Factory presets

Factory presets on the Axe-Fx II: owner's manual

• 16.19 Axe-Fx II Bank & Preset Numbers Table

Factory presets on the Axe-Fx II: various comments

• The Mark I and II editions have 3 preset banks. The XL and XL⁺ have 6 banks (A B C D E F), banks D, E and F are empty.
• Fractal Audio posts new versions of the factory preset banks on the Support page from time to time. Use Fractal-Bot to upload the updated banks to your Axe-Fx.
• Forum member Cooper Carter (SoloAWeek on YouTube) demonstrates factory presets (may not be the current versions).
• Auditioning factory presets:
  • The Axe-Fx is very sensitive to the type of guitar you're using in regard to presets. For example, if possible use a guitar equipped with single coil pickups when auditioning Fender amp presets.
  • When hitting the strings in a normal manner on a guitar equipped with single coils, clean factory presets should not distort. When really digging in the strings, especially using a high-output humbucker, some clean presets may distort. Don't worry, they should probably be getting distorted, based on their settings. If you don't like that, just turn down Drive or Master Volume or Input Trim in the Amp block.
  • Preset output levels can vary from preset to preset. If a factory preset makes the Out 1 Clip LED blink, its overall signal level is too hot. turn down Level in the Amp block.
  • If possible, play the factory presets in stereo. You'll hear the presets at their best.
  • If you're running mono and audio output is set to “Sum L+R”, phase cancellation may occur. This can happen if the preset contains an Enhancer block in Classic Mode, or a micro delay in the Cab block (Petrucci preset).
  • Some presets include a Delay block with the Phase Rev parameter engaged. This is a stereo feature. If you're running in mono and audio output mode is set to “Sum L+R”, you may not hear any delay because of phase cancellation. Switch off Phase Rev or select output mode “Copy L>R” instead.
  • When using output mode "Copy L>R" you'll lose the part of the signal that's hardwired to the right channel. That might be a Ping Pong delay, or a stereo Cab block with both sides hard-panned.
  • Cliff: "The presets were dialed in loud so as to be sure the Fletcher-Munson effect did not influence the sound." Source
• When saving your own presets you have to overwrite factory presets on the Axe-Fx, unless you have a XL (Banks D and up are empty). You can restore the factory presets at any moment.

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