Display MoreOk, I don't really care to comment on much of what is going back and fourth here, but .....
Any "update" that altered my tone for any rig would be totally unacceptable. I have literally put YEARS of time into getting the sounds I need for various songs in our play list.
In fact, if a KPA2 were to come out with absolutely every feature ever desired by anyone on the forum (including me) and it did not absolutely preserve the tone of all my rigs, I would never buy it.
I understand that by the very nature of the Axe architecture, firmware updates will necessarily change tone (if you touch any modeling block, the tone of any chain in any patch that block is used in will change). I am not blaming the company here for bad practices, I am simply pointing out that for many, this is a job stopper.
If others have different work flows and requirements than me (live gigging for mostly covers), the Axe may well offer a compelling argument. I would think that anyone that did live work would be very much put off if a firmware update altered their tone.
My guess is the majority of demographic of Fractal customer base aren't working musicians. The constant updates and how they change the presets would be a nightmare scenario for mosr working musicians.
To be fair, that can also apply to the Kemper. You got many in both customer base who are focused on buying a device that has a good headphone output that Kemper included the Space feature to make it sound good in headphones.
This for the most part makes perfect sense, most working guitarists don't want to spend, presuming they have it at first, 2 grands on one device Most working guitarist can get a fully live ready system with real tube amps, for a fraction of the cost of either unit.
