Hotone Ampero II

[GTR37]

this might become interesting Hotone "catch" beta , which they confirmed to be coming to the stage and the stomp

First time I have actually heard it in use . seems promising

 

[CBHScott]

Brett Kingman has a great demo as usual:

 

[laxu]

Brett Kingman has a great demo as usual:

That sounds pretty nice!

I still wouldn't buy this one just because it has no physical knobs other than the big value knob, even though the touchscreen works pretty well.

I feel like Hotone is doing a lot of things right with these.

 

[JCW308]

So I guess the difference to the Stage is the mic pre, expression pedal and capture capability? I wonder if the capture feature comes to the Stomp and Stage as well.

Stage has mic pre and capture. Stage has more of everything except expression pedal.

 

[JCW308]

Did anyone else have this issue?

There are reports of the same issue. Maybe a bad batch, not sure.

 

[JCW308]

On the Ampero II Stage website, the firmware with the capture features is missing. Where do they keep the firmware with the capture capabilities?

 

[KingsXJJ]

On the Ampero II Stage website, the firmware with the capture features is missing. Where do they keep the firmware with the capture capabilities?

https://hotoneaudio.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/prod/support/Ampero%20II%20Stomp%20Firmware%20V2.1.0.1735299561846.zip

 

[JCW308]

https://hotoneaudio.oss-accelerate.aliyuncs.com/prod/support/Ampero%20II%20Stomp%20Firmware%20V2.1.0.1735299561846.zip

Thanks! Is 2.1.0 still beta or something? Why no official link?

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Why isn't anybody asking the burning question?

What's with that name ("HO-tone") and who thought it was a good idea?

 

[JiveTurkey]

Why isn't anybody asking the burning question?

What's with that name ("HO-tone") and who thought it was a good idea?

We've been saying this all along

 

[JCW308]

This is pretty interesting, when in patch mode, the manual says we can assign a second function to each footswitch, like BOSS CURNUM:

Use PATCH FS FUNC to select additional functions for pressing footswitch

1-4 in the Patch Mode.

•

Patch: Press down the footswitch 1-4 to select between patch 1-4 in the

current bank. Press the footswitch corresponding to the current patch

again with no function.

•

Patch/FX Slot 1: Press the footswitch corresponding to the current patch

to switch the module on/off for this patch Effects Slot 1

•

Patch/Scene 2: Press the footswitch corresponding to the current patch to

switch to Scene 2 of this patch

•

Patch/Bypass: Press the footswitch corresponding to the current patch to

bypass the unit.

 

[paisleywookiee]

We've been saying this all along

Now with the capture function, everyone can clone dat Ho!

 

[GTR37]

Why isn't anybody asking the burning question?

What's with that name ("HO-tone") and who thought it was a good idea?

Maybe this guy ?

 

[GTR37]

Now with the capture function, everyone can clone dat Ho!

See above

 

[Jkist7]

Why isn't anybody asking the burning question?

What's with that name ("HO-tone") and who thought it was a good idea?

Actually they say the official way to pronounce it is "Hot Tone". They were emphatic that the first word is HOT.

Hoe Tone is just better tho, I love me some slutty tones.

 

[GuitarBilly74]

What's with that name ("HO-tone") and who thought it was a good idea?

A++ name. Would buy again. Highly recommend..

 

[GTR37]

if I had to pick one of the overseas brands I would take the Hotone Ampero line
here is a few reasons
- when Lal or Leo complained about latency in the A2 stomp they reduced it significantly in the next update

- when Leo complained about how much latency the cab block was causing despite being quite good .. they worked on that and fixed it

-when they released a new product with the tone catch they quickly gave it to the stage and more so they promised it to the older stomp
and not only delivered on that , did so in a timely fashion less than 6 weeks on Christmas Day , they could have easily said not compatible and forced people to another product so I thought that was classy

- the GUI and interface is stellar IMO equals to NDSP and Helix stuff

-They have an active FB and they do comment and answer

 

[JiveTurkey]

if I had to pick one of the overseas brands I would take the Hotone Ampero line
here is a few reasons
- when Lal or Leo complained about latency in the A2 stomp they reduced it significantly in the next update

- when Leo complained about how much latency the cab block was causing despite being quite good .. they worked on that and fixed it

-when they released a new product with the tone catch they quickly gave it to the stage and more so they promised it to the older stomp
and not only delivered on that , did so in a timely fashion less than 6 weeks on Christmas Day , they could have easily said not compatible and forced people to another product so I thought that was classy

- the GUI and interface is stellar IMO equals to NDSP and Helix stuff

-They have an active FB and they do comment and answer

That's pretty damn good

 

[KingsXJJ]

That's pretty damn good

I really like mine @JiveTurkey it is simply so easy to use. It’s not Fractal but it sounds solid to me. I got my Stage on sale for ~$530 so in that price range it’s pretty outstanding to me. The stereo effects loop is a nice, nice bonus!

 

[JCW308]

This is a weird move as it basically got more I/O than a stage and an expression pedal for $100 less

Unless they are planning to drop the price on the stomp or stage

Although people have been wanting a Line6 with a touchscreen , so maybe it has a market

It doesn't have more I/O