Tonex Pedal....It's REAL

[Whizzinby]

I've updated my post on page one with their original listing from google cache.

$499 is right at the edge of the sweet spot pricing wise. Cool.

 

[GTR37]

Take a look here for the ToneX ToneS list

Thanks man
That is a good list
You have your Mark V , Triple Crown , Triple recto
Slash Marshalls
JVM
SLO , Archon Bogner XTC

 

[paisleywookiee]

The sides glow for some reason:

It’s the souls of 300 tubes, imprisoned for all eternity.

 

[James Freeman]

$499 is right at the edge of the sweet spot pricing wise. Cool.

500$ looks about right when directly comparing to something like Strymon Iridium.
Considering you'll have a lot of Captures, their VIR virtual cab, probably many IR slots, Banks and Presets.

 

[GTR37]

I almost feel sorry for NDSP
Could not happen to a nicer group of people

 

[James Freeman]

I almost feel sorry for NDSP
Could not happen to a nicer group of people

I think they will all coexist but the competition will be tougher, because now people who only intend to download captures have a more reasonably priced option and are not tied to a computer.

edit:
Of course there is no routing chain flexibility or other features of a full blown modeler that can also capture, so my guess is Kemper will feel it first because it doesn't have these features to begin with.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Only thing is that it doesn't have an effects loop, which since it's just the amp, doesn't really need, BUT......if you want to play with headphones, it'll be an issue. Outside of that, it's pretty perfect. $499 is a deal, I think. Especially since it's got an IR loader.

 

[mbenigni]

Of course there is no routing chain flexibility or other features of a full blown modeler that can also capture, so my guess is Kemper will feel it first because it doesn't have these features to begin with.

This. ToneX vs. QC is apples and oranges.

I may very well want a ToneX pedal sooner or later, but it doesn't have me feeling any buyer's remorse about my QC.

 

[paisleywookiee]

This. ToneX vs. QC is apples and oranges.

Yes, apples and oranges indeed. One has an editor that'll load on Apples (and PC's), the other leaves their customers sour, like a bad orange.

 

[laxu]

I think they will all coexist but the competition will be tougher, because now people who only intend to download captures have a more reasonably priced option and are not tied to a computer.

edit:
Of course there is no routing chain flexibility or other features of a full blown modeler that can also capture, so my guess is Kemper will feel it first because it doesn't have these features to begin with.

I think the deal here is that the ToneX is cheap enough that for the price difference between that and a QC or Kemper you can buy a pretty good pile of pedals to accommodate the stuff the ToneX doesn't do. Sure it's larger than a QC, but I think many will value that "pick what you need and prefer" approach over waiting and hoping for these boxes to get the models/captures you want.

 

[GTR37]

What I like most is it simplicity
Looks like it functions in a similar way as the other X series
And it has amp controls right at you fingers , probably not a lot of menu diving to get a good tone

 

[laxu]

What I like most is it simplicity
Looks like it functions in a similar way as the other X series
And it has amp controls right at you fingers , probably not a lot of menu diving to get a good tone

The potential pitfall here is picking the captures to use. With hundreds on offer, some of them will be crap, some of them will be great. We'll see if it's arranged in some way more sensibly than the ToneX software.

 

[GTR37]

The potential pitfall here is picking the captures to use. With hundreds on offer, some of them will be crap, some of them will be great. We'll see if it's arranged in some way more sensibly than the ToneX software.

Agreed that always the problem with to much choice , it like irs
In the FAS stuff , no one goes through 2000+ Irs
That’s why I just went York
They sound great , as his producers mixes sound better than what I do

 

[Stone]

make it a Modelling floor platform, add 3 more switches, put the same I/O as a FM3
that could interest me very much

 

[jellodog]

Only thing is that it doesn't have an effects loop

 

[laxu]

make it a Modelling floor platform, add 3 more switches, put the same I/O as a FM3
that could interest me very much

Just buy a FM3!

 

[Elric]

Pretty much what I expected them to do.

Agree. Anyone who is following IK's MO knew this was already in the pipe.

Given how well ToneX works I expect this to have huge upside. At the price point, I think Kemper is officially on notice and Neural will have to up their game to keep the QC flying off the shelves at $1800 a pop; seeing as how captures are really their primary selling point given the holes still left in their original target feature set.

There's probably room for multiple amp capture products but this'll take a bite for sure.

Next logical step would be a full blown AT/ToneX Modeler/MFX if this really takes off big.

 

[Elric]

I am likely gonna 'day one' this sucker just on principle at that price.

 

[Orvillain]

I'm SOLD.

 

[Elric]

Thanks man
That is a good list
You have your Mark V , Triple Crown , Triple recto
Slash Marshalls
JVM
SLO , Archon Bogner XTC

To be fair, the bulk of the IK caps actually all kind of suck for some reason. But a lot of the user captures are great.