Fractal AXE-FX II Quick Reference Manual - page 12
AXE-FX AMP
BASED ON
DESCRIPTION
Dirty Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . Friedman Dirty Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . .40w, 6L6. Designed to be an ultra-fat, sweet-sounding, classic rock amp. Based on a JTM45.
Div/13 CJ
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. . . . . . . . . . . . Divided by 13 CJ 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11w, bassy amp, works best with single coils. High-performing “Tweed” meets “EL34” meets “Master Vol” 1x12.
Div/13 FT37 Hi
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Divided by 13 FTR 37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Divided by 13 FTR 37, 37w, Class-AB, two channels, 6V6 tubes. Gain Boost ON.
Div/13 FT37 Lo
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Divided by 13 FTR 37
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gain Boost OFF.
Dizzy V4 Blue 2 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .High-gain boutique amp with heavy, aggressive sound. 6550, EL34 or 6L6. Channel 2, “gritty funk, dynamic clean.”
Dizzy V4 Blue 3 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Channel 3, the favorite channel for most users, with higher gain but still big dynamic range.
Dizzy V4 Blue 4 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Channel 4, newer version of
Das Metall
. A monster of gain which still has great definition and authority.
Dizzy V4 Slvr 2 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver-faced version of the Diezel VH4.
Dizzy V4 Slvr 3 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver-faced version of the Diezel VH4.
Dizzy V4 Slvr 4 . . . . . . . . . . Diezel VH4 (Ch 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Silver-faced version of the Diezel VH4.
Double Verb
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Fender Twin Reverb
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100w, 1966 Blackface, AB763 circuit. Known for amazing clean sounds and nice breakup.
Energyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENGL Powerball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100w Lead channel, 6L6 tubes. Very high-gain German model. Lots of bass. Great for aggressive, drop-tuned riffs.
Euro Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Blue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20th Anniv. model. Dark amp, turn up Presence or engage Bright. Blue channel, Structure switch = ‘V’ (Vintage).
Euro Blue Mdrn . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Blue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue channel, Structure switch = ‘M’ (Modern).
Euro Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red channel, Structure switch = ‘V’ (Vintage).
Euro Red Mdrn . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Ecstasy (Red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red channel, Structure switch = ‘M’ (Modern).
Euro Uber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bogner Überschall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120w, EL34. High Gain channel. Heavy grinding lows and insane gain. Sweep Presence for a wide variety of tones.
FAS 6160. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peavey EVH 5150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alternative version of the PVH 6160, more open and less fizzy than the original amp. Also, a virtual choke has
replaced the resistor found on the original’s power supply filter. This results in a bouncier feel.
FAS Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Custom Fractal bass model. This amp uses an active tone stack so the Fat switch will have no effect.
FAS Brootalz . . . . . . . . . . . . ENGL Savage 120 / SLO 100 . . . . . . . .ENGL Savage model with the input stage (and possibly power amp) from an SLO100.
FAS Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Halen’s Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Original BROWN model from the Axe-Fx Standard/Ultra.
FAS Class-A
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Carr Rambler
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A “Blackface” preamp into a cathode-biased 6L6 power amp with no negative feedback. This was a happy
accident when originally modeling the Carr Rambler in the beta version of firmware v12.03.
FAS Crunch
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ultimate British amp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .More dynamic and open than a Plexi, but with more gain.
FAS Lead 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mesa Boogie TriAxis (presumed) . . .Neutral high-gain lead with a tight midrange.
FAS Lead 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mesa Boogie TriAxis (presumed) . . .Hot-rodded British lead sound with a tonestack by Bob Bradshaw (Custom Audio Electronics).
FAS Modern. . . . . . . . . . . . . high gain rhythm + lead hybrid . . . .High-gain hybrid. Equally well-suited to modern rhythm or lead work. Loosely based on a Recto with tighter bass.
FAS Modern II . . . . . . . . . . . high gain rhythm + lead hybrid . . .Tighter version of the popular FAS Modern model with a 5150-style bass boost in the tone stack.
FAS Modern III . . . . . . . . . . high gain rhythm + lead hybrid . . .Similar to a Recto, but with tighter bass and a cathode-based power amp.
FAS Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . British + USA crunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Combines the best features of the British and USA crunch models.
FAS Wreck
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Trainwreck Express
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Original WRECKER 1 model from the Axe-Fx Ultra.
Fox ODS
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuchs Overdrive Supreme-50 . . . . . .Overdrive channel, 50w, 6L6 tubes. Preamp Bypass (PAB) active.
Fox ODS Deep
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. . . . . . . . Fuchs Overdrive Supreme-50 . . . . . .Deep switch ON.
Friedman BE . . . . . . . . . . . . Friedman Brown Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50w or 100w, EL34. What many call “the ultimate modded Plexi” by Dave Friedman (Rack Systems).
Friedman HBE . . . . . . . . . . . Friedman Hairy Brown Eye . . . . . . . . .BE amp’s alternate voicing with a gain boost. A killer hi-gain tone in your arsenal.
Fryette D60 L
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. . . . . . . . . Fryette D60 (Less) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60w, KT88 or 6550 tubes. “Deliverance Sixty”. “Less” mode.
Fryette D60 M
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. . . . . . . . Fryette D60 (More) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“More” mode.
Gibtone Scout
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Gibson Scout
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964 GA17RVT Scout, 17w, vintage clean tones. No tone controls on the real amp.
Herbie Ch2+ . . . . . . . . . . . . Diezel Herbert (Ch 2+) . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-channel 180w, called “looser” and “more “familiar” than the VH4. Channel 2+ gets you into Diezel VH4 territory.
Herbie Ch2- . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diezel Herbert (Ch 2-) . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set Ch 2- at 35% gain for a cranked Plexi tone, 60% for a JCM800 tone.
Herbie Ch3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diezel Herbert (Ch 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Channel 3.
Hipower Brillnt . . . . . . . . . . Hiwatt DR103 (Brilliant) . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Harry Joyce/Hylight model. Medium-gain, full sound with unique tone-stack and chimey, grinding tone.
Red amps are non-MV (no Master Volume on the real amp). The MASTER VOLUME is set to 10 by default.
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Includes the additional OVERDRIVE control.
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The actual amp has a control labeled “Tone” which corresponds to TREB on the Axe-Fx. For a more realistic simulation, leave BASS and MID at noon.
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Amps with NEGATIVE FEEDBACK set to zero. PRESENCE is replaced with HI CUT. DEPTH is also disabled since it only affects negative feedback.