devices · Axe-Fx II · learn · 01 of 08 · 4 min
what you actually bought
the one thing
A whole guitar rig in one box, built by dropping blocks onto a grid and wiring them together. How it sounds depends mostly on what you plug it into.
what it is
The previous-generation Fractal rack processor, running the Ares firmware line. Eight scenes per preset, X/Y switching in every block, a Tone Match block the newer devices do not have, and an onboard IR capture utility. Discontinued, and still widely gigged.
check your modeler
If your blocks have channels A to D instead of X and Y, you have a current-generation device: read the Axe-Fx III, FM9 or FM3 guide. Presets and firmware do not cross between the two generations.
check this first
If the front input jack does nothing, INPUT 1 LEFT SELECT is set to REAR. It is a menu setting in the I/O page, not a physical switch.