AXE-FX 2 XL+ For A Beginner?

Hey there, so I bought an AXE-FX 2 XL+ out of curiosity and necessity. I’ve been playing guitar for about 7 years and mostly come from an amp sim background. I started off on BIAS FX 2 back in 2019 and moved up to a Line 6 Helix LT back in 2023. After 2 years I sold my Helix due to falling in love with real amps based off presets I created and lack of traction IRL with real bands. I figured at 31 that I wasn’t going to be a real player and I’d just stay at home playing through a Rectifier. Recently I threw my hat in an audition and it seems like it’s actually going somewhere, but it was brought up to me by the band that they don’t use real amps, they use AXE FX 3. Well fuck….

I went with the 2 XL+ over getting another Helix for a few reasons. Even as a Helix user I was always impressed with the lineup of effects and amps the Fractal family had. They even had the Mesa Triaxis and Marshall JMP-1 which was crazy. I also went with Fractal due to the fact the band already use the 3 so tonally we’d be in the same ballpark (I don’t have $2000 for a 3, I’m holding out to see how the Helix Stadium will pan out). Outside of the tone options I’m aware of the 2s tone matching capabilities, but I don’t know where to start. Just wondering on the must knows and tricks