What I love about this series is I can simply keep all my effects and use them like my amp. I don’t want other delays and modulation onboard. Plus these things sound stunning into a big PA.
No direct comparison because it sounds nothing like a 5150. This is the the fifth video I have seen and I really do not get the hype. I have played many 5150's over the years. I just dont hear the similarity. At least fluff said it was a 5150 "tribute".
Im right there with you. Me personally when they dont do a comparison its either not good at all or noticably not exact. He said in the video its a "tribute" which makes me think they werent really going for a 1:1 kinda thing with it but to capture the essence of the 5150 without making a exact *copy* of it. It sounds pretty good on its own though
I have an Axe FX II. When they first came out, they were seen as basically miraculous - every amp, cab, effects pedal, and endless control to set up as you wish. And most importantly, great sounds. Today, you can't give them away. But to my ears, the Axe FX II easily competes with the sounds you can get from these UA pedals. Rather than just a 5150, you get every Marshall, Mesa Mark series, Recto, Orange, Splawn, Diezel, and you can combine them with any cab, or multiple cabs, and boost them with any boost. To each his own, but I won't buy dropping hundreds of dollars for a digital rendition of a single amp any time soon.
Oh well, I can tell you that sound / feeling-wise, my Quad Cortex slaps my now sold Axe FX III, and the UAFX pedals I have (Lion + Ruby, haven't gottten my hands on the Anti yet) slap the QC.
The first review that actually doesn't sound like sh** xD My god do these other reviewers not have a clue how to use and mix a sound like this. Thanks!
my curiosity would be how it feels to play it, the original 5150s were wildly different from specimen to specimen. I have played specimens that both sounded and felt great but nothing alike and I have played specimens that did not sound good or feel great once again that sounded nothing alike. May have to give this a shot. I remember walking into Wonderland music in 1993 and the original 5150 would always be sitting over to the one side of the store on top of a stack of cabinets and I would plug into it. about every couple months or so i could tell they replaced it with a different one and that someone had purchased the one I was playing through because it would sound different. I was only 13 years old at the time so I couldn’t scrounge up the bread to purchase it but I definitely got to play through quite a few of them at different music stores, and couple of my friends had them in the late 90s/early 2000s before everyone went crazy over them. it’s exactly why I haven’t bothered to purchase an original on Reverb because in order for me to purchase one of those, I want to hear it and play it first. this pedal would be absolutely great if it captures the better points of the 5150.def one of my favorite amplifiers of all time. I don’t think anything will ever stack up to my KSR though LOL man thanks for the great review. Going to go check this out now. Hope you’re having a great weekend my friend.
How does this stack up against the toneX? Seems like you could make a frankin amp with the toneX say 5150 for distortion and fender twin reverb for cleans
Wow, that’s amazing! But imagine if someone could find a way to put lots of different amp sims into one pedal, maybe along with effects. That would be game changer!
I know I am totally missing the point. However... a Synergy 6505 preamp costs the same amount (yes I know you need to buy the SYN1 to go with it). I do understand that this has all the boost pedals and cab sim included, so if you want to record direct, it's cool. But helix native is also the same price with far more options for direct recording. The main draw I do see for it vs HX native is the physical knobs that you get. The immediate feedback of a potentiometer versus moving a slider on a computer hits different. It also sounds pretty decent. I'd be curious to see how it sounds compared to the POD express.
Not everyone wants or needs those options though. I'm happy just plugging into an amp and getting a good tone rather than faffing around with menus and being overwhelmed with options.
Personally I think it has nothing to do with a real 5150. However it sounds cool, and I think could be a serious rival of an overcomplicated Fractal or Kemper.
UAFX amp emulations are not designed to be used in front of amps, as they are essentially preamps of their own. So they’re meant to go into the fx loop of an amp, into a separate power amp or into a PA or computer and not into an input of a guitar amp.
@@guitarpunkcovers yeah I’ve even tried the revv pedals and didn’t like how they sounded in front of the amp. I definitely don’t gel with amp style pedals. Prefer the mt2w
They mean it's essentially the preamp from a guitar amplifier, which you could then run through a power amp to amplify the signal and then out to a speaker cabinet. It also has speaker cabinet simulation built in if you want to run it either to a recording interface or out to a PA which would basically replace a mic'd amp.
@@mylespetruskavich1553 Ok thanks for the answer. So "an amp in a pedal" is a pedal that would probably be best through an fx loop? I have a G4 and I guess I need to try it that way instead of in front of the amp.
@@sole__doubt Yeah a lot of people will put the output to an FX loop return on an amp, but depending on the amp, that's essentially just a really expensive power amp lol
Amp in a Pedal or Amp in a Box. Means the Pedal is tying to sound like a paticular amp. Or some particular amps. It sort of is a category of dirt pedal. There are differences though: More oldscool analoge amp in a Box Pedals are designed to go into the front of a real clean amp. This one is mostly designed to go directly into the pa without any real guitar amp so it's designed to replace the amp entirely. You can turn off the cap simulation and run it into an effects Loop of a Guitar amp so you can get it loud and use a real guitar speaker without the need of a pa.
Sheesh... and I was on the fence about getting the Mooer 005 because it is $100 bucks... Everytime I see a guitar pedal that's over $300, my brain only sees how far away it is from an HX stomp. This one is just $200 away.
I’m not a metal player. I’ve had a 5150 block letter since 1995. My 5150 has never sounded anything like the 5150s I hear on TH-cam and nothing like this pedal 🤷♂️. I’ll never get rid of mine, it’s a beauty but a full retube on it is painful .
The pedal sounds lovely but at this point I'm not sure there's a good place for it. I play in a band and we are two guitar players, I sing and I'm the rhythm guitar. Since I don't really use anything other than a clean amp and a high gain amp, a Tonex One is more than enough for me and arguably sounds equal if not better than this. My brother is the lead guitar player and he definitely needs more so he has an HX stomp being the amp modeler with a couple of FX and a bunch of other external pedals... but unless you REALLY dig the sound of this particular unit, why bother? If you are a lead guitar player, for 200 dollars more you get the HX Stomp, or even the HX Stomp XL which extends the palette a lot further... I just don't see where there would be a place for this unit nowadays.
The classic amp UAD pedals made sense because there's enough well-heeled Boomers who hate modellers, but this is competing for the money of younger, more budget conscious shoppers who will just buy a modeller instead 🤷♂️ (I think this why they didn't release it as part of the original line up)
The weak spot for this pedal and the UAFX Lion as well, which to me is mind-bogling, is the fact that you cannot cycle through a number of presets you create - without using the app to do it! If you are thinking you can use this as a multi-sound pedal in a live situation, you cannot, unless you are one of those players who uses your phone on stage. And if you do, you should not be onstage.
I second this. For that price I can almost get a used 5150 iconic. Better pedals for that price, 100usd short of a Line 6 HX Stomp which can do this and 9999 more things.
I’d really prefer they used the additional two jacks for an effects loop rather than stereo in & out which the amps aren’t. Maybe make it possible to choose within the app?
@@SamBrockmann No it didn't I personally didn't think it sounded great at all. So take your weird description and shove it. I just didn't think it sounded great compared to what else is out there..
I’m clueless with this kinda stuff but why would I not use my amp and run this into my power amp instead? To get the 5150 if I was using say a non high gain amp? I mean if I am running this into my power amp than I dont like my amp? Years into watching these demos on they ‘type’ pedals and I still wonder why I’m using my amp to power a pedal and not just using my amp 🤷 I’m just a simpletine oogha oogha chugga chugga caveman that if I need my amp to power a pedal I need a new amp
Another pedal with only android/iOS control apps and bluetooth connection. Disappointing. Their UAFX control app is complete garbage that never works and the pedals constantly drop the bluetooth connection. It's a shame since the pedals sound really good. I just don't understand why they don't release a desktop app and use the USB port for connection. That would make so much more sense in every single way.
When people say that you still need an amp, things like this pedal are why I laugh. In a blind sound test, no one will be able to tell the difference between this and a tube amp. Anyone who says they'd be able to tell, they're lying.
The need of a separate power amp for these types of preamp pedals (or even modellers like the QC etc) is really the biggest hurdle to me switching from using a real amp. If I'm getting rid of my amp and dropping $2400 (Canadian) on a QC, it sucks to have to drop another $700+ on a power amp. I think it's a great option for a lot of people, but not a solution for absolutely everyone obviously.
@@mylespetruskavich1553 , considering you probably can sell the actual amp for more than the power amp would cost, why is that a hurdle? Is the shopping itself the hurdle?
@@sole__doubtno you don't. My band and I very rarely use amps live. We use FRFR speakers but just for back up. We are fully digital and run through in ears.
What I love about this series is I can simply keep all my effects and use them like my amp. I don’t want other delays and modulation onboard. Plus these things sound stunning into a big PA.
some of your best riffs ever in that demo track!
Agreed, that track was badass!
They HAVE to make a Boogie style version of these pedals now. Something that captures the JP2C vibe would fly off the shelves
I would buy a 2C version of this pedal instantly
And if they could do three sounds as well, I'd get it
Some guy on Reddit was claiming they’re doing a rev f recto as the next pedal
Check out their new “Knuckles”
@@gageinoc it's the Rev F Dual Rec, it's different from the Mark sound
They need to make this with separate outputs. One for cab sim one for going to a real amp/power amp.
That would be amazing
Yes! And headphones
Yea. And 50% off, where it belongs. Nice commercial tho
KMA Machines Endgame or Walrus Audio Canvas Stereo or similar solution at the end of your pedalboard chain may be the answer
No direct comparison with a 5150?
Would be the best test of this pedal to put it up against the real deal.
Only reason I clicked on this video was for direct comparison... Pedal does sound cool though.
No direct comparison because it sounds nothing like a 5150. This is the the fifth video I have seen and I really do not get the hype. I have played many 5150's over the years. I just dont hear the similarity. At least fluff said it was a 5150 "tribute".
Apples to oranges my friend. Apples to oranges.
@@JimsMusicJourney $400 seems a bit high too me, but UA make good stuff, just hope no one needs a repair!
You can buy an actual 5150 amp for that much lol
Kind of dropped the ball by not comparing it with an actual 5150 so we can see how closely it emulates one.
Im right there with you. Me personally when they dont do a comparison its either not good at all or noticably not exact. He said in the video its a "tribute" which makes me think they werent really going for a 1:1 kinda thing with it but to capture the essence of the 5150 without making a exact *copy* of it. It sounds pretty good on its own though
You just spared me 11 minutes lmao, why even make the video at all if you’re not comparing the two?
@@FrankRizzo333 he doesnt even play the thing till like 6 minutes in lmao
@@JakieWakieEggsAndBakie the state of TH-cam these days, amirite?
@@FrankRizzo333 dude aint that the truth
So feature loaded! Love the full mix sound, very full and thick sounding.
Best review you have done in a while. Kept my attention.
Best demo tune in a while!
NIce choice on the Root Jazzmaster!
tonex one exists though...
Sounds Awesome, great video!!!
Pretty rippin to say the least. Would have liked to have heard a side by side comparison to the 5150, but it sounds fairly close for what it is.
Was this plugged into your interface on your computer through studio monitors, or how was this run?
Can't wait for the Jazz You Tubers to showcase this!
Wait for the comments of blues TH-camrs lol
Mix sounded great, bud
TIL haters in YT comments sound more ignorant the more they type lol. Great video (as always) 🙏🏽
Demo song was sick.
Sounds Great!!!Thanks Fluff👍
If they made a MIDI controllabe modulation pedal that sounded tis good to go with these....game over
I have an Axe FX II. When they first came out, they were seen as basically miraculous - every amp, cab, effects pedal, and endless control to set up as you wish. And most importantly, great sounds. Today, you can't give them away. But to my ears, the Axe FX II easily competes with the sounds you can get from these UA pedals. Rather than just a 5150, you get every Marshall, Mesa Mark series, Recto, Orange, Splawn, Diezel, and you can combine them with any cab, or multiple cabs, and boost them with any boost. To each his own, but I won't buy dropping hundreds of dollars for a digital rendition of a single amp any time soon.
You can certainly give me your Axe FX II.
Oh well, I can tell you that sound / feeling-wise, my Quad Cortex slaps my now sold Axe FX III, and the UAFX pedals I have (Lion + Ruby, haven't gottten my hands on the Anti yet) slap the QC.
AXE 2 units are still incredible and better than any of these shitty gimmick pedals. They are amazing units to this day.
The first review that actually doesn't sound like sh** xD My god do these other reviewers not have a clue how to use and mix a sound like this. Thanks!
I wanted to hear this in front of an amp. thanks for the vid.
Hey Fluff, I just installed EMG Jim Root Pickups and the EMG Afterburner!
It’s Pretty Sick!
my curiosity would be how it feels to play it, the original 5150s were wildly different from specimen to specimen. I have played specimens that both sounded and felt great but nothing alike and I have played specimens that did not sound good or feel great once again that sounded nothing alike. May have to give this a shot. I remember walking into Wonderland music in 1993 and the original 5150 would always be sitting over to the one side of the store on top of a stack of cabinets and I would plug into it. about every couple months or so i could tell they replaced it with a different one and that someone had purchased the one I was playing through because it would sound different. I was only 13 years old at the time so I couldn’t scrounge up the bread to purchase it but I definitely got to play through quite a few of them at different music stores, and couple of my friends had them in the late 90s/early 2000s before everyone went crazy over them. it’s exactly why I haven’t bothered to purchase an original on Reverb because in order for me to purchase one of those, I want to hear it and play it first. this pedal would be absolutely great if it captures the better points of the 5150.def one of my favorite amplifiers of all time. I don’t think anything will ever stack up to my KSR though LOL man thanks for the great review. Going to go check this out now. Hope you’re having a great weekend my friend.
Would you say the universal audio Lion or the 1992 Hi Gain gets you more of a classic Van Halen sound?
I think it sounds great. I have a stealth 50 and I really like that pedals sound.
damn this pedal is packed
Can it go directly into a DAW without the power? or will power hurt the daw? sorry for the basic question
What’s the best way to connect a delay pedal for Leeds for the 1992?
How does this stack up against the toneX? Seems like you could make a frankin amp with the toneX say 5150 for distortion and fender twin reverb for cleans
Was waiting for your video to come out
Wow, that’s amazing!
But imagine if someone could find a way to put lots of different amp sims into one pedal, maybe along with effects.
That would be game changer!
Imagine if someone put tubes in the pre amp pedal instead of any of that (dave friedman did) if you only get one sound, at least make it good
Imagine you buy a Mooer prime.
IK Multimedia did this. It fits in your pocket. 😂
Guitar FX processor pedals are a thing.
@@mrsparefox3704 No siht Sehrlock. And amp modelling has been around since the 90s.
Do you have to lean down and flick a switch with your fingers to switch channels? Seemed like it
So can you use this in front of an amp like a normal pedal or is it just basically a computer interface?
I know I am totally missing the point. However... a Synergy 6505 preamp costs the same amount (yes I know you need to buy the SYN1 to go with it).
I do understand that this has all the boost pedals and cab sim included, so if you want to record direct, it's cool. But helix native is also the same price with far more options for direct recording.
The main draw I do see for it vs HX native is the physical knobs that you get. The immediate feedback of a potentiometer versus moving a slider on a computer hits different. It also sounds pretty decent. I'd be curious to see how it sounds compared to the POD express.
Are you running it into hi Z or line in or with a DI lol
Sounds good enough. Like I can't tell the difference. But that Jazzmaster is fing sick.
I would like to see someone doing a comparison between this, the tc electronic 550 and the MXR EVH 5150.
Bro... no XLR out?
WOW!!!!
Sweet pedal!
Good review. Great interface. Sadly, the sound is the meh part for me.
I thought the Donner "Black Devil" was spot on.
Some of these playthough jams should be full songs.
Applifier?! Is that trademarked yet?! It is now!
At $400, you should just buy a fx processor pedal and get alot more options.
Not everyone wants or needs those options though. I'm happy just plugging into an amp and getting a good tone rather than faffing around with menus and being overwhelmed with options.
No.
fm9 turbo costs more than 400$
@@lekkerblankastudioyeah but you can still get an Ampero Mini for $200 and will be getting way more options
@@jsullivan2112Yes 🤡
Personally I think it has nothing to do with a real 5150. However it sounds cool, and I think could be a serious rival of an overcomplicated Fractal or Kemper.
All i want to know is if this can be used with just an amp not a computer. I only see this pedal connected to a computer never an amp
Yep turn off cab sim and plug it into the FX return of an amp. Done.
Thank you
In my opinion I think the ANTI name stands for “ampsim in to interface”…
Anyone plug this straight into the Orange Pedal Baby amp?
Could you use it in front of a clean amp like the orange super crush and use external boosts and other pedals with it
UAFX amp emulations are not designed to be used in front of amps, as they are essentially preamps of their own. So they’re meant to go into the fx loop of an amp, into a separate power amp or into a PA or computer and not into an input of a guitar amp.
Might not be the *intended* use, but that could probably get some good tones if you turn off the cab sim
@@Jake_Sachs most probably not. As I said, it is not an overdrive or a distortion pedal it’s an amp sim pedal. Completely different animal.
@@guitarpunkcoversever tried dipping French fries into ice cream?
@@guitarpunkcovers yeah I’ve even tried the revv pedals and didn’t like how they sounded in front of the amp. I definitely don’t gel with amp style pedals. Prefer the mt2w
Is the signal path analog or digital?
Digital.
What does it mean when people say "its an amp in a pedal?"
They mean it's essentially the preamp from a guitar amplifier, which you could then run through a power amp to amplify the signal and then out to a speaker cabinet. It also has speaker cabinet simulation built in if you want to run it either to a recording interface or out to a PA which would basically replace a mic'd amp.
@@mylespetruskavich1553 Ok thanks for the answer. So "an amp in a pedal" is a pedal that would probably be best through an fx loop? I have a G4 and I guess I need to try it that way instead of in front of the amp.
@@sole__doubt Yeah a lot of people will put the output to an FX loop return on an amp, but depending on the amp, that's essentially just a really expensive power amp lol
Amp in a Pedal or Amp in a Box. Means the Pedal is tying to sound like a paticular amp. Or some particular amps. It sort of is a category of dirt pedal. There are differences though: More oldscool analoge amp in a Box Pedals are designed to go into the front of a real clean amp. This one is mostly designed to go directly into the pa without any real guitar amp so it's designed to replace the amp entirely. You can turn off the cap simulation and run it into an effects Loop of a Guitar amp so you can get it loud and use a real guitar speaker without the need of a pa.
What sounds better this or the friedman irx?
Im a big fan of the Friedman. I do like the form factor of the UAD tho.
Sheesh... and I was on the fence about getting the Mooer 005 because it is $100 bucks... Everytime I see a guitar pedal that's over $300, my brain only sees how far away it is from an HX stomp. This one is just $200 away.
I thought I was the only one
I’m not a metal player. I’ve had a 5150 block letter since 1995. My 5150 has never sounded anything like the 5150s I hear on TH-cam and nothing like this pedal 🤷♂️. I’ll never get rid of mine, it’s a beauty but a full retube on it is painful .
It would be helpful to start with what your amp/guitar sound like without anything running through the pedal.
MXR makes one of those too.
You mean the evh 5150 pedal, or is there another one?
@@search895 that’s the one
not like this though
What's the TC preamp? DC preamp? Care to enlighten?
TC Electronic preamp that the Fortin 33 and Pepers Dirty Tree are built after
while it is kool it does cost as much as a tonex pedal
How is LATENCY and ALIASING? It's strange when famous reviewers never make those tests...
$400? An actual 5150 combo is about that much.
Well whatever planet you are living on, you should scoop that deal then lol
@@RiffsAndBeards reverb? 0_o
@@nichmaus8705 shhh the man has to shill
@@b1gnutt This thing is just getting pushed so hard. I feel like its a timeshare or something.
I feel like a high gain guitar pedal that requires an app is the antithesis of what a high gain pedal should be.
100% agreed.
It doesn’t require an app. That’s only if you want to geek out and have more options that a guy like you would need.
Initially had zero interest but seems like it has some pretty cool features
See even this one has effects loop. A tonex missing feature to be honest
The pedal sounds lovely but at this point I'm not sure there's a good place for it. I play in a band and we are two guitar players, I sing and I'm the rhythm guitar. Since I don't really use anything other than a clean amp and a high gain amp, a Tonex One is more than enough for me and arguably sounds equal if not better than this. My brother is the lead guitar player and he definitely needs more so he has an HX stomp being the amp modeler with a couple of FX and a bunch of other external pedals... but unless you REALLY dig the sound of this particular unit, why bother? If you are a lead guitar player, for 200 dollars more you get the HX Stomp, or even the HX Stomp XL which extends the palette a lot further... I just don't see where there would be a place for this unit nowadays.
No substitute for tubes.....
The classic amp UAD pedals made sense because there's enough well-heeled Boomers who hate modellers, but this is competing for the money of younger, more budget conscious shoppers who will just buy a modeller instead 🤷♂️ (I think this why they didn't release it as part of the original line up)
The weak spot for this pedal and the UAFX Lion as well, which to me is mind-bogling, is the fact that you cannot cycle through a number of presets you create - without using the app to do it! If you are thinking you can use this as a multi-sound pedal in a live situation, you cannot, unless you are one of those players who uses your phone on stage. And if you do, you should not be onstage.
Tapping 3 buttons on your phone while it’s on top of your amp for three seconds between songs during a set- deal breaker lol
@@MF-Alien😂
@@alraymond1618 Why not?
@@MF-Alienwho the fuck wants to mess with a goddamn phone while playing a gig?
@lyricbread who tf even plays gigs?!
... "if it ain't peavey I leave-eee"
But why is it called the Anti? I get that they called the Plexi pedal Lion because it's black and yellow. Why Anti? "Why male models?"
Jayo argus distortion a built in noise gate $50 do the math
"Amplication"
As a proud owner of two different 5150s (Peavey and EVH) I’d have to say… no, not really but it sounds ok.
10:38 tore morgensen
Anti Blue Tooth because I get that doesn't work yet either LOLOLOL
400 bucks for a pedal... no
I second this. For that price I can almost get a used 5150 iconic. Better pedals for that price, 100usd short of a Line 6 HX Stomp which can do this and 9999 more things.
So 5150……So it can do metal, obviously. Can it do 90’s era VAN HALEN?
that is why we are here. I agree. can it?
I’d really prefer they used the additional two jacks for an effects loop rather than stereo in & out which the amps aren’t. Maybe make it possible to choose within the app?
Dude, how much are they paying you for this advertisement?
I said it's sponsored by Sweetwater. So. Alot.
@@RiffsAndBeards shill boy
Imagine how much you have to be paid to keep a straight face when playing pedal that sounds like fart. And he even says it's his favourite one lol.
no midi or any other way to switch between channels remotely? really? come on aud!
Whapler gearbox
TO be honest I just don't think it sounds that great.. Ill just stick with my 5150 amp..
It sounded great. You just suffer from sunken cost fallacy. 😂
@@SamBrockmann Plenty of that in the guitar gear world.
@@sole__doubt , sunken cost fallacy? Absolutely. It's ridiculous.
@@SamBrockmann No it didn't I personally didn't think it sounded great at all. So take your weird description and shove it. I just didn't think it sounded great compared to what else is out there..
@@MrSupercracker1 , "weird description"? No. That's not a weird description. Look that term up. It's a massive problem that you have. You 🤡.
I hate sponsored videos... They are basically a commercial
It’s funny you say that cause Sweetwater literally has a policy to not have any input in a video they sponsor.
@@RiffsAndBeardsthat is fine, but if you were to ccrap on the products, they would stop sponsoring you
$399 for a pedal? My $35 Caline Tantrum blows everything out of the water.
I’m clueless with this kinda stuff but why would I not use my amp and run this into my power amp instead? To get the 5150 if I was using say a non high gain amp? I mean if I am running this into my power amp than I dont like my amp? Years into watching these demos on they ‘type’ pedals and I still wonder why I’m using my amp to power a pedal and not just using my amp 🤷 I’m just a simpletine oogha oogha chugga chugga caveman that if I need my amp to power a pedal I need a new amp
It’s cool but you can almost buy an actual 5150 for that price
400$ is ridiculous, go get a Mooer brown sound 😂😂😂
Another pedal with only android/iOS control apps and bluetooth connection. Disappointing. Their UAFX control app is complete garbage that never works and the pedals constantly drop the bluetooth connection. It's a shame since the pedals sound really good. I just don't understand why they don't release a desktop app and use the USB port for connection. That would make so much more sense in every single way.
no comparison with the 5150 wtf
What is with that iPad app? It looks like some web app. It clearly was not made with any of the iPad OS conventions. Grrrrr
5150 click bait
Yeah, it sounds as bad as the real thing, they’ve done a good job.
If it was based on the much better EVH5150III I would have bought it instantly.
Way too much expensive…
$400 seems a lot for what you get.
Ok its good no doubt, but for 450€ i can get Better.
Hey Ryan, how about a statement, correcting your “Randall Smith was fired” claim? That’s what credible journalists do.
It might just be me but these UAX amp pedals sound bad. Really bad.
When people say that you still need an amp, things like this pedal are why I laugh. In a blind sound test, no one will be able to tell the difference between this and a tube amp. Anyone who says they'd be able to tell, they're lying.
I'll be able to tell.
It sounds great but you still need an amp with a speaker to play with a band. I think thats why people say that.
The need of a separate power amp for these types of preamp pedals (or even modellers like the QC etc) is really the biggest hurdle to me switching from using a real amp. If I'm getting rid of my amp and dropping $2400 (Canadian) on a QC, it sucks to have to drop another $700+ on a power amp. I think it's a great option for a lot of people, but not a solution for absolutely everyone obviously.
@@mylespetruskavich1553 , considering you probably can sell the actual amp for more than the power amp would cost, why is that a hurdle? Is the shopping itself the hurdle?
@@sole__doubtno you don't. My band and I very rarely use amps live. We use FRFR speakers but just for back up. We are fully digital and run through in ears.