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by xCaptainx » Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:04 pm
Love the addition of wifi and being able to edit via phone app but as with most high end modellers, it looks overkill and expensive.
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by Reg18 » Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:50 pm
It looks amazing on paper! But has anyone heard how well there amp models sound etc? Just because your old Holden has a big V8 doesn’t mean it handles well!
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by Terexgeek » Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:52 pm
Reg18 wrote: It looks amazing on paper! But has anyone heard how well there amp models sound etc? Just because your old Holden has a big V8 doesn’t mean it handles well!
Or goes that fast! Check out power outputs of 70's production V8s versus 2010s 4s and 6s.
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by Zaulkin » Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:32 am
Looks amazing. But yeah, why XLR inputs?
I would be tempted to try one out. The screen looks like it'd be fun.
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by KNNZ » Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:29 am
The screen looks like they copied Helix though...
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by DongHua » Sun Jan 12, 2020 3:30 am
Zaulkin wrote: Looks amazing. But yeah, why XLR inputs?
It’s actually “combo” input, with mono 1/4 in the core I believe.
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by Kiwiaxe » Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:54 am
I think the real question will ultimately be sound and feel. Processing power doesn’t necessarily mean best sound. Look at the Kemper - still cutting edge tone using nearly a decade old technology and hardware.
That being said, if this unit nails the tone and feel (especially lower gain - which I found the fractal and helix stuff didn’t do for me) then this looks like one hell of a package.
It’s a great time to be a guitarist.
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by Molly » Sun Jan 12, 2020 6:41 am
Terexgeek wrote: Reg18 wrote: It looks amazing on paper! But has anyone heard how well there amp models sound etc? Just because your old Holden has a big V8 doesn’t mean it handles well!
Or goes that fast! Check out power outputs of 70's production V8s versus 2010s 4s and 6s.
Which is also a good way of saying how important feel is. Just because by every technical and quantifiable measure a modern car might be better, it doesn't follow that you'd want to drive one.
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by Zaulkin » Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:30 am
DongHua wrote: Zaulkin wrote: Looks amazing. But yeah, why XLR inputs?
It’s actually “combo” input, with mono 1/4 in the core I believe.
That would make sense, but the picture above shows XLR inputs.
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by jeremyb » Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:06 am
XLR input would be handy if you wanted to run a mic through it too, the old HD500/X you could do that and do vocoder etc stuff with it
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by rickenbackerkid » Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:59 am
Zaulkin wrote: DongHua wrote: Zaulkin wrote: Looks amazing. But yeah, why XLR inputs?
It’s actually “combo” input, with mono 1/4 in the core I believe.
That would make sense, but the picture above shows XLR inputs.
I assume that indicates that this is miles away from being a finished product
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by HackSaw » Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:05 am
rickenbackerkid wrote: Zaulkin wrote: DongHua wrote:
It’s actually “combo” input, with mono 1/4 in the core I believe.
That would make sense, but the picture above shows XLR inputs.
I assume that indicates that this is miles away from being a finished product
Outputs 3 & 4 are mono 1/4 aren’t they?
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by Kris » Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:22 am
HackSaw wrote: rickenbackerkid wrote: Zaulkin wrote:
That would make sense, but the picture above shows XLR inputs.
I assume that indicates that this is miles away from being a finished product
Outputs 3 & 4 are mono 1/4 aren’t they?
still not much help for plugging a guitar into