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It's a not that planned live stream.Was this for real? So unorganized and unprofessional and hectic that it seemed like a skit from in living color. Geez
It's a not that planned live stream.Was this for real? So unorganized and unprofessional and hectic that it seemed like a skit from in living color. Geez
but this seems like it's gonna be a hard sell and have weak market impact.
I could pick amp X if my priority was an amazing/the best power amp response plus a lot of tonal flexibility in a small size. At least from what I've tried, small solid state power amps don't come close, and helix doesn't change that.And in case you had the choice to go for, say, an Amp X or a Helix Stadium paired with whatever small power amp (if running things through a guitar cab is your schtick), what would pretty much anyone go for? I don't have a hard time to come up with a very plausible prediction...
The fact that he's keeping a lot of amps behind a paywall is really the major drawback for me. If they decide not to throw in a few amps with a new purchase then, I'm gonna pass.I could pick amp X if my priority was an amazing/the best power amp response plus a lot of tonal flexibility in a small size. At least from what I've tried, small solid state power amps don't come close, and helix doesn't change that.
But I do agree that the general landscape seems harder for the amp X now than it did a few years ago. It's just taken so painstakingly long, and others have progressed considerably.
and helix doesn't change that.
I imagine they have improved the power amp modelling with the stadium units, which may be evident when using solid state power amps too.Guess things might look at least somewhat different with the Stadiums.
Anyhow, I'm saying this as someone pretty much completely satisfied with modeling sound quality, so what do I know...
I doubt it. They know they have to release something. But they only have one chance to get the Amp X right soundwise hence the long development.Also would you be surprised if there's an extra hiccup and the amp X gets pushed back another year? Then half more; and by the time you have one in your hands, manufacturing and such, I'll be two.
That's where I am.I can fit both Amp1 units in a backpack easily, or just travel with one. Either unit will realistically do the tones I want.But I think the current units they have out there are great. They are highly tonally flexible (even if they can't nail the feel and tone of some specific amps), and I don't know of other units that offer a package like this.
I can live with it when it comes to simple, little tonex one -- even if I get the annoyance there too -- but I imagine stuff like that being more of a pain in the hoofer with amp x.This reads like a minor thing, but you'll have to deal with this kinda thing *each and every time* you edit some stuff. Heck, for me it's annoying enough already that on the Tonex One, gain and volume share one encoder, would drive me completely bonkers if that was the case for each parameter whenever I switch to another patch.
I can live with it when it comes to simple, little tonex one -- even if I get the annoyance there too -- but I imagine stuff like that being more of a pain in the hoofer with amp x.
I remain passively interested in the project because you want to see genuine and passionate guys like him succeed, but I think he probably missed the boat on this.
None of them seem to be to me. They are all hap hazardIt's a not that planned live stream.
+1000. NGL, i have zero interest on a product like the Amp X, but the guy's passion for it is infectious. I hope it sells well.
I’ll wait till generation two or 328 figures out that little screen is a joke and he’ll have to play super catch-up with all the huge touchscreens that I’ll be out there
I agree with this. Seems he’s creating a unit for his rig but unfortunately down the road. It’s too specialized to just sell like say that helix Stadium or even the fractal stuff but I don’t think that’s his goal anyway anyways if he sells 100 or 200. He’ll be happy.Ultimately Blug is really just trying to create his own highly personalized rig, hence his obsession with his specific amps and effects. Everything that falls outside of his use-case or preferred tones is an afterthought. I kind of admire his approach and focus, but I also think that explains some of his design choices and why this will ultimately land on the market a few years too late to be impactful.
I remain passively interested in the project because you want to see genuine and passionate guys like him succeed, but I think he probably missed the boat on this.
Blug has a list of things he wants to talk about on paper and that's about it afaik.None of them seem to be to me. They are all hap hazard
I think it’s main strong point that sets apart is that it’s a analog tube band and it’s gonna have certain effects that launch on the unit which is very cool very unique in a way I mean HNK did the black spirit, but I don’t know if that was true analog so in reality it’s an all in one thing with power amp, preamp, and effects all in one of course the effects won’t be as numerous nor the amps as a fracture or line 6, but those units won’t have power amps in them eitherThere's something about all things blu which is weird. Reminds me of early fractal days where they were just in their own lane compared to what everyone else was doing. I can only imagine the price for AmpX will be up there with an Axe3.
I commend him for pushing through and getting his crazy vision (close to) done, but its still in this weird realm to me. The tones sound pretty good but just hearing playback through youtube its not really any different to what you can dial in on a fractal or helix these days but I can only assume it feels great to play (they seem to have a strong/loyal fanbase).
Happy to see it's finally getting done though, actually getting to the finish line on something like this is no small feat... plenty have failed before so that's a huge win in itself.
I think Thomas is the kind of guy that shooting for exactly what you just said. He doesn’t really want it to be massmarketed and everybody to have it. I mean it is basically trying to be his own personal rig so I think he knows that a very few select people will actually buy itwhich he’s probably OK with even if he doesn’t break even financiallyI like that he's doing his own thing, but this seems like it's gonna be a hard sell and have weak market impact.
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