A very good price point. $100 less than Line 6 Helix.
The waiting list will be long....
The waiting list will open this week with shipments beginning by the end of October.
http://forum.fractalaudio.com/axe-fx-ii-discussion/105021-ax-8-price.html
 

ooooook my buying decisions just got a lot harder LOL.
 
puter sim plugins like S-Gear, Amplitube with all the addons.
 
of Hardware Amp cause I realy want a good VOX tube AMP.
 
Line 6 Helix was on the list.
 
then the UA Twin Apollo usb 3 hardware
 
now this.
 
damn lots of choices.

Well I have S-Gear (love it), and I have Amplitube 4 ordered, and I have a HD500X. I'll be watching and reading, but it will be awhile before I buy anything. The AX8 and Helix both look very nice!

I have Amplitube 3 and an 11 Rack hardware box.  I don't NEED anything else, but just want something else.
 
I don't feel I have the right combo yet, everything I have just feels kluged together.  it's all "meh" and I want "Alright! That's the ticket!".  Not looking for "oh my gewd!!"

Kemper or AXE-FX/AX8 (same models) are both really nice.
I played thru an AXE-FX-II a couple of days ago. 
The new ISP Theta and Line-6 Helix have also perked my interest.
It's great seeing quality amp simulation taking major strides forward.
 

clintmartin
Well I have S-Gear (love it), and I have Amplitube 4 ordered, and I have a HD500X. I'll be watching and reading, but it will be awhile before I buy anything. The AX8 and Helix both look very nice!

Could you please elaborate more on S-Gear, comparison to HD500 and if you still  need anything else?

just give me a real amp please, thank you.
 

batsbrew
just give me a real amp please, thank you.

I get that...
I'm actually fighting the urge to pickup a Engl Powerball-II that's being blown out.
Awesome sounding amp for heavy crunch.
Downside, it's absolutely HUGE!  Almost SVT Classic huge  
I'd like to profile the Powerball-II... so I could have 95% of that sound in a 15 pound device.
 

Afrodrum

clintmartin
Well I have S-Gear (love it), and I have Amplitube 4 ordered, and I have a HD500X. I'll be watching and reading, but it will be awhile before I buy anything. The AX8 and Helix both look very nice!

Could you please elaborate more on S-Gear, comparison to HD500 and if you still  need anything else?

S-Gear is fantastic, and I haven't needed anything for a long time! Hahaha! The advantage S-gear has is being able to change your amp and settings after recording, 3rd party IRs and terrific amp modeling. I have the HD500X around mainly for my DT25 amp and if I ever get to wanting to play live again. The HD500X with a DT amp is a very nice combination.
To answer your real question...I could be very happy with S-gear alone. It only has 5 amps and 3 effects, but they are all very good. The pod has 100 effects and 30 amps or so. Amplitube and S-Gear are my favorite amp sims.

batsbrew
just give me a real amp please, thank you.
 

I don't miss them at all for recording. I'll probably buy the Fractal AX8, Kemper or Helix at some point just because I love gear, but for amps my little DT25 does just fine.