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I think it's fair to say most people using the axe go for a high gain tone? Or perhaps they're just the most vocal and savvy with uploading.
I'd be REALLY interested to see how the unit deals with fuzz sounds and low/medium gain tones as that's where my interest lies.
I've tried looking for examples but with the exception of some Pete Thorn videos which do sound good (but lacking the high end detail I mentioned) it's just uber djent 5150 tones.
I saw Dweezil Zappa use one live and it sounded total shite where as I've seen Devin Townsend use one live and it sounded massive confirming my thoughts on it excelling at doing the modern high gain thing.
awesomely cool...
I am in the process right now of adding new AU's to my collection [cos I have got involved with a team of guys that are writing movie / game trailers].. so over the coming months I'm adding a pile of stuff [orchestral, hits / strikes, cinematic percussion etc]..
a BFD3 upgrade [from BFD2] is on my list
the "scenes" feature will prove highly valuable to you.. if you need help / ideas with it, just shout..
Are you kidding Ed? They're probably the number one go to amp for Axe FX and Kemper users!
the GTxxx power amps are 'voiceless' so they do not alter the tone of the FX unit..but they do have some of the valve power amp characteristics in the way that they react..the designer told me that they are 'slower' than PA amps and have things like 'sag' designed in..so essentially, you don't have valve tone but you have valve behaviour [if that makes sense]
The whole point about valve behaviour (IMO) is that it changes depending on picking and guitar settings (pickup signal) and amp settings, that depending on volume you move from accurate tone reproduction (clean) to distortion and finally that you get more - and more variable - harmonic complexity. Granted, that matters less with hi-gain, but it suggests to me - in answer to the OP's question - that for lower-gain applications valve amps will always have their place. (That said, I listened to a jazzer the other night who seemed to have missed the whole point, with his clean tone treble rolled back so far that his virtuosity was lost in the mush.)
How that actually ends up sounding is subject to a wide gammut of other things, not just the valves.
I had a bash on my Axe FX II this morning. I was blown away at how good the Double Verb amp model sounded. Very nice cleans, reacts to your picking intensity and your volume knob like a real amp does.