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Vox Tonelab SE -
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Great vintage sounds. The amp models are fantastic. I really can't say how closely they mimic the original amps, because I really don't care about that. The amps sound natural and have the "push back" most people associate with tube amps. Controls are natural and are easy for a conventional amp user to relate to.
The effects are very good. I don't use a huge amount of effects, but suffice to say you can get pretty much any conventional effect you need and modify it to suit your needs.
The clean to overdriven tones are this unit's strengths in my opinon. High gain tones are good but not as strong as some other units.
I've been gigging with this unit for more than a year and recorded an entire album with it.
GNX3000
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I just tried this one and the XT Live with my guitar in my local shop. I used my Sony Studio monitor phones which I'm very familiar with.
Right out of the box, this one blew me away. I should add that I've always had a bit of a dislike for Digitech products. I had a couple of different RP model floor based multi effects, and found them pretty cheezy.
This thing has the digital thing nailed! A huge array of sounds from brilliantly clean cleans to ridiculously distorted metal tones and real useable tones in between. All patches were dead silent (no noise).
Effects are awesome including that cool Whammy thing. Also and very importantly, SIMPLE to modify and program sounds. I was able to create a patch perfect for a song we do live requiring a specific type of delay, WITHOUT looking at the manual. That's how it should be.
Add to that the onboard digital multi track recorder, built in XLR DI's, USB port.
Hands down the best after my first test drive.
Pod XT Live
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This is the second time I've tested one of these out. The first time I was quite underwhelmed. That time however I was trying it with a Marshall JCM900 head and 4 X 12 cab. It sounded like crap both in the input and in the effects loop.
I know that's not the best way to try such a device so I gave it a fair test under the same conditions as the other two.
It wasn't great. It WAS much better than through an amp though.
I'm sure I could get my sounds out of it and all that, but I was mystified by the controls. I tried in vain to make and save a few changes and resorted to scrolling through the factory sounds.
Again, they were good, but not as good on the vintage side as the Vox and not as good on the high gain side as the Digitech.
The thing is, I've heard other guys get great sounds out of this thing so I guess it's a personal "feel" thing, if you can apply such a term to a machine.
I intend to try the Korg that's sitting there next week.
So far it's honestly the GNX 3000, which is a bit of a surprise. I really thought it might be the Pod.
Great vintage sounds. The amp models are fantastic. I really can't say how closely they mimic the original amps, because I really don't care about that. The amps sound natural and have the "push back" most people associate with tube amps. Controls are natural and are easy for a conventional amp user to relate to.
The effects are very good. I don't use a huge amount of effects, but suffice to say you can get pretty much any conventional effect you need and modify it to suit your needs.
The clean to overdriven tones are this unit's strengths in my opinon. High gain tones are good but not as strong as some other units.
I've been gigging with this unit for more than a year and recorded an entire album with it.
GNX3000
I just tried this one and the XT Live with my guitar in my local shop. I used my Sony Studio monitor phones which I'm very familiar with.
Right out of the box, this one blew me away. I should add that I've always had a bit of a dislike for Digitech products. I had a couple of different RP model floor based multi effects, and found them pretty cheezy.
This thing has the digital thing nailed! A huge array of sounds from brilliantly clean cleans to ridiculously distorted metal tones and real useable tones in between. All patches were dead silent (no noise).
Effects are awesome including that cool Whammy thing. Also and very importantly, SIMPLE to modify and program sounds. I was able to create a patch perfect for a song we do live requiring a specific type of delay, WITHOUT looking at the manual. That's how it should be.
Add to that the onboard digital multi track recorder, built in XLR DI's, USB port.
Hands down the best after my first test drive.
Pod XT Live
This is the second time I've tested one of these out. The first time I was quite underwhelmed. That time however I was trying it with a Marshall JCM900 head and 4 X 12 cab. It sounded like crap both in the input and in the effects loop.
I know that's not the best way to try such a device so I gave it a fair test under the same conditions as the other two.
It wasn't great. It WAS much better than through an amp though.
I'm sure I could get my sounds out of it and all that, but I was mystified by the controls. I tried in vain to make and save a few changes and resorted to scrolling through the factory sounds.
Again, they were good, but not as good on the vintage side as the Vox and not as good on the high gain side as the Digitech.
The thing is, I've heard other guys get great sounds out of this thing so I guess it's a personal "feel" thing, if you can apply such a term to a machine.
I intend to try the Korg that's sitting there next week.
So far it's honestly the GNX 3000, which is a bit of a surprise. I really thought it might be the Pod.
