Joe Cocchi

In an interview with MetalSucks, Joe Cocchi, guitarist for Within the Ruins, mentions that he recently acquired a Fractal Axe-Fx II Guitar Effects Processor.

EMG 85 (bridge) and 81 (neck) has always been my go-to configuration as far as pickups are concerned

EMG 85 (bridge) and 81 (neck) has always been my go-to configuration as far as pickups are concerned

I just recently picked up an Axe-FX II and decided to pair it with a Mesa/Boogie Simul-Class 2:Ninety power amp. Unlike some players I love having the stage volume from my cabinets and hate relying on most venue monitors, so I run the Axe-FX as a preamp/effects unit. I run this rig in stereo since I am pulling double guitar duty. The thing that’s great about this setup is that it allowed me to get rid of the two guitar amps I had been lugging around as well as eliminate other problematic issues like a/b/y stereo splitter (to run two guitar heads), pedals, patch cables, buzzing noises, batteries etc. All this nonsense is taken care of by the Axe-FX II now.

. As far as controllers/pedals for the Axe-FX, I am using a Mission Engineering EP-1 spring-loaded expression pedal for wah and whammy effects.

MacBook Pro controls my patch changes for the Axe-FX via midi, which I will get into in a bit.

We use Protools 8 and a Macbook Pro to play our click track/samples/effects/bass drops etc.

This is my old pedal board that I keep for back up! If for some reason the Axe-FX shits the bed, I resort to this mess of cables and pedals. Whammy pedal, Morpheus Drop-tune pedal, wah and tuner.

This is my old pedal board that I keep for back up! If for some reason the Axe-FX shits the bed, I resort to this mess of cables and pedals. Whammy pedal, Morpheus Drop-tune pedal, wah and tuner

According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Joe Cocchi uses the Mesa Boogie Mark V Head.

According to his artist page on the official MESA/Boogie® website, guitarist Joe Cocchi uses the Mesa/Boogie 4x12 Recto Standard OS Straight Cabinet.