Utterly shocking that UA have not released what everyone has been screaming about for a long time...an updated version of the Ox. In it's current state I cannot recommend it. Stupidly limited connectivity, stupidly limited cabinet choices on the unit itself (and elsewhere). Waaaaay too expensive for what it currently is.
I've got the captorX, cabM+, Boss TAE, a helix and a fractal FM3. All do cab simulation and IR's. I got the OX stomp last week and it literally feels like a cheat code to getting a CORRECT sounding DI cab/speaker sound. Plenty of great sounds from the other devices but the OX feels and sounds the best to me and honestly delivers a sound that is better than what I can get with a real cab/mics. Update: OK I caved and have an OX box on the way now LOL. not having to have a separate load box will be really handy and the foot switch capabilities of this thing are a big value add that I previously put the Waza TAE at the top of the live performance load box list so we'll see how the OX Box compares for live playing.
I had the two notes captor x and found it difficult to dial in. I feel as if have to be a sound engineer to get a good sound. Got the OX afterwards, and it’s plug and play. Sounds fantastic and it’s the only tool in the shed that will never get sold. It allows me to play big amps at home!
This is something I am curious about. I also own the captor X and was wondering about the price difference.. like.. if captor X could do all the same things, why is this so much more and why does it seem to be revered by so many guitar influencers? Captor x is much less expensive and way smaller/lighter. Genuinely curious on your experience as someone who made the switch (if you don't mind sharing of course). Just for some context, I don't dislike the captor X. I use it with a huge amp I had and since I sold it, I have been using the strymon iridium. It sounds fine but sometimes I really do miss just hearing from a physical amp. Due to typical concerns, headphones out and high quality attenuation is a must. One thing I really cannot tolerate is software and virtual menus with bad UI and stuff.. I picked the strymon iridium cos it works like a normal thing with knobs. Of course on top of all that, the cab emulation through headphones has to be good and the attenuation needs to still allow the amp to retain the personality at very low volumes. Since I might be going back to amps, I am considering trying other premium reactive load box/attenuator with headphones out, as I am curious about the others such as UA ox. Thanks in advance!
As a pure attenuator, I prefer the Tone King iron man 2. I returned the OX as it was more than I needed. I just wanted to tame my 100 watt amps for when my kid’s asleep.
That Live at Leeds sound... the reason I'll be purchasing one of these. Already have the Hiwatt CP103, but putting a mic on that thing in the house is damn near impossible LOL
I had a hard time bringing myself to shell out the money for one but am so glad I did. This is one of my favorite pieces of gear. They did an awesome job of making it simple to use if you don’t want to mess around with infinite settings it makes it so easy to get a great recorded sound from your guitar. And since it is not a mic in the room, you don’t have to worry about external noises bleeding into the recording.
So the title shouldn't be "is OX Box Still Relevant In 2023?", with respect, that's a bit of a clickbait. The title should've been "let's look at the OX features in 2023". It's a great product, but way too expensive, and with no custom loading of IR's... For the price, Two Notes all the way.
The DI sound is really wonderful. Many pros use it too, like John McLaughlin. Actually some compression and EQ can even produce a more free sound. Great demo, made me realize some other functions. So, thanks!👏🏻👏🏻👋🏼
I wish UA would offer the following upgrades in a future software update: 1) Provide the wet signals on the OX’s analog outputs while simultaneously providing dry signal streams on the S/PDIF output. That would enable wet monitoring for the guitar player while tracking, but dry recording. 2). Allow the option to increase the bit-depth to 24-bits and the data rate to at least 48 or 96 kHz. The current 16-bit / 44.1 kHz limit (from 40 years ago 🤨) is surprising and not aligned with modern recording sessions.
Solid points , we need a group creating a master list being fed to UAD .. I know if I ask I’ll be told we don’t comment on future possible releases or products but stay tuned … ok just add a tuner I’ll be happy seeing anything !
Universal audio you need to make the app available for iphone and android not just for computers love the ox box and all of the features by the way awesome review guys thank you
Does UA know that there is 5Ghz wifi out there? Also are they aware that there is a new Mac OS that is almost a year old? I have an OX BOX and I love it. Have already wrote lots of stuff with it and have avoided to waste a fair amount of money in studio time. However the way UA has been treating this piece of gear and those who have paid a good chunk of money to buy it is absolutely ridiculous! I have a Mac Studio setup with Logic in my home studio and I keep an old laptop in order to run the app for the OX BOX. Unfortunately no Ventura support and no 5Ghz wifi support either. Bravo UA!!!
They are pushing the Ox pretty hard at the moment with this type of video and a massive discount to shift units. Leads me to think a new OX box is incoming later this year?
For me this is the UAD elephant in the Room .. i Use Luna have a uad modeling mic half a dozen pedals litteraly all ultimate plug in meaning all and as a guitar player my ox is the golden egg of my collection and I just can’t get my head around the literal zero update on this unit … how ? Still is it current , ya can’t live with out it and any one I know that has it feels the same … I need another so if you wanna dump it drop me a line …
I own an OX and play a Two Rock and a Mesa Boogie iic+ through it. I recently purchased a UA Dream. There is no comparison. My real amps played through OX are far superior to the modeling the UA Dream, at least if your ability to play loud is limited by family members or neighbors who will not like you loud amp. I'm frankly confused when I hear people singing the praises of the UA Dream. It's just not that great, it's comparatively barely adequate. However, what is difficult to understand is why UA has abandon OX updates. The OX, IMHO, is still an amazing product. But they just seem to be uninterested in continuing the product. Because the OX is a higher end product, they should update this model, to allow loyal supporters of UA. Another thing is that it would be great if I could use the UA Dream through the OX without putting it through one of my amp effects loops, bypassing the tone stack. This would give me more option all while using OX products. They're dropping the ball. And hey, they need to address the lack of a headphone jack on the UA Dream, and the inability to use third party IRs. They have to do better.
I’ve been mentally and actually researching as with a switcher like ampete that handles many heads and cabs as a routing controller I heard the ox can be between any head and any cab .. so for a two head one cab set up I’ve been looking at radial and they seam to have the two head one cab solution so I’m gonna email and ask for them to map it out for me … I’m feeling positive ..
@@bobbyarthur-yf3yf Intereting... Radial makes great gear. I have the Radial EXTC for reamping. It's a must for me. Good luck with that. Let me know how it works out! Thanks for the comment.
@@commodoor6549 ya it’s called the head bone vt and about 350 bucks but it silently switches and keeps the load on both heads and since speaker out goes to cab and it thinks it’s just one amp at any time then that out should go to ox Then cab … this is the theory !! Will share once I’m sure all is working well
Oww one other thing , I have a dream and a ruby and I’m with you my heads through ox are the special sauce … so what I do is run my dream and or ruby into power section of a martial and just use it as pre amp section of an amp .. flexible like that ,,, I need that power tube element to a sound
@@vandal_dk Maybe but there is a bunch of stuff on sale from UA right now including many of their guitar pedals, those aren't very old I doubt they are discontinuing or replacing the Ruby or Dream pedals.
@@mjsthx1138 comes with all simulations for basically any mic you'd want and cabinet you'd want. Honestly, the sound is killer. The wifi connectivity is really annoying to use. I hope to keep the device for at least 20 years, I don't see any reason to purchase another product like it. It beats recording analog mics for me. I don't have the lifestyle to be able to record real mics anymore, now that I have kids. I can't say it's worth $1000 but I don't regret buying one and will never sell it.
I have an OX and really like the modeling capabilities but the attenuation is just not good. Perfect world is the tandem of the Fryette PS-100 for attenuation and the OX for its modeling to DI. This is what I’m planning.
What do you feel is wrong or lacking ? Hella lot of pros using the ox … I need a second so ears are open , tried a suhr attenuator and just made me sad and cry compared to ox …
There’s so much UAD could have done with the Ox but they chose not to support this product, and chased the bucks instead. 5 years on, only 1 software update and the still the flakiest Wi-Fi implementation in any product that I own. Almost as bad as the Bluetooth implementation on their newer UAFX pedals.
The hack to get the ox to grab your wifi consistently and to hang onto it is you have to add characters to the name of your wifi network everytime the ox fails to grab your wifi. There’s some glitch where when there’s too many Wi-Fi networks around you the OX has trouble grabbing yours so you have to make your network very distinctive by making the name super long. I forgot where I learned this probably some video because so many people were bitching about it…I have lengthened the name of my Wi-Fi net work four or five times in the couple years since I’ve had the OX and it works every time. It’s just a joke that you have to do this. Also a total joke that this product has not been supported and obviously something new is coming down the pipeline. Love ox but I’m glad I bought mine used.
THe OX sounds phantasic...BUT it has a big wifi problem, definitely not reliable. Sometimes it works, sometimes not (with the OX app). Quite expensive for a load box with a handfull of (if connection fails, which it does quite often) not editable presets. I´m rather disappointed. UA support is not exactly helpful, they only tell you what´s already written in the manual.
That universal Rep Pedro doesn't even understand what the OX is. "Allowing you to reduce the level of the speaker" - It's called attenuation dude. New feature?? Huh? That was years ago. What a Joke 🤣. Weak!
Right jack-it just turns into a distortion box if you dime your amp…whether your just attenuating it or going direct into your daw…find the high volume sweet spot…diming it aint gonna get you there…
I have lost trust in UA as a company, no matter how good their gear is. They lock you up and keep you pinned down while other companies provide way more for way less
I convinced myself for years that I didn't need an Ox and that it wouldn't be any better than the Kemper, Helix, Fractal, or other modeler and load box that I've had over the years. Finally got one last week and kicking myself for the time I wasted trying out these other solutions. I just have a Vox AC15C1 but instantly found the sound I was looking for after a few minutes playing with the Ox. I really hate scrolling through different IRs and messing with EQ. The Ox just delivers, and I'm finding joy in my analog pedals again that react differently in front of a real amp vs the Kemper I still have. I don't care about UA adding new features, but I do hope they keep supporting the Mac app through new OS updates for a while longer...
oh wow! I haven't got an Ox as I've got an AC15C1x and always assumed because it's a combo it's not doable, what are you doing to get it into the ox if you don't mind me asking?
@@B2Unit I'm plugging the Ox into the Vox's External Cab jack. It mutes the Vox's internal speaker so you just hear the Ox output (through headphones or line outs). If you want to use the attenuator you have to get a cable to bring the attenuator output back to the speaker. I'm not sure how safe it is but you could get a special cable that has 1/4" jack on one side for the Ox and guitar speaker connectors on the other, and wire that directly to the guitar speaker.
@@rwhitten577 cool! so you just go at whatever eviction level volume into the OX and don't need to be attenuating when using the cab sims anyway?? that's great - i'd have bought one a lot sooner haha
@@B2Unit Yeah I mostly use the Ox for silent playing without the guitar speaker. The attenuator is not the best so the speaker modeling through headphones/monitors is what it's really good at
Had an ox sold bc the captor was way cheaper but when I got it i didn’t like it so I sold it and got an ox again always loved the ox but after trying the captor x the UA is so much better imo
For all the dinosaurs who still say its about the sound in the room, it's never been about the sound in the room, except in a live audience situation. It's about the recorded sound, and about getting a sound worth recording.It's the same as people who play with a metronome, and don't record themselves, where they can work on their weaknesses that they can pinpoint in a recording. Just playing to a metronome is good if you want to get faster, start slow and speed up, gradually. But recording makes you work on phrasing, much more.
UA always promotes this product with an iPad like its a feature. But I think its actually a bug. If you want to connect your computer to OX it kills your wifi. So you have to use the iPad. Pretty lame. So if you are budgeting for an OX, make sure you save for an iPad too.
I use my normal studio WiFi through the OX all the time. You can select it in the WiFi settings on the OX and you can control the APP on the computer and still use your normal WiFi.
The hack to get the ox to grab your wifi consistently and to hang onto it is you have to add characters to the name of your wifi network everytime the ox fails to grab your wifi. There’s some glitch where when there’s too many Wi-Fi networks around you the OX has trouble grabbing yours so you have to make your network very distinctive by making the name super long. I forgot where I learned this probably some video because so many people were bitching about it…I have lengthened the name of my Wi-Fi net work four or five times in the couple years since I’ve had the OX and it works every time. It’s just a joke that you have to do this. Also a total joke that this product has not been supported and obviously something new is coming down the pipeline. Love ox but I’m glad I bought mine used.
I think there’s no need for shit ton of features to be added to the Ox. It’s good already. All UA is actually really missing is a Cab shop like Two Notes have, so they could add more cabs constantly for people to purchase.
I am a guitarist of many years (analog generation) trying to get into digital. The explanation from the UA expert may as well be in a completely different language. I am 64 and know less about whether this piece of gear is for me. I have cash to spend but am unable to get there because I have idea what this thing is (or why its even called an Ox)... so .... would love to give UA some of my cash if only I knew what this is. So much jargon ... reactive loads and dynamic room modelling ... effective age of speakers taken into consideration ... .... etc. etc. What does all of this actually mean ....that cone cry of an aged speaker ... groooaaannn
I got my ox about 4 months ago. Took me a while to get use to it, but now I don't want to live without it.
“New” Cab The update? November 2019. 3.5 years ago. Pedro “sliding it in” for Jack. This video is pure comedy.
Yeah I also laughed at this
@@teatime6414 i thought they meant a new update was coming at first, but it was the old update, right?
"slide it in while I play Pedro"
Would love to see UA release a plugin version of the OX's software
UA registered OX Stomp. New product is coming...
Utterly shocking that UA have not released what everyone has been screaming about for a long time...an updated version of the Ox. In it's current state I cannot recommend it. Stupidly limited connectivity, stupidly limited cabinet choices on the unit itself (and elsewhere). Waaaaay too expensive for what it currently is.
Stop the debate….The OX’s is Top recording rig for an amp.
I've got the captorX, cabM+, Boss TAE, a helix and a fractal FM3. All do cab simulation and IR's. I got the OX stomp last week and it literally feels like a cheat code to getting a CORRECT sounding DI cab/speaker sound. Plenty of great sounds from the other devices but the OX feels and sounds the best to me and honestly delivers a sound that is better than what I can get with a real cab/mics.
Update: OK I caved and have an OX box on the way now LOL. not having to have a separate load box will be really handy and the foot switch capabilities of this thing are a big value add that I previously put the Waza TAE at the top of the live performance load box list so we'll see how the OX Box compares for live playing.
I had the two notes captor x and found it difficult to dial in. I feel as if have to be a sound engineer to get a good sound. Got the OX afterwards, and it’s plug and play. Sounds fantastic and it’s the only tool in the shed that will never get sold. It allows me to play big amps at home!
This is something I am curious about. I also own the captor X and was wondering about the price difference.. like.. if captor X could do all the same things, why is this so much more and why does it seem to be revered by so many guitar influencers? Captor x is much less expensive and way smaller/lighter. Genuinely curious on your experience as someone who made the switch (if you don't mind sharing of course). Just for some context, I don't dislike the captor X. I use it with a huge amp I had and since I sold it, I have been using the strymon iridium. It sounds fine but sometimes I really do miss just hearing from a physical amp. Due to typical concerns, headphones out and high quality attenuation is a must. One thing I really cannot tolerate is software and virtual menus with bad UI and stuff.. I picked the strymon iridium cos it works like a normal thing with knobs. Of course on top of all that, the cab emulation through headphones has to be good and the attenuation needs to still allow the amp to retain the personality at very low volumes. Since I might be going back to amps, I am considering trying other premium reactive load box/attenuator with headphones out, as I am curious about the others such as UA ox. Thanks in advance!
Ya same … ox I won’t sell but I will buy another
@@popcorny11 I had a CapX returned it after a week, Using my IRs, and all the stuff and I hated the sound... it changed the sound of my amps.
As a pure attenuator, I prefer the Tone King iron man 2. I returned the OX as it was more than I needed. I just wanted to tame my 100 watt amps for when my kid’s asleep.
As soon as I buy one, a new Ox Box will be announced. So I'll wait.
Not going too well
That’s what I thought too. I finally broke down when a good discount price came along, but I’m sure a new one will be announced any day now…
That Live at Leeds sound... the reason I'll be purchasing one of these. Already have the Hiwatt CP103, but putting a mic on that thing in the house is damn near impossible LOL
I had a hard time bringing myself to shell out the money for one but am so glad I did. This is one of my favorite pieces of gear. They did an awesome job of making it simple to use if you don’t want to mess around with infinite settings it makes it so easy to get a great recorded sound from your guitar. And since it is not a mic in the room, you don’t have to worry about external noises bleeding into the recording.
So the title shouldn't be "is OX Box Still Relevant In 2023?", with respect, that's a bit of a clickbait. The title should've been "let's look at the OX features in 2023". It's a great product, but way too expensive, and with no custom loading of IR's... For the price, Two Notes all the way.
Single best investment I've made for my home studio, having it since 2019... It is and will remain relevant as long as we record our tube amps!
Exactly
The DI sound is really wonderful. Many pros use it too, like John McLaughlin. Actually some compression and EQ can even produce a more free sound. Great demo, made me realize some other functions. So, thanks!👏🏻👏🏻👋🏼
Never been able to get valve amps to sound natural. Always get a clicky attack. Weirdly enough my THR100 Yamaha sounds great through it.
I wish UA would offer the following upgrades in a future software update:
1) Provide the wet signals on the OX’s analog outputs while simultaneously providing dry signal streams on the S/PDIF output. That would enable wet monitoring for the guitar player while tracking, but dry recording.
2). Allow the option to increase the bit-depth to 24-bits and the data rate to at least 48 or 96 kHz. The current 16-bit / 44.1 kHz limit (from 40 years ago 🤨) is surprising and not aligned with modern recording sessions.
The bit and sample rate is honestly baffling to me. I still love my Ox Box, but it kind of annoys me a little bit that it has to be upsampled.
Solid points , we need a group creating a master list being fed to UAD .. I know if I ask I’ll be told we don’t comment on future possible releases or products but stay tuned … ok just add a tuner I’ll be happy seeing anything !
Universal audio you need to make the app available for iphone and android not just for computers love the ox box and all of the features by the way awesome review guys thank you
I have an OX and i love it! One thing is missing!!! Please UA make a tap button for the delays and its perfect!!!
Oh Thats a great point !
Does UA know that there is 5Ghz wifi out there? Also are they aware that there is a new Mac OS that is almost a year old? I have an OX BOX and I love it. Have already wrote lots of stuff with it and have avoided to waste a fair amount of money in studio time. However the way UA has been treating this piece of gear and those who have paid a good chunk of money to buy it is absolutely ridiculous! I have a Mac Studio setup with Logic in my home studio and I keep an old laptop in order to run the app for the OX BOX. Unfortunately no Ventura support and no 5Ghz wifi support either. Bravo UA!!!
Thanks for your comment. I have a Mac Studio M1 Max, Cubase 13 and I was thinking of buying the Ox but I’ll go with torpedo captor x.
Hi, I liked your demo very much. Maybe you have an idea if Universal Audio will do another update
Good product. Jack was getting a Pete Townshend Who's Next album tone here.
Considering to buy one now at the end of 2024
They are pushing the Ox pretty hard at the moment with this type of video and a massive discount to shift units. Leads me to think a new OX box is incoming later this year?
They are trying to dump them.
@@Production151LA I guess they are not trying hard enough, because the price is back up to full price lol
For me this is the UAD elephant in the Room .. i Use Luna have a uad modeling mic half a dozen pedals litteraly all ultimate plug in meaning all and as a guitar player my ox is the golden egg of my collection and I just can’t get my head around the literal zero update on this unit … how ? Still is it current , ya can’t live with out it and any one I know that has it feels the same … I need another so if you wanna dump it drop me a line …
so, can you play through OX as a stand alone straight to headphones without hooking up to a head or cab?
I own an OX and play a Two Rock and a Mesa Boogie iic+ through it. I recently purchased a UA Dream. There is no comparison. My real amps played through OX are far superior to the modeling the UA Dream, at least if your ability to play loud is limited by family members or neighbors who will not like you loud amp. I'm frankly confused when I hear people singing the praises of the UA Dream. It's just not that great, it's comparatively barely adequate. However, what is difficult to understand is why UA has abandon OX updates. The OX, IMHO, is still an amazing product. But they just seem to be uninterested in continuing the product. Because the OX is a higher end product, they should update this model, to allow loyal supporters of UA. Another thing is that it would be great if I could use the UA Dream through the OX without putting it through one of my amp effects loops, bypassing the tone stack. This would give me more option all while using OX products. They're dropping the ball. And hey, they need to address the lack of a headphone jack on the UA Dream, and the inability to use third party IRs. They have to do better.
Are you able to run both amps through the OX at the same time? If so, how do you do that?
I’ve been mentally and actually researching as with a switcher like ampete that handles many heads and cabs as a routing controller I heard the ox can be between any head and any cab .. so for a two head one cab set up I’ve been looking at radial and they seam to have the two head one cab solution so I’m gonna email and ask for them to map it out for me … I’m feeling positive ..
@@bobbyarthur-yf3yf Intereting... Radial makes great gear. I have the Radial EXTC for reamping. It's a must for me. Good luck with that. Let me know how it works out! Thanks for the comment.
@@commodoor6549 ya it’s called the head bone vt and about 350 bucks but it silently switches and keeps the load on both heads and since speaker out goes to cab and it thinks it’s just one amp at any time then that out should go to ox
Then cab … this is the theory !! Will share once I’m sure all is working well
Oww one other thing , I have a dream and a ruby and I’m with you my heads through ox are the special sauce … so what I do is run my dream and or ruby into power section of a martial and just use it as pre amp section of an amp .. flexible like that ,,, I need that power tube element to a sound
Cool... when did the amp change from the Maz 18 to the Z28?
I bought an ox on sale weeks ago. It’s arguably my favorite gear purchase ever. I’ve been worried UA was gonna abandon the product
@@vandal_dk Maybe but there is a bunch of stuff on sale from UA right now including many of their guitar pedals, those aren't very old I doubt they are discontinuing or replacing the Ruby or Dream pedals.
Does it come with all of the cabs and mics or do you have to purchase some of them separately?
@@mjsthx1138 comes with all simulations for basically any mic you'd want and cabinet you'd want. Honestly, the sound is killer. The wifi connectivity is really annoying to use. I hope to keep the device for at least 20 years, I don't see any reason to purchase another product like it. It beats recording analog mics for me. I don't have the lifestyle to be able to record real mics anymore, now that I have kids. I can't say it's worth $1000 but I don't regret buying one and will never sell it.
I have an OX and really like the modeling capabilities but the attenuation is just not good. Perfect world is the tandem of the Fryette PS-100 for attenuation and the OX for its modeling to DI. This is what I’m planning.
What do you feel is wrong or lacking ? Hella lot of pros using the ox … I need a second so ears are open , tried a suhr attenuator and just made me sad and cry compared to ox …
There’s so much UAD could have done with the Ox but they chose not to support this product, and chased the bucks instead. 5 years on, only 1 software update and the still the flakiest Wi-Fi implementation in any product that I own. Almost as bad as the Bluetooth implementation on their newer UAFX pedals.
The hack to get the ox to grab your wifi consistently and to hang onto it is you have to add characters to the name of your wifi network everytime the ox fails to grab your wifi. There’s some glitch where when there’s too many Wi-Fi networks around you the OX has trouble grabbing yours so you have to make your network very distinctive by making the name super long. I forgot where I learned this probably some video because so many people were bitching about it…I have lengthened the name of my Wi-Fi net work four or five times in the couple years since I’ve had the OX and it works every time. It’s just a joke that you have to do this. Also a total joke that this product has not been supported and obviously something new is coming down the pipeline. Love ox but I’m glad I bought mine used.
Great demo, thanks - really helpful!
When Android app/support?
That guy has a great sweater. ❤
THe OX sounds phantasic...BUT it has a big wifi problem, definitely not reliable. Sometimes it works, sometimes not (with the OX app). Quite expensive for a load box with a handfull of (if connection fails, which it does quite often) not editable presets. I´m rather disappointed. UA support is not exactly helpful, they only tell you what´s already written in the manual.
That universal Rep Pedro doesn't even understand what the OX is. "Allowing you to reduce the level of the speaker" - It's called attenuation dude.
New feature?? Huh? That was years ago. What a Joke 🤣. Weak!
Right jack-it just turns into a distortion box if you dime your amp…whether your just attenuating it or going direct into your daw…find the high volume sweet spot…diming it aint gonna get you there…
🔥 I loved this SG! What is this model?
looks like a '61 reissue model
Looking for a foot switcher that is compatible with the OX??? Any, suggestions????
"slide it in while I play Pedro" ....(uncomfortable pause)
I have lost trust in UA as a company, no matter how good their gear is. They lock you up and keep you pinned down while other companies provide way more for way less
OX attenuation is not great. Cab sim is great.
bought my OX when they first came out on the market and have not looked back ever since
Does anyone recognize the riff he’s playing at 12:26????? It’s driving me bonkers trying to find out what song that’s from!!! Help!
Given the SG I reckon it’s an almost version of “I’m free” by the who
Possibly an Ox pedal soon enough?
Ox pedal please!
I convinced myself for years that I didn't need an Ox and that it wouldn't be any better than the Kemper, Helix, Fractal, or other modeler and load box that I've had over the years. Finally got one last week and kicking myself for the time I wasted trying out these other solutions. I just have a Vox AC15C1 but instantly found the sound I was looking for after a few minutes playing with the Ox. I really hate scrolling through different IRs and messing with EQ. The Ox just delivers, and I'm finding joy in my analog pedals again that react differently in front of a real amp vs the Kemper I still have. I don't care about UA adding new features, but I do hope they keep supporting the Mac app through new OS updates for a while longer...
oh wow! I haven't got an Ox as I've got an AC15C1x and always assumed because it's a combo it's not doable, what are you doing to get it into the ox if you don't mind me asking?
@@B2Unit I'm plugging the Ox into the Vox's External Cab jack. It mutes the Vox's internal speaker so you just hear the Ox output (through headphones or line outs). If you want to use the attenuator you have to get a cable to bring the attenuator output back to the speaker. I'm not sure how safe it is but you could get a special cable that has 1/4" jack on one side for the Ox and guitar speaker connectors on the other, and wire that directly to the guitar speaker.
@@rwhitten577 cool! so you just go at whatever eviction level volume into the OX and don't need to be attenuating when using the cab sims anyway?? that's great - i'd have bought one a lot sooner haha
@@B2Unit Yeah I mostly use the Ox for silent playing without the guitar speaker. The attenuator is not the best so the speaker modeling through headphones/monitors is what it's really good at
Can you use this with a combo amp?
yes
had the ox but switched to the two notes captor x at much less price entry and with a better sound imo..
Got to agree .2 notes is better at less than 1/3 the price and a smaller form factor.
Had an ox sold bc the captor was way cheaper but when I got it i didn’t like it so I sold it and got an ox again always loved the ox but after trying the captor x the UA is so much better imo
For all the dinosaurs who still say its about the sound in the room, it's never been about the sound in the room, except in a live audience situation. It's about the recorded sound, and about getting a sound worth recording.It's the same as people who play with a metronome, and don't record themselves, where they can work on their weaknesses that they can pinpoint in a recording. Just playing to a metronome is good if you want to get faster, start slow and speed up, gradually. But recording makes you work on phrasing, much more.
Wait- theres an update?? Dude said someting about new spkrs in “the update”
How does this work with tube amps that have no output but only have input?
You would have to wire up your own speaker out to a combo amp
UA always promotes this product with an iPad like its a feature. But I think its actually a bug. If you want to connect your computer to OX it kills your wifi. So you have to use the iPad. Pretty lame. So if you are budgeting for an OX, make sure you save for an iPad too.
I use my normal studio WiFi through the OX all the time. You can select it in the WiFi settings on the OX and you can control the APP on the computer and still use your normal WiFi.
@@tinkercitymusic Thx for sharing! Will give it a shot.
The hack to get the ox to grab your wifi consistently and to hang onto it is you have to add characters to the name of your wifi network everytime the ox fails to grab your wifi. There’s some glitch where when there’s too many Wi-Fi networks around you the OX has trouble grabbing yours so you have to make your network very distinctive by making the name super long. I forgot where I learned this probably some video because so many people were bitching about it…I have lengthened the name of my Wi-Fi net work four or five times in the couple years since I’ve had the OX and it works every time. It’s just a joke that you have to do this. Also a total joke that this product has not been supported and obviously something new is coming down the pipeline. Love ox but I’m glad I bought mine used.
I think there’s no need for shit ton of features to be added to the Ox. It’s good already. All UA is actually really missing is a Cab shop like Two Notes have, so they could add more cabs constantly for people to purchase.
No the ox is no longer relevant. Done.
I am a guitarist of many years (analog generation) trying to get into digital. The explanation from the UA expert may as well be in a completely different language. I am 64 and know less about whether this piece of gear is for me. I have cash to spend but am unable to get there because I have idea what this thing is (or why its even called an Ox)... so .... would love to give UA some of my cash if only I knew what this is. So much jargon ... reactive loads and dynamic room modelling ... effective age of speakers taken into consideration ... .... etc. etc. What does all of this actually mean ....that cone cry of an aged speaker ... groooaaannn