Factory presets

Listening to recordings of factory presets

Forum user ccroyalsenders ("SoloAWeek" on YouTube) went through all factory presets (may not be using the latest firmware) and recorded it on video.

• Bank A part 1
• Bank A part 2
• Bank B part 1
• Bank B part 2
• Other parts to be added.

How to audition the factory presets yourself

• If possible, use stereo studio monitors when listening to the factory presets. It makes a lot of difference and you'll hear the presets the right way.
• Use a guitar with single coil pickups. The Axe-Fx is very sensitive to the type of guitar you're using. The first 40 "basic amp" presets can sound too dark when using a guitar with humbuckers.
• Preset output levels can vary from preset to preset.
• Some presets may include a noise gate that has been set to a threshold that may not work well with your guitar.
• Some presets contain an ENH block (Enhancer) which is for stereo use only. If you're running in mono and audio output is set to “Sum L+R”, Phase cancellation may occur.
• Some presets include a Delay block with the Phase Rev parameter engaged. This is a stereo-only feature. If you're running in mono and audio output mode is set to “Sum L+R”, you may not hear any delay trails because of Phase cancellation. Switch off Phase Rev or select output mode “Copy L>R” instead.
• When using stereo output mode "Copy L > R" you'll lose the part of the signal that's hardwired to the right channel.

Restoring factory presets

When saving your own presets you have to overwrite factory presets. You can restore the factory presets at any moment:

• from onboard ROM (which contains the original three banks), or
• from disk after downloading them from Support. They are also included with Axe-Edit. Go here for update instructions: Factory presets, updating.

Listing all factory presets

• User Alec Lee listed them all.
• Factory preset list and banks categorized by amp type, provided by user jma (updated for firmware 6.0): ZIP file.

Factory presets updates

Fractal Audio may post new versions of the factory presets on the Support page after major firmware updates. Go here for update instructions: Factory presets, updating.

Sound of the factory presets

• When hitting the strings in a normal manner, clean factory presets such as Bassman, Doubleverb, Shiva Clean do not and should not distort.
• When really digging in the strings, using a high-output bridge/neck humbucker, some clean presets may get into distortion a little. Don't worry, they SHOULD probably be getting into distortion, based on their settings. If you don't like that, just turn down Drive in the Amp block.
• If some factory presets easily make the Out 1 Clip LED blink, their signal level it too hot. Just turn down Level in the Amp block to solve this.