The BEST in the bunch? TC Ampworks Jims 45

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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2024

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  • @KrishinPillay
    @KrishinPillay 11 місяців тому +8

    Your channel is the only one I trust for an unbiased review. Other channels are more demo focused and diplomatic in their opinions. You have an immense ethical practice! I really appreciate it!

  • @MikelBluni
    @MikelBluni Рік тому +12

    Thanks Henning, you saved TC‘s a**, because this really is the only valid sounding demo of this pedal currently ❤ You made it sound greatly ✌️🙏

  • @richardmacyczko1580
    @richardmacyczko1580 Рік тому +5

    Thank you for your honesty. You've saved me (and a lot of people) a lot of money. I've now have a setup I call, "Henning's Rig." Respect from your friends in Florida USA 🌴🌴

  • @RsSquier51
    @RsSquier51 Рік тому +3

    Always appreciate your honest reviews. Trying to decide between this and the JIMS 800.

  • @tjnugent62
    @tjnugent62 Рік тому +2

    I just got the Jims 45 and I am mucho impressed. It sounds and feels like the plexi I had in high school. My band worked alot and played in big usually gyms. This pedal really feels and sounds like a plexi. Amazing really.

  • @HomeGuitarMods
    @HomeGuitarMods Рік тому +6

    They all should be built like the NUX Amp Academy. Xlr out, effects loop, headphone out, switchable ir ect.

  • @Bobby_Digital37
    @Bobby_Digital37 Рік тому +29

    TC Electronic just gave a hard slap in the face to Stymon, Origin Effects, and basically every other overpriced manufacturer of amp in a box pedals!!!! and I love it!!!!! and all for only $150 UDS!!!

    • @peterschaefer1665
      @peterschaefer1665 Рік тому +10

      Yes but this unit doesn't have three channels and midi, room emulation and more. Bit of a difference. In fact 150 usd is too much for these.

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому +6

      I don't see how this is too much. There are drive pedals that are more expensive. The important question is what you as a guitar player need. If you want to play direct and you don't need midi + a third channel this might be the right pedal for you.

    • @davidfaustino4476
      @davidfaustino4476 Рік тому +3

      More like one of the slaps people used to do with their white gloves. These things sound absolutely awful.

    • @dandyism7288
      @dandyism7288 Рік тому +3

      $450 if you want a Voxy, Marshally and Fendery tc pedal… more space, a lot less features, worse sound…. Neeeh, gimme de iridium for $400

    • @Mitch-6-Strings
      @Mitch-6-Strings Рік тому +1

      The Strymon Iridium has become a classic pedal and some are hailing it as the next ‘Klon’. It’s no wonder, given that it will take up less space on your pedal board than this trio. To be honest, to me, these TC electronic pedals sound inferior in every respect. The UA trilogy pedals sound good, but again take up far to much room on your board if you have all three and you won’t get much change out of a small holiday.

  • @jhneilson
    @jhneilson Рік тому +2

    Would be curious to see this one paired with the new Ox Stomp

  • @charlcoetzee93
    @charlcoetzee93 Рік тому

    Nice showcase of the clean sound

  • @digitalchris6681
    @digitalchris6681 Рік тому +4

    Just got mine. I've also got a JTM45, so i've had fun comparing.
    The TC's tones are not a bad emulation: the bloated bass, recessed mids and top end fizz are all there (for good or bad!) as is the compression if you turn the input gain way up. And, YES it has a headphone output !
    But the 'feel' isn't quite there, and i honestly don't know how to describe exactly what's lacking. But hey, it cost me £135 compared to over £2,000 for the JTM45 and 4x12 cab. So I reckon its a real bargain for those who don't have the money or space, or have neighbours, or children sleeping upstairs.

    • @tjnugent62
      @tjnugent62 Рік тому +3

      Have you done the firmware update? It makes a huge difference.

    • @digitalchris6681
      @digitalchris6681 Рік тому +1

      @@tjnugent62 Just tried: I get a "security certificate invalid" message when trying to access the TC website - it won't let me open the page....

    • @tjnugent62
      @tjnugent62 Рік тому +1

      @@digitalchris6681 I just tried myself and it looks like the page is offline or has been hijacked. I am sure it will come back up. I was able to get to is last week when I ordered this pedal. I had it on my desktop and did the update. It really improves the tone. keep looking for it. I will be back.

  • @kicsisziszi
    @kicsisziszi Рік тому

    I love your 05:41 Hybrid Picking!

  • @JustinKent1
    @JustinKent1 Рік тому +7

    This is a great gigging pedal. You get 2 channels and a vol boost for lead. I'm weird and have self imposed a 5 pedal limit for my live board, so the versatility of this pedal is a perfect fit for my needs.

    • @MichaelJordan-hn4zd
      @MichaelJordan-hn4zd Рік тому

      What other pedals you running?

    • @tjnugent62
      @tjnugent62 Рік тому

      When I first starting playing in a band we had no pedals. Straight in and hang on to your boots.

  • @giuseppmetallic8872
    @giuseppmetallic8872 Рік тому

    well done bro i like your sound i always enjoy to watch your videos

  • @akasgsvirgil9503
    @akasgsvirgil9503 Рік тому +1

    A word of caution: This pedal is not for everyone. Its not a "high gain" face melter for shredders or disciples of "Djent". This pedal has the capability to deliver the warm, tubey and overdriven tones of the classic JTM45.
    Also, if your understanding of how to EQ a signal is limited to the three band EQ on the pedal, you're probably not going to have a good experience, especially when using the pedal in "amp mode". In this mode, the low end can get very flabby very fast and the high end can tear your head off. This is a very bright pedal. So, bear that in mind.
    When the pedal is in "gain pedal mode" and connected to the amp's main input, its tonal response is far more manageable. In this mode, it works exactly like a two stage gain pedal. Between the amp's EQ and the three band EQ on the pedal, much of the shrill highs and flabby lows can be dialed out. But, not all, especially if you're using high output pickups. This pedal favors lower output pickups, especially single coils. I also find the low ends tightens up a bit when playing a guitar that has a longer scale length over 25' like a PRS or a Strat. However, if playing a Les Paul or other guitar that has the shorter 24.75' scale length, the lows especially can get quite flabby.
    I would recommend this pedal for studio use, content creation and recording to a computer etc. Generally, any application where precise control over the entire signal is possible is a must here. Yes, you can get a decent to good tone out of the pedal, as is. But, this pedal is capable of outstanding tones. However, to get there, it requires a precise EQ (I'd recommend a parametric EQ) and a good amount of experience to get there.
    Cheers!

  • @simondixon6761
    @simondixon6761 Рік тому

    Sounds great! Good price too

  • @jlore6344
    @jlore6344 Рік тому

    This sounds great. If my ol Line 6 Pocket Pod dies, this will be a great replacement home/headphone amp. BTW, I got a TC distortion based on a Henning review and after a lot of use, I can say that his review was accurate. That distortion was great in the vid and the pedal works just as well for me.

  • @maxmustardman298
    @maxmustardman298 Рік тому

    Man that Heritage Gold Top looks so good

  • @RestrictedAirspacePodcast
    @RestrictedAirspacePodcast Рік тому

    Great video! I’m finally hooked on TC Electronic again. I love your Dogecoin shirt! ❤😂

  • @nedim_guitar
    @nedim_guitar Рік тому +1

    Definitely the best of the bunch.

  • @rocketshiptoaltair
    @rocketshiptoaltair 10 місяців тому

    That riff though. Maybe you could call it "Peach Chilled Mulled Wine" or something like that? ;) Great review. I already bought one and have ordered the Deluxe 65 as well. I'm a T.C Electronics fan and there ain't no way back now... ;)

  • @RichardGaston-u9q
    @RichardGaston-u9q 10 місяців тому

    Dang. I just sold my Marshall origin 50 half stack since I, sadly, needed some cash to pay off some medical bills. Might have to pick one of these up later.

  • @michaelgkane
    @michaelgkane Рік тому

    Amazing video as usual! So you can place time based effects AFTER the DI out? That was my only hold up on this - without an fx loop, I wasn’t sure if delay, reverb, trem, etc. would work if using the DI out, or if I’d have to use the regular out and have to buy a separate DI box after my time based effects.

  • @BadMofoMusicCritic
    @BadMofoMusicCritic Рік тому

    Love your channel. Make that $, we all got bills to pay. Doesn’t compromise your ethics one bit!

  • @needsLITHIUM
    @needsLITHIUM Рік тому

    I might be crazy, but... I want one of these, just to use with my Eyemaster, and then blend with another amp in a box pedal I have (a Joyo Oxford Sound, which I boost with a Joyo Argos Drive). In case you can't tell, I'm a metal guy... I found a video of a Bugera 1960 being pushed with an MIJ HM-2 and have been in love with the sound ever since. I currently use my eyemaster with a Joyo Jackman, and run the Argos into a Joyo Meteor, but when I go DI/quiet stage I use a multi-FX pedal to run a 1959 or JCM800 amp sim along side the oxford sound, or else I use an IR/DI combo pedal in the loop and just use the headphone out on the Joyo amps, or the XLR out on the pedals, but I want to free up the multi for post FX on the Orange side of things.

  • @hb8482
    @hb8482 Рік тому

    Great video - thanks!

  • @BillyTheKidsGhost
    @BillyTheKidsGhost Рік тому

    BTW Thank you for recommending the Mad Professor Spring Reverb... I will never say expensive reverb is overrated again.

  • @gooseabuse
    @gooseabuse Рік тому +2

    17:29 moosh pit is the new mosh pit

  • @ncurri
    @ncurri Рік тому +1

    Could you plug this into the effects loop return of an amp? Say, a Fender HRD?

  • @gabrielstevens41
    @gabrielstevens41 Рік тому +2

    They do an 800 version of this and I'm all over it.

  • @patgiff101055
    @patgiff101055 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for this. I just heard about this pedal TODAY from a friend. I am now using a (2 channel) Laney LC30 and just feeding everything into the front input. Just wondering how this pedal would sound going into the clean channel that way - vs into the power amp?

  • @PooNinja
    @PooNinja Рік тому

    I like the Direct out sounds but my fav of these 3 was the deluxe.
    Im partial to that bumper sound.

  • @vaughnwebbermusic
    @vaughnwebbermusic Рік тому +1

    I like this one

  • @CoolGreenApple
    @CoolGreenApple Рік тому

    Man I really wish these had more headroom

  •  8 місяців тому

    ich lieeeebe diese serie an pedalen. Ich hab mir extra eine 1x12er jetzt umgebaut, da liegt ne 100 watt harley benton endstufe drin da gibts ja jetzt ne super kleine. und je nach gig oder laune kommt ein anderer preamp rein. ich bin ultra happy und es ist super leicht alles

  • @male3083
    @male3083 Рік тому

    I really prefer a 1959 Super Lead circuit with the big 5n bright cap on Volume 1. Gives you that intense punch and bite at around volume 3-7 that the smaller 100pf capacitor on a 45 can't do. Wish they'd done a 1959, or at least had a switch or software option for the 1959 bright cap. That small mod makes a huge differences.

  • @ukaeyfvkfiayuvefyiu
    @ukaeyfvkfiayuvefyiu Рік тому

    Id like to hear this compared to the little mooer preamp pedal that’s supposed to sound like a plexi.

  • @alejandroaguilar4693
    @alejandroaguilar4693 Рік тому +1

    Will the preamps make their way into a future Plethora X update? 👀

  • @bradwoods371
    @bradwoods371 Рік тому +1

    Does every thing the marshall bluesbreaker does, but you get a 3 band eq *and* a gain boost.

  • @wyattonline
    @wyattonline Рік тому

    So this pedal into any old 20w amp clean channel or any old Audio Interface/DAW or any old mixer channel? I wonder if this is the death knell of combo amps.

  • @georgewilkins4231
    @georgewilkins4231 Рік тому +1

    Beware. There is latency on the tone controls, nothing happens straight away as you turn them, there is a delay.
    Also when you switch channels there is a noticable delay before the amp switch happens...

  • @EmmaDelamare
    @EmmaDelamare Рік тому

    21:00 That's quite nice, you could make a song out of that.

  • @EasyHeat
    @EasyHeat Рік тому +2

    Allrightythen!
    This one has now won me over more than the DC30.
    Although, for just a bit more ($199)?
    One could get themselves the NU-X Amp Academy, which has 12 amps/IRs, and a crap ton of more features (FX loop/MIDI/Routing & Re-amping).
    I also believe the NU-X Amp Academy maybe utilizing a superior DSP technology & higher resolution IRs? Don't quote me on that.
    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    These are definitely nice sounding modelers IMO tho, and super simple by comparison.
    I just wish (like with all digital amp pedals) that it were possible to run two in parallel or wet/dry in phase.
    Alas, DSP round trip latency will always prevent that from happening. At least for now anyways.
    Fantastic demo Henning!
    I seem to have enjoyed your improvisational riffs & noodles on this one the most : )
    Stay safe & well!
    ✌Auf Wiedersehen ✌

    • @m0j0b0ne
      @m0j0b0ne Рік тому

      Yup, Nux AA is the better option, if going digital, IMO. It's just more of everything; a choice of boosts, reverb, an XLR out for FOH and well designed to integrate with pedalboards.

  • @simondixon6761
    @simondixon6761 Рік тому

    Who makes the gold top?

  • @raycymbalisty5503
    @raycymbalisty5503 Рік тому

    like the guitar never had the pleasure of trying a heritage i know gary moore used heritage more than gibson. the pedal sounds good but i prefer the dsl series enjoyed the vid

  • @AndyThomas_mrblitz
    @AndyThomas_mrblitz Рік тому

    When trying to record pedals like distortion, overdrive etc. into a Tascam DR-40X, the signal barely registers in the Tascam. So, I have been using Art Tube MPs to get the signal up to where the DR-40x can hear it. So, are these TC Ampworks pedals capable of bringing the signal up without needing a pre-amp like the Art; or are these TC Ampworks more like 'just another pedal' in that regard, and the pre-amp will still be necessary?

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +1

      I think you‘ll need the preamp

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому

      Distortion pedals are usually designed to be used into a preamp. This unit should be able to provide you with line level since it's designed to be used direct. I don't know that Tascam unit, but I would just give it a try.

  • @m0j0b0ne
    @m0j0b0ne Рік тому

    Great; now do a head to head (pun intended) comparison with the 100% analog, nu-tube Vox Valvenergy Copperhead, please?

  • @jimwrightpepperkittypawcas991

    How would ya compare this to the Tech 21 Fuzzy Brit?
    Enjoy your vids!

  • @andrus108
    @andrus108 Рік тому

    If it takes fuzzes like an amp should, I could replace my current direct MIAB solution consisting of Bogner Blue and Two Notes CAB M with this, and costing 1/3 of what I spent on those two pedals......

  • @stefano.cavallaro
    @stefano.cavallaro 3 місяці тому

    So, if I understand well, using the headset you don't hear reverb and delay, because it doesn't have and send/return...

  • @Margilio5150
    @Margilio5150 Рік тому

    Noodle 🖤🖤🖤

  • @hereonmars
    @hereonmars Рік тому +1

    Fuck yes been waiting for this one 😊. I wish these companies would do some newer sounds though, like I was pretty certain I'd get this but it does the blown up thing too much and I need something that can get me the higher gain and still sound a little tight, like my jcm800. It's probably still gonna be the iridium or maybe the atomic amplifier? Not sure.

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +9

      or maybe wait a "little" bit longer.... for NO reason at all.... NO reason....

    • @kunkmiceter
      @kunkmiceter Рік тому +1

      ​@@EytschPi42😉👍

    • @hereonmars
      @hereonmars Рік тому

      @@EytschPi42 there's a nodding Jeremiah Johnson gif out there for you.

    • @bobby_grout
      @bobby_grout Рік тому +1

      In the intro he gets out six boxes. I'm thinking there will be a modern amp series or similar released soon.

    • @hereonmars
      @hereonmars Рік тому

      @@bobby_grout highly perceptive

  • @nicosonic
    @nicosonic Рік тому

    Where is the bypass ?

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +2

      Hold both footswitches down and then you are in bypass mode and the channel switch becomes bypass

  • @xf9213
    @xf9213 10 місяців тому

    Hi people,
    Jim45 TC update was a big step up. Check it out ☝️
    Thnx for this review 👍

  • @evandijk1983
    @evandijk1983 Рік тому

    Id rather buy a 2nd hand Tech 21 British then this although I admit it sounds just as good or better 😅

  • @Caged63Man
    @Caged63Man Рік тому

    Awesome pedal, and it even comes with a FREE competent drummer to boot! Excellent value...

  • @nitewulf2020
    @nitewulf2020 Рік тому

    Why does everyone that talks about these amp emulators forget about the sansamp?

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +2

      Sansamp is analog and therefor me not a fair comparison

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому +1

      The SansAmp is amazing, but the purpose of a video like this can't be to compare it to all the options already on the market.

  • @wjdavey3
    @wjdavey3 4 місяці тому

    ♥️🎵🎶👍🎵🎶🙏♥️😎

  • @Rummy73
    @Rummy73 Рік тому +1

    "I like the mid pushed..." that's what she said.

  • @somerandomhomeboy
    @somerandomhomeboy Рік тому

    All arguments aside no-one ever talks about when these units hit the market. I'm sure that now that Origin, Strymon and Walrus have done the proof of concept and R and D. Donner will have the version at under $100. The real question is if you have a 400 dollar/Euro unit would you replace it with a $150 one?

  • @89ji76
    @89ji76 Рік тому

    I was excited to see these upon release but after hearing them all on several channels I’m not so sure.
    They’re still good, and for the price they’re great. But not at all what I’m looking for.
    The vintage realism is probably great for people who want to use this by itself for a familiar experience in low volume environments…
    but I want to put it on a pedalboard so lots of headroom from a modernized version would be better. So idk. Meh for me but maybe not for thee.

  • @justmehere6094
    @justmehere6094 Рік тому +1

    Where ia the through the real amp, but MIC'ed.

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому

      The portion with the real amp and the OX gives you that sound

    • @justmehere6094
      @justmehere6094 Рік тому +1

      @@EytschPi42 Not really. The Ox is not a true speaker, now is it. It's an attenuator with Speaker simulation. Is it close, maybe, probably, but not exactly the same.

  • @fuzzfizz
    @fuzzfizz Рік тому

    awesome mud-pish😂

  • @lukesteverything627
    @lukesteverything627 Рік тому

    Hello, I'm as mad as a sack of camels too. But I win because I've got a pet cabbage that plays the Blues.

  • @jerryhatrick5860
    @jerryhatrick5860 Рік тому

    This is nice i like it.. Puahing junk again hahahahaha.

  • @HEZ63
    @HEZ63 Рік тому

    The typical "08/15 inspired by" pedal tones, but for me not authentically enough sounding. For these sounds this pedal also is too expensive in my opinion. Better buy yourself a better tube amp, which makes pedals like this one unnecessary!

  • @michaelbevins2405
    @michaelbevins2405 Рік тому

    Ive been screwed over by music tribe and Bugera,They dont stand by thier waranty!

  • @akwamarsunzal
    @akwamarsunzal Рік тому

    A paid review? Henning? Who cares! Does the man have to live on bread and water? The review is going to be a good old fashioned review warts and all.

  • @franpinyol8500
    @franpinyol8500 Рік тому +1

    Great review and a horrible song 😀

  • @bradleejaymz
    @bradleejaymz Рік тому

    I dont mind that you get paid to do these videos. What really makes me never want to see another video again is your disdain for gold tops 🙂.

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому

      Naaaaa…. You wanna see more, I know it!

    • @bradleejaymz
      @bradleejaymz Рік тому

      @@EytschPi42 true

    • @grishyroy9271
      @grishyroy9271 Рік тому

      Fight, fight! lol.

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому

      ​@@EytschPi42How can you even talk about the sound? The guitar looks disgusting, don't play it. Look matters! Sound just needs to be OK. 😂

  • @davidfaustino4476
    @davidfaustino4476 Рік тому +1

    These are kind of dumb. Theyre all literally the same pedal hardware running slightly different software.. but no way to upload a different amp into it? They could have released ONE of these and let people buy the other versions for a few dollars.

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +1

      but that would be bad business

    • @3rdStoreyChemist
      @3rdStoreyChemist Рік тому

      Plenty of products on the market if you want a plethora of emulations in one box.
      Wished something like this existed 10-15 years ago when I just needed to run an emulation of a Plexi and nothing else when it wasn’t feasible to take my actual Plexi for whatever reason. I wouldn’t have paid for another emulation of say a Fender or Vox or whatever.
      Only thing that would be nice would be to the option of the various non-MV Marshall’s I guess.

  • @matcaster
    @matcaster Рік тому

    please, tune your guitar.

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +2

      You don’t think I do?
      You actually think I start 9 cameras without tuning my guitar?
      Wouldn’t that be incredibly stupid?

  • @satanpaid
    @satanpaid Рік тому

    Latency?? really?? ....sorry but no, That is vaguely mentioned as a drawer of excuses, and a vagueness to generalize in an unorthodox way, a futile reason and a very little objective generality for the experience that you are supposed to. There are "too much" pro-guitar players playing around the world to asumme a failure like that in plugins or based plugins hardaware.
    Salute!

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42  Рік тому +4

      I don’t know what you are trying to say.

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому

      The person is saying that it's completely ok to create your guitar sound in the box. Latency nowadays should not be a problem anymore and so are failures. You should be safe to use software in studio and live performances. There are enough pro guitar players doing this to prove that it is legit to go this route.
      I personally don't trust software too much either, but I guess that's what the person wanted to say.

  • @jonathanlerer
    @jonathanlerer Рік тому

    The JTM45 is the bluesbreaker..

    • @qddk9545
      @qddk9545 Рік тому

      It can be - they also made a JTM45/100.

    • @jonathanlerer
      @jonathanlerer Рік тому

      @@qddk9545 as a head, no?
      The bluesbreaker OG was a combo last i checked..