Guitar Interactive – Issue 66 2019

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Fractal Axe FX III STAR RATING

PROS

» Most powerful modelling and

FX on the market

» Highly flexible I/O section

» Greatly enhanced colour

screen and interface

» Superb build quality

» Fractal’s legendary product

support

» Amazing value compared to

buying separate amps and

FX

CONS

» Still very expensive for the

average guitarist

Fractal Axe FX III

MSRP (UK) £TBC (US) $2449 //

DIMENSIONS: 482.6 x 131.1

x 292.9mm // WEIGHT:

15.24lbs/6.87kg

For more information, please visit:

fractalaudio.com

With more than 260 amps, 2,200 cabinets and 220 effects, the Axe-FX III from Fractal Audio can provide the exact sound of almost any rig you can

imagine or come very close to it. Could this be the most powerful amp and effects modelling product available today? Tom Quayle has the answers.

THE REVIEWS FRACTAL AXE FX III

metering levels for easily setting gain structure and

diagnosing connection or clipping problems.

The 3u rack design allows the massively expanded I/O

to be reflected on the front panel, with four dedicated

output level controls and an expanded hardware LED

metering setup. Despite the dramatic size increase

(the AXE FX III now resembles a small amp head

in size), the Axe FX III is surprisingly light weight

and portable, whilst being supremely well built. The

expanded I/O provides an unprecedented level of

flexibility thanks to two auto-switching instrument

inputs, one on the front, the other on the back,

plus a further six balanced analogue ins and four

independent, analogue stereo pairs for the output

section. Input 2 features combi XLR and ¼” jack

sockets, whilst outputs 1 and 2 provide balanced XLR

outs for front of house, monitors or »

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