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I'm continuing the quest to achieve sonic perfection using multi effects units with Korg's entry level machine. When the AXIG came out there was nothing to touch it for the money. The reason I ended up having one was the sampling facilities and the ability to play short phrases backwards. The Distortion sounds are usable and I always carry mine to gigs in case my GT-5 gets damaged. One feature which is nice is the Analogue style delay which allows the direct signal to stand proud and not get mixed up in the echoes. The Korg can be quite frustrating to use directly into a mixing desk as the EQ settings are a little crazy - a bit like the ME-10. Having said that, you wouldn't expect something costing £69 to sound the same as something costing £425. Still, having just spent a couple of hours with the diminutive little beast, I've managed to come up with 3 usable sounds:- |
| Clean sound: For use with single coils/coil tapped humbuckers. COMP 4 The amount of compression available is phenomenal - but it's noisy! LOW G 3 MID FC 1 MID G 2 HIGH G 5 CHORS 1 Value 10 DLY 300 Value 9 SIZE 18 Value 15 NR 5 LEVEL 20 Rhythm sound - any pickup. LINE DS 30 LOW G -2 (With higher settings there is a tendency for the low strings to cause a serious thump, especially when damping). MID FC 2 MID G -2 HIGH G -5 (There really is plenty of treble on offer here!) HALL 2 Value 8 SIZE 30 Value 11 NR 5 - 23 (For some reason, certain patches are really noisy compared with others, even with identical settings - I don't know why this is.) LEVEL 25 Lead sound - any pickup. Drive & Tone settings same as Rhythm sound. DLY 460 Value 19 SIZE & NR same as Rhythm sound. LEVEL 30 The AX1G has the advantage in that it is simple to program, compact, and can - if you need it to - run on batteries. |
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