Better Clean tones with High output pickups - Fractal Axe Fx 3 / FM3 / FM9 @paulbradshawguitar

Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Some ideas on how to best shape and control the sound of your high output pickups, to get nicer clean tones
this is done on the @fractalaudiosystems FM3 , but can certainly be applied to other modellers (Line 6 Helix, Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Fender Tonemaster, Boss GT series, Mooer, Nux, etc..)

Preset within my usual downloads below

thanks to @LeonTodd for the Humbucker to SC PEQ settings in his block library
I didn't showcase it here, but a variant of that is used in one of the scenes of the preset

Guitar used:
Ibanez RGDIX6PB
Haussel Tozz B XL in the bridge
evertune retrofit

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:42 Stating the obvious
01:23 Quick picking comparisons
02:04 One of the difficulties
02:50 The Thought process
03:35 The crux of the idea
04:24 PEQ settings suggestion 1
05:28 NORMALISED comparison
05:55 Adding a compressor
07:38 Adding Delays / Reverb
08:04 TONE delay and verb
08:31 TONE No Amp + No Cab version
09:09 Difference in setup for no amp + no cab
09:30 Quick word on pickups
10:10 Final Thoughts

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$Better Clean tones with High output pickups - Fractal Axe Fx 3 / FM3 / FM9 Some ideas on how to best shape and control the sound of your high output pickups, to get nicer clean tones this is done on the @fractalaudiosystems FM3 , but can certainly be applied to other modellers (Line 6 Helix, Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Fender Tonemaster, Boss GT series, Mooer, Nux, etc..) Preset within my usual downloads below thanks to @LeonTodd for the Humbucker to SC PEQ settings in his block library I didnt showcase it here, but a variant of that is used in one of the scenes of the preset Guitar used: Ibanez RGDIX6PB Haussel Tozz B XL in the bridge evertune retrofit ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:42 Stating the obvious 01:23 Quick picking comparisons 02:04 One of the difficulties 02:50 The Thought process 03:35 The crux of the idea 04:24 PEQ settings suggestion 1 05:28 NORMALISED comparison 05:55 Adding a compressor 07:38 Adding Delays / Reverb 08:04 TONE delay and verb 08:31 TONE No Amp + No Cab version 09:09 Difference in setup for no amp + no cab 09:30 Quick word on pickups 10:10 Final Thoughts #guitar #guitarist #fractalaudio #metal #metalguitar #tutorial #tutorials #walkthrough #tone #how #howto$

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$Lichtlaerm Audio LCFR-150 Tight modern METAL Preset - Fractal Audio FM3 / FM9 / AXE FX 3 Heres a tight modern metal preset with an IR of the Lichtlaerm Audio LCFR-150 Speaker IR comes courtesy of @TheOtherJohnBrowne A huge thanks again to John for making the IR and the hugely detailed and concise videos he makes on his channel Please check out his excellent video on the speaker here: https://youtu.be/t0DucoRof58 Lichtlaerm Audio https://lichtlaermaudio.com/shop/lcrf150 Domes video on HM-2 Fractal: https://youtu.be/1CvjSFHQ-bI?si=wL0h9sLkA9fZbF7Q To make things easier the preset comes bundled with the IR (Thanks again John for being ok with this!) in my usual downloads below ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar all tones created on my @fractalaudiosystems FM3 Ibanez RGDIX6PB in Drop B Haussel Tozz B XL bridge pickup TIME STAMPS 00:00 TONE Intro 00:20 What were doing today 00:37 TheOtherJohnBrowne 01:22 TONE Spawn OD2-1 02:05 Scene overview 03:06 TONE 5153 vs UBER 03:37 HM-2 style scenes 03:57 TONE HM-2 style filth 04:47 Clean scenes 05:31 TONE Cleanish + Ampless clean 06:24 More detail on the HM-2 style boost 07:47 Cab block 09:24 Cab align - something to try 10:25 Thanks for watching 10:42 TONE Lead outro keywords: guitar, guitarist, erra, invent animate, metalcore, guitar, modern metal, fractalaudio, fractal, heavy metal, death metal, axe fx, fm9, fm3, tutorial, preset, patch, help, guide, walkthrough, ibanez, lorna shore, thy art is murder, periphery, slaughter to prevail, novelists fr, killswitch engage, as i lay dying, through the eyes of the dead, the black dahlia murder, caliban, heaven shall burn, hatebreed, architects, northlane, spiritbox, parkway drive, sound like #fractalaudio #metal #lichtlaermaudio #metalguitar #tutorial #tutorials #walkthrough #tone #how #howto #fractalfm3 #axefx3 #fractalfm9 #guitar #guitarist$

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