:09 Friedman BE-100 (Cranked)
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Accesories
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🔴Rings & Accesories

[metasuperman]

From an old player like me let me offer some sage advice... if it sounds good, it is good! It doesn't matter if it's the latest greatest or you found it on the side of the road!!

[vanguard]

yeah still good and it will be good for many years

[noslang]

Thanks for this video. Axe FX2 is still doing the job and is a great audio card that I use with Cubase 10.5 with USB on a computer. Definitely recommanded to uprade it with Ares firmware for Axe FX2, which brings more clarity, dynamic and reality to the sound, to me. Using Axe Edit brings better results too.

[denislachance]

Nice playing ! I’m kind of late to the party but I do still think Axe Fx II is top notch and in a context of a mix, it’s almost impossible to note a difference with the real deal…🤘🏻

[seventhsealhere]

All are still good and applicable and likely always will be. The cranked Dumble sounds great! Would have liked to see back to back clips with similar tone in the Ax Fx 3 since that is what it would be compared to, never to the actual amp anymore unfortunately. Great playing! 👍

[spark]

I currently have an Axe-Fx II and it's fantastic. I found a ton of great presets online and made a few of my own😊

[robertbossart]

It's sounding great! And equipment is just one thing, the other and much more important is the playing.

[joeleone]

Really enjoyed your playing style and technique in this video. Axe-FX2 still sounds great to me as well!

[LuckyPkerz]

Had mine for about 2 years now, and i don't intend on switching any time soon!

[jackmeginniss]

That was great, Camilo. I never had the Axe FXII. I have the Axe FXIII, BUT my favorite preset was created on the FXII and I converted it for use with the FXIII. To my knowledge, the preset author is still using the FXII and when he uses it, it sounds amazing to me. Also, I saw Brit Floyd live last year and both guitarists’ tones sounded excellent to me. One guitarist was using a FXIII and I read that the other was using the FXII. Coming through the mains, I could not tell you that one sounded better than the other. Tim Miller uses the AX8 live and that was an amazing sound too. It seems to be a win win win situation to me. ; )

[paulmerritt]

Still play mine every day 5 years after buying this baby. It's 2 XL + and it got new life when the Axe FX 3 algorithm was ported over to the 2 in the last firmware. Yes the Axe FX 3 is way more powerful and sonically has more to offer now but the difference is not worth the upgrade for me at this time. I will mot likely wait for future generation models before I upgrade unless this thing quits on me. Best money I have ever spent on any gear. I am still exploring the possibilities with my Axe Fx2. I have me go to patches but I am still finding new favorites. There is so much tone in this box. I have been able to recreate just about every every one of my favorite album tones from the past using the tone match feature. It's incredible just how well the tone matching works. I didn't even use it at all until about 3 years in. I thought it was gimmicky and figured it would not be accurate enough. Wow I was so wrong. It is darn near perfect.

[DMDvideo]

I'd say you just convinced me my AF2 is still good to go. I just need to play around with it more!

[marksystemed]

Love this video, I need to learn a lot of your chord progressions by ear due to the camera position.

[nebuladus]

Really incredible especially parameter tweaking the blocks...

[davidwolfe]

NEW SUBSCRIBER 👍👍 great information, I like your style, excellent dynamics, tasteful playing - chord shapes ETC... I regretfully sold my AXE FX ii during the pandemic/shutdowns. I was on the fence about purchasing a AXE FX III or another II... So far I'm not hearing anything from a III that I was not able to get from a II. I know there is more power and connection options, but I'm not hearing 1k worth of added tone for what I do with the units which is mainly edge of breakup studio work or volume restricted situations. thanks for this video, it is so nice to hear cleaner straight amp breakup tones as that's 90% of what I use these type devices for.
Kindest Regards
DW

[fiberplz]

Incredible playing and tone selection. There's nothing wrong here!

[ChrisMuellerMusic]

YOU could play a broom through a toilet and still make it sound good. I play a III and it’s awesome. Even though it SOUNDS killer, I always hesitated to buy a II because it did not FEEL like the real thing. So yeah, the II is still good soundwise.

[Rollingalucky]

This is like asking if a 1950s les Paul still is good in 2020___ age has no factor if it sounds good. Either does or doesn’t. Guitar tech lil diff than a television. If you want a more affordable helix and a touch screen it’s offered but but by no means diminishes the quality of the fractal ... love mine for 4 years now

[primaballerina]

Just lovely, I just bought a used AX8, waiting for it to arrive! Been using the Amplifire for a while but always felt a little limited with it, it sounds very good though.

[rogerbrown]

Great playing loved it! sounded great to me in 2021!!