This just goes to show, again, that Fractal's actively listening to its user community. That thread was immensely satisfying to read through and see Cliff's dedication and participation in the whole discussion. You can't beat that.
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Exactly. Cliff is a gem.
@lern2swim7 ай бұрын
which thread?
@DrewJD7 ай бұрын
Yet another morning I wake up to that soothing Aussie voice, except this morning I legit thought I was still dreaming when I heard TheGearForum mentioned!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
TGF is the best
@MikeC-cm7pc7 ай бұрын
TGF !! def the best place !!!
@MovieMomentsReviewFilm7 ай бұрын
TGF is waaaaaay better than TOP
@Yekzelf7 ай бұрын
Oh no, Leon has given away the secret place!
@Team5127 ай бұрын
You’re a beast Leon! Thanks so much for your contribution to the Fractal community. After 30 years of playing guitar I just picked up an Axe Fx3 this week. Appreciate all of your helpful vids.
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Congrats mate! Many hours of enjoyment await.
@kevinp_257 ай бұрын
Makes my soul happy when Leon plays some modern metal riffage (Marigold riff was 🔥)
@vincelupone7 ай бұрын
2:19 at the first note you’re already there. Amazing sound right out of the box, you simply have to love what Cliff has done with the Mesa amp models in the Frsctal units.
@kylehowdy7 ай бұрын
My God, when the boosts got added to the signal chain. Great video as always my dude!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
I love these amps with a boost. Takes them to another level
@2084147 ай бұрын
When you engaged the tube screamer it really transformed the sound. Perfect!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
That's the ticket hey
@heavybrett-al40827 ай бұрын
Yea your correct, all the cheaper units and even my pod go...have a "version" of there take on a recto...and all dail in differently, I'm not fussy, so it never takes me long to find a chug I can dig, this is why videos like this are gold, helping me to deep dive without being overwhelmed.🤘👍🎸
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Right on man. If it chugs, it's good!
@shatteredsquare7 ай бұрын
i really appreciate hearing the subject tones up front in the intros, that razor blade squish is unmistakable! 🤤
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Original recipe, deep fried razorblades!
@eds47547 ай бұрын
MV cap was the missing ticket for me, before that I was having to go a bit extreme with treble and presence settings. Introducing the MV cap a bit means I can dial the amp more like I do the real thing and get a similar response. Such a fun amp!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Really adds that lovely raspy cut to the tone hey
@TudorAdrian7 ай бұрын
Ha! That's a real eye-opener. That's one thing I don't recall having toyed with when I had my FM3. Taking notes for when I'm back to Fractal land 😁
@UncleBensRice7 ай бұрын
@@LeonToddThe 3Ch. heads actually have a bright cap on the Output control which boosts 3-4kHz for about 1-2dB. This one of the reasons why the 3Ch. is considered as sounding fizzier than the old 2ch. The 2ch. heads never had a bright cap on the Master or Loop active Master controls
@blasher47 ай бұрын
Nothing like a perfect cup of coffee in the morning and a new Leon video talking about awesome high gain tones. Life is good.
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Let the gain flow!
@blasher47 ай бұрын
Dude if you could please do a modern metal type of tone and go through a lot of advanced parameters. I know you've done a couple of them...but I don't think there's one in a modern metal context. I would like to hear some explanations of each advanced parameter as well. Ex: bright cap does this to the metal tone...'this' one does that...etc...@@LeonTodd
@Christian720037 ай бұрын
The new intro is awesome! Thanks for another great video.
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Thanks again!
@gathda7 ай бұрын
I thought this said something else when I first scanned the title.
@Mossy51507 ай бұрын
Gigs are tough to come by this time of year in WA...those rack units don't pay for themselves
@bigmike21497 ай бұрын
LOLOL
@hoosierdaddy23087 ай бұрын
You are the maestro sir. Just epic tones and sounds great. I tried playing thru a real recto at my cousin's studio and couldn't get a good tone out of it because I later learned from you I didn't know what I was doing. 😂😂😂. Strange amp, but great times man. Love it . Those times sound as good or better to me than the real thing thru my headphones. Amazing. I was just listening to Rudo Sarzo of Ozzy fame and quiet riot saying RRs used to use Altec or big 75 watt speakers for his rig back in the quiet riot days and I think even his white Marshall had those speakers. .. I would love to try a Marshall with them in a stack with a mxr distortion plus and see what it would sound like. Great video brother. Very cool. ❤. You should be a marketing rep for Fractal brother. ❤ Be well and safe my friend. ❤
@dre1kke7 ай бұрын
Decided to go for AXE FX3 from FM3 instead of FM9. Oh. My. It's amazing!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Congrats! Absolutely incredible unit
@dre1kke7 ай бұрын
@@LeonToddthank you kindly! And your video is another pearl in the Fractal Encyclopedia 🤗🤗🤗
@admgloval7 ай бұрын
Great tones you came up with in this vid Leon!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@chuckp30117 ай бұрын
I had a beautiful Rev G Trem-o-Verb combo that my Axe rendered completely obsolete. I never got as good as Leon at dialing it in, but with that amp you learn to turn the bass and MV down pretty damned quick!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Hahaha exactly!
@constantinosmavroyannis94097 ай бұрын
that title sounds bad man 😆
@jackmeginniss63277 ай бұрын
Good stuff. Thanks!
@southerncross9367 ай бұрын
Coming from helix and kemper.gotta say.i love fractal the most.with nueral qc being next.the fractal being so natural to my ears.love the moding you can do on it.current have the fm3.i might level up to a fm9 next year.but fractal still rules
@positivereptile7 ай бұрын
I was on the verge of getting irritated with the "gross" sound and then you said "thats the point of a recto" at 5:28 hahaha too good. thanks for the videos sir!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
😁
@BobbyLaneProductions7 ай бұрын
chewy chuga chunky goodness! p.s. in front of the amp I liked the Precision Drive the best.
@Neelfy017 ай бұрын
"Pimp my Recto" 😁 Just sounds wrong but Preset doesn't 😁 Would sound even worse if you... "inserted"..... "up" in there also 🤣 Top job as usual Leon 🤘🤘
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
🤣
@gbortolas3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@aminahmed22207 ай бұрын
Awesome ❤😊
@Dooogz7 ай бұрын
Bad Horsie! 🤟
@marcosandron60817 ай бұрын
Awesome tips as always!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
🙌
@michaelbaynham51077 ай бұрын
Cheeky!!!
@TrumpetsInMy4x127 ай бұрын
Tone is in the picofarads
@ChrisAlia123shredmadinsanity7 ай бұрын
Awesome video! Just got the Axe 3 and SYN2.. Wondering if I should go mono Left out of the SYN into the input 1 in the back of AXE3 and then out in stereo to poweramp to cabs .. Thanks so much for all your videos..
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Should work fine
@aaroncchristy7 ай бұрын
Another great video! Any idea when we might see these updates on FM9 and FM3?
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Apparently they're working on it
@jupjuck7 ай бұрын
2:37 R.IP Chester Bennington Crawwwwwling iiiinnn my skiiiiiiinnnnnn!¡!!!!!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Still can't believe he's gone. Hybrid theory was the soundtrack to my first year of high school!
@scottpeters44017 ай бұрын
I am not a Recto guy..too Nu-Metal for me..but…I do really like the Mark Day Recto in the AxeFXIII..that one kinda has that Judas Priest thing going on..
@chronicnarnia7 ай бұрын
A new cab IR for us? 😎
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Yep axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?cab=784
@deans.47057 ай бұрын
awesome video Leon. any odds in getting that MARV412 IR? Your link only shows the LT7. Cheers
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?cab=784
@rockstarjazzcat7 ай бұрын
🔥
@MikeC-cm7pc7 ай бұрын
SC-245 + Boogie thats LT 🤘
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
The secret sauce!
@flprmn94487 ай бұрын
Leon, can you please check the revised Recto models on 24.04? I'm afraid updating to the latest FW will mess up my precious Recto presets
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Gave them a thrash and didn't notice that many differences on the Recto's. Fryette and Rockerverb sound a bit different though.
@flprmn94486 ай бұрын
@LeonTodd Thank you so much! I've watched some of your videos 10+ times over the years (they're incredibly informative but also very entertaining, and your playing is great). It's a daily classic for my wife and I to tune in, listen to "goo'day legends, I hope you're all amazing," and hear some good tones. I'm so happy the Rectos won't require tweaking. Thanks for everything!
@LeonTodd6 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that mate! @@flprmn9448
@LIKEFUNK7 ай бұрын
Geeze your brave with a headline like that, -some people have really crappy eyesight!!
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Hahaha yep
@LIKEFUNK7 ай бұрын
@@LeonTodd I could go on but there are children present!!!!! ....something about some brown sound thingy or something????
@2550marshall7 ай бұрын
Are your clocks backwards down under? LOL, I am pretty sure you meant 9 O'clock?
@MovieMomentsReviewFilm7 ай бұрын
🤣
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Hahaha yeah chalk it up to that :s
@Yekzelf7 ай бұрын
3 o'clock on the master? Don't you mean 9 'o'clock, Leo?
@LeonTodd7 ай бұрын
Yeah my bad there. Then again everything is upside down in Australia 😁
@markensen20037 ай бұрын
Yo dawg I heard you like recto so I......*sigh*....