The only guy, among the TH-camrs who reviewed this pedal, who did a comparison between the anti and another simulation. At least we can understand how it compares to some 5150 iteration. Well done Rabea We now need a comparison between this and a 1992 5150 😅
Yes, like Bea said they're different but if the thing is kind of inspired in something it's clear people would wanna know how it compares, it doesn't even matter if better or worst but at least a base to judge thanks for that Bea, amazing how everyone else straight ignore that...
@@philfort7886 Kyle Bull is a local from my hometown. He's a cool dude, and I recommend anyone who likes heavier music, metal, thrash, etc to follow his channel! @belligerentamateur
@@bgarza18 It give a good Deluxe Reverb mixed up studio sound, but as soon as you hit it with a drive pedal it becomes apparent it's a "plugin in a box", because it sounds digital. The audience will never notice that though, but I do. Also I don't get why they don't have midi on their pedals.
I play through small tube amps 20 watt and under. A good pedal through a tube amp gives everything I need. Always gets in the mix during practice and even better with a microphone live.
Everyone else make this sound so fizzy , this sounds fine also thankyou for single note lines as most who demo this pedal cannot play lead runs all they can do is chuga chug
A bit late here to this video, but I love being able to watch you dial in tones on pedals you review. You spend the time to really go through it and the tone comparison to Nolly is genius. Thanks for the time you dedicate to us, I appreciate your work immensely. Cheers.
Best simulated 5150 sound I have ever heard. Trying to dial it into my Axe FX III and get close, but the Anti sounds like it is punching you in the face.
@@void_snw done to death doesnt mean done well. I bought an fm3 in hopes it would give me all the amps i could ever want without the price tag to match. When i compared with with my 5153 is wasnt close enough, so i got rid of the fm3
@@juhalehtonen9000 I've found a middle ground solution that works well for me. Tube preamps. I got a dumble preamp a while ago that's golden, and just today I got the AMT p-lead in the mail, it sounds close enough to my 5153 to be fun and satisfactory, honestly if someone had told me I was plugged into the amp and someone had messed with my settings slightly I'd believe it. Now all that's left is to figure out a pedal sized power amp that sounds good and my pedalboard amp will be complete
@@cameronfarrell9076 damn really i play an evh 100 watt el34 5150 III and was thinking of getting something digital for certain places/practicing but am afraid of it not matching up.
Ive heard 15 different people demo this. The first 13 people obviously never played the amp its modeled after. It was God awful and sounded nothing like the amp I played for many years in the studio in the early to mid 90s. But you and Jon Symons Sonic Drive Studio nailed it.
Hey man, my first time on your channel, and was lookingnfor a good review of this new 5150 pedal. Stopped by another dude, wont name names, but he reminds me of those peoplenthat come in to GC, go to drop D or C and just makes a bunch of noise with 4 power cords and out of rhythm open chords. Really diggin this pedal, and it seems to have some beautiful tones, and alot of room to get really creative, and i can hear that 5150 heritage with in. Great stuff, and your newest Subscriber.
Sounds fuckin incredible. Best demo of this pedal yet. So what would you buy to run into an amp 1 iridium, friedman irx, or this pedal? I was sold on the irx until I heard this beast....
Bea, I’d be interested to hear if the UAFX Lion could pair well with this pedal for the kind of stuff you do. It does have that Super Lead esque sound that you’ve paired with a 5150 in the past. Maybe this could be the case to put the real amps in the museum (lovely though they are).
ANTI is great, but but maybe too much low end initially that would be cut in a live show or a mix. The last round with ANTI & the plugin and TS sounded great as a comparison. I've also head some other demos of just full gain chugging, no clean and no single note lines. This is the best demo so far.
Hey, Rabea, how do you get such a defined sound on your chords? When you’re playing high gain stuff you can still clearly hear the higher notes of a chord and it doesn’t sound muddy or undefined? I’ve noticed that about some of your other videos as well.
is it just me? or have all the demos of this thing had a slightly uncomfortable high end spike, not sure where it is but it sounds like it's either 3k or 6k ish, I mean I get that people like 5150s to be biting but aren't they also known for more of a bark? it seems like it's kinda built in to the sweet spot or something since I've noticed the same high end spike on pretty much all the vids I've seen so far...
Can this be used in a live setting like a two channel amp by using the "Preset" func? I think the other UAFX amp sims have a significant latency or more of a drop in volume when switching between your current and your favourite preset.
hardware always sounds more forward than plugins and will sit better in a mix with drums, more realistic in a stereo spread as an element, amps and cabs better still
How would you run this through a non-FR FR speaker set up? Can the cab sims be turned off? There's little point using IR sims through a traditional cab that have their own distinctive tone.
But does it get to some modern metal tones like Gojira or Carcass? Im tired of other channels just playing hard rock stuff, you did some better sounds than the other channels
In every demo of this product, i am bothered by a fizzyness , like in a bad IR...it may be my ear plugs but...i didnt felt that on the lion demo...disapointed...
Nope, the upper frequencies are apparent in every review. For some, they enjoy this quality. I've owned 5150 variants and always did my best to dial out the harsh highs when present.
The clean can sound that good on the original 5150 if you use the low gain input and W twist the knobs. Unfortunately, the channels have shared EQ. Alao, sounds even better with a Unit67 in front and single coils. Hell... I was even able to Squeeze a Samsung Pumpkins Hummer clean tone out of my block with a strat.
As with all simulated amps (digital or pedal), try through a Tube Pilot or Maxon OD808 (or both) to get a bit more realism rather than post gain fx. It’s all in the oregano lol Pre gain. THEN…think about impulses and FX. This sounds a lot like a Sansamp, so I dunno. Some pedals you literally cannot change the sound no matter what you try. Seems like one of those. Probably easy to mod to open it up some. It’s made to deny certain things from happening to output the same kinda tone no matter what. Not bad, though. All sounds the same to me though, just EQ curves for presets over the same initial amp sound.
This and the Lion are grabbing my attention, but at the same time I wonder why pay more for a 1 trick pony than a tonex? these UAFX pedals are also sims, right? No tubes in board like a Friedman IRX...
There is lots of pedals mimicking the block letter. Why hasn’t someone make a pedal that mimics the evh stealths el34 snd the 6l6. You think they sell more. I’ll stick with my stealth 50
Not crazy about being forced into their app to get all the features. That alone would turn me away. I would imagine there's an element of data collection before getting full functionality of the app, I hope I'm wrong. That being said, even without using the app, seems like there's lots of possibilities in the standalone pedal
@@RabeaMassaad Damn - how great would that be (USB Midi)! Regardless, this still seems like such a great thing - and as always, love your tone and style Rabea.
The only guy, among the TH-camrs who reviewed this pedal, who did a comparison between the anti and another simulation.
At least we can understand how it compares to some 5150 iteration.
Well done Rabea
We now need a comparison between this and a 1992 5150 😅
Yes, like Bea said they're different but if the thing is kind of inspired in something it's clear people would wanna know how it compares, it doesn't even matter if better or worst but at least a base to judge thanks for that Bea, amazing how everyone else straight ignore that...
kyle bull did on his channel
@@philfort7886 Kyle Bull is a local from my hometown. He's a cool dude, and I recommend anyone who likes heavier music, metal, thrash, etc to follow his channel! @belligerentamateur
Fun fact, I just read the manuals, the UA amp pedals can be interconnected in a way that you can have a 4 or even 6 channel rig. 4 cable method.
Crystal clear without being sludgy and noisy. 👌
I guess you could say that UA really upped the Anti.
Well, now I know why the pedal is called that. I was at a loss at what it had to do with Eddie or the 5150.
I came here to say that. Beat me to it!
Haha, I see what you did there. I died laughing. I’m dead now.
This is the best demo I’ve seen yet!
I've got no intention of buying this pedal, but Bea's playing so I'll stick around for the whole video!
Moi aussi
This might be the best pedal I’ve ever heard 😂. Most versatile too. Wow. Thanks Rabea, you’re the best sir.
The Anti made the Nolly sound like a simulation. Well done Universal Audio.
I main a Dream 65. UAs amp pedals are insanely good.
UAD is good period.
@@bgarza18 It give a good Deluxe Reverb mixed up studio sound, but as soon as you hit it with a drive pedal it becomes apparent it's a "plugin in a box", because it sounds digital. The audience will never notice that though, but I do. Also I don't get why they don't have midi on their pedals.
Great to meet you at ATG Rabea! I was definitely half cut at the time so apologies for that, appreciate you taking the time to talk to me :)
I play through small tube amps 20 watt and under.
A good pedal through a tube amp gives everything I need. Always gets in the mix during practice and even better with a microphone live.
Everyone else make this sound so fizzy , this sounds fine also thankyou for single note lines as most who demo this pedal cannot play lead runs all they can do is chuga chug
Impulse response is king! No other things really matter here.
A bit late here to this video, but I love being able to watch you dial in tones on pedals you review. You spend the time to really go through it and the tone comparison to Nolly is genius. Thanks for the time you dedicate to us, I appreciate your work immensely. Cheers.
The distortion on that delay pedal when it was in the rhythm channel sounded awesome.
Best simulated 5150 sound I have ever heard. Trying to dial it into my Axe FX III and get close, but the Anti sounds like it is punching you in the face.
Honestly most of the difference is probably in the bias point and the cab setup. 5150's been done to death at this point in the modeling world :')
@@void_snw done to death doesnt mean done well. I bought an fm3 in hopes it would give me all the amps i could ever want without the price tag to match. When i compared with with my 5153 is wasnt close enough, so i got rid of the fm3
@@cameronfarrell9076I did the same. Bought few tubeamps instead and world of difference
@@juhalehtonen9000 I've found a middle ground solution that works well for me. Tube preamps. I got a dumble preamp a while ago that's golden, and just today I got the AMT p-lead in the mail, it sounds close enough to my 5153 to be fun and satisfactory, honestly if someone had told me I was plugged into the amp and someone had messed with my settings slightly I'd believe it.
Now all that's left is to figure out a pedal sized power amp that sounds good and my pedalboard amp will be complete
@@cameronfarrell9076 damn really i play an evh 100 watt el34 5150 III and was thinking of getting something digital for certain places/practicing but am afraid of it not matching up.
That pedal sounds amazing. Nice review, dude. Thanks!
Sold when I saw 5150 bring it on remember your original Toska set up sounded so good with that Marshall too.
That OG JVM/5150 stereo setup was legendary
This is definitely on my new gear day radar...
Man, Guitar pedals and effects are sounding really cool these days. Lots of companies stepping up.
great demo I am sold on getting one thank you
This is the best pedal I’ve ever bought.
I love listening to this dude ... His tone is always thick and sick 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
❤🎉yahoo! Another UA pedal !
Thanks for doing this video. Sounds great. Goes to show how much the cab determines the tone.
Great tone keep shreddin brother!
incredible the tones you can get these days for very cheap.
You ain't lying! When I was younger only thing you got cheap was solid state turds😂
Great demo and your playing is fantastic as always.
Thank you rabea finally a pedal that kicks people in the face luv it love your work 🤟
Dude, you make that pedal sound huge. I’m curious as to how many guitar players will get that “fat” sound. You my friend are an exceptional guitarist.
WOW!
This is quite amazing
Sounds great!
5150 just always sounds too fizzy for me... though I understand why so many love it.
bloody great demo. GG
Like always the best
Great review! Sounds killer
sounds freakin amazing!
b yer awesome... tons of respect bro
Sounds ace! 👍
Belting review, wicked pedal. Thanks man
Ive heard 15 different people demo this. The first 13 people obviously never played the amp its modeled after. It was God awful and sounded nothing like the amp I played for many years in the studio in the early to mid 90s. But you and Jon Symons Sonic Drive Studio nailed it.
My review just went live. I'd love any feedback you may have.
Evh would approve
Hey man, my first time on your channel, and was lookingnfor a good review of this new 5150 pedal. Stopped by another dude, wont name names, but he reminds me of those peoplenthat come in to GC, go to drop D or C and just makes a bunch of noise with 4 power cords and out of rhythm open chords. Really diggin this pedal, and it seems to have some beautiful tones, and alot of room to get really creative, and i can hear that 5150 heritage with in. Great stuff, and your newest Subscriber.
I wonder if a straight SLO pedal would have been better??
Hmmmmm interesting! I have an AXE FX and always find myself going to 5153s
My first search when i saw this pedal was "anti 1992 rabea".
It feels like so long ago.
Sounds fuckin incredible. Best demo of this pedal yet. So what would you buy to run into an amp 1 iridium, friedman irx, or this pedal? I was sold on the irx until I heard this beast....
Not only that but one of the BEST sounding demos across all of YT. 👍
Always a classic review from this guy.
Woodrow was just a tweed deluxe not a blues junior
Ahhh yeah my bad
Bea, I’d be interested to hear if the UAFX Lion could pair well with this pedal for the kind of stuff you do. It does have that Super Lead esque sound that you’ve paired with a 5150 in the past. Maybe this could be the case to put the real amps in the museum (lovely though they are).
No TT fret system anymore?
ANTI is great, but but maybe too much low end initially that would be cut in a live show or a mix. The last round with ANTI & the plugin and TS sounded great as a comparison. I've also head some other demos of just full gain chugging, no clean and no single note lines. This is the best demo so far.
Still kind of fizzy... Lacking that mid chunk/punch. Is it worth the price price?
Hey, Rabea, how do you get such a defined sound on your chords? When you’re playing high gain stuff you can still clearly hear the higher notes of a chord and it doesn’t sound muddy or undefined? I’ve noticed that about some of your other videos as well.
I can set my beloved BOSS SD-1 ($60) to mimic this pedal, very convincingly through my Herbert Mk2, and Mk1.
Thx very much ..again :). I have a "dumb" question...are you in drop C ? or a more complex tuning ?
So, is that into an amp? With amp set clean or mild distortion? Tube or solid-state? Pedal is solid-state emulation of a tube amp?
How does this stack up against something that has a ir of a 5150 such as a kemper or tonex?
is it just me? or have all the demos of this thing had a slightly uncomfortable high end spike, not sure where it is but it sounds like it's either 3k or 6k ish, I mean I get that people like 5150s to be biting but aren't they also known for more of a bark? it seems like it's kinda built in to the sweet spot or something since I've noticed the same high end spike on pretty much all the vids I've seen so far...
I noticed it much less in the recordings from all reviewers using a real cab, so I wonder if it's the cab sims or the way the outputs color the sim.
Belive i figured out the name, ANTI is an acronym for “ampsim in to interface”…
Massive!
Got a nice signal chain goin on
Can this be used in a live setting like a two channel amp by using the "Preset" func? I think the other UAFX amp sims have a significant latency or more of a drop in volume when switching between your current and your favourite preset.
hardware always sounds more forward than plugins and will sit better in a mix with drums, more realistic in a stereo spread as an element, amps and cabs better still
How would you run this through a non-FR FR speaker set up? Can the cab sims be turned off? There's little point using IR sims through a traditional cab that have their own distinctive tone.
Yes, cabinets can be turned off on all the UAFX amp pedals.
I wish they’d let Bea do artist presets for this pedal 🤤
hello ! theres something i dont undestand about this pedal ! do u plug it direct to a cabin ?? u dont need an amp or a head? sorry im new to the sport
When are we getting a UA Kraken Pedal?👀
Sounds sick! Side note: Did you enjoy Shadow of the Erdtree Bea?
But does it get to some modern metal tones like Gojira or Carcass? Im tired of other channels just playing hard rock stuff, you did some better sounds than the other channels
No headphone out is criminal.
Stereo out to headphone cable works fine
All amps or pedals sound horrible in headphones...
@@gsmeeuwsen not in my experience but each to their own.
Just use a quarter inch to 3.5 on the out and you’ll get the same thing I’m pretty sure
@@jarredbaca8112 left and right out to stereo female in - And you have head phones
In every demo of this product, i am bothered by a fizzyness , like in a bad IR...it may be my ear plugs but...i didnt felt that on the lion demo...disapointed...
Nope, the upper frequencies are apparent in every review. For some, they enjoy this quality. I've owned 5150 variants and always did my best to dial out the harsh highs when present.
The clean can sound that good on the original 5150 if you use the low gain input and W twist the knobs. Unfortunately, the channels have shared EQ.
Alao, sounds even better with a Unit67 in front and single coils.
Hell... I was even able to Squeeze a Samsung Pumpkins Hummer clean tone out of my block with a strat.
As with all simulated amps (digital or pedal), try through a Tube Pilot or Maxon OD808 (or both) to get a bit more realism rather than post gain fx. It’s all in the oregano lol Pre gain. THEN…think about impulses and FX. This sounds a lot like a Sansamp, so I dunno. Some pedals you literally cannot change the sound no matter what you try. Seems like one of those. Probably easy to mod to open it up some. It’s made to deny certain things from happening to output the same kinda tone no matter what. Not bad, though. All sounds the same to me though, just EQ curves for presets over the same initial amp sound.
Why you burried everything under a ton of reverb and delay?
Awesome chords ! What is the tuning please ?
When I was building a pedal board (before I got the Helix), I wanted a pedal just like this. Oh well...................
Is there not an EVH setting?
What delay and reverb are you using?
UA Starlight & golden
@@archieaustin3702 thank you
Indeed, add the midi function and I'll sell my Engl SE Ironball and add this to my pedalboard.
How great if they made a Rabea UA pedal❤
Nice review
This and the Lion are grabbing my attention, but at the same time I wonder why pay more for a 1 trick pony than a tonex? these UAFX pedals are also sims, right? No tubes in board like a Friedman IRX...
What are we tuned to here?
i think i just got convinced to buy the Neural Archetype Nolly plugin
Anti sounds fuller
what? lmao
Rabea: I dont use gates because I dont use that much gain
The Gain: *Hits like a bag of bricks*
There is lots of pedals mimicking the block letter. Why hasn’t someone make a pedal that mimics the evh stealths el34 snd the 6l6. You think they sell more. I’ll stick with my stealth 50
Shoulda ripped some lead runs with that thing!
Sounds great but it's over $400.00 US, for that kind of money I would much rather have something else with more of everything else.
Two UA FX pedals are more than a Line6 HX Stomp.. Yeah...
UA are the king of overpriced audio gear.
Costs like a fucking Synergy module, which is a real tube preamp, not a model.
Would you rather spend 400 on a pedal that gets you close enough...or thousands on an amp?
"Potable"!? Makes for a tasty cocktail, I bet.
lol. Thanks haha
is it digital or analog?
Digital
I NEED ALL MY NEURAL DSP PLUGINS IN A PEDAL FORM PLEASE
And I want it to look like it does on computer ….ON MY PHONE….
Why get something like a Line6 HX Stomp, with 106 amps and 273 effects, when you can get this for almost the same price?
Well done UA!
This sounds a lot better than the 5150 in the Helix or HX.
@@TVoltG it’s still just an algorithm
@@gingataffstill sounds better.
Yeah you don’t get the point much do you…
Is not the same price friend, and the quality the HX Stomp amps deliver is mid
But can you still shove a Boss HM-2 Waza in front of it?
UA: Bea, please say something positive about our new pedal!
Rabea: Well, it's lighter than a real amp 🤷
😂
And heavier than a 5150 😉✨✨✨
Not crazy about being forced into their app to get all the features. That alone would turn me away. I would imagine there's an element of data collection before getting full functionality of the app, I hope I'm wrong. That being said, even without using the app, seems like there's lots of possibilities in the standalone pedal
Slight tangent but what do 5150 block letters go for these days?
$100
@@tonekilltech😂😂😂
Block and Sig are the same thing
HHHHHHIIIIIISSSSSSSSSHHH
Every single 5150 head I've ever heard was too noisy for studio or live work. This pedal sounds better.
Midi-capable?
No sadly not
@@RabeaMassaad Damn - how great would that be (USB Midi)! Regardless, this still seems like such a great thing - and as always, love your tone and style Rabea.
Way lighter and just as expensive!