The HX Stomp size is right but I disagree about the rest. The tiny display and 3 little knobs are something I don't like about it. 3 is generally the worst number for controls in something where the average block has many times that. Just one extra knob can make a big difference in the sheer amount of paging required.
To me it's the whole package.
IR2 is the new QC.What universe am I living in where JT tries a TMP but won't try this
Some context with the Boss legacy amps and an experience from practice this very week. Used the Uber model in th SY1000 into the FR12. Sounds NOTHING like I have ever heard and Uber sound like. But it did great when factoring in the whole logistics of what I needed at the time (guitar and synth sounds, switchable with effects, that I can run direct into a monitor). What it didn't do is sound anything like the real amp. It sounded plastic af but was still a good playing experience. When I am being particular (and mostly what I look for in modeling) is amp models that SOUND LIKE THE REAL AMP. Boss is not good at this at all.What universe am I living in where JT tries a TMP but won't try this
It's not that bad!IR2 is the new QC.
Would you say that Boss' own custom models (X-something or whatever they are) are generally a better experience because you don't have any real world reference?Some context with the Boss legacy amps and an experience from practice this very week. Used the Uber model in th SY1000 into the FR12. Sounds NOTHING like I have ever heard and Uber sound like. But it did great when factoring in the whole logistics of what I needed at the time (guitar and synth sounds, switchable with effects, that I can run direct into a monitor). What it didn't do is sound anything like the real amp. It sounded plastic af but was still a good playing experience. When I am being particular (and mostly what I look for in modeling) is amp models that SOUND LIKE THE REAL AMP. Boss is not good at this at all.
It's not that bad!
Sort of? It's so weird! I know you and others are more concerned with something sounding good vs. having a 1:1 match with a real amp. And the X amps feel great, quick response and sound good on their own (provided you can jive with the overall Boss tone "focus"). But the things I am drawn to are all those classic high gain heavy hitters. And Boss does a bad job with those classics. The culture differences are always cited with how Boss does things and I can see that. I just like things that sound as close to the real thing as possible. And Boss is not that.
Honest question: Are there any IR loaders from companies with Boss’ reputation? This is not a “china bad” position, but reliability-wise, I’ll put money on boss over mooer.
The only high gain sound I liked in LT's demo was the generic "Hi Gain". The Rectifier etc. sounded pretty gross. (Disclaimer: through my ear buds.) And conversely, the only clean sound I liked was the "Clean" sound. That "Twin" didn't sound like I've ever heard - or wanted to hear - a Twin sound.
I'm hoping Leo Gibson can provide an answer as to whether the USB audio is class compliant. Class-compliant MIDI Thru of events hitting that TRS input would be awesome, too, but even less likely. (If I had my druthers, you'd also be able to disable the channel switching on the footswitch, and apply a CC message to send when depressed. Then you could run USB audio and MIDI to iOS plugins, loopers, whatever downstream.)
X-Crunch, X-Modded and Diamond from what I am seeing. I am assuming Brown is from the Katana line.
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