I pulled the trigger on this one: and especially some amps in this unit are fantastic for my ears, the matchless, dumble and friedman are a joy to play with. I know the helix has more uodates and a bigger community but i like the idea of owning the dark horse of digital effects and amp modelling :)
@@thefeloniousscot3955 They do. I have had several modellers in the past (of those below 500$) and always returned to my tube Marshall combo. But this is definitively really good, with really good tones and thousand possibilities.
I have Ampero 1 and their amp simulation is crazy good. I did a lot of comparisons between it and other multi effects and I think apart from the really expensive systems like Kemper, Ampero has the most dynamic and open sounding simulations to the major amps. The acoustic simulation is also notches above other pedals. You can also do custom IR on cabs and there's a global EQ too. This is a crazy value.
I've got the OG Ampero and it changed how I perceive modelers. Best $360 I have ever spent. Run it through a decent frfr and it rocks. Def getting Stomp II. Cheers.
Love John and love this “series”. It’s great to be able to see what the “newest” tech is and how close it’s getting to the old style. I think these sound great.
you noted the difference in dynamics between the amp and digital unit. transformers are slow devices and tube amps are slow to react to transients introducing compression when the signal changes quickly and significant current is required quickly . solid state amps have less sag and this is one of the major differences in sound. The ampero 2 has a sag control in the power amp parameter section that can be changed. Perhaps you could try to see if increasing the ampero sag this would match the dynamics better. I have a digital unit without a sag control and achieve the same thing by making sure my compressor responds as quickly as possible to pick attack or other transients and effectively compresses the first few milliseconds...It sounds much more analog that way...same can be done with solid state amp.
Really? I thought this unit sounded worse than most units. I need no comfort about the Hotone Ampero. Maybe a the Neural Quad Cortex or stuff like that...maybe.
Great video as always! Thanks. I wish processing power was one of the main items highlighted as that is always going to be the limiting factor for a more future proof device. I'll also add as both a digital and analog (amp/pedal) users, sometimes the multi-effects can give you analysis paralysis trying to match every song to a specific tone, opposed to having one amp and 1-2 drive pedals and making songs work within those confines. 98% of the time the listener doesn't know you weren't using the same amp as the original song used.. they just know clean and dirty sounds.
The true beauty of these units is the compact form factor. Traditional tube amps may end up sounding better but come with the penalty of cost, weight and size. In the end you are comparing a product which costs £3-400 with one that costs £3-4000. For most players they don't gig, they don't need to blast huge volume but want to sound like the real thing when playing a wide variety of music. These modellers do that. One moment you can sound like Kurt Cobain and the next like Paul McCartney, or whoever. You could even line up separate patches for you favourite 100 songs knowing that you can come back to it repeatedly with the same settings. You can't do that with a traditional amp.
Great video! Only 2 things prevented it from being perfect: using IRs in the Ampero as well (if not hte same as the Boss Expander, at least a similar one), and matching the volume recorded (probably it was ok in the room).
Great demo / review. Digital John is a great addition to th A team! And this Ampero II has a lot of going for it. I own the Ampero 1 and all I can say it is great. Find an IR that you like and the amp sims will sound and feel awesome. Or even better, run it to FX return of a tube amp + cab.
@@ParaBellum2024 This unit is great in my opinion and having this one and also the stomp and the headrush…. i personally never found myself tweaking anything, neither doing presets, saving patch. So i realised that there is a group of people like me that prefer to have dedicated pedals less flexible and powerfull but you just plug guitar, move the knobs and thats it, very old fashion and about the analog (the eternal discussion ha ha)… i replaced it with a few stompbox and much more happy, less flexible more focus too. About this unit, i can say is good :)
John Cordy has a comparison of the Ampero 2 Stomp against a Quad Cortex, probably the king right now, and it competed great on tones. Crazy good value in these.
I have the older full size Ampero myself. Hope they release this new one in the same form factor with all the outputs and the expression pedal. The firmware in the new one is far superior to the old one! What a great update over the old Ampero!
Nice to have lots of choices of all-in-one digital pedals and this one seems really good. Also, great to have Dig-i-tal John on the team as it seems Pete and Lee don't have a lot of interest in diving into menus :-)
would love to see a video comparing the Hotone Ampero Stomp II vs Line 6 HX Stomp vs Headrush MX5 vs Valeton GP-200 vs Boss GX-100. All on their latest updates at the time of recording.
Nice! I requested this in the previous video, though I bet this was already recorded! I sold my Fractal FM3 for this unit. I disliked the FM3 interface and I just couldn't be bothered to dig into the deep settings in the to get that extra 10% or whatever sound quality. The Ampero II Stomp was simpler to dial in, not as high quality in some of the sims, but still sounds great and it has a more powerful powerful signal chain. More than good enough for my bedroom playing, especially at half the cost. I'm loving it so far. The only thing that I wish they kept from the first unit was the drum machine.
@@senorchivo90 Thanks for that. I was hoping for a USB C to USB C cable type connection from the unit to a smartphone with a dedicated app. I use a similar cable method with my Zoom ms-50g pedal to my phone using the ToneLib Zoom app. So easy to use via smart phone to make new patches or tweak settings. Cheers
John is a fantastic choice for Andertons,for those who aren’t fans of the relentless self promotion & ‘crazy’ antics,which seem to be popular,John is modest & a cool breeze flowing through the channel 😍
Sounds really good imo. I bought a pod go . I've found all the different possibilities off putting and too complicated for my old self. Kinda just want to play guitar and they are just too overwhelming. Sucks because I know if I spent the time to figure it out I could do whatever
Pair this up with a solid cheap tube head like a blackstar or bugera for just the power amp with a effects loop to bypass the preamp, with a 2x12 or whatever... Think this is a force to be reckend with. Make this happen andertons I bet loads of folks have the same question
Thanks for this (very entertaining) video / i bought one and put pit on my pedalboard. I has a few features that really make this box run circles around other multi effects pedals. Besides amazing sounds and very very low noise - there were three features that pushed me over the edge. 1) easy to bypass in signal chain, as you would any effects pedal, 2) has a global setting to turn off amp modeling, cab IRs or both on all patches so you can plug directly into amp - HX stop and Tonex can’t do this btw, and 3) works great with my strymon power supply system which delivers 500ma at 9, 12, or 18 V. Manual says ampero needs 800ma but it works perfectly at 500ma and 18VDC!
@ 19:30 your description of modeling is why FAS products are the top of the pile when it comes to modeling but also explains why it's more than twice the price!
I need a review of that Laney FRFR cab! More generally, I would love for you to explore the FRFR solutions for a cab capable of doing bass and guitar cab. I got a Matrix GT800FX, it sounds great with dedicated guitar and bass cabs but I want to take advantage of my IRs
What about a “blindfolded” challenge of one or two of those classic boutique amps vs their own IR into the ampero; both through the same cabinet. ooooooohh...
I bought one of these. I setup a clean amp on it with effects I would use, then using the 4 cable method I got a kraken v4 preamp and bypassed the clean amp on the ampero for all my gain tones. So ended up with best of both worlds. But its epic really , full rig with just two pedals.
Hi I tried to set up the ampero Stomp II with 4 cable method on my ENGL ironball E606, but I'm lost... I'm quite sure everythng has been well set ( mean cable with the right in out return send....)(chck and recheck) Do you have some patches to send me just to test and understand ? That's would be nice. Thanks
So for cables, guitar into ampero , then ampero send to you amp input , then amp send to ampero return , and ampero output to your amp return. On your patch , you need to add a block fx loop to the signal chain.
I want to put this on my desk and run my pedal board into it to use the looper, amp and IRs for my DAW. If the computer UI is easy to use, I might use it on the floor but I really like the idea of using this as a desktop recording interface and looper. The way the cables route should work well for my desk as well.
Great review! I'm one step closer to pulling the trigger. Thanks! It would be great to demo bass (with digital bass rigs) and acoustic guitar (with acoustic IRs). Thanks again. Great job as usual.
We've reached a point where I want these units based on liking the way they sound, not just the convenience. I'm leaning towards this over a POD Go since I already own Helix Native. Since the POD Go series are the same sounds as Helix Native, one of these would be at least "different". I'm a home enthusiast only. No live stuff. These units are just pure fun in a box. The biggest downside tech-wise for this one is the 44.1 sample rate only. Sure that's actually plenty, but for interfacing with our existing IO and creating aggregate devices and such, forcing our hand at 44.1 is a bummer and does create some limitations. If this thing operated at even 48k I wouldn't give it a 2nd thought and I'd just order it. But I do other sound work professionally at 48k and having a device that won't even do 48k would create problems for me with my other gear, and how I want to work. Maybe a firmware update can allow 48k. One can hope.
I was gigging last night. Must have adjusted the knobs on my pedals three or four times in the set. That's what would scare me about these units, I can't go into a menu.
I don't mind that the amps and cabs are not automatically matched. On the boss IR 200 I find it annoying that I always have to go find my favorite 2 or 3 cabinets no matter what amp I am on.
Why isn't it sounding like this at home? Is it the real amp and cab which make the final tone here?? I have RCF active speakers, and the Ampero tone is far away of this demo.
I'm guessing you can hook up to a PC or Mac and alter the presets?. What's the software like?. Why has it not got a pedal like the earlier Ampero model?.
Yes you can. The software is very nice and easy to use. It doesn't have a built-in pedal because it's a "Stomp" model, like the HX Stomp. You can connect any expression pedal you want to it anyway, so I personally prefer the Stomp format.
Ampero is brighter so if u compensated for that it gets very close to the valve amp but at same time from my ears the valve has a feeling of body and size as opposed to the ampero sounds a little thin at those settings....I have to believe that the feel is the same thing...
im thinking of buying the ampero stomp. but i need 2 external pedals in the fx chain. do you know if you can connect 2 pedals using trs to 2 ts cabbles to route 2 pedals in the fx loop? i see in the manual tha you can choose l in and r in separately.
I just got the Ampero II but got another looper (NUX Deluxe) to go with it. It is on a smaller pedalboard I use for practice. I have a boss Rhythm Looper also to evaluate.
Something that gets overlooked is the fact that a lot of the times 2 of the same amp don't sound the same... I've owned dual amps to run stereo... and they sound different.... as long as it sounds good live, the drunk crowd won't care...
The last thing I would want in a stomp box is fiddly, tiny little touch screen graphics. The song would be finished by the time I bend down, push icons on the screen and increase the gain to my liking. Not my cup of tea. Thanks for the upload. Always interesting.
I wonder how I could connect my Multi FX Pedal at home. I tried a cheap FRFR Speaker and it sounded very bad. Thinking about the LANEY Speaker also FRFR....
You can’t compare knobs on any amp to any other amp, digital or otherwise. All amps have different “sweet spots” and trying to line them up, even the same tube amp, it’s gonna be different. Pots might sweep differently even if they’re the same ones.
Exactly! Analogue components have tolerances and there can be as much as 10% difference between any two, nominally identical, components. Just considering the pots alone could be the difference between setting the control to 5 vs 6. And then when you consider the impact of the variation of all other components and the potential amplification of those impacts ( depending on circuit) then it's a bit daft to expect analogue controls to act identically on individual devices (amps, pedals, etc.)
Yeah! Basically what's explained on every Anderton's amp modelling/effects UA-cam video. We "all" know it doesn't sound identical but it's damme close. I feel sorry for the guys standing in the crowd listening for the slightest discrepancies. For crying out loud, get a life.
@@klopp8768 this level of discussion is not about “the guy standing in the crowd” and it never has been. It’s about the feeling you as the player get when you play it/record it. We’re all chasing tone, and that tone isn’t what the dude standing in the crowd hears, I t’s more nuanced hence the popularity of this channel.
@@LexanderMiller as the dude "standing in the crowd" and "the tone chaser" couldn't tell the difference if I close my eyes and listen. Congrats to you if you can, your ears are obviously better than mine. :) Sorry I couldn't meet this level of discussion
Buy whatever you want. I'm not anti-digital. However, I'm surprised how many people are saying it sounded great. The 5150 sound was really far from the real 5150 sound, not to mention unusably bad sounding in general ( and these type of units usually nail high gain sounds). I'm not anti-digital but that unit didn't really do a great job. Even more, the Deluxe Reverb sound was pretty cheesy too, very thin.
We made a small mistake at 15:19 It is possible for the cab to automatically change according to the amp model you chose!
Some day i just want y'all to do a head to head comparison for just the effects in these multi fx
The Captain makes no mistakes...he threw in a glitch to make sure the swabbies we're paying attention!
I pulled the trigger on this one: and especially some amps in this unit are fantastic for my ears, the matchless, dumble and friedman are a joy to play with. I know the helix has more uodates and a bigger community but i like the idea of owning the dark horse of digital effects and amp modelling :)
So nice of The Captain to spend some time bonding with his son
This pedal is a must! I have it and it is awesome. You can program everything in the computer, with a superb app… easy, intuitive and no errors.
Does it have an Android app at all? Cheers
@@keithb5612 no. They have an app for PC/Mac that works flawlessly. Very easy interface.
Is there whammy? Is It good?
Amp models sound good? I'm really considering getting one...
@@thefeloniousscot3955 They do. I have had several modellers in the past (of those below 500$) and always returned to my tube Marshall combo. But this is definitively really good, with really good tones and thousand possibilities.
Digital John is a sweet name for certain! Embrace it and enjoy my friend. And POO 2 is the best preset.
I have Ampero 1 and their amp simulation is crazy good. I did a lot of comparisons between it and other multi effects and I think apart from the really expensive systems like Kemper, Ampero has the most dynamic and open sounding simulations to the major amps. The acoustic simulation is also notches above other pedals. You can also do custom IR on cabs and there's a global EQ too. This is a crazy value.
This. Ampero is badass.
hey is it much better than FLAMMA FX100 Guitar Pedal ?
I've got the OG Ampero and it changed how I perceive modelers. Best $360 I have ever spent. Run it through a decent frfr and it rocks. Def getting Stomp II. Cheers.
Thanks for the heads up... considering this seriously!
Love John and love this “series”. It’s great to be able to see what the “newest” tech is and how close it’s getting to the old style. I think these sound great.
Flippin love this unit. Hotone nailed it!
John how would you compare this to the HX Stomp?
you noted the difference in dynamics between the amp and digital unit. transformers are slow devices and tube amps are slow to react to transients introducing compression when the signal changes quickly and significant current is required quickly . solid state amps have less sag and this is one of the major differences in sound. The ampero 2 has a sag control in the power amp parameter section that can be changed. Perhaps you could try to see if increasing the ampero sag this would match the dynamics better. I have a digital unit without a sag control and achieve the same thing by making sure my compressor responds as quickly as possible to pick attack or other transients and effectively compresses the first few milliseconds...It sounds much more analog that way...same can be done with solid state amp.
Where to put the power amp in the signal chain in hotone stomp?
Before the amp and a cab?
And what about preamp section? I have hotone stomp and still can’t figure this out, help me!😂
As an acoustic guy, I love how much Lee has to give comforting words to all the valve amp players during these videos. I want some comfort dang it!
Really? I thought this unit sounded worse than most units. I need no comfort about the Hotone Ampero. Maybe a the Neural Quad Cortex or stuff like that...maybe.
Ampero delivers a beautiful warm and organic tone... amazing!
Got 1, love it, never look back in selling all of my other multifx
Great video as always! Thanks. I wish processing power was one of the main items highlighted as that is always going to be the limiting factor for a more future proof device. I'll also add as both a digital and analog (amp/pedal) users, sometimes the multi-effects can give you analysis paralysis trying to match every song to a specific tone, opposed to having one amp and 1-2 drive pedals and making songs work within those confines. 98% of the time the listener doesn't know you weren't using the same amp as the original song used.. they just know clean and dirty sounds.
Kids nowadays have it made in the shade... Anybody 10-20 years ago know the digitec RP series of Multifx... RIP digitec! You where good to me!
Had an RP20. It was awful and deeply labour intensive to use. Sold it last year on eBay for £30 I think.
@@robcarney1 I had the Rp150, definitely the blessing and curse. My favorite thing was the cringe 8 bit drum loops 😂😂
Yeah, I remember them. They were awful.
Had a few of those, gave them away after a couple years. I am one of those knuckleheads that crave the new crap, and it's obsolete a week later!
I still have my RP55
I have been using one for about a month now, and I'm quite pleased with it.
The true beauty of these units is the compact form factor. Traditional tube amps may end up sounding better but come with the penalty of cost, weight and size. In the end you are comparing a product which costs £3-400 with one that costs £3-4000. For most players they don't gig, they don't need to blast huge volume but want to sound like the real thing when playing a wide variety of music. These modellers do that. One moment you can sound like Kurt Cobain and the next like Paul McCartney, or whoever. You could even line up separate patches for you favourite 100 songs knowing that you can come back to it repeatedly with the same settings. You can't do that with a traditional amp.
Hey, John is great at explaining the device and features. He really knows his way around, plays really well too. How lucky
Great video! Only 2 things prevented it from being perfect: using IRs in the Ampero as well (if not hte same as the Boss Expander, at least a similar one), and matching the volume recorded (probably it was ok in the room).
Great demo / review. Digital John is a great addition to th A team! And this Ampero II has a lot of going for it. I own the Ampero 1 and all I can say it is great. Find an IR that you like and the amp sims will sound and feel awesome. Or even better, run it to FX return of a tube amp + cab.
I just purchased a traynor YCV40WR and I was thinking of somehting like this. You can run it "stereo" am I wrong?
Hes so annoying and knows nothing!
What now?@@user-zv7lm8uk7h
I had 1 for a month. Great ui interface, great looper, very easy to use but i went back to analog pedals 😅
@@ParaBellum2024 This unit is great in my opinion and having this one and also the stomp and the headrush…. i personally never found myself tweaking anything, neither doing presets, saving patch.
So i realised that there is a group of people like me that prefer to have dedicated pedals less flexible and powerfull but you just plug guitar, move the knobs and thats it, very old fashion and about the analog (the eternal discussion ha ha)… i replaced it with a few stompbox and much more happy, less flexible more focus too.
About this unit, i can say is good :)
@@alejandrorangel3257 can you elaborate on which one of those were better?
I am looking for multifx and I am curious whether you have tried the Line6 HX Stomp and what do you think about that and this Ampero II. Thx!
@@mrjtibor im in the same situation, from what ive gathered the ampero has more processing power and is just newer in general
@@mrjtibor I tried the hx, ampero, headrush and fm3. i would rate them as: fm3, ampero, hx, headrush
This video sold it for me. I ordered one for nearly half the price of an HX stomp and prefer the tones and UI of this.
It is an impressive unit for sure. Killer value.
Just got my second Ampero 2. It really is at the top of its class. 90% as good as Fractal for 1/5 the price.
John Cordy has a comparison of the Ampero 2 Stomp against a Quad Cortex, probably the king right now, and it competed great on tones. Crazy good value in these.
These videos are so well made and informative, keep 'em coming!
I have the older full size Ampero myself. Hope they release this new one in the same form factor with all the outputs and the expression pedal. The firmware in the new one is far superior to the old one! What a great update over the old Ampero!
Its coming this month, Ampero stage, look it up
I had an RP-1 which wound up being our singer's effect. Patch 11 I believe it was. Made the vocals sound stadium HUGE!
Incredible how far these things came...
Nice to have lots of choices of all-in-one digital pedals and this one seems really good. Also, great to have Dig-i-tal John on the team as it seems Pete and Lee don't have a lot of interest in diving into menus :-)
Cudos ... now you're into real comparable tests: this adding the Boss load to the real amp is a great idea! 👍
would love to see a video comparing the Hotone Ampero Stomp II vs Line 6 HX Stomp vs Headrush MX5 vs Valeton GP-200 vs Boss GX-100. All on their latest updates at the time of recording.
Great series and really dig John. I’m an old schooler trying to educate myself on this more digital approach. Thanks
How about doing the Headrush MX5 again, with Digital John this time. I love Pete, but maybe you would have a different take on it with John.
Wow this unit is really impressive with the capabilities built in...looper on top of it... crazy stuff man...pretty awesome 😎
HO HO HO ... this hotone does pack some power and makes use of it - obviously - when it comes to noise gate, FX and tone!
NICE! Good demo too!
Captain. I continue to click on your videos because of how REAL you keep it. You aren't shy about pointing out what a lot of us are thinking.
It would be great to see a comparison with the Headrush mx5
That first patch sounds *really* close to a Jubilee, good effort Hotone :)
Nice! I requested this in the previous video, though I bet this was already recorded! I sold my Fractal FM3 for this unit. I disliked the FM3 interface and I just couldn't be bothered to dig into the deep settings in the to get that extra 10% or whatever sound quality. The Ampero II Stomp was simpler to dial in, not as high quality in some of the sims, but still sounds great and it has a more powerful powerful signal chain. More than good enough for my bedroom playing, especially at half the cost. I'm loving it so far. The only thing that I wish they kept from the first unit was the drum machine.
Does it have an Android app to change settings via smartphone? Cheers
@@keithb5612 It doesn't. AFAIK, this doesn't have bluetooth. I use the Windows app via USB cable for changing settings, and it works great
@@senorchivo90 Thanks for that. I was hoping for a USB C to USB C cable type connection from the unit to a smartphone with a dedicated app. I use a similar cable method with my Zoom ms-50g pedal to my phone using the ToneLib Zoom app. So easy to use via smart phone to make new patches or tweak settings. Cheers
If you use the editor on the computer you get the bio of each thing telling you what it's based on
It is a fantastic DAC as well, route your PC or whatever through this for listening to music and be prepared to be blown away.
John is a fantastic choice for Andertons,for those who aren’t fans of the relentless self promotion & ‘crazy’ antics,which seem to be popular,John is modest & a cool breeze flowing through the channel 😍
Hi Gents! Amy chance we can have Nathan and Lee do a bass demo version of this? Cheers! Brent, VT USA
Sounds really good imo. I bought a pod go . I've found all the different possibilities off putting and too complicated for my old self. Kinda just want to play guitar and they are just too overwhelming. Sucks because I know if I spent the time to figure it out I could do whatever
I would like to heard this compared to the MX5
Wow !! Even the stock presets sounds that good
The software for the Ampero is great too!
Pair this up with a solid cheap tube head like a blackstar or bugera for just the power amp with a effects loop to bypass the preamp, with a 2x12 or whatever... Think this is a force to be reckend with. Make this happen andertons I bet loads of folks have the same question
Would be fun video idea
I'm confused.. where's the link to buy John?
Thanks for this (very entertaining) video / i bought one and put pit on my pedalboard. I has a few features that really make this box run circles around other multi effects pedals. Besides amazing sounds and very very low noise - there were three features that pushed me over the edge. 1) easy to bypass in signal chain, as you would any effects pedal, 2) has a global setting to turn off amp modeling, cab IRs or both on all patches so you can plug directly into amp - HX stop and Tonex can’t do this btw, and 3) works great with my strymon power supply system which delivers 500ma at 9, 12, or 18 V. Manual says ampero needs 800ma but it works perfectly at 500ma and 18VDC!
Would it be possible for John to play around with an HX Stomp unit? These reviews have been great!
@ 19:30 your description of modeling is why FAS products are the top of the pile when it comes to modeling but also explains why it's more than twice the price!
I need a review of that Laney FRFR cab! More generally, I would love for you to explore the FRFR solutions for a cab capable of doing bass and guitar cab. I got a Matrix GT800FX, it sounds great with dedicated guitar and bass cabs but I want to take advantage of my IRs
I went for the Ampero one simply because it has a long looper and has built-in drum loops.
No drums on the II
How does it compare to Helix Stomp?
I know you must keep your videos short enough, but it would be very useful to have an idea if those modeling pedals are worth for the bass.
What about a “blindfolded” challenge of one or two of those classic boutique amps vs their own IR into the ampero; both through the same cabinet. ooooooohh...
This is the best thing since the Digitech RP50.
I bought one of these. I setup a clean amp on it with effects I would use, then using the 4 cable method I got a kraken v4 preamp and bypassed the clean amp on the ampero for all my gain tones. So ended up with best of both worlds. But its epic really , full rig with just two pedals.
Hi
I tried to set up the ampero Stomp II with 4 cable method on my ENGL ironball E606, but I'm lost... I'm quite sure everythng has been well set ( mean cable with the right in out return send....)(chck and recheck)
Do you have some patches to send me just to test and understand ?
That's would be nice.
Thanks
So for cables, guitar into ampero , then ampero send to you amp input , then amp send to ampero return , and ampero output to your amp return.
On your patch , you need to add a block fx loop to the signal chain.
thanks.
It seems I've always followed this method but I don't understand why I have no sound out@@KrishinPillay
Gonna try again
Hotone makes quality products, love their stuff. 👍🔥👍
I dont know, if it is courtesy of DIGITAL JOHN, or these lower priced modelers went really long way up. Sounds pretty good.
I want to put this on my desk and run my pedal board into it to use the looper, amp and IRs for my DAW. If the computer UI is easy to use, I might use it on the floor but I really like the idea of using this as a desktop recording interface and looper. The way the cables route should work well for my desk as well.
What is the difference between paralel and split mix? Wich one would i use for paralel distortion?
I hope to see a new video about comparison between Ampero 2 and Headrush MX5 haha
haha
Someone may have already posted this but…. YOU CAN AUTO MATCH CABS WITH AMPS.
Latest firmware does match cabs now.
And patches now have names instead of numbers.
Great review! I'm one step closer to pulling the trigger. Thanks! It would be great to demo bass (with digital bass rigs) and acoustic guitar (with acoustic IRs). Thanks again. Great job as usual.
Not gonna lie, the Tube Amp sounds WAYYY better...just me and not a tube snob at all :)
I feel like these Ampero sound great but are not supposed to mimick the sound of the amp as well as the Line 6 Helix stuff
Great Demo! The stomp looks tempting.
We've reached a point where I want these units based on liking the way they sound, not just the convenience. I'm leaning towards this over a POD Go since I already own Helix Native. Since the POD Go series are the same sounds as Helix Native, one of these would be at least "different". I'm a home enthusiast only. No live stuff. These units are just pure fun in a box.
The biggest downside tech-wise for this one is the 44.1 sample rate only. Sure that's actually plenty, but for interfacing with our existing IO and creating aggregate devices and such, forcing our hand at 44.1 is a bummer and does create some limitations. If this thing operated at even 48k I wouldn't give it a 2nd thought and I'd just order it. But I do other sound work professionally at 48k and having a device that won't even do 48k would create problems for me with my other gear, and how I want to work. Maybe a firmware update can allow 48k. One can hope.
I am the bloke who will be driven mad by this much poncing around. Sticking with the Amp and my pedals for now.. 👍🇦🇺
I was gigging last night. Must have adjusted the knobs on my pedals three or four times in the set. That's what would scare me about these units, I can't go into a menu.
Great sounding little thing I'd love to hear how close they sounded with the same cab sim/IR.
I don't mind that the amps and cabs are not automatically matched. On the boss IR 200 I find it annoying that I always have to go find my favorite 2 or 3 cabinets no matter what amp I am on.
Why isn't it sounding like this at home? Is it the real amp and cab which make the final tone here?? I have RCF active speakers, and the Ampero tone is far away of this demo.
that 'mysterious' AI Gate is based on the ISP Decimator, so no wonder it's amazing
Can i use two differents amps ( left and right ) ? And can it be stereo? (Delayed sound)
This or the hx stomp?? I have the full headrush pedalboard but it is huge. This is ideal.
so quad cortex vs ampero stomp?
Should I buy the Ampero II or a FM3? On the Ampero II can I connect a wah peddle and the hotone switch or just one or the other?
Anything that tells you POO 1 when you switch it on deserves to be purchased
I'm guessing you can hook up to a PC or Mac and alter the presets?. What's the software like?. Why has it not got a pedal like the earlier Ampero model?.
Yes you can. The software is very nice and easy to use. It doesn't have a built-in pedal because it's a "Stomp" model, like the HX Stomp. You can connect any expression pedal you want to it anyway, so I personally prefer the Stomp format.
@@RicHSAD2 I see, makes sense.
and....still it is all in taste...both sound great...tubges doesnt make it better..
Ampero is brighter so if u compensated for that it gets very close to the valve amp but at same time from my ears the valve has a feeling of body and size as opposed to the ampero sounds a little thin at those settings....I have to believe that the feel is the same thing...
what were you guys playing the Ampero 2 through...Powered speakers ? if so which ones and what would you recommend
Looping time cut in half in certain circumstances, correct? I remember that with the original model.
I know that with IRs you can convert your sound... but what about delays and reverbs... is this Pedal good?
Are you guys going to bring back “Sound Like” - that was a great Anderson’s feature!
im thinking of buying the ampero stomp. but i need 2 external pedals in the fx chain. do you know if you can connect 2 pedals using trs to 2 ts cabbles to route 2 pedals in the fx loop? i see in the manual tha you can choose l in and r in separately.
I think the load box is the difference your hearing between model and real amp.
The looper not having a memory is a major turn off for me otherwise I think It might be the best option available if the line 6 isn't for you.
I just got the Ampero II but got another looper (NUX Deluxe) to go with it. It is on a smaller pedalboard I use for practice. I have a boss Rhythm Looper also to evaluate.
Agree, that would be great.
Something that gets overlooked is the fact that a lot of the times 2 of the same amp don't sound the same... I've owned dual amps to run stereo... and they sound different.... as long as it sounds good live, the drunk crowd won't care...
I can, if I want, put 3 reverbs in the chain, correct?
The last thing I would want in a stomp box is fiddly, tiny little touch screen graphics. The song would be finished by the time I bend down, push icons on the screen and increase the gain to my liking. Not my cup of tea. Thanks for the upload. Always interesting.
One thing... These new units with touch screens need screen protectors. A dropped Boss SD-1 can make you cry.
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I wonder how I could connect my Multi FX Pedal at home. I tried a cheap FRFR Speaker and it sounded very bad. Thinking about the LANEY Speaker also FRFR....
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You can’t compare knobs on any amp to any other amp, digital or otherwise. All amps have different “sweet spots” and trying to line them up, even the same tube amp, it’s gonna be different. Pots might sweep differently even if they’re the same ones.
This guy?
Exactly!
Analogue components have tolerances and there can be as much as 10% difference between any two, nominally identical, components. Just considering the pots alone could be the difference between setting the control to 5 vs 6. And then when you consider the impact of the variation of all other components and the potential amplification of those impacts ( depending on circuit) then it's a bit daft to expect analogue controls to act identically on individual devices (amps, pedals, etc.)
Yeah! Basically what's explained on every Anderton's amp modelling/effects UA-cam video. We "all" know it doesn't sound identical but it's damme close.
I feel sorry for the guys standing in the crowd listening for the slightest discrepancies.
For crying out loud, get a life.
@@klopp8768 this level of discussion is not about “the guy standing in the crowd” and it never has been. It’s about the feeling you as the player get when you play it/record it. We’re all chasing tone, and that tone isn’t what the dude standing in the crowd hears, I t’s more nuanced hence the popularity of this channel.
@@LexanderMiller as the dude "standing in the crowd" and "the tone chaser" couldn't tell the difference if I close my eyes and listen.
Congrats to you if you can, your ears are obviously better than mine. :) Sorry I couldn't meet this level of discussion
Does It work as a standalone Digital modeler on stage like the ampero ?
Buy whatever you want. I'm not anti-digital. However, I'm surprised how many people are saying it sounded great. The 5150 sound was really far from the real 5150 sound, not to mention unusably bad sounding in general ( and these type of units usually nail high gain sounds). I'm not anti-digital but that unit didn't really do a great job.
Even more, the Deluxe Reverb sound was pretty cheesy too, very thin.
@Mark Seymour I'm sure a lot of it has to do with how well you can dial stuff in. But that's a deterrent for me personally.