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Axe-Fx II with Power Amp and Guitar Speakers
3.4.3
COMPONENTS:
Guitar
Axe-Fx II
Power Amp and
Guitar Speakers
-OR-
Amp Head/Combo
with FX RETURN jack
(power amp input)
and Guitar Speakers
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Global Settings:
Power Amp Simulation
ON
or
OFF
(see below), Speaker Cabinet Simulation
OFF
I/O Settings:
Set
OUT1 MODE
(p.
) as required for stereo or mono.
Notes:
Depending on the character of the amplifier being used, Power Amp Simulations may need to be ON or OFF
for this type configuration.
Power Amp simulations should be turned ON when using a “neutral-sounding” (Solid State) power amp that
does NOT significantly affect the tone or feel.
Power Amp simulations should be turned OFF when using the RETURN on a tube head or combo, or a guitar-
oriented tube power amp—one that significantly affects to the tone and feel.
In either case, it is completely safe and reasonable to try both settings to see which you prefer.
Whenever you use the Axe-Fx II with traditional guitar speaker cabinets (whether open back or closed, small or
large, alone or in pairs) it is best to turn Speaker simulations OFF in the CONFIG page of the GLOBAL menu (p.
Guitar speakers differ from full-range speakers in that they are voiced to focus on traditional electric guitar sounds:
mids tend to be prominent, highs rolled off, etc.
The settings required for this type of operation are not ideally suited for monitoring through the Axe-Fx II
headphone jack, as what you hear through headphones will not sound like what you will hear through the speakers.
Switching Power Amp and Speaker Sims on and off, however, is simple and can be done as needed to switch back
and forth.
