Great review! Opening it up, really shows the true quality of a product.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

I always do it and the Ampero II stomp will be interesting its 70% complete but a long one...

Excellent video Tony!!! Thanks a lot as Always 😉

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

Hello Tony..I love your show and website..you are the only few that actually answer ALL my comments..wow! Sorry off topic...Can I suggest reviewing some British in production made boutique amps such as Hylight..Dover...Hiwatt Custom...Cornell..Cornford... Fortin..Hamstead...Matchless and others that slips my mind..really interested in these the other side of the pond amps and really interested what is inside and compare them to big name amps...just a suggestion..Maybe you can make a thematic review British Amps Review

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

I do get asked from time to time to do specific amps and I do consider them. Problem for me is that I tend to look at gear that I 'might' potentially keep as I have to buy everything. The costs are ginormous overall. So I am very careful what I buy. I have tried amps on a few occasions that ended up not being something I keep and in those cases divide by two cost against sale... sadly that's the way of life. I will bear your comments in mind and if I find any at the right price you might see the odd one or two - but I can't guarantee it... but I get the point of course... and thanks for the comment.

I love that you take units apart to see what’s in them. I’m an engineer and so I’m always naturally curious. Great review.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! really appreciated...

Nice job man.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! and I'm currently working on the Ampero II Stomp... which I'm sure you will enjoy... it might be surprising ;-)

Sounds like you're waiting for your sound treatment for the studio. Hopefully you'll be fully up and running soon Tony. Glad you're fully over Covid.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

No, what it was is that the microphone (the lapel Sony one) was too near my neck, then it dangled (you'll see it on the video now I mentioned it :) and as it was the first video and new owl tee shirt (:-) it sort of worked :) but the newer stuff will improve - it just takes me time to get things where I want them. On room noise well that was always there for nearly 30 years. I always mix to headphones and always find that the best way because the bass trembler changes the mix through speakers... the bass is in the finals though.

Hay Tony. Looking good!

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks... I have the Ampero Stomp II coming here soon...

Thanks for another "Real World" review!!! It's scary how good this tech is getting and for such a low price. I see you still have the WAZA expander sitting behind you, are you still liking it?

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the Waza works for me - some don't like them but its really well built and works with that HW amp... the Ampero II Stomp coming soon is interesting...

I’ve had one of these for a few years now, for its price its bloody great

@tonymckenziecom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post about yours! and thanks for watching...

I’ve had this unit for 2 years. It’s a solid build and the presets are a lot more useable out of the box. It’s best for heavier and clean tones. It will clean up with the volume knob. The three most negative things are no effects loop so 4CM. And the reverbs. It doesn’t have the processing power for ambient tones. Lastly the tech support are fellow users on Facebook and many are helpful but the company is hit and miss. So, if those aren’t deal breakers and you can get a deal then I’d suggest one. Sounds pretty decent the the impulse responses off through a clean tube amp.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the effects loop is a bit weird its not on there. I review the Ampero II Stomp on soon... watch that because the differences are considerable.... thanks

Great warm & toasty sweater. It hovering around 0°C, and spitting ice & rain, with 50-60 kmh gusts here in Toronto, and getting worse through the night.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

At least here its warmer than that! Thanks....

That's the kind of reviews we users really need to understand exactly what we should pay for here in terms of hardware parts used. Thank you very much indeed from Ukraine !!!

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Well thanks for watching and great you appreciated the reasoning... its lost on some!

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I trust you guys will be fine under the current political issues going on... stay safe.

Owned mine for about a year - tones, flexibility, I/Os are fantastic. Reliability is a concern. In the time I’ve owned it (babied, mostly used for recording and teaching lessons) the power supply has failed, and now the #2 foot switch has stopped working; trying to get an exchange through the vendor as we speak. As far as algorithms, tech and flexibility, Mooer, NuX, Hotone etc. are highly competitive…but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for! A cheaper unit will reveal its cost savings one way or another…

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this info and your opinion... always welcome. Thanks for posting failures of the gear too... very commendable. I still have this one :) and its not a bad unit at all. Thanks for watching.

The one feature the Hotone products lack is the "snapshot" or "scenes". It's one of the reasons I have been considering the POD Go even though the Ampero sounds fantastic

@jeremyhussein5649

2 жыл бұрын

Won't the Ctrl knob act like a snapshot? I mean you can turn on/off multiple effect with it.

@Mega_trav

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyhussein5649 I guess that sort of counts. With the POD Go you get 4 snapshots per preset. They can be set to turn effects on or off but they can also be used to change parameters of any block. For example, a snapshot can turn on a delay, increase your amount of reverb, increase gain on the amp/pedal you have loaded for that preset. It can be handy if you have a set list and play the same songs frequently.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

There is no doubt that the 'snapshots' on Line6 products is VERY useful... I use them on a Helix all the time... good point.

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@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks....

For what I currently need , this is more than enough. It's the cheapest unit that has a quite decent dynamic response BTW , you didn't mention that you can tweak the order of the effects, which is something not available in the entry level multieffects/amp modellers . Looper allows to record dry or processed signal. The patch volume function is something that you get only in the more expensive units. And last but not least, ampero allows tweaking mics and mic position even on a custom IR . I know it's just a filter thing, yet none of the other units ( to my knowledge ) allow this.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes thanks for pointing it out... TBH there is so much to try and cram in... I'm currently on the Ampero II Stomp review and there really is no way I can cover it all - well over an hour and I have yet to record the music! But interesting when it gets posted watch that - it is interesting to compare...

@Laburnus

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonymckenziecom I'll dive into your channel to check if You had any videos on zoom g11 or g6. My latest discovery in that modlerer realm.. Although I must do something about that GASing as it's preventing me from actually PLAYING :):) Best regards Tony

Hi I'm a big fan of your channel but this video I can't use the subtitle, could you release the subtitle?

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

I'll take a look...

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

I looked for the text option but I think this is because it was only just uploaded and it takes KZread time to AI the video for the text. I will check this tomorrow and see if it has worked and if not I'll take steps to ensure it gets completed - and thanks for letting me know.

@cristianoclsc1617

2 жыл бұрын

I thank you for your attention, thank you and Success. I love when you open the equipment

I think you’d really appreciate the ampero 2 if you like the first one.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

I did review the stomp later and that was also interesting really. On this one there were a few 'funnies' but overall I still liked it really. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3WImsSKnZfNoLQ.html Thanks...

@stevenslater4395

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonymckenziecom just got done way watching it, great video. The flux is an issue for sure, but I wonder if hotone was forced break common practice to get chips in these units. Being that its frim China, the built quality is top tier.

A lot of auto correct issues on my post. Sorry.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

That's OK... Im not AI :)

I need to get out to the pawns... Thanks, Tony.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

:)

Tony, your camera was set to auto focus, so it keeps focusing on your moving hand and making the screen of the device go out of focus, making it hard to see.

@tonymckenziecom

2 жыл бұрын

Yep... I saw that later :( too late to solve it... thanks.

@rickkniazeff

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonymckenziecom Looking forward to your Ampero ii video :)

The reverb sounds like it's coming out of a $20 amplifier. The whole unit. I had to send it back. Everyone on KZread put them threw u beaut recordings. Plug it straight into a mixing desk

@tonymckenziecom

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your opinion and for watching.