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Determining Your Setup

The "Setup" filter helps you to focus on those presets best-suited for how you use your Axe-Fx.

FRFR/Direct presets (like all of the Factory presets) are designed for "full-range flat-response" systems such as studio monitors, PAs, headphones, etc.

Pwr. Amp + Cab presets use real power amps and guitar speakers.

4-Cable Method (aka :4CM") presets require a special setup with connectors both in front of and in the effects loop of a real amp.

Fx Loop presets in the loop of a real amp. A loop may be SERIES or PARALLEL and the preset needs to be built accordingly.

Gtr Amp Input presets should be used in front of a (real) head or combo. Guitar->Axe-Fx->Amp Input.

Other setups also exist (e.g. combinations of the above).

The Axe-Fx II manual (chapter three) includes more information about setups.

"Cab" search results ignore the settings of this filter.

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Name Axe What I Needed M@

ID 4743

Author Admin M@

Fractal Product Axe-FX II XL+

Firmware Version Q-4.x

Set Up Direct

Description Here is a "quick and dirty" preset for the synth lead in "Just What I Needed" by The Cars. It's really a simple sound,so I went for a slightly thicker tone as heard on some live clips I found. I am also NOT distinguishing between the verse tone and the outro (there is an extra overdub on the outro... I've kept the 2nd voice always present). For best results, experiment with playing this in different parts of the neck. If your guitar is too "plinky" causing the sustain portion to track weirdly, just pick the note in a repeating pattern (on the quarter note, for instance.) EXTERNAL 1 adds the vibrato needed for the final note.

Band/Artist/Player The Cars

Song Just What I Needed (Synth)

Genre Rock

Instrument Electric Guitar

Downloads1564

Date UploadedSep 27, 2016