t.c.electronic modeling pedals

[Baba]

Lol, a couple of you are getting a little TheOtherPlaceTM-ish, with the price

Tech 21 releases Character pedals, for $249.00, years ago, WITHOUT USB connectivity, and WITHOUT boost or channel switching, (the Amplifire box was more as well), but this one, at $200.00 is just too damn much.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Lol, a couple of you are getting a little TheOtherPlaceTM-ish, with the price

Tech 21 releases Character pedals, for $249.00, years ago, WITHOUT USB connectivity, and WITHOUT boost or channel switching, (the Amplifire box was more as well), but this one, at $200.00 is just too damn much.

I BET THIS HAS AN IR LOADER TOO!

 

[Whizzinby]

That would depend a lot on what type of bands you go see. Might be also a difference between US and Europe where Fender would be cheaper in the US than Vox and vice versa. Here you mostly see the lighter 1x12 Vox amps out there because nobody wants to move a Vox AC30 2x12 combo around.

That said, to me Fender Blackface, Marshall Superlead and Vox AC30 are the trifecta of the most important amp tones. It's no surprise that they are the most emulated because just those three can cover a lot of ground when paired with some choice overdrives. I get we have a lot of high gain players who might not agree with that, but that doesn't change that you can trace back the lineage of many amps to those three.

Vox is considerably cheaper here in the states too. An AC30 is $1,300 and a Twin Reverb is $2,000. AC15 is $800 vs a $1,600 Deluxe Reverb. New prices. Not sure what the used market looks like.

 

[dk_ace]

Lol, a couple of you are getting a little TheOtherPlaceTM-ish, with the price

Tech 21 releases Character pedals, for $249.00, years ago, WITHOUT USB connectivity, and WITHOUT boost or channel switching, (the Amplifire box was more as well), but this one, at $200.00 is just too damn much.

The tech 21 stuff is analog though. Digital pedals usually have different expectations.

D

 

[Jarick]

Big yawn from me.

Would like to see a Strymon Iridium V2 to be honest.

 

[Sascha Franck]

I'd rather like to see a decent Amplifirebox Mk II. But for that to exist, it had to come from a different company to start with.

 

[ragingplatypi]

I think there are certain pedals we allow ourselves to cheap out on, and others we don’t. We could argue it’s the cost of technology or just a perception thing, but amp models and reverbs seem to be sacred.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

silly…cab emulated output, one without…and no fx loop.
hmmm..where will I put my time fx today?

In front of the amp, where God intended them to be.

Because God is an annoying old man that lives by strict, old man rules and limitations...

 

[MixMinisterMike]

USB Mini. Is this 2006?

 

[Lysander]

Lol, a couple of you are getting a little TheOtherPlaceTM-ish, with the price

Tech 21 releases Character pedals, for $249.00, years ago, WITHOUT USB connectivity, and WITHOUT boost or channel switching, (the Amplifire box was more as well), but this one, at $200.00 is just too damn much.

+1. I'm waiting for the audio samples but, honestly, $200 is *quite* reasonable if TC Electronics honors their pedigree and make these pedals sound good; UAFX pedal-in-a-box line start at, what, $399?

Also, the split DI out makes... a lot of sense in this format?

 

[Frodebro]

USB Mini. Is this 2006?

That's what you get with products that are built with low price points in mind.

 

[DrewJD82]

Man, I think the only time I’ve ever seen an AC30 onstage was at an STP show. I can’t remember a single time I’ve seen one in the wild, despite seeing them in stores and knowing plenty of people play them. I never even thought of that before.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

I used to see plenty of cheap AC15s and their modeling combos out here.

 

[holoholo]

I must be really cheap because $200 a pop sounds expensive to me for a single model. At that price range, I would just pony up for an Ampli-Firebox

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I must be really cheap because $200 a pop sounds expensive to me for a single model. At that price range, I would just pony up for an Ampli-Firebox

Or something from Zoom. Not much more. Like I said elsewhere (and maybe here as well), more than about $100-130 will be a hard sell.

 

[Sascha Franck]

I must be really cheap because $200 a pop sounds expensive to me for a single model. At that price range, I would just pony up for an Ampli-Firebox

An actual AFB 2 is 2 times as much. I'd rather get 2 TCs in case the sound is on par.

 

[richey88]

Well, maybe it's just because traditionally, a Vox is one of *the* most iconic amps. After all, the Beatles were all vox'ed.

Beatles used mostly Fender amps in the studio……

 

[richey88]

Wow, everyone is really bagging on these! I happen to think the Fender model is really good, would apparently be in the minority here. Why so cranky? The UA’s do sound good, but I’m on a tight budget. Headphone out is a win in my book (no computer ), and the reverb is delicious!

 

[Cirrus]

That's so weird, I've regularly seen AC30s among bands I've shared stages with, and mid size to big acts I've seen live. Basically at every strata, and in different Genres. Off the top of my head, U2, REM, Roger Waters (Snowy White), Elbow, Thrice, Foo Fighters all tour(/d) with AC30s.

But... the glory of a good AC30 is in how it fills a room, a big part of it is the cab and the speakers. I see no joy in getting a little pedal to cop that sound, it's gonna be a one dimensional caricature of the real thing.

Funnily enough, I once owned one of the Joyo AC30 sansamp ripoffs. You know the only place it sounded good and like a cranked ac30? into a clean ac30.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Wow, everyone is really bagging on these! I happen to think the Fender model is really good, would apparently be in the minority here. Why so cranky? The UA’s do sound good, but I’m on a tight budget. Headphone out is a win in my book (no computer ), and the reverb is delicious!

Technically, people were bagging on these four months ago. We've moved on, and are currently bagging on other things.