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Factory presets
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Installing new versions of factory presets
Fractal Audio's products have factory presets installed. These are updated periodically for current products. They can be downloaded from the website.
There are three banks: A, B and C. Each bank contains 127 presets. Use Fractal-Bot to upload a single bank to the hardware, or all banks at once.
To select and upload individual presets from a bank, use the software editor's Import function to select a bank first and then pick the preset to import.
Video: How to load new factory presets
When using the editor, don't forget to refresh the list of presets in Preset Picker or Manage Presets afterwards.
Auditioning factory presets
Just like real amps, presets are sensitive to the type of guitar and its pickups.
Preset output levels can vary from preset to preset. If a factory preset makes the Out 1 Clip LED blink, the overall signal level in the digital domain is too hot. To solve this, turn down Level in the Amp block or in the Global EQ.
If possible, play factory presets in stereo to hear the presets at their very best.
If you're running mono, and audio output in the I/O menu 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. Or when a preset contains a Delay block with the Phase Rev parameter engaged.
When using output mode "Copy L>R" in the I/O menu, 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.
"The presets were dialed in loud so as to be sure the Fletcher-Munson effect did not influence the sound." [1]
"I use and prefer low output pickups and the presets work fine for me. I just consider them a starting point as everyone should." [2]
(Cygnus v16) "I tested every preset on three guitars this time around: 1) Anderson HSS, 2) American Deluxe Strat SSS 3) Kiesel Vader long scale HH (BareKnuckle). Multiple beta testers also went through the set, and Cliff reviewed Bank A." [3]
If you wonder why an amp model in a factory preset doesn't sound exactly the same your own amplifier, read this: Why Your Amp Doesn't Sound Like Our Amp.
Axe-Fx III and FM3
The Axe-Fx III and FM3 have 384 factory presets, divided over 3 banks: A, B and C. The factory presets use Input 1 (instrument) and Output 1 with amplifier and speaker cabinet modeling and are configured for stereo output. You can use an expression pedal in presets which use External Controller 1.
The list below is based on firmware 16.xx (Cygnus) for the Axe-Fx III) and 4.0 (Cygnus) for the FM3.
"Axe-Fx III owners may notice the suffix "FM3" or slight variations in the names of some of the FM3 presets. This was done to indicate that the preset has changed. In some cases, the Axe-Fx presets were larger and wouldn't fit. In other cases, we took advantage of capabilities that were new or improved since those presets were originally created (some in the time of the Ultra!). In other cases, "bonus scenes" or features were added. We also replaced some near-duplicate presets with new creations." [4]
Bank A
001 - 59 BASSGUY — '59 Fender Tweed Bassman, Bender fuzz, Real-Time Analyzer block (Axe-Fx only).
002 - 65 BASSGUY — '65 Blackface Fender Bassman, Face Fuzz.
003 - VIBRATO LUX — Brownface Fender Vibrolux, bias tremolo, Eternal Love drive. Previously named: "BROWNFACE".
004 - DELUXE VERB — Blackface Fender Deluxe Reverb, bias tremolo, Full OD.
005 - DOUBLE VERB — various Fender Twin Reverbs, optical tremolo, T808 Mod.
006 - A-CLASS 15 — Vox AC15, FET Preamp.
007 - TOP BOOST — Vox AC30, SDD drive, delay before/after the amp.
008 - PRINCE TONE — various Fender Princetons, T808 Mod.
009 - PLEXI 50W — various 50W Marshall Plexis, including 1987X.
010 - PLEXI 100W — various 100W Marshall Plexis, including 1959SLP.
011 - BRIT 800 — various Marshall JCM 800s.
012 - HIPOWER — Hiwatt DR-103, FAS Boost, various cabs.
013 - USA MK IV — Mesa/Boogie Mark IV.
014 - USA IIC+ — Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (and IIC++ model), various cabs.
015 - RECTO 1 — two-channel Mesa Dual Rectifier.
016 - RECTO 2 — three-channel Mesa Dual Rectifier.
017 - EURO — Bogner Ecstasy.
018 - AC-20 DELUXE — Morgan AC20 Deluxe, delay before/after the amp, Plex Shift (Axe-Fx only).
019 - SHIVER — Bogner Shiva.
020 - VIBRATO-KING — Fender Custom Vibro-King, optical tremolo, Full OD.
021 - EURO UBER — Bogner Uberschall, stereo enhancer, FET Boost, pitch detuning.
022 - SOLO 100 — Soldano SLO-100.
023 - SUPER VERB — Fender Super Reverb, optical tremolo, FAS Boost.
024 - FRIEDMAN BE-100 // FRIEDMAN H/BE-100 v1+2 — Friedman (H)BE-100.
025 - FRIEDMAN HBE-100 // FRIEDMAN H/BE-100 v3 — Friedman (H)BE-100.
026 - CHAMPLIFIER — various Fender Champs, bias tremolo.
027 - TREMOLO DELUXE — Blackface Fender Tremolux, bias tremolo.
028 - 5153 — EVH 5150-III, Dimension chorus.
029 - VIBRATO DELUXE — Brownface Fender Vibrolux, optical tremolo, Esoteric RCB.
030 - MR. Z 38 — Dr. Z Maz 38, Dynamicomp compressor.
031 - WRECKERS — various Trainwrecks, T808.
032 - ANGLE SEVERE — Engl Savage 120, CC Boost, jet flanger.
033 - SPAWN Q-ROD OD-1 — Splawn Quickrod.
034 - CA3+ — Custom Audio Amplifiers 3+ SE preamp.
035 - FAS LEAD 1+2 — custom amp model, DS1 distortion, octaver.
036 - TUCANA — Carol-Ann Tucana 3.
037 - FAS MODERN — custom amp model, Horizon Devices Precision Drive, gate, Dimension chorus. See also: "BEEF SUPREME", "CHUGNUTS" and "UNAPOLOGETIC".
038 - DAS METALL — Diezel VH4, Grinder Boost input boost, gate, multiband compression. Includes the former preset "FARFEGUNGEN" as a scene.
039 - ODS-100 — based on Robben Ford's Dumble OD Special, Tone of Kings.
040 - THE BROWN SOUND — EVH's "brown sound", MXR Script Phase 90, Virtual Capo (Axe-Fx only). Control Switch engages a flanger momentarily.
041 - BUDDAH DUOMASTER — Budda Twinmaster. Previously named: "BUTTERY".
042 - MATCHBOX CHIEFTAIN — Matchless Chieftain, Tone of Kings.
043 - SUPERTWEED — custom amp model, Face Fuzz.
044 - BRIT JVM OD1 — Marshall JVM410H, various cabs.
045 - BRIT JVM OD2 — Marshall JVM410H, various cabs.
046 - BLANKNSHIP LEEDS — Dweezil Zappa's Blankenship Leeds 21, Hard Fuzz, ring modulator.
047 - SUPREMO TREM — Supro 1964T, optical tremolo, Face Fuzz, various cabs. Title reference: clip from the movie Pulp Fiction.
048 - CITRUS RV50 — Orange Rockerverb 50 MK II, Sonic Drive.
049 - CAROL ANN OD-2 — Carol-Ann OD-2, FET Boost. External Controller 1 controls the rate of the rotary.
050 - JM45 — Marshall JTM 45, Bender Fuzz.
051 - HOT KITTY — BadCat Hot Cat 30R, Box o'Crunch.
052 - TWO-STONE J35 — Two-Rock Jet 35, Zen Master, uni-vibe.
053 - SPAWN NITROUS — Splawn Nitro, gate, micro pitch, stereo enhancer, chorus.
054 - BRIT SILVER — Marshall Lerxst / Silver Jubilee, various cabs.
055 - HERBIE — Diezel Herbert.
056 - DWEEZIL'S BASSGUY — Dweezil Zappa's modified '65 Blackface Fender Bassman, FET Boost.
057 - MA, THE MEATLOAF... — EVH 5150-III, various cabs, FET Boost, pitch detuning. Title reference: clip from the movie Wedding Crashers.
058 - 5F8 TWEED — Keith Urban's high-powered Fender Tweed Twin, Bender fuzz.
059 - ATOMICA — Cameron Atomica, FET Boost.
060 - DELUXE TWEED — Fender Tweed Deluxe, TS9DX+, PI Fuzz.
061 - DIRTY SHIRLEY — Friedman Dirty Shirley, Shimmer Drive.
062 - FOX ODS — Fuchs Overdrive Supreme 50, Tone of Kings, various cabs.
063 - NUCLEAR TONE — Swart Atomic Space Tone, tremolo (FM3: block, Axe-Fx: amp).
064 - 6160S — Peavey "block letter" EVH 5150 and Peavey 6505+, gate, multiband compression, various cabs. Some scenes created by Leon Todd.
065 - ARCHEAN — PRS Archon, T808 Mod.
066 - SPAWN Q-ROD OD-2 — Splawn Quickrod, Hoodoo Drive, stereo enhancer, micro pitch.
067 - WRECKED EXPRESS — Trainwreck Express, Suhr Riot LED.
068 - BRIT PRE — Marshall JMP-1 preamp, Super OD.
069 - BADGER 18 — Suhr Badger, Tube Drive.
070 - BRIT AFS100 — Marshall AFD100SCE, Slash-inspired scenes, BB Pre, DS-1.
071 - DIZZY VH4 — Diezel VH4, PI Fuzz, Tool-inspired scene, various cabs.
072 - BASSMAN ABOUT 2 EXPLODE — Blackface Fender Bassman, Bender fuzz, Octavia.
073 - BAND COMMANDER — Fender Fender Bandmaster, slapback delay, various reverbs, optical tremolo, T808, ring modulator.
074 - ODS-100 HRM — Dumble OD Special with HRM circuit, Esoteric RCB.
075 - VIBRATO VERB — various Fender Vibroverbs, bias tremolo. Includes the former preset "DAMAGE NEXUS" which uses a Tube Drive (that title seems to refer to Damage Control's Glass Nexus multi-effects device but this has not been disclosed).
076 - TX STAR — Mesa Lone Star Classic, BB Pre, Plex Delay.
077 - JUMPED PLEXI — Marshall 50W Plexi, chorus, pitch detuning, T808.
078 - STUDIO LEADS // STUDIO LEAD FM3 — Mesa/Boogie Mark IV. The Axe-Fx version uses a Tone Match block and offers additional sounds.
079 - DEE CEE 30 — Matchless DC-30, harmonic tremolo, auto-wah.
080 - WHOLE LOTTA — Jimmy Page's (Led Zeppelin) signature sound on "Whole Lotta Love", using the Supro 1964T and Face Fuzz.
081 - FUZZ TWEED — Fender Tweed Deluxe, various fuzz models.
082 - HELL'S GLOCKENSPIELS — AC/DC signature sound, using a Marshall Plexi, T808, and Schaffer Replica simulation.
083 - PETRUCCI RIG // PETRUCCI RIG FM3 — John Petrucci's (Dream Theater) signature sound, using the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C. Axe-Fx version: Input 3 facilitates the use of a piezzo-equipped guitar.
084 - SOLO 88 — Soldano X88R preamp.
085 - COMET CONCOURSE — Komet Concorde, various cabs, Quad-Tap Delay.
086 - TRY AXES — Mesa/Boogie TriAxis preamp.
087 - CAMERON CCV — Cameron CCV-100, multiband compression.
088 - CAPT HOOK — Hook Captain 34, Shimmer Drive.
089 - JS410 — Marshall JVM410HJS, Satriani-inspired scenes, DS1, and "Golden Whammy" effect (configured for External Controller 1).
090 - CORNCOB — Cornford MK50 II, TS9DX, various cabs.
091 - BLUDOJAI — Bludotone Ojai, FET Boost, various cabs.
092 - JM45 BLUES LEAD — Marshall JTM 45, Blues OD, optical tremolo.
093 - JR. BLUES — Fender Blues Junior, Esoteric ACB, Face Fuzz.
094 - TRIPTIK — Carol-Ann Triptik, Esoteric RCB.
095 - FAS ORIGINALS — Fractal Audio custom amp models: Hot Rod, Rhythm, Express, Wreck, with various cabs.
096 - EJ CLEAN — Eric Johnson's clean signature sound, using a Fender Vibroverb, chorus and tape echo. Some scenes created by Cooper Carter. Control Switch 1 freezes the delay.
097 - WHO'S NEXT? // WHO'S NEXT FM3 — Signature sound of The Who / Pete Townsend, using internal controllers. Amp: Hiwatt DR103. Title reference: The Who album.
098 - THICK & CHUNKY — three-channel Mesa Dual Rectifier, T808, stereo enhancer, pitch detuning.
099 - TUCANA II — Carol-Ann Tucana 3, various cabs.
100 - STUDIO CLEAN // STUDIO CLEAN FM3 — Mesa/Boogie TriAxis preamp, compression, various modulation effects, Multitap Delay, Plex Delay (Axe-Fx only).
101 - SOLO 99 — Soldano/Caswell X99 preamp. Shimmer Drive. Some scenes created by Leon Todd.
102 - TRIPLE CREST — Mesa Triple Crown.
103 - DJENTLEMANLY — gated FAS Modern and EVH 51510 Block Letter, T808 and Precision Drive. Title reference: Djent music style.
104 - LEON'S DJENT BASS // ALIEN SURFING — Axe-Fx: bass preset by Leon Todd. FM3: Joe Satriani's signature sound on his first album, using a Marshall JVM410HJS and DS-1. Title reference: Joe Satriani album.
105 - CITRUS A30 — Orange AD30HTC, Suhr Riot, LED.
106 - RUBY ROCKET — Paul Ruby Rocket, SDD, T808.
107 - MACHINE GUN — Jimi Hendrix signature sound from the song "Machine Gun", with a Plexi 50W, Face Fuzz, Octavia and Uni-vibe. External Controller 2: engages reverse delay.
108 - BOGFISH — Bogner Fish preamp, Multitap Delay.
109 - LIMELIGHT M@ // LIME LITE M@ — Alex Lifeson's (Rush) signature sound on the song "Limelight", with two Hiwatt models on the Axe-Fx preset, Tube Driver, Tone Match block, chorus and various effects. FM3: lite version.
110 - GLASS LEADS — Cameron CCV-100, pitch detuning, Multitap Delay.
111 - STACKED DELAYS — dual delays (before and after the amp(s)), dual chorus, FET Preamp. Amp(s): AC-20. External Controller 1 controls Master Delay Time.
112 - GET YOUR KICKS — Dr. Z Route 66, Zen Master, bias tremolo. Title reference: song "(Get your kicks on) Route 66".
113 - SUBTLE BLUES — Mesa/Boogie Subway Blues.
114 - CHAINSAW 88 — Soldano X88R preamp, Tone of Kings, Bender fuzz.
115 - DELUXE TAPES — Fender Blackface Deluxe Reverb, with tape delays, optical tremolo.
116 - DESTRUCTIVE APPETITES — Slash's signature sound, as heard on the Guns N' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" album, using the Marshall AFD. Some scenes created by Edosounds.
117 - SO MANY ROADS // SO MANY ROADS FM3 — dual amp blocks on the Axe-Fx: Marshall 100W Plexi and Dumble ODS (FM3: Plexi only). Title reference: old blues song, [covered by Joe Bonamassa and many others.
118 - TINY TERRIER — Orange Tiny Terror, multiband compression.
119 - JIM AND LEO // JIM OR LEO — dual amp blocks on the Axe-Fx: Jim Marshall's JTM 45 and Leo Fender's '59 Tweed Bassman. FM3: amp channels are used instead of two amps blocks.
120 - CORK SNIFFERS — Trademark Dumble tones. Title reference: guitar players who are searching forever for the elusive Dumble tone, are referred to as cork sniffers.
121 - STILL BLUE — Gary Moore's signature sound from the "Still Got The Blues" album and song, using a Marshall. FAS LED-Drive.
122 - MF EURO — Preset by Marco Fanton, featuring the Euro Red model (Bogner Ecstasy) and Shiver (Shiva). Control Switch 1 controls the amp's input boost.
123 - SMALL BOX — Friedman SmallBox, various cabs, Shimmer Drive.
124 - MESSAGE ON THE MOON / MESSAGE ON THE MOON FM3 — guitar tones and effects, based on various songs by The Police (Andy Summers). Axe-Fx: two amp blocks. External Controller 1 controls volume in a scene. This preset was previously named: "ANDY'S MESSAGE" and also contains the retired “WALKING ON THE MOON” preset. FM3: lite version.
125 - DELAY LEADS — various amps and various delays.
126 - MONEY FOR SOMETHING — Characteristic "cocked wah" guitar sound in Money For Nothing by Dire Straits. The Axe-Fx preset uses a Tone Match block, while the FM3 uses two PEQ blocks instead.
127 - PLEXIS+ACS // PLEXPRESSOR — Axe-Fx: Marshall and Class-A combinations (dual amp blocks). FM3: "PLEXPRESSOR", featuring a Plex Delay block with delay and Tri-chorus, and USA Clean amp model.
128 - RACKMOUNT PREAMPS X2 // RACKMOUNT PREAMPS FM3 — Axe-Fx: various combinations of preamps (dual amp blocks), with effects. The FM3 version uses amp channels instead of two amp blocks.
Bank B
001 - GALAXY FORMATION // GALAXIES FM3
Cinematic space soundscapes, using 100% wet Plex Delay, up to 31 seconds of reverb, automatic volume swells and chorus. Play slowly. Amp: Double Verb. The FM3 version has one reverb less.
002 - VIBRATO VB
Vibrato effect, before and after the amp. Amp: Vibra-King. Previously: "CRUNCH CHORUS".
003 - ELECTRO-SWEEP
Ambient sci-fi effect, using 100% wet Megatap Delay into LFO-controlled panned sweeping filters. Amp: Double Verb.
004 - JET FLANGER
Stereo "jet plane" flanger. Amp: Recto.
005 - AMBIENCE@21 // AMBIENCE FM3
Ambient modulated soundscapes, using automatic volume swells, Plex Delay for detuned stereo delays, chorus and high-feedback flanger. Play slowly. Amp: Archean. FM3: lite version.
006 - DETUNED WAHS
Four delays from the Plex Delay block into LFO-controlled Wah blocks, panned by the Tremolo/Panner block, followed by compression and chorus. Amp: Deluxe Verb.
007 - CRYSTAL REVERBS
Stereo crystals effect from the Pitch block. The preset's envelope follower is assigned to the Pitch block's Input Gain, acting as a fade-in control for the crystals. Diffusion blends the separate trails together in some scenes. See also: factory preset "CRYSTAL ECHOES". Amp: USA JP IIC+.
008 - PENTALIZERS
Pitch-shifted stereo delay effects, with LFO-controlled Formant and Pitch blocks, and Hard Fuzz. The envelope follower controls the delay's Repeat Stack/Hold parameter in one of the scenes. Play single notes. Amp: Euro Blue.
009 - TZF FLANGER
Through-zero flanger. One of the scenes lets you use External Controller 1 to control the flanging. Amp: FAS Modern.
010 - DIATONIC TRIADS
A scene controller (attached to the Key parameter in the Pitch block, placed between the amplifier and cab) creates different pitch harmonies per scene. Play single notes. Amp: FAS Lead.
011 - BLACK HOLES
Effects-laden sustained space sounds, using automatic volume swells, LFO-controlled time in the Multitap Delay, diffusion, hall reverb, post amp compression, phaser (with rate controlled through External Controller 1), and pitch-shifting (pitch controlled through External Controller 1). Play slowly. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
012 - DETUNED DESCENT
Stereo delay repeats from the Plex Delay block gradually go down in pitch. Similar to the preset "SERENITY NOW!". Amp: USA Rhythm.
013 - ENUMERING RAVENS
Stereo delay, trailing off to the left (Feedback Left is set higher than Feedback Right). The preset title possibly refers to the band Counting Crows. Amp: Matchbox Chiefman.
014 - INTROSPECTIONS
Modulated crystals through pitch detuning, Tri-Chorus and compression. Amp: Double Verb.
015 - FLANGE THE ECHOES
Delay repeats, panned through an LFO, go through different types of flanging. Amp: Double Verb.
016 - MEET THE CYTHERIANS
Pitch-shifted delay repeats, creating crystals, combined with reversed delay and stereo enhancer. Cytherians are a species in the Star Trek series. Play slowly, try harmonics. Amp: USA JP IIC+.
017 - PONG CHORUS
Ping Pong delay through Tri-Chorus. Amp: 59 Bassguy.
018 - EMERALD OCEANS
Ambient soundscapes with crystals, pitch detuning and "Stone Quarry" reverb, with automatic volume swells (ADSR), dual compressors, LFO-controlled filter and stereo enhancer. Play slowly. Amp: Double Verb.
019 - INTRIGUE
Pitch block in Arpeggiator mode, through stereo delay and pitch detuning. The psychadelic arpeggio reminds of early Pink Floyd. Change the number of steps or the key in the Pitch block. Slightly similar to preset "ARPEGGIATOR M@DNESS (B Min)". Amp: Double Verb.
020 - CRAWLING IN THE DARK
Phaser and flanger combined. Based on Hoobastank's "Crawling In The Dark". Amp: Euro Red.
021 - ULTRAVERB
Reverb effects, possibly based on either Peavey's UltraVerb effects processor or Eventide's UltraVerb plugin. Amp: Band-Commander.
022 - PHASER "TREM" SYNC
Four different phaser types and a synced LFO control the phaser and volume for a tremolo effect. Amp: USA Clean. Previously: "PHASER PARADISE".
023 - SMOKEY JAZZ
Jazzy guitar tone, based on Roland's JC-120 amplifier and its built-in chorus. Amp: Jazz 120.
024 - BALLERINA III
Stereo pitch-shifting effect, based on Steve Vai's "Ballerina 12/24". Similar to preset "RUSH HOUR". Pitch placed between amp and cab. Amp: Shiver Clean. Previously: "BALLERINA SLIPPERS". The version for the Axe-Fx uses the "totally flat" stocks cabs as cabs 3 and 4.
025 - VELVET SUNS // VELVET SUN FM3
Dreamy atmosphere, created by LFO-controlled Wah sweeps, with stereo enhancer, EQ and more. Amp: ODS-100. FM3: lite version.
026 - LONELY HEART SOLO
Lead guitar sound, based on the pitch shifted Yes song "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Other scenes change the pitch to octaves (8va) or a combination. Pitch is placed between amp and cab. Play single notes. Amp: FAS Lead.
027 - BL@DE RUNNER // BL@DE RUN ULTRALITE (E mi)
The famous synthesized theme of the sci-fi Blade Runner movie(s). Ingenious use of the Synth block, filtering and pitch-shifting, as well as internal controllers and scene controllers. Scene 3 ends it big. Play and hold single notes. Amp: Double Verb. FM3: lite version.
028 - SCREAMING MEANIE
A Deluxe Reverb is turned into a screaming meanie using a RAT and EQ. Amp: Deluxe Verb.
029 - ASIAN DOCUMENTARY
Stereo pitch-shifting between amp and cab and a tremolo create oriental vibes, with LFO-controlled stereo panning in the Pitch block. Play single notes. Amp: USA Clean.
030 - OCTOPLEX' GARDEN
Eight diffused delays from the Plex Delay block, creating a reverb. The Input Envelope makes the reverb fade in. External Controller 1 controls rotary rate in one scene and filter frequency in another. Play slowly. Amp: Vibrato Verb. Previously: "DELAY OCTOPLEX".
031 - DIATIONIC CHIMES
Pitch-shifting with automatic volume swells (ADSR), panning, syncopated delay and shimmer. Play single notes in G major. Amp: USA Pre. Previously: "WIND CHIMES". FM3: lite version.
032 - VALENTINE'S MASSACRE
Eerie sounds from down-pitched and LFO-controlled detuned crystals, reversed delay, stereo enhancer. Amp: Band-Commander. The title refers to the Valentine's Day massacre in 1929.
033 - CHIMEY ECHOES
Modulated delay repeats. Amp: Fender Vibrato Verb.
034 - TOUCH LFO FILTER // TOUCH LFO FILTER FM3
PI Fuzz going into a filter (between amp and cab), which has its frequency controlled by LFO and Envelope (dual modifiers). Some sounds remind of the intro theme of early Doctor Who television series. Amp: Vibrato Verb. Previously: "1/8 FILTER TREM". FM3: alternative version.
035 - POLTERGEIST PIG
This famous preset uses Synth, Formant and Wah blocks, pitch detuning and a lot of internal controllers, to create its spooky porky sounds. Play single notes. Amp: Solo 100. FM3: lite version.
036 - ORGANIC!
Simulates a church organ, using the Plex Delay block in Plex Shift mode with stereo panning and "Cathedral" reverb. A Drive block adds grit to the sound. The slow attack comes from the Input Envelope in the Plex Delay. No cab block. Play slowly. Amp: Jazz 120.
037 - BRIAN MIGHT
Brian May's (Queen) trademark sound, using a Vox amplifier, treble booster, long stereo delay as used in the bridge of "Brighton Rock", and layered guitar harmonies through pitch-shifting (between amp and cab). Amp: Class-A 30W. Previously: "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY".
038 - RIC-O-TWELVE // RIC-O-TWELVE FM3
12-string simulation through two amp blocks (FM3: single amp). Amp(s): Double Verb.
039 - ALBERT'S LEAD
Albert Lee's trademark blues sound: a cranked Bassman amplifier and treble booster. Use a Telecaster. Amp: 59 Bassguy.
040 - CENTRIFUGE
Mesmerizing swirly stereo guitar sound, using 100% wet Rotary blocks, LFO-controlled filters and delays. External Controller 1 controls the rotary's rate. Amp: 65 Bassguy.
041 - CRYSTAL ECHOES
Stereo crystals effect from the Pitch block into reverb. The preset's envelope follower is assigned to the Pitch block's Input Gain, acting as a fade-in control for the crystals. See also: factory preset "Crystal Reverb". Amp: Band-Commander. The Axe-Fx version has an additional Reverb block.
042 - UP/DN POLYPITCH
Combinations of a lower or upper octave with an added 7th from the Pitch block, placed between amp and cab. Amp: Class-A 15W. Previously: "ORIENT EXPRESS".
043 - DUAL AMP DUAL DELAY // CLOUD DELAYS
The Axe-Fx preset pushes modulated delays through two amplifiers to maintain the stereo image. The FM3 preset puts three "tape" delays after an amp and adds some optical compression. Amp(s): Class-A 30W.
044 - U-VIBE AND ROTARY
Demonstrates uni-vibe and rotary effects. Amp: Double verb. Previously: "VIBE AND ROTARY".
045 - EKKOPLEK JUNIORS // PLEXES
Simulation of a vintage Echoplex tape delay with wow and flutter. Some scenes use two amps to maintain a stereo image. A synth produces background noise (Axe-Fx only). External Controller 1 controls the speed of the tape. Amp(s): Jr Blues. The FM3 has its own version.
046 - GATED REVERB
Sharply cut-off reverb. Amp: Matchbox D-30.
047 - MULTICOMP PLEXIS
Demonstrates multiband compression, with Tubescreamer and Octavia drive models. Amp: Plexi. Tip: try the other amp channels.
048 - BI-AMP PLEXIS // POLYFUZZ CROSSOVER
In the Axe-Fx preset, a Crossover block splits the signal at a frequency point, after which the two signals are processed separately. Amp: 1987X. Previously: "PLEXI BIAMP". In the alternative FM3 version multiple Filter blocks emphasize a fuzzed signal in different areas of the spectrum. Amp: Plexi.
049 - SWEEP RESONATOR
An LFO-controlled Resonator block sounds like a high-feedback flanger or phaser. Amp: Plexi.
050 - SATAN'S HOLLOW // SATAN JR'S HOLLOW
A synthesizer, heavy down-shifted notes and an arpeggiator create a dark atmosphere. Play single notes. Satans Hollow refers to an old arcade game. Amp: Brit JVM. FM3: lite version.
051 - REGNALF ESREVER
Psychedelic guitar sound from the 60s-70s, through a flanger and reversed. Amp: USA Pre.
052 - VERTIGO!
4 delay lines through a stereo panner. Amp: Matchbox Chieftain.
053 - SPRING IN A CAVE // IN A CAVE
Spring reverb into a "cavern" reverb. FM3: single Reverb block. Amp: Nuclear-Tone. Previously: "CAVERNOUS".
054 - DREAM SEQUENCES
Produces the sound effect often used in old television series to indicate a dream sequence (4 delay lines which gradually shift upwards in pitch, going through a rotary speaker and stereo panner). Includes the former factory preset "FLASHBACK", which produces the sound effect in old television series that indicates a flashback scene (decreasing pitch from two Pitch blocks in series and stereo panning). Play and hold a single note. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
055 - DYNAMOFLANGER // DYNAMICFLANGER
Simulates the Micmix DynaFlanger, a stereo flanging effect often used by Frank Zappa and Dweezil Zappa. The flanger is being controlled by an envelope follower. Amps: Brit 800 and Brit JM45. FM3: single amp.
056 - STEREO TAPE DELAYS
Stereo tape algorithm in the Delay block, with increasing tape degradation per scene. Amp: Band-Commander.
057 - MYSTIC ARPS
Various 4-note arpeggios using 4 pitched voices in stereo from the Pitch block (placed between amplifier and cab) and other effects. Play single notes. Amp: Vibrato Verb. Previously: "LAZY MAN'S ARP".
058 - FRENETICA
LFO-controlled Wah with detuned stereo delay repeats. Similar to: "NO QUARTER". Amp: 59 Bassguy.
059 - HEAVENLY ECHO
Ethereal shimmer, with delay repeats being shifted up in pitch and going through reverb. Amp: Band-Commander.
060 - TREM ON THE TAIL
Tremolo comes after the reverb, with a different type of waveform per scene. The tremolo rate slows down gradually because it's being controlled by an envelope follower. Amp: Class-A 30W. Previously: "TREMVERB".
061 - THE ABYSS
LFO-controlled Wah and Multitap Delay blocks, a Megatap Delay and "Stone Quarry" reverb generate a sci-fi soundscape. The preset title possibly refers to the James Cameron movie. Amp: USA Pre.
062 - QUAD DIATONIC
4 pitch voices from the Pitch block placed between amplifier and cab, create chords in the key of C major / A minor. Play single notes. Amp: Dirty Shirley.
063 - S/HIP AHOY
S(ample) and H(old) filter effect as in Frank Zappa's "Ship Ahoy", and similar to the Zvex Seek Wah pedal. An LFO controls a filter. Amp: Brit JM45.
064 - RUBBER BISCUIT
Delay repeats go through a tremolo. The title refers to a Blues Brothers song. Amp: USA Pre.
065 - DOUBLE DIFFUSOR
Rhythmic pattern from two Multitap Delay blocks in Diffusor mode. ADSR controls filter frequency and phaser rate. Amp: Double Verb. Previously: "DIFFUSED PHASER". FM3: single Multitap Delay.
066 - I'M NATIONWIDE
Swampy guitar sound as in ZZ Top's "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide". Amp: Deluxe Tweed, with Tubescreamer.
067 - WATER COLORS
Crystals effects from the Pitch block and pitch detuning from the Plex Delay block create an atmospheric intermezzo. Scene controllers gradually change the mix of the two Phaser blocks. Play slowly. Amp: CAE3+.
068 - MEDIATION WORKSHOP // MEDITATION BREAK
A very complex preset that uses a lot of internal controllers and External Controller 1 to create layers of sound. Play slowly. No amp blocks. FM3: lite version.
069 - PERCEPTUAL REVERB
100% diffused signal from the Multitap Delay gets reverberated. Amp: Band-Commander.
070 - BAND DELAY GROOVES
4 days lines with ADSR-controlled frequencies create rhythm patterns. Similar to other "band delay" presets. Amp: AC-20.
071 - RAINBOW DASH
Ethereal shimmer effect, through pitch detuning, crystals effect and reverb. Play slowly. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
072 - THICK CHORUSES
Different types of chorus: Tri-Chorus, Dimension-C, dual chorus, 8-voice chorus. Amp: USA Pre.
073 - NEW JUPITER
Showcases an LFO-controlled Resonator block. The preset title possibly refers to the Lost In Space television series. Amp: Double Verb.
074 - TRACKING RINGMODS
Ring Modulator in tracking mode, adjusted per scene through a scene controller. Play single notes. Amp: ODS-100.
075 - STARSHIP FLANGING
The characteristic flanged guitar sound from "Starship Trooper" by Yes. No cab block. Amp: USA Pre.
076 - UNDULATION // UNDULATOR FM3
LFO-controlled delay voices from Plex Delay blocks through a tremolo, with the tremolo's depth being controlled by an envelope follower. The preset title possibly refers to an Eventide effect. Amp: Vibrato Verb. FM3: single Plex Delay.
077 - SERENITY NOW!
Automatic volume swells go into a delay and gradually drop in pitch. Similar to: "DETUNED DESCENT". Amp: Double Verb.
078 - HAUNTING ECHOES
LFO makes tape delay repeats wobbly. Reverb into delay creates a "freeze" effect in scene 3. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
079 - ROCKABILLY HOTROD
Slapback echo in front of a clean amplifier with spring reverb in Stray Cats' style, with tremolo. Amp: Double Verb.
080 - AMBIENT SWIRL
Hypnotic sound waves from 4 delay blocks in series: Delay, Multitap Delay (Diffusor mode), Megatap Delay (rhythmic pattern), Plex Delay (detuned and reverse repeats). Automatic volume swells. Amp: Band-Commander.
081 - 6TH STONE FROM THE SUN // 6TH STONE FM3
The Pitch block between amplifier and cab adds harmonies (7ths, and in some scene octaves), with pitch detuning, reverb and stereo enhancer. Not clear if the preset title refers to Third Stone From The Sun, a slightly psychedelic song by Jimi Hendrix. Amp: USA Clean. FM3: lite version.
082 - ECHOES FROM GOD // GODLY ECHOES FM3
Eight repeating and diffused delay lines from Plex Delay blocks, and a consecutive delay adds hard-panned delay repeats with a short delay time to the left and with a long delay time to the right. Amp: Double Verb. FM3: single Plex Delay.
083 - AUTO WAH FUNK
Fat auto wah (envelope controls the Wah block). Amp: ODS-100. Previously: "IN A FUNK".
084 - NO QUARTER
Based on Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter". Wah and tremolo are synced to an LFO. Similar to the "FRENETICA" preset. Amp: Hipower.
085 - FLANKING FLANGERS
Flanger blocks before and after the amplifier. Amp: USA Rhythm.
086 - WIDE CHORUS // WIDE CHORUS FM3
Stereo chorus going through two amplifiers (FM3: single amp), with some EQ. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
087 - SURF'S UP
Slapback before the amplifier, spring reverb and bias tremolo, creating the surf music sound. Amp: Vibrato Lux.
088 - FLIPPIN' SWITCH
Hard-knee tremolo is being controlled by an LFO, simulating the use of a "kill switch" on a guitar. Adjust the LFO to change the speed. Amp: FAS Modern.
089- ASCENSIONS
Delay repeats are shifted up in pitch, with different intervals per scene, with the Pitch block placed between amp and cab. Play single notes. Amp: USA Pre.
090 - WANDERING DELAYS
Delay repeats get panned left and right by an LFO, combined with pitch detuning. Amp: Double Verb.
091 - HEAVILY PROCESSED
Processed crunch tone with effects such as pitch detuning, chorus, multiband compression, stereo enhancer, and EQ. Amp: Plexi.
092 - BOUTIQUE DUAL // BOUTIQUE MENU
Features two "boutique" amplifiers in a dual-amp setup: Dumble (ODS-100) and Trainwreck Rocket (Wrecker Rocket), with slapback delay. The Axe-Fx preset uses two amps in a dual setup, while the FM3 version switches amp channels.
093 - FROGTONES IRIE 2
Downtuned signal through a ring modulator, Zendrive, phaser, filter, multiband compression, and LFO-controlled frequencies. External Controller 1 controls the Delay 2 block. Play single notes. Originally created as a bassline for a reggae song. Amp: Solo 100.
094 - NAMELESS STREETS
The Edge's (U2) trademark guitar sound, as heard in "Where The Street Have No Name" and many other songs. Amp: Class-A 30W. Preset by Edosounds.
095 - FAT SOLO LEAD 2
Lead guitar tone, using dual delay, FET boost and CC Boost (input boost). Amp: FAS Lead.
096 - RAINY NIGHTS III // RAINY NIGHTS FM3
Soothing guitar sound, using overdrive, delay, bias tremolo, spring / cavern reverb, chorus, dual compressors and stereo enhancer. The Volume block is tied to a scene controller to smoothen scene changes. Amp: Deluxe Verb.
097 - CRUNCHY EVEN IN MILK// TIM'S HOOK 6V6
Dual amp blocks: Plexi 50W and USA Rhythm, with Sonic Drive and TS9DX+ drives and pitch detuning. Previously: "STAYS CRUNCHY". FM3: features the Hook Captain 34 amplifier, with some drive and modulation effects (preset by forum member Hippietim).
098 - ARPEGGIATOR M@DNESS (B MIN) // ARPEGGIATOR M@DNESS FM3
Psychadelic arpeggio through a phaser, reminding of early Pink Floyd. Make sure to try all scenes. The arpeggiator engages through an envelope follower. The sound gets chopped by a sequenced Volume block. Play single notes in B minor. Slightly similar to preset "INTRIGUE". Amp: USA Rhythm. FM3: lite version.
099 - CLASS-A BRETHREN // CLASS-A LINEUP
Dual amp blocks: Class-A 30W and Class-A 15W, with FET Boost, chorus and bucket-brigade delay. FM3: showcases several Class-A amp models through a single amp block.
100 - BOND...JAMES BOND
Clean amp tone, spring reverb and bias tremolo create the sound of the surf guitar in the James Bond movies theme. Amp: Double Verb.
101 - SYNTH LINEUP // SYNTH LINEUP FM3
Eight synth sounds with help from LFO and ADSR controllers, including: Zamfir pan flute, Moog Taurus bass pedal synth, ELP-like lead synth, high sine notes, 303 bass synth. Play single notes. Amps: USA Clean, USA Pre. Previously: "ZAMFIR". FM3: lite version.
102 - SCREAMING PLEXI 3 // SCREAMING PLEXIS
Plexi with a Tube Driver.
103 - BOSTONIAN // BEAN TOWN FM3
Characteristic mid-heavy guitar sound from Boston. The Axe-Fx preset used a Tone Match block and two amp Brit 800 models, the FM3 version uses a single amp with EQ. Here's a demo
104 - CHORAL CANYONS
Rhythmic pattern with stereo delay lines from the Multitap Delay, controlled by an LFO, and "Cathedral" reverb and chorus. Sounds similar to "band delay" presets. Amp: Band-Commander.
105 - TOUCH PHASE III // TOUCH PHASE FM3
Envelope-controlled Phaser block, placed between amp and cab blocks, with different sounds per channel, including a talk box simulation. Amp: Mesa Pre. Previously: "ENVELOPE PHASER". FM3: lite version.
106 - 8-PLEX GOLDEN
Ambient sounds using 8 delays from the Plex Delay. The scenes feature heavily diffused delay lines, detuned delays and pitch-shifted delays (shimmer effect). Amp: ODS-100.
107 - DISCO CLEAN
Compressed '80s clean sound, with phaser (controlled through External Controller 1). Includes an SPX scene. Amp: Double Verb. Previously: "CLEAN POP RHYTHM".
108 - PITCHMOD PULSE
An LFO quickly shifts the pitch of each note. Other scenes add synced delay and flanging. Amp: Plexi. Previously: "PITCHMOD TREM".
109 - SCI-FI DELAYS
Stereo tape delay from a Multitap Delay block, with motor speed (including pitch) controlled by External Controller 1, generating sci-fi sounds, with automatic volume swells and various effects. Tip: try all channels of the MTD block. Amp: Double Verb.
110 - YEAR OF THE CITY 2274
Sci-fi sounds from a LFO-controlled Wah, pitch-shifted delay repeats and "Cathedral" reverb. The preset title refers to the movie "Logan's Run". Tip: switch off wah, delay and reverb to hear the magic from the Plex Delay on its own. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
111 - POLYOCTAVEGEN PEDAL
Based on EHX's POG pedal: (max.) 4 octaves at once. Other features of the POG can be reproduced too: detune, attack and high cut. Amp: Brit JM45.
112 - TAPE DRIVER // TAPE DRIVE FM3
Simulated tape distortion, after the amplifier. Two Drive blocks are used to maintain the stereo field from the reverb. Amp: Double Verb. Previously: "TAPE DISTORTION". The Axe-Fx version has three drives, the FM3 has two.
113 - NEW ATMOS
Automatic volume swells (adjust ADSR if necessary) with added harmonies from the Pitch block channels (placed between the amplifier and cab). Engage the phaser for more fun. Amp: Vibrato Verb. Previously: "ATMOSPHERE".
114 - TWIN PEAKS BARI
The Virtual Capo (dropped tuning) and bias tremolo recreate the sound and atmosphere of the intro theme of the Twin Peaks television series. "Bari" means: baritone guitar. Play single notes. Amp: Vibrato Lux.
115 - DUAL AMP DIATONIC / SPLIT DIATONIC
Stereo pitch harmonies through two amplifiers (FM3: single amp). The harmonies shift per scene through a scene controller which is attached to the Key parameter in the Pitch block. Play single notes. Amps: FAS Lead.
116 - GAMELAN 2021
Percussive Indonesian gamelan sounds, using pitch shifting. Adjust the ADSR controller for best results. Play single notes. Amp: 59 Bassguy. Previously: "GAMELAN NIGHT".
117 - HORRORFEST
Down-shifted, modulated and reverberated crystals and LFO-controlled panning create a haunted house atmosphere. External Controller 1 controls frequencies. Play slowly. Amp: Jazz 120. Previously: "HORROR MOVIE". FM3: single Reverb block.
118 - WIDE E-PLEX 21 // DELAYSCAPES M@
Mono tape delay, made stereo through two amp blocks. Motor speed controlled by LFOs. External Controller 1 controls the input level when Volume 1 is engaged. Amps: Vibrato Verb. FM3: complex pulsating stereo delays, using a feedback loop and LFOs.
119 - FUNKY SYNTH
LFO-controlled synthesizer, made smoother by a RAT distortion and compressor, with a gate to supress noise. Scenes add a sub octave and pitch detuning. Play single notes.
120 - 5-OCTAVE LEAD
4 pitched voices from the Pitch block plus the original make 5. Amp: FAS Lead.
121 - MUSIC BOXES // MUSIC BOX FM3
Arpeggio from two Pitch blocks, with stereo panning and more. ADSR controls the arpeggio. Play single notes in C major and let them ring out. Amp: USA Clean. FM3: single Pitch block.
122 - PURPLE FLANGER // PURPLE FLANGER FM3
Probably based on the Boss BF flanger. Amp: 65 Bassguy. Previously: "FLANGETASTIC". There are two amps in the Axe-Fx preset and one in the FM3 version.
123 - MIC PRE SLAM
Demonstrates how channel strip preamps (Cab block's preamp simulation) can clip the signal. Amp: Double Verb.
124 - GREAT PLAINS // S/H BAND DELAY
Clean tone with tremolo and spring reverb, with simulated wind blowing in the background (amp: Texas Star). Previously: "DESERT BREEZE". FM3: 4 stereo delay lines with LFO-controlled frequencies create a sample-and-hold band delay, similar to other "band delay" presets (amp: Prince tone).
125 - PANNER PEDAL
External Controller 1 controls stereo panning and flanging. Amp: Brit Silver. FM3: lite version.
126 - FEEDBACKER PEDAL
External Controller 1 (pedal) fades in simulated sustained musical feedback from the Pitch block, with pre and post compression and stacked Tubescreamers. Watch out for bursts of non-musical high-frequency feedback. Amp: USA Clean. FM3: lite version.
127 - HAM & CHEESE // HAM & FM3
Hammond organ simulation with different virtual drawbar positions. The version for the Axe-Fx includes a Farfisa organ simulation. Delete a shunt on row 2 to hear just the organ. The rotary rate is controlled through an envelope. Amp: Jr Blues.
128 - TRIPLE FILTER FUNK
Three ADSR-controlled filters create a synth sound from the 80s/90s. Amp: Deluxe Verb.
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001 - OVERCOMPRESSED
A compressor after the reverb creates a ducking reverb. Another compressor adds more squashing. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
002 - FLOATING SWELLS
Demonstrates various rates of automatic volume swells, with copious amounts of stereo delay and reverb, and an overdrive. In one scene External Controller 1 (pedal) controls the volume. Play slowly. Amp: USA Pre. The Axe-Fx preset has two Reverb blocks, the FM3 one.
003 - RAJA DRONE III // RAJA DRONE FM3
Approximates the sound of a sitar with a drone note, through ADSR-controlled filters, pitch shifting, compression, and resonator blocks. Adjust the ADSR threshold for your guitar. Play single notes. Amp: USA Clean. FM3: lite version.
004 - DIRECT INJECTS
Heavily compressed DI tone. DI is "direct inject"), which means a clean tone straight into the mixing console, without a speaker cabinet. Processing includes EQ, slapback delay, stereo enhancer and stereo pitch detuning. Includes a "Billy Jean" scene, based on the funky guitar part in that song. Amp: USA Clean.
005 - ONE-NOTE SYNTHESTRA // FM303
Hit a single note and hear an orchestra, with the help of the synth, pitch shifting, filters etc., and a load of internal controllers. Adjust your attack. Use External Controller 1 to add arpeggios. Includes a "Strangest Things" scene (television series). Amp: Brit JVM. The FM3 preset simulates a Roland TB-303 bass synth, using External Controller 1.
006 - BY YOUR COMMAND // BY YOUR COMMAND FM3
Robotic sci-fi sounds from a ring modulator and LFO-controlled synth. The preset title refers to Cylons speaking in the 70's TV show Battlestar Galactica. External Controller 1 controls pitch. Play single notes. Amp: Angle Severe. FM3: lite version.
007 - BRITTLE COMP RHYTHM
Bright and compressed Vox AC15 tone. Amp: Class-A 15W.
008 - PING-PONG PONG-PING
The Multidelay is used to create a ping pong delay which alternates between left-right and right-left, with a different pattern per scene. Amp: Vibrato Lux.
009 - ROTARY SCENES
Highlights the Rotary block. Scene controllers set the rate per scene for gradual ramping. Amp: Class-A 30W.
010 - NEW PLANETS // THE PLANETS FM3
Pitch-shifted stereo delay repeats which create arpeggios, into a "space" reverb and chorus, with pre and post compression. Play single notes and slowly. Set the key in the Pitch block. Similar to the "MYSTIC ARPS" preset. Amp: USA Clean. FM3: lite version.
011 - HOME WORLD // HOME WORLD FM3
Space atmosphere from 100% wet diffusors with LFO-controlled time and envelope-controlled feedback, through a phaser, "deep space" reverb and post amp compression. External Controller 1 adds effects. Includes the former preset "SPACE VERB". Amp: Double Verb. The title refers to the game HomeWorld. FM3: lite version.
012 - SCINTILATIONS
Pitch-shifted stereo delay repeats get chopped by a tremolo. Different waveforms per scene. Amp: AC-20.
013 - PROGGY PLEX FILTER // PROGGY PLEX FM3
Sample and hold filters fade in on the tail of ADSR sweeps, using dual source modifiers. Amp: Hipower. The FM3 doesn't support dual source modifiers and uses an alternative approach.
014 - TRAFFIC JAM
Stereo delay repeats go down in pitch, using an LFO-controlled Pitch block. Similar to "DETUNED DESCENT" and "SERENITY NOW!". Amp: Mr Z MZ-38.
015 - KATIE'S SONG
Based on the guitar with chorus effect in "Song for Katie" by Larry Carlton. Different type of chorus per scene. Amp: ODS-100.
016 - DETUNED PLEXI
Plexi amplifier and EVH-style stereo pitch detuning ("micro-pitch"). Different detuning settings per scene. Amp: Plexi.
017 - BOUNCING ECHO
Multitap delay repeats get panned between left and right, with pitch detuning. Different MTD channel per scene. Amp: Matchbox Chieftain. Similar to "HAUNTING ECHOES" and "WANDERING DELAYS".
018 - BAD
The Edge's trademark guitar sound, as heard in "Bad" and many other U2 songs, using modulated 1/8 dotted delay(s), a Vox and SDD preamp. Use External Controller 1 to fade in the shimmer sound. The Axe-Fx preset uses dual amps: Class-A 30W and Deluxe Tweed. FM3: single amp. Preset by Edosounds.
019 - 8-VOICE CHORUS
Possibly based on a Rocktron Intellifex, a famous effects units with 8 chorus voices. Demo by Leon Todd. The effect mix changes per scene. Amp: Shiver Clean.
020 - DUAL CLEAN // CLEAN CHANNELS
Axe-Fx: dual clean amps (USA Clean and Double Verb). FM3: amp channels.
021 - SEQ AND LFO WAHS
Similar to "S/HIP AHOY": a wah controlled by a sequencer or LFO. Includes the former preset "RANDOM WAH". Amp: CA OD-2.
022 - NO-SYNTH SYNTH // NO-SYNTH SYNTH FM3
Synth-like sounds using ADSR-controlled filters, flanger and two Amp blocks. External Controller 1 adds vibrato. Amps: Class-A 30W. FM3: lite version.
023 - NEW COUNTRY // NEW OLD COUNTRY
Sounds from the country genre, using dual Amp blocks (FM3: single), compression and tremolo. Amp: Mr Z MZ-38.
024 - TEN-TAP ALPHA
Rhythmic pattern from the Ten-Tap Delay block, with stereo panning. Amp: Vibrato Lux. Previously named: "DELAY PAN ALPHA".
025 - DROP TUNE
Demonstration of low-latency dropped tuning, using the Virtual Capo mode in the Pitch block. Amp: Recto.
026 - PRE+POST TAPE PEDALS
Stereo tape echo before and after the amp. External Controller 1 controls the delay feedback. Amp: USA Pre.
027 - IN A FIXX
80's compressed and modulated guitar sound, based on "One Thing Leads To Another" by The Fixx. Amp: Double Verb.
028 - UBER CHUGGAS // UBER CHUGGER
Dual high-gain amp models, panned left and right. Amps: Energyball and Recto. The FM3 preset uses amp channels.
029 - L.A. SESSION CLEAN
The characteristic chorused clean guitar sound from the 80s. With Tri-Chorus and no cabinet. External Controller 1 controls volume in a scene. Amp: Class-A 15W. Previously named: "TRI-CHORUS".
030 - '63 TUBE SPRING VERB
The vintage sound of a '63 tube-driven spring reverb, with various effects. Amp: Vibrato Lux.
031 - YNGWIE!
Yngwie Malmsteen's signature sound. Amp: Plexi. Preset created with the help of Frank Steffen Mueller.
032 - RHYTHM TAP
Rhythmic stereo pattern from the Ten-Tap Delay block, with modulation effects. Amp: Super Verb.
033 - RUN LIKE HECK
Based on the pulsating stereo delay effect in Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell". Amp: Hipower. Preset by Fremen.
034 - 1967 ALL OVER AGAIN
Recreation of Jimi Hendrix's spaced out sound, with reversed delay, uni-vibe, octavia, plate reverb, and LFO-controlled stereo panning and flanging. External Controller 1 shuts down the delay when engaged. Amp: Plexi. Previously named: "BASS ACKWARDS".
035 - M@-O-SPHERES // STRATOSPHERE
Ambient crystals effects from the Pitch block into shifted and detuned stereo delays from the Plex Delay block and into an envelope-controlled filter. Input Gain in the second Pitch block is tied an envelope, to fade in the effect. External Controller 1 adds a voice and "holds" the sound. Scene controllers take care of gradual changes between scenes. Play slowly. Amp: 6G12 Concert. FM3: lite version, using an LFO-controlled Wah block.
036 - ROTARY TAPEVERB
Rotary speaker into tape delay. External Controller 1 sets the tape motor speed. Amp: Class-A 30W. Previously named: "ROTARY BAND DELAY". Tapeverb block created by Simeon.
037 - MELANCHOLY // MELANCHOLIA FM3
Clean tone through a phaser into 4 shifted stereo delays. Play single notes. External Controller 1 shuts down the reversed delays in scene 2. Amp: Band-Commander. FM3: lite version.
038 - SHIFTED BAND DELAY
Shifted notes into filtered and panned delays. External Controller 1 controls delay feedback. Amp: Badger 30. Play single notes and slowly. Previously named: "SHIFTED BANDTAPS".
039 - JEFF & JAN // JEFF & JAN JR.
Loosely evocative of Jeff Beck (guitar) and Jan Hammer (synthesizer) jamming in the era of the album “Wired”. Includes a recreation of Jeff Beck’s Ring Mod tone. External Controller 1 switches between minor and major. Play single notes. Amps: Deluxe Tweed, USA Clean. FM3: lite version.
040 - LATER EDDIE
Based on Eddie Van Halen's guitar sound in the Sammy Hagar-era. EVH 5150 "Block Letter" amplifier and his usual effects, including micro-pitch (stereo detuning) and EVH phaser. Amp: PVH 6160. Previously named: "MODERN EDDIE".
041 - PCM70 HALL
Produces the hall reverb from Lexicon's famous PCM 70 digital effects processor. Amp: Band-Commander.
042 - MR.GILMOUR LEAD
Based on the trademark guitar sound of David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, including Uni-vibe, delay, whammy (External 1) and fuzzes. Amp: Hipower.
043 - SOUNDTRACK // SOUNDTRACK FM3
Stereo delay effect, similar to other "band delay" presets, going through a Tri-chorus, hall reverb and LFO-controlled filter, with envelope-controlled pitch effects and automatic volume swells. Play slowly. Amp: Hipower. FM3: lite version, single Pitch block.
044 - PLATE COLLECTION
Various plate reverb types. Amp: USA Rhythm. Previously named: "BRIGHT PLATE".
045 - JUICY LEAD
Singing lead tone from a Marshall and Boss SD-1. Amp: Brit JM45.
046 - GANYMEDE 8
8 detuned stereo delay lines from the Plex Delay block create a large hall reverb, with automatic volume swells. Some scenes use External Controller 1 for manual volume swells. Ganymede refers to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganymede_(moon) moon nearby the planet Jupiter). Amp: Band-Commander.
047 - FORTY MILES
Clean Fender tone, with a lot of delay and reverb and some chorus, based on "Forty Mile Town" by Eric Johnson. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
048 - FREEWAY JAM
Probably based on the guitar sound in a jazz-rock tune by Jeff Beck. Amp: Double Verb, and a Tube Driver.
049 - BEEF SUPREME
Crushing high gain with various effects. Similar to factory presets "FAS MODERN", "CHUGNUTS" and "UNAPOLOGETIC". Amp: FAS Modern. Definition of Beef Supreme in Urban Dictionary
050 - SHOEGAZE FUZZ // SHOEGAZE FUZZ FM3
Fuzzy guitar tone through two amps (FM3: one) and some effects. Amps: Dweezil's Bassguy, Brit JM45.
051 - PEDALBOARD DELUXE // PEDALBOARD DELUXE FM3
All-round backline guitar preset, with a Deluxe Reverb, 1/8 dotted delay and a range of common pedalboard effects. Amp: Deluxe Verb. Previously named: "DELUXE DOTTED 8TH". FM3: no reverb.
052 - CLOCKWORK BANANA
Effect that dates back to the first generation of Axe-Fx processors. LFO-controlled filter. Amp: Recto.
053 - CHUGNUTS // THOR'S HAMMER+SAW
Various combinations of high-gain amps in the Axe-Fx presets. Similar to factory presets "FAS MODERN", "BEEF SUPREME" and "UNAPOLOGETIC". The Axe-Fx preset includes the former preset THOR's HAMMER+SAW" as a scene. FM3: FAS Modern.
054 - EAST WES
Clean tone with compression, delay, reverb and some chorus, based on the jazzy song "East Wes" by Eric Johnson. Amp: Vibrato Verb.
055 - BAYOU COUNTRY
Characteristic clean guitar tone with tremolo, based on "Born on the Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Various overdrives. Amp: Deluxe Verb.
056 - PROMETHEUS WV
Prometheus is a figure in Greek mythology and is a name often used for space-related projects. This sci-fi sound features a tremolo and shimmering crystals going through an LFO-controlled Wah. Play slowly. Amp: Shiver.
057 - NED BEATTY
Features the Fryette Deliverance 60 amplifier model. The title refers to the actor Ned Beatty, who played in the movie Deliverance. Amp: Fryette D60.
058 - NON-LIN VERBS
Various ADSR-controlled reverb effects. Amp: Double Verb. FM3: lite version.
059 - A KIND OF DREAM
Reproduces the synth-only mid section of "Hemispheres" by Rush. Uses synth, pitch, chorus, filtering, delay, internal controllers, scene controllers. Play single notes. Amp: Brit Pre. FM3: lite version.
060 - SPANDEX & HAIRSPRAY
Hard rock sound from the '80s. Amp: Brit 800, with Tubescreamer, detuning, chorus, EQ. The name of scene 5 refers to: New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.
061 - OPPOSED NOTCHES
Opposing LFO-controlled frequencies in two Filter blocks in series. Amp: Band-Commander.
062 - AVANT JAZZ
Stereo pitch-shifted delays from the Plex Delay block. LFOs and ADSR make things crazy. Play single notes. Amp: Jazz 120.
063 - SHIVA ON THE ROCKS
Features the clean channel of the Bogner Shiva amplifier, with copious delay and reverb. Amp: Shiver.
064 - HEAVY HARMONIES
Multiple panned " intelligent" pitched voices through separate amp blocks (FM3: single), in the style of Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy. Play in A minor or change the key. Amps: Plexi and Brit 800.
065 - QUAD SERIES DELAY
Various stereo rhythmic patterns from the Multitap Delay block. Amp: Band-Commander.
066 - STONE IN LOVE
Based on "Stone In Love" by Journey. Dual amp blocks (FM3: single), stereo chorus and enhancer. Amps: Brit 800 and Plexi.
067 - CE-1 CHORUS/VIBE
The chorus and vibrato sounds of a Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble. Like the original, the processed sound is panned mostly to the left and the dry sound to the right, using dual amps (FM3: single), so listen in stereo. Also features the vibrato mode of the original pedal. Amps: Double Verb.
068 - FIFTH TRIBE
Delayed pitch-shifted voices. External Controller 1 adds effects from the Plex Delay. Play slowly and hold notes or chords. Amp: CA3+.
069 - SYNCROSTEP FLANGER
Sequencer-controlled flanger. Amp: 5153.
070 - CIRCUITBENDERS
Generates various kind of noise, using filtering, pitch shifting, ring modulation and bit reduction. Use External Controller 1 to degrade the sound. The Axe-Fx preset uses dual amp, the FM3 has a single one. Amps: Plexi and Brit 800.
071 - STEREO DEATH FUZZ // POST AMP FUZZ
Fuzz and distortion mayhem, panned left/right, pre and post amp. Added effects: pitch, phaser and filtering (uses External Controller 1). Amps: Bassguy 59 and Bassguy 65. The FM3 preset features the "Hard Fuzz" model and a single amp, while other scenes add a low octave and post-amp phasing.
072 - FORLORN // FORLORN FM3
Delayed pitch-shifted notes with lots of reverb, stereo enhancer and automatic volume swells. Sounds like an orchestra tuning before a concert. Play single notes and slowly. Amp: Vibrato Verb. FM3: lite version.
073 - AMBIENT GUITAR
4 stereo delays from the Plex Delay, creating ambience. Scenes add automatic volume swells, sequenced volume, envelope-controlled filtering. Play slowly. Amp: Double Verb.
074 - ERUPTION
Based on the piece "Eruption" by Van Halen. Amp: Brit Brown, with phaser, tape echo, EQ, dropped tuning, Variac and more.
075 - THRILLING CHILLING // GRIM GRINNING GHOSTS
The title refers to Walt Disney’s LP “Thrilling Chilling Sounds of the Haunted House”. Complex preset, using lots of controllers, to create a range of spooky sounds. FM3: lite version.
076 - MR.FLOYD
The trademark guitar sound of David Gilmour from Pink Floyd in the early days. Stereo delay, chorus and a different drive model per scene. Amp: Hipower.
077 - MEN IN THE BOX // MEN IN THE BOX FM3
Formant blocks produce the different types of talkbox effect, for example as heard in the song "Man In The Box" by Alice in Chains. Controlled by an LFO, ADSR, or expression pedal in different scenes. Amp: Euro Red. Previously named: "MAN IN THE BOX".
078 - BARRACUDA
Produces the flanged guitar sound of "Barracuda" by Heart, through two amps (FM3: one). Use a Control Switch to change delay and pitch. Amps: Hipower and Plexi. Previously named: BROKEN HEART.
079 - SOLAR ECLIPSES // SOLAR ECLIPSES FM3
Cinematic soundscapes in stereo, using envelope-controlled Megatap Delay, Plex Delay and crystals from the Pitch block. External Controller 1 controls the frequencies in the Filter blocks. Play slowly. Amp: 5F1 Tweed. FM3: alternative version.
080 - COMB DELAYS
Comb-filtered delays from a Multitap Delay. Amp: Band-Commander.
081 - TIME AFTER TIME
Based on the heavily modulated guitar sound in "Time After Time" by Cindy Lauper. Flanger, pitch detuning, delay, and pre and post amp compression. Amp: Brit JM45.
082 - CAPRICORN 3 // CAPRICORN 1
Sci-fi effects from pitch-shifted delays going through an envelope-controlled filter. Amp: Band-Commander. Play sustained single notes. Previously named: "CAPRICORN 1". FM3: lite version.
083 - HOW SOON IS SOON?
Based on "How soon is Now?" by the Smiths. About soon Tremolo effect created by an LFO-controlled Volume block. More delay from an external controller. Amp: Double Verb. FM3: one reverb instead of two.
084 - CIRCULAR DELAY
Based on a preset in the Lexicon PCM 70 processor. The delay trails make a virtual circle. Amp: Badger 30.
085 - BLITZ III // UNAPOLOGETIC
Dual high-gain amp models, with various EQ settings. Amps: Energyball and FAS Modern. FM3: FAS Modern. Similar to presets "FAS Modern", "Thor's Hammer+Saw" and "Beef Supreme".
086 - FINAL FRONTIER 3 // USS FM3
Produces the Star Trek theme. Play a single note and let it sustain. Uses envelope-controlled filter and pitch, synth and more. Amp: Band-Commander. FM3: lite version.
087 - DYNAFILTER DUAL MOD // DYNAFILTER
Synth-like sci-fi sounds generated by dual modifiers (Axe-Fx only). Amp: 59 Bassguy.
088 - PITCH FOLLOWER
Demonstrates the use of the pitch follower (low versus high notes) with amp, wah, delay and reverb. Gain and effects increase as you play higher notes. Amp: USA Lead.
089 - FIIIFTHS IN SPACE // FIFTHS IN SPACE
Automatic volume swells and detuned and shifted delays create stereo dreamscapes. Play single notes. Amp: Double Verb. Title is a reference to “Pigs in Space” from The Muppet Show. FM3: lite version, one Pitch block instead of two.
090 - SEA OF TRANQUILITY
Delay trails go through a fast rotary speaker. Amp: USA Pre.
>> From here, the descriptions below are still being checked against the latest factory presets <<
091 - CORBOMITE MANEUVER
LFO-controlled Pitch and Wah blocks and stereo delay create sci-fi sounding delay trails. The preset title refers to Star Trek. Amp: Band-commander.
092 - THE INFIELD
Based on the guitar sound in "Your Love" by The Outfield. Amp: Class-A 30W.
093 - POLYCHROMATIC SHIFTER
Pitch shifting between dual amps and cab (FM3: single amp). Try chords. Amps: Vibrato Verb, AC-20.
094 - CLOCK TOWER
Phased ping pong delay through an LFO filter. Amp: Band-commander.
095 - PLEX VERB 8x2 // PLEX VERB 8
Preset by Leon Todd. Two Plex Delays and Multitap Delay create massive reverb (FM3: one Plex block). Amp: Brit JM45, USA Lead.
096 - NIGHT CREATURES
Eery shimmer effect created by automatic volume swells and shifting detuned delay trails from the Plex Delay. Play single notes and slowly. Amp: Brit 800.
097 - REVERB DYNAMIX
Preset by Leon Todd. Reverb kicks in when not playing (ADSR). Amp: Brit JM45, Cameron CCV.
098 - TUMBLEWEEDS
Delay pattern from the Plex Delay deliberately forced out-of-tune with a Chorus block, with LFO-controlled stereo panning. Amp: Deluxe Verb.
099 - W@RPED VINYL 3.0 // W@RPED VINYL FM3
Complex preset that creates noise and lo-fi sounds with the help of synths, filters, EQ and LFOs. Includes a scene based on the intro of "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd. Amp: 5F1 Tweed. FM3: lite version.
100 - 1987 CLEAN
Ultra-clean '80s guitar sound, compressed, with stereo pitch detuning. Amp: 1987X. Previously named: "80'S CLEAN".
101 - SCENE CONTROL DELAY
Scene controllers control transitions between the delay settings, then going through tape distortion. A synth adds vintage hiss. Amp: 59 Bassguy.
102 - SULTANS
Based on Mark Knopfler's characteristic guitar sound in "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits. Amp: Vibrato Lux.
103 - ROCKMEON CLEAN
The heavily compressed and chorused "Clean 2" sound of the legendary Rockman analog headphones amplifier (developed by Tom Scholz, now owned by Dunlop), which was popular in the '80s. Demo by Leon Todd Uses a Tone Match block instead of a cab block (not on FM3, replaced with PEQ). Amp: USA Pre.
104 - HIGH LANDRONS
Another preset based on a song by Eric Johnson. Flanging from two flangers. Amp: Plexi.
105 - LUNAR ECLIPSES
Long-sustaining stereo delay patterns from the Megatap Delay and Plex Delay blocks create a serene atmosphere. The Pitch block in scene 3 reacts to the playing (envelope follower). Play slowly. Amp: Plexi.
106 - CRYSTAL SCIONS
Automatic volume swells, Multitap Delay diffusor, crystals effect, "cavern" reverb, with modulation effects, create blooming stereo sci-fi soundscapes. External Controller 1 controls frequency. Play slowly. Amp: Deluxe Tweed. The preset title possibly refers to the game Final Fantasy. FM3: lite version.
107 - JEFF GETS READY
Based on the chorused clean and driven guitar sounds in "People Get Ready" by Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck. Amp: 59 Bassguy.
108 - FILTERING FUNK
Funky stuff from a combination of envelope filter and ring modulator. A Scene Controller switches the frequency of the ring modulator per scene. An added 5th in scene 5 gets into synth territory. In scene 7 External Controller 1 controls a delay. Scene 8 simulates a bass guitar. Play single notes. Amp: CA OD-2.
109 - FLY BY NIGHT
Based on the guitar sounds in "Fly By Night" by Rush. Amps: Hipower and Brit Silver, Vibrato Lux and Hipower. FM3: single amp. Also try Amp 1, channel B.
110 - REICH-LIKE
The title refers to composer Steve Reich, famous for his pieces based on repetition. This preset creates layers of sound through a delay with long feedback. Watch the Tempo LED... External Controller 1 ends the delay feedback. Amp: Shiver.
111 - ECHO DEVA III // ECHO D. FM3
Delay feedback loop, using External Controller 1 for feedback (oscillation) and LFO for wow and flutter, dual amp blocks, and modulation effects. Amps: Class-A 30W. FM3: single amp and scene controllers.
112 - CLIFFS OF DOVER
Based on Eric Johnson's trademark driven sound as in "Cliffs of Dover". Amp: Plexi, with a Tube Driver.
113 - DIAMONIQUE RAIN // MODULATED MAYHEM
Ambient soundscapes with automatic volume swells and shifted detuned stereo delays from Plex Delays. Play slowly. Amp: Band-Commander. FM3: ping pong delay, phaser and resonator and Friedman amp.
114 - COMPURHYTHM // COMPY JAM
Complex preset that turns the device into a drum computer. External Controller 1 generates sort of a drum fill. FM3: lite version.
115 - GNOME MAN'S LANDS // GNOME-MANS LAND FM3
Pitch-shifted 100% wet delay trails (no dry), panned left/right by an LFO, with reverb from a Multitap Delay. Amp: USA IIC+. FM3: alternative version.
116 - STEVENS REBEL YELL
Preset by Fractal Audio artist Steve Stevens, reproducing the guitar sound in Billy Idol's Rebel Yell. Uses a Tone Match block instead of a cab (not on FM3). External Controller 1 introduces the raygun effect in a scene. Amp: Atomica High.
117 - HEVY DEVY
Preset by Fractal Audio artist Devin Townsend. Amps: various.
118 - PETE-A-PALOOZA // PETE-FEST FM3
Preset by tone connoisseur Pete Thorn. Amps: various.
119 - LARRY MITCHELL NY STEAK // LARRY MITCHELL NY 1990
Creative preset by Fractal Audio artist Larry Mitchell. Amps: various.
120 - MARK DAY'S RECTO CYGNUS // MARK DAY'S RECTO FM3
Massive high-gain preset by in-house Fractal Audio artist Mark "too much gain" Day. Amp: Recto.
121 - FREMEN'S DRONES OF ARRAKIS // FREMEN'S MINI DRONES
Preset by preset designer Fremen: solo over synth drone chords, with ducking delay. Amp: USA IIC++. The title refers to the Dune series. FM3: one synth instead of two.
122 - BRETT'S PARTY PACK
Preset by Fractal Audio artist Brett Kingman ("Burgs"), featuring various amp models.
123 - BRETT'S PARTY PACK 2
Another preset by Brett Kingman ("Burgs"), featuring the ODS-100 and Triptik amp models.
124 - AUSTIN BUDDY'S XTCs
Preset by preset designer AustinBuddy, featuring the Euro Blue and Red (Bogner Ecstasy) models. Control Switch 2 controls the Input Boost in the amp block.
125 - LEON'S LIVE // LEON'S LIVE FM3
Gig preset by Fractal Audio artist and YouTuber Leon Todd. Demonstrates the use of multiband compression and the Multitap Delay, and EQ-ing to create a lo-fi radio sound. External Controller 1 engages the Pitch block for pitch detuning. Also uses Control Switches. Amps: USA Lead (high gain) and Band-Commander (clean). Breakdown by Leon Todd FM3: lite version.
126 - OUT1:FOH OUT2:CAB
This preset shows how to send a signal with cab modeling to Front-Of-House (Out 1), and a second signal without cab modeling to a separate output (Out 2) to feed a power amplifier with a traditional guitar cabinet.
127 - AMP MATCH TEMPLATE // PERFORMANCE TUTORIAL
Template for matching the sound of real amplifiers using Tone Match. Pedal 2 (directly connected to the Axe-Fx) enables "Reference Solo". More information about Tone Matching The FM3 has an alternative preset because it doesn't support Tone Match.
128 - BYPASS
All inputs are connected straight to the outputs, so the input signal is the output signal, effectively creating a bypass and DI-signals from all analog outputs.
Axe-Fx II
The Axe-Fx II has 384 factory presets.
Cooper Carter demonstrates the factory presets
All Banks (July 2017)
1 59 Bassguy
2 65 Bassguy
3 Brownface
4 Deluxe Verb
5 Double Verb
6 A-Class 15
7 Top Boost
8 Plexi Normal
9 Plexi 50W Treble
10 Plexi 100W Treble
11 Brit 800
12 Hipower Brilliant
13 USA Clean
14 USA Lead
15 Recto Vintage
16 Recto Modern
17 Euro Blue
18 Euro Blue Modern
19 Shiver Clean
20 Shiver Lead
21 Euro Uber
22 Solo 100 Crunch
23 Solo 100 Lead
24 Friedman BE
25 Friedman HBE
26 Vibrato-King
27 CAE3+ Clean
28 CAE 3+SE Rhythm
29 CAE 3+SE Lead
30 Mr. Z 38
31 Wrecker Rocket
32 Savageness
33 Cameron Low
34 Cameron High
35 FAS Lead 1
36 Tucana
37 FAS Modern
38 Das Metall
39 ODS-100 Lead
40 The Brown Sound
41 Buttery
42 Boutique 1
43 Supertweed
44 Brit JVM OD1
45 Brit JVM OD2
46 Blanknship Leeds
47 Super Verb
48 Citrus
49 Carol Ann
50 JTM 45
51 Hot Kitty
52 Two-Stone
53 Spawn Nitrous
54 Brit Silver
55 Herbie 2+
56 Dizzy VH4 Ch 3
57 5153 Blue
58 5153 Red
59 Atomica
60 Deluxe Tweed
61 Dirty Shirley
62 Fox ODS
63 Nuclear Tone
64 6160 Block
65 6160 II
66 Spawn Q-Rod
67 Wrecked
68 Brit Pre
69 Badger 18
70 Brit 800 Mod
71 Dizzy VH4 Ch 4
72 Bassman About 2 Explode
73 Band Commander
74 ODS100 Clean
75 Vibrato Verb
76 TX Star
77 Jumped Plexi
78 Studio Lead
79 Dee Cee 30
80 Whole Lotta
81 Fuzz Tweed
82 Hell's Glockenspiels
83 Petrucci Rhythm
84 Prince Tone
85 Comet Concourse
86 Try Axes
87 Elegant Gypsy
88 Capt Hook
89 Euro Red
90 Corncob
91 Bludojai Lead
92 JM45 Blues Lead
93 Herbie 3
94 Triptik Classic
95 Triptik Modern
96 EJ Clean
97 Who's Next?
98 Thick & Chunky
99 Tucana
100 Studio Clean
101 Solo 99 Lead
102 Super Verb Crunch
103 Djentlemanly
104 Alien Surfer
105 AC-20 Deluxe Treble
106 Ruby Rocket
107 Machine Gun
108 StratoFish
109 Limelight
110 Glass Lead
111 Edge of Breakup
112 Get Your Kicks
113 Subtle Blues
114 Chainsaw 88
115 Deluxe Tape
116 Destructive Appetite
117 So Many Roads
118 Tiny Terrier
119 Jim and Leo
120 Cork Sniffers
121 Still Blue
122 Back Line
123 Small Box
124 Andy's Message
125 Class-A Bright
126 Dual Clean
127 Plexi-AC
128 Rackmount Preamps X2
129 Galaxy Formation
130 Crunch Chorus
131 Electro-Sweep
132 Jet Flanger
133 Ambience
134 Detuned Wahs
135 Crystal Reverb
136 Pentalizer III
137 TZF Flanger
138 Orient Express
139 Black Hole
140 Detuned Descent
141 Enumerating Ravens
142 Introspection
143 Flanged Echos
144 Meet the Cytherians
145 Pong Chorus
146 Emerald Ocean
147 Intrigue (C Minor)
148 Crawling in the Dark
149 Ultraverb
150 Phaser Paradise 3
151 Smokey Jazz
152 Ballet Slippers
153 Velvet Sun
154 Lonely Heart Solo
155 A Major Harmony 2
156 Screaming Meanie
157 Asian Documentary
158 Delay Octoplex
159 Wind Chimes 3
160 Valentine Massacre
161 Chimey Echoes
162 1/8 note FilterTrem
163 Poltergeist Pig
164 Organic
165 Bohemian Rhapsody
166 Pitchmodtrem
167 Albert's Lead
168 Centrifugue
169 Crystal Echos
170 The Wood Nymphs
171 Avant Garde Delays 2
172 Phaser + Rotary
173 Clean Pop Rhythm
174 Gated Reverb
175 MultiComp Plexi
176 Plexi Bi-Amp
177 Sweep Resonator
178 Satan's Hollow (e-)
179 regnalF esreveR
180 Vertigo
181 Cavernous
182 Dream Sequence
183 Zero Flangers XY
184 Stereo Tape Delay 2
185 Lazy Man`s Arppegio
186 Frenetica
187 Heavenly Echo
188 Tremverb
189 The Abyss
190 Root + 3rd + 5th (C)
191 Micro-Pitchshift
192 Rubber Biscuit
193 Diffused Phaser
194 I'm Nationwide
195 Watercolors
196 Event Horizon
197 Perceptual Reverb
198 Sweep Band Delay 2
199 Rainbow Splash
200 Thick Chorus
201 The Jupiter 2
202 Tracking Ringmod
203 Flangellation
204 Undulation
205 Serenity Now!
206 Haunting Echoes
207 Rockabilly Hot Rod
208 Ambient Swirl
209 6th Stone from Sun
210 Echoes from God
211 In a Funk
212 No Quarter
213 Flanked by Flangers
214 Wide Chorus Double
215 Surf's Up
216 Flippin' The Switch
217 Ascension
218 Wandering Delays
219 Heavily Processed
220 Boutique Battle
221 Frogtone Irie
222 Nameless Streets
223 Fat Solo Lead 2
224 Rainy Nights
225 Stays Crunchy
226 Arpeggiator M@ness (Bmi)
227 Class-A Brethren
228 Bond... James Bond
229 Zamfir?
230 Screaming Plexi 2
231 Smokin'
232 Choral Canyon
233 Envelope Phaser 2
234 Velvet Sun 2
235 Super Phaser
236 Flangetastic
237 Wind Chimes
238 Year of the City 2274
239 PolyOctaveGen
240 Tape Distortion
241 Atmosphere
242 Dual Detune
243 Diatonic Harmony (C)
244 Gamelan Night
245 Horror Movie
246 Wide Echoplex Wash
247 Funky Synth
248 Track Wah
249 Music Box 2 (C)
250 Diatonic 3rd + Oct Amaj
251 S/H Band Delay
252 Sweep Band Delays
253 Desert Breeze
254 Flashback
255 Diffused Mod Delay
256 Detune Slap
257 Squashed
258 Auto Swell PongVerb
259 Random Wah
260 Lounge Lizards
261 Sweep Echo
262 By Your Command
263 Brittle Comp Rhythm
264 Synth Lead
265 Rotary Rate Scenes
266 The Planets 2
267 Glass Castles
268 Scintillating
269 Phenomena
270 Traffic Jam
271 Katie's Song
272 Detune Plexi
273 Bouncing Echoes
274 Bad
275 Dripping Wet 2
276 Rush Hour
277 Get Down Syndrome
278 Comp Clean
279 New Country
280 Delay Pan Alpha
281 Down Full Step
282 Dirty Tape Echo
283 In a Fixx
284 Uber Chugga 2
285 Quad Chorus
286 '63 Tube Verb Box
287 Yngwie
288 Syncopated 2
289 Run Like Heck
290 Bass Ackwards 2
291 Stratosphere
292 Rotary Band Delay
293 Melancholia
294 Shifted BandTaps
295 Shifted Delay Thingy
296 Modern Eddie
297 PCM70 Hall
298 Mr. Gilmour Lead
299 Soundtrack
300 Bright Plate
301 Juicy Lead
302 Ganymede
303 Forty Miles
304 Freeway Jam
305 Beef Supreme
306 Phaze Fuzz
307 2290 Tap Delay
308 A Clockwork Banana
309 Thor's Hammer + Saw
310 East Wes
311 Bayou Country
312 Prometheus WV
313 Ned Beatty
314 Longer Verb Scenes
315 A Kind of Dream (C)
316 Spandex & Hairspray
317 Opposed Notches
318 Modern Jazz
319 Shiva on the Rocks
320 Walking on the Moon
321 Pulse Delay
322 Stone in Love
323 CE-1 Chorus/Vibe XY
324 Four Detuners
325 Triangle Flange
326 DreamVerb
327 Stereo Deathfuzz
328 Forlorn
329 Ambient Guitar Scenes
330 Eruption
331 Band Delays
332 Mr. Floyd
333 Man In The Box
334 Broken Heart
335 Solar Eclipse 2
336 Comb Delays
337 ABCD=ms,FB,mod.Ext1=Warp
338 Capricorn 1
339 Underwater
340 Circular Delays 2
341 Blitz III
342 The Final Frontier 2
343 All Wet 8-Voice
344 C Major Shifts
345 Fifths in Space
346 Sea of Tranquility
347 Corbomite Maneuver
348 The Infield
349 China Syndrome
350 Clock Tower
351 Stereo Shift + Verb
352 Flange-Chorus-Echo-Verb
353 Echo Room
354 Tumbleweeds
355 W@rped Vinyl (ABCD)
356 80's Clean
357 Vintage Digital Delay
358 Sultans
359 RockMeOn Clean
360 High Landrons
361 Lunar Eclipse
362 Crystal Scion Scene
363 Jeff Gets Ready TM
364 FilteRing Funk Scenes
365 PopGate '88
366 Expanding Delay
367 Echo Deva 2.1 /1=FB
368 Cliffs of Dover
369 Modulation Mayhem
370 Damage Nexus
371 Gnome-Mans Land 2.0
372 Night Creatures
373 Farfegnugen
374 Jump Gate
375 Fazed Delays
376 Diamonique Rain
377 Happy Place
378 Echo Room 2
379 Space Verb 2
380 Direct Inject
381 Ham & Eggs
382 OUT1->FOH OUT2->CAB
383 Amp Matching Template
384 Bypass
AX8
The AX8 contains basic amp presets in banks 1 - 16, and utility presets and templates (including a preset for acoustic guitar) in bank 64.
All Banks (June 2017)
1-1 DoubleVerb
1-2 Brownface
1-3 Top Boost
1-4 Badger 18
1-5 1959 SLP
1-6 USA IIC+
1-7 Friedman BE
1-8 Friedman HBE
2-1 DeluxeVerb
2-2 USA Clean
2-3 65 Bassguy
2-4 AC-20 Treble
2-5 Wrecked Express
2-6 Brit 800
2-7 Recto Vintage
2-8 Recto Modern
3-1 EJ Clean
3-2 Boutique 1
3-3 A-Class 15
3-4 Supertweed
3-5 Jumped Plexi
3-6 5153 Blue
3-7 5153 Red
3-8 Savageness
4-1 Super Verb
4-2 Nuclear Tone Clean
4-3 Mr. Z 38
4-4 BritSilver
4-5 Citrus
4-6 TX Star (X=Ld Y=Cln)
4-7 Dirty Shirley
4-8 Euro Uber
5-1 5F1 Tweed EC
5-2 PrinceTone
5-3 Junior Blues
5-4 Deluxe Tweedv
5-5 59 Bassguy
5-6 Band Commander
5-7 Vibra-King
5-8 Super Crunch
6-1 Plexi Normal
6-2 Plexi 100W Treble
6-3 1987x Treble
6-4 1987x Jump LM
6-5 Brit 800 Mod
6-6 The Brown Sound
6-7 Brit JVM OD1
6-8 Brit JVM OD2v
7-1 ODS-100 Clean
7-2 ODS-100 Lead
7-3 ODS-100 HRM
7-4 Carol Ann OD-2
7-5 Fox ODS
7-6 Two-Stone
7-7 Triptik Classic
7-8 Triptik Modern
8-1 Herbie 2+
8-2 Herbie 3
8-3 Dizzy VH4 Ch 3
8-4 Dizzy VH4 Ch 4
8-5 6160 Block
8-6 6160 II
8-7 Angle Severe 2
8-8 Das Metall
9-1 Shiver Clean
9-2 Hipower Brilliant
9-3 JTM 45
9-4 Dee Cee 30
9-5 Euro Blue
9-6 Euro Blue Modern
9-7 Euro Red
9-8 Euro Red Modern
10-1 CAE3+ Clean
10-2 CAE 3+SE Rhythm
10-3 CAE 3+SE Lead
10-4 Brit Pre Lead
10-5 Try Axial
10-6 SOLO100 Crunch
10-7 SOLO100 Lead
10-8 Solo 99 Lead
11-1 Highway 66
11-2 RubyRocket
11-3 Buttery
11-4 Tucana
11-5 Comet Concourse
11-6 Wrecker Rocket
11-7 Blanknship Leeds
11-8 Hot Kitty
12-1 Cameron Low
12-2 Cameron High
12-3 Spawn QRod
12-4 Spawn Nitrous
12-5 Atomica
12-6 FAS Modern
12-7 Djentlemanly
12-8 Teh Brootalz
13-1 MachineGun
13-2 WholeLotta
13-3 Funk #49
13-4 Elegant Gypsy
13-5 Hell's Glockenspiels
13-6 Destructive Appetite
13-7 Still Got the Blues
13-8 So Many Roads
14-1 Andy's JC
14-2 Mr. Benson
14-3 Who's Next?
14-4 Limelight
14-5 Blues Aroncino
14-6 Petrucci Rhythm
14-7 Mark Day Solo
14-8 EVH 90s
15-1 Round Lead
15-2 USA Lead
15-3 Rack Pre Lead
15-4 StudioLead
15-5 JM45 Blues Lead
15-6 Bludojai Lead
15-7 ShiverLead
15-8 FAS Lead 1
16-1 LooperDemo
16-2 Thick & Chunky
16-3 Bassman About2 Explode
16-4 Citrus Lead
16-5 Crystal Echoes
16-6 Black Hole
16-7 Prometheus
16-8 1967 All Over Again
64-1 THRU
64-2 CAB-LAB SCRATCH
64-3 OUT1:FR OUT2:AMP+CAB
64-4 AMP X/Y SWITCH
64-5 FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
64-6 DUAL INPUT MAG PIEZO
64-7 SCENE CONTROLLERS
64-8 MUTE
FX8
Cooper Carter compiled a list of all FX8 factory presets, including the amps (traditional and amp models) that were used when creating them. Download the list (version: August 2015)
If you place the FX8 in front of your amp, you won't experience the factory presets as they are intended. Some of these are configured for POST only (FX8 in the effects loop of an amp) or 4CM. An easy way to overcome this, is connecting a patch cable between OUT [PRE] L MONO and IN [POST] L, and connecting OUT [POST] L to the amp.
Some factory presets are configured for stereo output and won't sound like they should in a mono setup.
All Banks (February 2016)
A1 A Classic 8 FXs [PRE]
A2 A Classic 8 Mods PRE
A3 Classic Trem [PRE]
A4 Vintage Board [PRE]
A5 Down Full Step (PR)
A6 Bloomin' Verb (PR)
A7 Dreamy Delay (PR)
A8 Squeaky Clean [PRE]
B1 Jimi's Stuff [PRE]
B2 Golden Whammy XP1 [PRE]
B3 Shimmer Taps [PRE]
B4 Enveloped in Funk (PR)
B5 InvisibleAirwaves [PRE]
B6 Clean Boost [PRE]
B7 Pagey [PRE]
B8 BlahBlahBlah [PRE]
C1 FAS Lead [4CM]
C2 Comp Rhythm [4CM]
C3 Tonez is Djent [4CM]
C4 Bond...James Bond [4CM]
C5 Not My Lover [4CM]
C6 On the Rocks [4CM]
C7 Handle the Trooch [4CM]
C8 You Betta Run! [4CM]
D1 Limelight [4CM]
D2 Phaser+Rotary [4CM]
D3 Thru-Zero Flanger [4CM]
D4 EVH 1982 [4CM]
D5 Nameless Streets [4CM]
D6 Crunch Chorus [4CM]
D7 Wind Chimes [4CM]
D8 Flanged Echos [4CM]
E1 In the Loop [POST]
E2 Studio Verb [POST]
E3 Tap Dot Delay [POST]
E4 Backline [POST]
E5 Jet Flanger [POST]
E6 Dirty Tape Echo [POST]
E7 Bass Ackwards [POST]
E8 Tremverb [POST]
F1 Echo Room [POST]
F2 Rockabilly EX1 [POST]
F3 PCM70 Hall [POST]
F4 Acoustic Sim [POST]
F5 Far 'n' Away [POST]
F6 2290 1/4 Tap [POST]
F7 Jazz Organ EX1 [POST]
F8 Simply Reverb [POST]
G1 Final Frontier [POST]
G2 Glass Castles [POST]
G3 The Abyss [POST]
G4 Diamonique Rain [POST]
G5 Pentalizer III [POST]
G6 Ambient Swirl [POST]
G7 The Cytherians [POST]
G8 Intrigue (Cm) [POST]
H1 Sir Gilmour [4CM]
H2 RU Underwater? [4CM]
H3 Crushed Bits [4CM]
H4 Cliffs of Chalk [4CM]
H5 Sighing Bridge [4CM]
H6 A Lil' Larry C [4CM]
H7 Six Strings More [4CM]
H8 Why So Stern? [4CM]
I1 CCs Classic Rig (PR)
I2 CCs Arena Rock [4CM]
I3 CCs InstaBass [PRE]
I4 CCs Acoustic Gig [PRE]
I5 CCs Search Wah [4CM]
I6 CCs New Hope [4CM]
I7 CCs High Landrons [4CM]
I8 CCs Hazard Zone [4CM]
J1 LM Introspection [POST]
J2 LM Life PIT EX2 [4CM]
J3 LM's Soaring Skys [4CM]
J4 LM Whammy EX1 [4CM]
J5 LM Political Rain [4CM]
J6 LM Dalek Funk [4CM]
J7 LM Pad [4CM]
J8 LM Acoustic EXT2 [4CM]
K1 Mark Day's BE [4CM]
K2 Mark's Eddie [4CM]
K3 Mark in the 80s [4CM]
K4 Mark's Solos [4CM]
K5 Mark's Aeolian E [4CM]
K6 Mark's 2290 [4CM]
K7 Mark's Detuner [4CM]
K8 Mark's DayLight [4CM]
L1 Bass Rig Scenes [PRE]
L2 Vocal Bass Flange [PRE]
L3 Vintage Vibe [PRE]
L4 Slap Waiomp [PRE]
L5 80s Rock Bass [PRE]
L6 Liquid Bass [PRE]
L7 Wicked Wah Bass [PRE]
L8 Pick Reflections [PRE]
