i made a preset on the axe-fx II using the Friedman BE amp model, then tried to duplicate it using the other two devices. the AmpliFire had the advantage of using the same IR as the axe-fx II. guess which one is which?

the devices are recorded in no particular order...

https://soundcloud.com/singtall/eleven-rack-vs-axe-fx-ii-vs-amplifire

Heh, they all sound different to me for sure. I'll play though.

1 = AmpliFire
2 = Axe-FX 2
3 = 11R

I have never tried #1 or #2 so its a guess to which is which. While there are differences between 1 & 2, not enough for me to definitively say oh that must be axe... but here's my reasoning...

#1 has a midrange honkiness and almost a real slow low rate chorus-like thing going on to my ears, so that's why I picked #2 as axe-fx.

Your intro sounds best on #1 though.

#3 doesn't really have the vibe of the other two, at least for me...

you must be listening in mono. one of them has two cabs that are slightly different. in stereo it's just a little wider, in mono it's sounds kinda out of phase or comb filtered. good guesses, but not correct yet. thanks for playing.

11R preset used for this test:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vm31x2ezb7frhw9/Friedman%20BE%204.tfx?dl=0

it's my forth try at it.

I was using headphones and it came through in stereo. Reminds me of chorus rate set to zero - it was a trick I remember some guy used on the Digitech GNX series (can't remember the name of those models anymore!) which sounds cool and definitely adds width to the sound, but it's got a sonic thumb print for sure. I wonder if those cab IRs are different distances as well, because one side sounds more "forward" to me.

Anyway preference wise for me, #2 wins on full-on distortion, #1 wins for dynamics during intro. #3 (the 11R I think) just doesn't hang here. Still love my 11R though!!! :-)

Thanks for sharing these demos. Hope you get to do more in the future.

Axe,amplifire,11r. The 3D seem to have more gain dialed in in the intro,without the same ir i think its difficult to match .

My guess

1 - Axe
2 - Amplifire
3 - 11 rack

So what are your plans with how you will use the 3 units? Are you keeping the 11R around, or will you thin the herd?

I'll go a little different...

1) Axe FX
2) 11R
3) Amplifire

some of you might visit other forums and have already seen the answer, so here it is:

1 - Axe
2 - Amplifire
3 - 11 rack

the axe-fx II is my primary rig for recording now. the amplifire was going to be my go-to quick gig rig, but i don't think i'm going to join a band after all at this point....just no time. so i'm not sure of what to do with it. i may use it to double track just for a little different tone. the 11R will remain in the studio since i am still updating the superpack and i use it for a microphone interface.