Brett Kingman | 2 weeks ago

Preset: https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=11335
JM Jag: https://www.fender.com/en-AU/electric-guitars/jaguar/johnny-marr-jaguar/0116400705.html
Axe-X III: https://www.fractalaudio.com/iii/
Firmware 27.03 beta: https://www.fractalaudio.com/downloads/firmware-presets/axe-fx-3/27p0/axefxiii_dsp_rel_27p03_beta1.zip

Yesterday I unearthed my beloved Johnny Marr Jag and gave it some love and new strings. Many of my guitars have been in storage and are slowly surfacing since Elisabeth and I moved to our new pad in the hills. Anyway, one thing led to another and I found myself experimenting with Fender 'blackface' combo models and tremolos to try and park up next to the recorded and now iconic "How Soon Is Now" sound. I realised that the different combos yielded different tonal results so I've bundled the lot into one patch which I now give to you for your amusement. It's not an exact replication of the original sound, there's probably a lot more stereo width, etc., but it's a bit of fun, for sure. That's it. Have a good one!

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2013 Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar. Stock
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running Cygnus X-3 FW. 27.03 beta. Various Fender 'blackface' models.
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A150 - https://audixusa.com/products/a150/
All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
All of my Fractal Audio Presets (free): https://axechange.fractalaudio.com/search-results.php?search=Burgs&fields=username&products=0&setups=0
And the T-Shirt? It goes with (and I'm a big fan of) one of the best but sadly short-lived Australian bands of the last two years. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEMU8IDnrag and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1CyMxEsGFY G'day Matt!