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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 JDH - VH 1990

ID 8320

Author LiveHereNow

Fractal Product Axe-FX II XL+

Firmware Version ARES 2

Set Up Direct

Description This is my take on Van Halen circa 1990. Think "Poundcake". This is STEREO and has the "standing wave" chorus sound from the panned pitch shifters and a clean amp riding "on top" to add some chime over the thick distorted amp. I built the preset based on what is known about EVH gear setup in this era but also what I hear on the album. NOTE: Depending on your guitar, change the input trim... I dropped it down bc EVH doesn't use super high output pickups and a lot of modern rock guitars do. This really helps if you hear too much sizzle/fizz in the distorted amp or not enough pure clean chime in the clean amp. If you're using lower output pickups, you may want to raise this back to 1 on each amp.

Band/Artist/Player Van Halen

Song Poundcake

Genre Rock

Instrument Electric Guitar

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Date UploadedOct 21, 2020