Dream Theater Cover: Overture 1928 & Strange Deja Vu using the Axe FX Ultra
After some time since my last video I am back again with some other Dream Theater Coversongs.
These are my first recording tries using the Axe FX Ultra (Version 8.02).
The patches are based on the Petrucci Rhythm with a little less gain and the FAS lead with the amp replaced by USA Lead 2 (+ some other tweaking) as a lead sound.
Overture 1928
Strange Deja Vu
Both videos are based on the original and unedited audio track, which was recorded directly from the Axe FX into the PC.
Because of the many requests I got, now you can download the presets I used:
Overture 1928 Lead
Overture 1928 Rhythm
The Strange Deja Vu sound is the same as Overture 1928 Rhythm.
Categories: Music, Videos Axe FX, Cover, Dream Theater, Guitar, John Petrucci, Lead, Mesa Boogie, Overture 1928, Recording, Shred, Strange Deja Vu, Ultra
Hi there, very good and impressive job with Dt cover. i’ve seen in your blog a marshall tube power amp and i want to ask you something. Do you had used the axefx connected to this powr amp and then to your 4×12 cab? I’ve this cab and a marshall el34 50 50 so i’m attemptng to buy an axe fx ultra for mostly DT cover song. It sound better with this setup or not? thank you very much bro
Thank you for your comment!
I sold the gear, that you can see in the gallery, on eBay some weeks after I got my Axe FX. I just haven’t had the time to write a description for them.
About my YouTube videos:
On the one hand I’m playing through ESI Near08 Experience monitors to hear myself. On the other hand the output signal from the Axe FX was directly recorded into my PC (which is the sound you can hear).
To answer your question:
Before I sold the Marshall 9100 power amp, I tried to connect the Axe FX to the power amp and the Marshall 1960 Cabinet. First, I disabled the power amp simulation in the Axe FX. Sounded very muddy, certainly not good. Then I enabled it again. Ironically, it sounded better, but still, I wasn’t satisfied. Maybe another cabinet would make it sound better. And maybe the Axe FX would have been able to correct this with its tweaking possibilities. However, because I wanted to sell the power amp anyway, I didn’t put any more time into it.
I guess you need to do some experimenting to find your sound of choice. Many Axe users in the Fractal Audio forum have an SLA ART2 solid state power amp combined with a guitar cabinet (like Mark Day with his Randall 2×12 cabinet – which sounds great for my taste) or a full range frequency response (FRFR) cabinet. I’m going to try of those combinations at some time in the future, too.
Hope I could help you
Regards,
Chriss