LaMarr-Bruister
TDPRI Member
What’s the new Helix device coming out? I haven’t heard of it and have been pondering a stomp, but I’m in no rush.
IK Multimedia ToneX pedal
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RPadTV3000
TDPRI Member
the Studio Rats release a Tonex pack for £10.00 (around $12USD). it includes:
Cornford HellCat Clean
Cornford Hellcat Drive
Marshall JCM800
Matchless Independence 35 Ch1
Matchless Independence 35 Ch2
Matchless Independence 35 Ch3
Synergy SYN 30 Dumble Pre-Amp
Chandler GAV19T Drive
i played around with the HellCat models last night and quite enjoyed them.
Cornford HellCat Clean
Cornford Hellcat Drive
Marshall JCM800
Matchless Independence 35 Ch1
Matchless Independence 35 Ch2
Matchless Independence 35 Ch3
Synergy SYN 30 Dumble Pre-Amp
Chandler GAV19T Drive
i played around with the HellCat models last night and quite enjoyed them.
Blrfl
Friend of Leo's
Don't hold your breath waiting. The Helix and a lot of its cousins are platform products where all of the magic is in software. There's no need for a new box except to add more processing power or bump the ADCs/DACs to have more bits or higher sample rates. The more-expensive products have some headroom in that department, so the cost of entry is high but you get to keep it for a long time through a lot of software updates.
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
rocksmoot
Tele-Meister
I got mine a week ago and I've been playing with it all week. Had a band practice on Thursday night and I played it into the PA. It was really great. I'm really stuck on the Vox model called AC crunch. There's a lot of good sounds in this box but honestly I only need one really good one. The challenge is finding which one of these is going to be my one really good one. There's so many of them.
I've now started running the output of the tonex into the FX return on my Fender GTX 100. That sounds amazingly good too. Since the GTX has an XLR out I will use that into the PA and use the cab as a monitor. Great days.
I've now started running the output of the tonex into the FX return on my Fender GTX 100. That sounds amazingly good too. Since the GTX has an XLR out I will use that into the PA and use the cab as a monitor. Great days.
Senor Blues
TDPRI Member
I pretty musch stopped using all my other software amps as soon as tonex came out. And sold the helix. Tonex is that good.
Doutorfunga
TDPRI Member
Folks from line 6 hang out at TGP, whenever asked about this subject they consistently reply that HX will not be replaced anytime soon
Sombrero Top
Tele-Meister
Amen. Couple of days with Tonex, there's some very nice profiles - Tone Junkie etc.
RPadTV3000
TDPRI Member
right, but what else would they say?
Blrfl
Friend of Leo's
Anybody who's studied business has probably heard of the Osborne effect, which is where sames of a company's current product drops to zero after they announce a new product that isn't ready for release yet. Nobody with any sanity does that anymore.
The last firmware release (December) for the entire HX family included a major overhaul of the cabinet and IR system that cuts way back on the amount of DSP they use. Those aren't the actions of a company that's getting ready to retire a platform. The are the actions of a company preparing it to do more so they can sell more of them.
RPadTV3000
TDPRI Member
a few things:
1) launching a new product doesn't mean retiring an old one; for example, the iPhone X still receives OS updates and that market moves much faster than multieffects for guitars
2) your example applies to how one company operates; it's not like Boss' relative lack of firmware updates means that it's not trying to "sell more of them."
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
I bought this pack and they sound good, but required quite a bit of tweaking to make them sound as good as the YouTube demo.
This is still new to me, but I’m not sure if it’s my studio monitors or the captures that aren’t quite right for me.
All of the ToneX captures have too much bass for my taste, and sound a bit muffled. I can usually fix them with EQ tweaks.
I think I may need to get better monitors.
Senor Blues
TDPRI Member
For me they are anything but dark or muffled.
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
Glad to hear that. I think my studio monitors (JBL 308P) just suck, honestly. I was disappointed with them from day one, unfortunately.
Senor Blues
TDPRI Member
I do all my tone tweaking with Sony 7506s then I find I like how it sounds when I put it through a PA.
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
Makes sense. I think I’m going get a nice powered frfr to use as a monitor live, and I’ll use it at home to dial in the ToneX. New studio monitors can wait.
RPadTV3000
TDPRI Member
may i ask what your input trim set at? that seems to be the easiest fix. i usually have mine at -11, but will go even lower if i'm using P90s (sometimes) or humbuckers (rarely).
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
I've settled on -15 for humbuckers. -10 for single coils.
Again, my studio monitors are not great.
Overall I'm enjoying the sounds from clean to crunch. High gain, not so much.
I recently downloaded 3 amps from Amalgam; JTM50, Blonde Bassman, and Tone King Imperial. They all sound great, but again, not digging the high gain.
D_Malone
Tele-Afflicted
Just wanted to add, Amalgam’s Tone King Imperial profiles are the best I’ve heard so far for clean and edge of breakup. Never played the actual amp, but the profiles are fantastic. Really sound and feel like a great tube amp.
www.amalgamcaptures.com
TK IMP MKII 2022 ToneX essential | amalgam captures
The TK IMP MKII is one of the most desirable current production amps and we totally understand why. The amp is voiced towards a Blackface style american tonality, but it has more midrange and sounds less brittle than these classic American amps tend to be. This especially pays off in the crunch...
www.amalgamcaptures.com
RPadTV3000
TDPRI Member
dang. i was going to skip that one in their 5-for-3 sale. i might have to get it nowJust wanted to add, Amalgam’s Tone King Imperial profiles are the best I’ve heard so far for clean and edge of breakup. Never played the actual amp, but the profiles are fantastic. Really sound and feel like a great tube amp.
TK IMP MKII 2022 ToneX essential | amalgam captures
The TK IMP MKII is one of the most desirable current production amps and we totally understand why. The amp is voiced towards a Blackface style american tonality, but it has more midrange and sounds less brittle than these classic American amps tend to be. This especially pays off in the crunch...
