I sold my first quad cortex. I’ve since rebought it. It’s an incredible unit
@XChristianNoirX
6 ай бұрын
I sold mine before it arrived. Couldn't afford not to.. People were paying almost 1k premium. :/ That's not why I bought it.. But the rumors that it wasn't ready for prime time made my decision for me. Kids to feed ya know..
@00Dusty
5 ай бұрын
What made you sell it? What made you buy it back? I’m debating what unit to buy
@truthfactreality6814
5 ай бұрын
@@00DustyI needed the money. As soon as I got money again I bought it back. It’s the best unit there is and I use it for multiple jobs
@IamMusicNerd
7 ай бұрын
I used to prefer Fractal, because I just like the tones better. But the UI on the Fractal units is so outdated and complicated, and their pedal units are not as Pedal Board friendly as the QC. The UI on the quad cortex has always been far more user-friendly, but they just didn’t have the tones before. But over the last year or two, the QC has come a long way. It is miles better than it used to be. The effects now are some of the best I’ve heard in these types of devices, and the amps have gotten very realistic, especially the huge library of captures that you can download. It is now my favorite of the multi effect units, due to the combination of small form factor, easy UI, and great tones.
@JamesFlorio-ti8gc
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the demo . I'm with you guys early on I wasn't impressed but now the QC is on my radar massive improvements 💯
@jamesryder9158
6 ай бұрын
The power supply and ground hum issues scared me away from the quad cortex, I'm going with the FM 9bturbo
@MalcolmTuckerDirectorofCommuni
5 ай бұрын
@@jamesryder9158there is no ground hum unless it’s not plugged into anything else at all. The QC gets its ground from the other powered devices it’s plugged into. They designed it this way on the basis that players will always have it plugged into something else (that’s powered) and this actually reduces the probability of ground loop issues because there’s one less ground source to be worried about. There’s even a ground lift on pretty much every single input/output for the rare circumstance that you actually do create a ground loop
@johnwaller9399
7 ай бұрын
Glad you gave the QC a second shot, I waited till this year to get one and I am glad I did because it is a much better product than it was when it launched. Now to grab your captures!
@Brixiomendoza
7 ай бұрын
amazing sound!!! love that strat!! :D
@GearStuffandThings
7 ай бұрын
Love the QC. I do wish the black and gold was an option at the time I bought mine.
@Takis_Playloud
6 ай бұрын
That Strat is sick
@sinfirma23
5 ай бұрын
I bought the QC and a Fractal FM9 at the same time, about 1 year ago. So I was able to do a fairly calm comparison at home and return the one I liked the least. In the end, I stayed with the FM9 for functionality and better stage design (larger LEDs, greater space between buttons, built-in power supply...) while with QC I had to buy a pedalboard and I would still continue with the same space between pushbuttons and the same external source. Also, I can only clone one amp, the only one I have and for that...honestly, I prefer to use my real amp. QC has improved a lot but so has FM9, so I prefer to continue with FM9.
@VäzPre
7 күн бұрын
Which device do you like more in terms of sound?
@sgflyingv
3 ай бұрын
Can anyone suggest a video on how to use the things? I don't have a computer and have never used a DAW or plugins. I Need a super simple introduction to this stuff video. It's presumabled we all know. I have always just used a guitar, pedals and an amp
@TheGuitarNerdShow
5 ай бұрын
That Strat though! What an amazing sounding guitar! I just received a Quad Cortex, haven't yet had the chance to check it out but your video made me even more impatient to plug into it LOL!
@dreamscuba
7 ай бұрын
Great video. I got a pre-order QC when they first came out. My prior experience with modelers was the ElevenRack, which I loved, but died after 11 years. I may have been disappointed in the early years with the QC, but I didn’t have funds to mess around trying different kit. So, I stuck with it. I love the UI and there are some great amp tones. I have found some fabulous paid captures that have opened this up so much. These have meant that I really dig this as my recording amp. I had been hoping that the archetype amps would get ported to the QC, but, I can live without that. NeuralDSP support has been stellar for me as well. It doesn’t have any good mic preamps. But I have downloaded some captures of some to try. I also found that I prefer editing on the unit rather than the desktop app. That’s just me. The UI is so good and I spend 12 hours a day on a computer for work. I love the QC. Just my journey. Paul - your QC looks a different colour, or is that just the lighting?
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
Hi Scuba, yes it’s a special edition.
@dreamscuba
7 ай бұрын
Nice!!@@TheStudioRats
@VäzPre
7 күн бұрын
Hello, please explain this: "It doesn’t have any good mic preamps". Thank you.
@MalcolmTuckerDirectorofCommuni
5 ай бұрын
Wow what a turn around. After all the years of people giving the QC crap, it now seems to be widely hailed as the best modelling/capture solution. I see so many musicians going back to it, especially the ones that were sceptical and/or disappointed in the beginning
@jonathankrieger9121
6 ай бұрын
Hi Paul! Do you still have the capture of your 20W Marshall that you did 2 years ago?
@ricksguitartv973
3 ай бұрын
I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to these things and this might be a silly question but I can't seem to find much information about it.. In a live setting, what do you actually plug these things into to get the best sound? Into the speakers so the vocals and guitar both coming out the same place or with a guitar cabinet? Cheers in advance 😊
@GearSafari
7 ай бұрын
Sounds great 👍🏻🎸
@aaronwalker5493
5 ай бұрын
if I don't use capture feature, is QC worth the money over Boss GX-100 ? if the sound quality and feel what matters most to me, is there a huge difference in sound quality?
@timothy5974
7 ай бұрын
You know? I would love it if you would profile my POD 2.0. 😝🤘I am lucky to have an original. 😝😝🤘🤘Have a great Day, Love the channel.
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
I’ve got a pod2
@timothy5974
7 ай бұрын
@@TheStudioRats😂🤘🤘
@gaaoliv94
6 ай бұрын
Hi Paul ! I have a question. I have tried recording my QC with USB as an audio interface, but it seems to me that it loses sound quality. How are you recording you QC? I hope you can read my comment. greetings!
@jamesryder9158
6 ай бұрын
Just get an FM 9 Turbo and be done with it
@deans.4705
2 ай бұрын
Lol. You can have my fm9
@metricdeep8856
3 ай бұрын
So you still need a good amp? Or will any amp work?
@TheStudioRats
3 ай бұрын
It’s designed to go direct, not into an amp
@Kaisermb1
4 ай бұрын
I love strats that survived an apocalyptic world event and were then sent back in time after being lost under the sea for a hundred years.....
@baldbassclef
7 ай бұрын
Neural is great.
@ITheFight
15 күн бұрын
Your amp sounds amazing but through the qc it sounds like it but squeak squeak squeak. The lead sounds as well squeak squeak squeak. I feel like as a qc user you have to come to terms with that. No hate, just observation.
@fantomas9240
7 ай бұрын
Happy to see the return of your (not so anymore) black Strat, love this one ! Thought you sold it :(
@DBroce
7 ай бұрын
Paul, you’re never going to convince me that you weren’t once a Metalhead.
@nekkon1989
7 ай бұрын
Most bedroom players would be better off with a couple of plugins. For live use, amps and pedals are better anyway
@MalcolmTuckerDirectorofCommuni
5 ай бұрын
Then you need a pedal switcher, and a good one like the RJM PBC10 that has dual outputs with ground isolation if you want to send your signal to multiple places like the PA AND a power amp + cab on stage. Quad cortex handles all of this and more
@thomaswhudson
11 күн бұрын
I know its a modeller and I own a Tonex but I am looking for something thats all in one with effects. Will this cover all the bases?
@DoctorMcFarlandStudios
7 ай бұрын
Coolest guitar ever :) Nice meeting you at NAMM.
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! You too!
@GRAFHC
7 ай бұрын
I love my QC, you name the modelling platform and I've owned it... sold everything once I got the QC in, its just that much better (to my ears).
@guitarcissist
6 ай бұрын
Just bought the packs and they sound phenomenal! Still waiting on the Matchless Independence 😉
@timmez1989
27 күн бұрын
Im gonna buy the captures. Can you tell me which can you use?
@saltstream
7 ай бұрын
Cheers Paul. Great vid! I'm shocked the QC doesn't have a Harmonic Tremelo in it's FX library. That's very strange.
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
I know, right?
@rbutt88
7 ай бұрын
I may be wrong, but I think if you use the "width" knob in the tremolo I definitely hear the warble of harmonic trem
@gabrielxgtr
7 ай бұрын
@@rbutt88exactly! You can “shape” your tremolo whatever you want by using the parameters
@bernie_smith
6 ай бұрын
Great stuff. I commented when you got your A N amp hoping that you would share some captures of the amp on your QC. You kindly replied confirming that unfortunately you no longer had a QC. Can't wait to get hold of your new captures. Thank you and also for your great channel.
@guitarplayer5932
2 ай бұрын
nothing….beats a tube amp and pedals, all this digital crap sucks
@matthewalexa2211
7 ай бұрын
He has changed his mind about a garbage product now that he is selling something for it 😂. Best thing I ever did was sell my Quad and get a fractal FM9. I worked on the Quad for 2 years and still wasn’t happy. I had one Saturday to get it running for a service on Sunday and the FM9 sounded incredible.
@Utube-g3g
5 ай бұрын
Not a garbage product.
@matthewalexa2211
5 ай бұрын
Try plugging into that Headphone output and turn it up a little bit. Listen to that cheap audio quality and crackle. If you can’t even plug headphones directly in than it is a garbage product.
@SSN70
2 ай бұрын
Very helpful, very impressed with the tone, looking to get a QC to replace my old Axe-Fx ll 🍻👊🏽🤘🏽
@ablachet
7 ай бұрын
What a beautiful strat yo got there
@3mstudiospalmdesert
2 ай бұрын
My QC is fundamental to my recording work. I can also confidently use it live but it has some competition for live work with my $300 Katana. Or my $4200 Matchless DC30. Life is good.
@alexhall6375
4 ай бұрын
I was an early QC adopter but I wasn’t wowed from a player’s perspective, and it didn’t represent value for money at that time. I ended up with a Boss GT1000, and latterly an Iridium plus pedals which I felt were more responsive for clean and edge of breakup tones. I still get tempted because I know QC has made improvements but I’d be hesitant to give it another go … as for Mr Rat’s second coming perhaps that’s more to do with marketing opportunities for QC captures.
@matskihlberg4762
3 ай бұрын
I just bought one. The best thing with good modellers is in my opinion good, consistent sound with total control of the volume. Tube amps might feel and sound a little better at their sweet spot, but they offer very poor volume control. All alternatives for volume control both sounds worse and gives less control. I have tried master volume, attenuators, power scaling (and other voltage related techniques), load boxes and speaker simulation and tons of distorsion and overdrive pedals. Power scaling is by far the best of them, but they all sound worse than good modellers.
@vinnyguerriero5150
7 ай бұрын
I need to somehow extract myself from all the "influencers" of gear and get back to playing....every 6 months (if not every 2 weeks) the discussion becomes how the thing that was the most awesome is now replaced by the next most awesome ("kinda") thing....all a bit nutty....
@Allann882
4 ай бұрын
unlike the Quadcortex I think the FM3 has been improved more in quality... About the aforementioned
@ali-om4uv
6 ай бұрын
I own one and to be honest live i prefer the fm3 of the other guitarist for many readons. Its just not fit for messy live usecases. The bootup alone suxx. Tones areg4eat tho. If only I would not have had to send it back twice already. For home use I think its probably one of the best packages.
@marinepilot5723
4 ай бұрын
To hell with the QC! Talk to me about that Strat!!! What kind of pickups?
@therealeleusis
6 ай бұрын
Quad cortex, neural DSP are currently at their apex, top of the tech, state of the art, number one with a gun. Little premature for a "still worth it" video title dont ya think?🙄
@JayTheLane
7 ай бұрын
Funny I'm on the low end of Amp Modellers. I have a Boss GX100 which is simple and just sounds awesome and is so easy to use.
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
Very nice!
@brianpark492
7 ай бұрын
Line 6...Kemper etc. Whatever you are using if you find your tone that's all that matters.🍻
@ericbresnick688
2 ай бұрын
Not sure if you want to edit this, but at 13:30 "Captures" is spelled wrong and it's kind of a key word :) Beautiful clean tones on the video though. . .
@chromebuoy
7 ай бұрын
Fantastic AMP SIMs, but this unit is stuck in an endless beta stage to be really considered Triple A. Lack of NAMM appearence is worrying too!
@MrHitthespot
7 ай бұрын
I’ve been a tube amp guy since I started playing rock 50 years ago. Tried Fractal, Helix and Headrush. Decided modeling wasn’t for me because I thought those units didn’t sound anywhere as good or real as a tube amp. Fast forward to a year and a half ago, I watched the reviews and decided to try again and get a Quad Cortex. Within a couple of days I was blown away. Sounds better than my gigging amps AND it has the feel of a real amp. I admittedly am a fan boy now and can’t imagine being without it.
@1970sman
6 ай бұрын
It's good and compact but my pedal board can do all this and better. Then use it with whatever you want.
@truthfactreality6814
7 ай бұрын
I recommend the KNK shield for qc
@alex_bux
6 ай бұрын
Great sounds...! what do we exactly hear? the sound through a daw? a miked amp? Do you have any advice on how you'd use this machine live? Hybrid? 4 cable? What amp? thanks a lot for your advices! A😄
@sunnibird
6 ай бұрын
If I stop on that no less than 4 switches are getting pressed. I prefer the 'scribble strips' on other units over the screen setup on QC. Updates are better but still not where they should be.
@MarkCoffin
5 ай бұрын
I love your channel. I'm glad you did a revisit. I've been revisiting buying a QC because, honestly, I can't stand the ToneX UI. It's so NOT user-friendly. I spend WAY too much time tweaking with that thing.
@AkosKovacs.Author.Musician
Ай бұрын
Mine's a first-generation Cortex from years ago. Reliable little thing it is.
@CoolPabloDeTodo
4 ай бұрын
and you bought a limited edition of QC to do a few profiles of your amps ? bit of snob
@Bibblebabbler
Күн бұрын
No not worth it. Digital sucks and soulless.
@MrVyrtuoso
7 ай бұрын
Don't think so, since as far as I can see it still hasn't been updated to allow for all parameters to be assigned to MIDI controllers for remote/automated variable modulation.
@jayloyrecords
15 күн бұрын
Is there ANY difference in this limited edition over the original? Or is it simply the outward appearance of black and gold?
@TheStudioRats
15 күн бұрын
It’s just a colour option
@jayloyrecords
15 күн бұрын
@@TheStudioRats Thanks!
@ちょっちょーす
7 ай бұрын
Do you Capture other amps? Would love to have Divided By13 You shared a free Capture with us earlier. I'd be happy to see a Capture of Divided By13 for sale.
@eoinodonnell
7 ай бұрын
Why put 2024 in the title if you're going to start from 1942?
@anonymous_friend
7 ай бұрын
Are you gating your mic? You can hear the mic noise cut in and out when you stop speaking. It might sound a little better if you just gate it during the play examples.
@franki68
7 ай бұрын
As someone who changed their amp at least once a year I can honestly say I bought one when they came out and haven’t looked at another amp or modeller since . Oh and toxic synth arguably the greatest preset on a modeller ?
@6MileHouse
3 ай бұрын
It still has a cheap style power supply. Just my opinion.
@r.llynch4124
2 ай бұрын
With the 3.0 update it's a winner, finally!!
@ralphieralph9176
5 ай бұрын
listened 5 seconds..AND YES IT`S WORTH IT
@josephprice6617
15 күн бұрын
What a lovely melodic touch you have
@Charvel4ever
6 ай бұрын
Nice playing. I’m looking at this and the fm9. I’m really not into tweaking sounds forever so want something with great presets that I can change a little if I want too. Thanks
@timbilichi
7 ай бұрын
They haven't changed the reverbs/effects etc. as far as I know. I wonder why the unit sounds better to you now ? New monitors? New audio interface?
@davidLPST
7 ай бұрын
Paul, is the TSR Cornell amp now forgotten? Seems not to be your favourite. Perhaps it’s a price issue as the Amplified Nation amps are twice the price but the TSR isn’t getting much playtime.
@lewischappell335
7 ай бұрын
Modelling units bore me to death tbh. I can see there use for recording/ demoing at home, but for live use I’d never bother. Having access to such a wide variety of sounds I acctually define counter productive
@randomguitarnote8887
7 ай бұрын
Hello, maybe a stupid question but im a complete noob when it comes to this kind of equipment. Do you plug this into a cab for the sound to come out or any speaker would do? Thanks in advance.
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
No problem at all, It’s designed to go either straight into a recording interface or into a PA for live. There is no powered out to go into a cab.
@danharding9136
7 ай бұрын
You can use an orange pedal baby if you want use a cab
@randomguitarnote8887
7 ай бұрын
@@TheStudioRats thanks for the reply, I guess I would need a computer with a recording software to go along with it then.
@randomguitarnote8887
7 ай бұрын
@@danharding9136 🧐
@Utube-g3g
7 ай бұрын
@@randomguitarnote8887I plug mine into the return fx of my amp and go right into a regular guitar cabinet.
@Turej87
Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video! Lot of people have started to compare the Quad Cortex to the new Ampero II Stage, do You think they are at the same level of sound/feel ?
@TheStudioRats
Ай бұрын
I’d have to compare them side by side. When we tested the AMPERO, I wasn’t a fan.
@Emanuelassies
7 ай бұрын
Is the volume control global (when using a mission or other expression pedal)? Or do we still have to program it every preset?
@swardmusic
6 ай бұрын
Why so wet? With EVERY modeller demo??
@jamesbondaygee
3 ай бұрын
Is that going through an amp? Or directly to interface?
@TheStudioRats
3 ай бұрын
An interface.
@daveroberts2914
5 ай бұрын
I'm blown away by that simple intro. Just goes to show how beautiful 3 chords (that's what I counted) and variations thereof, can sound.
@borntoworship777
4 ай бұрын
Love your captures. By far the best I have used and heard. I use the TSR Amp Nation ODR all the time. Thank you for making it.
@philippe-oliviertrottier9885
3 ай бұрын
What kind of speakers are you using?
@john_sandilau
7 ай бұрын
Can you demo the wonderland special too? I can't decide which one to buy. Thanks!
@Martinez_productions
6 ай бұрын
awesome video man, loved the toxic synth, are u able to share that ? I don't have it on mine thank you :)
@adam872
6 ай бұрын
It sounds pretty damn good to me. Modern modelling gear really is excellent.
@MattiasBok
6 ай бұрын
If I’m only needing something to replace my pedals and amplifiers - why is the cost difference of QC and the Helix Lite justified? Or is it not, considering my intentions? Thank you
@TheStudioRats
6 ай бұрын
Helix does not capture.
@MattiasBok
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reply. May I enquire, when capturing. The microphone is connected XLR to the QC and the QC is connected via 1/4 Jack straight into the Amplifiers Input? Regards
@Ivan_Ku.
5 ай бұрын
Quad cortex is good. But omg, this Fender is gorgeous and sound sooo good. Cheers!
@palguitars5751
3 ай бұрын
do u play thru an tube amp, or straight into the daw?
@TheStudioRats
3 ай бұрын
This was into an interface.
@GxBxN
7 ай бұрын
I nearly purchased a Quad Cortex, but preferred the wet FX on my Line 6 HF FX. I went for ToneX instead, and for me if was the perfect amp replacement solution. I felt the ToneX captures also seem more accurate and dynamic. Great tones nonetheless, and no doubt the QC gets incredible tones too.
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@shaharbar
7 ай бұрын
Some blurring happening when the camera is on your face Paul, autofocus out-of-whack... QQ, do you see the AxeFX III making it back into your rotation in the future?
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
Yeah deffo, I’m just waiting for the FX4
@evetsiksatu
7 ай бұрын
Another high quality paint job from Fender....
@highpraise-highcritic
6 ай бұрын
@moreadventuresplz what a high quality opinion comment trashing someone's taste ... just go away is the feeling people have towards folks like you.
@lolatu8255
4 ай бұрын
I've got a squier strat that I bought new in 1984 and it still has every bit of paint on it. It's scratched and dented but still shiny. Maybe his is relic'd ?
@yoshatabi
3 ай бұрын
Bro who cares. At least it's different compared to all the other basic solid colored paint jobs
@metricdeep8856
3 ай бұрын
I would have guessed Ford…
@nikolosbojakli6795
Ай бұрын
You can tell it's a custom shop that's been relic'd
@stephengoh4270
7 ай бұрын
Hi Paul, just wondering, how does the Quad cortex feel under the fingers compared to the Boss GTCore? Care to shed some light, would be awesome if you could comment on the feel of the tonex too!
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
It’s feels good, not sure it’s as responsive as how the boss feels but it’s very close. Weird that Boss have managed to perfect that.
@debrincatj
2 ай бұрын
It is now! Plugins in QC FTW!
@glennc100
6 ай бұрын
I usually don't like heavily relic'ed strats but yours is so gnarled up, it kinda works
@halstonhilburn
7 ай бұрын
Still a line 6 helix user but want to try out the QC. Being able to buy worship tutorial pre made packs and know every sunday will have amazing sounds made by people who create packs for a living makes life easier. Had a boss GT1000 first and there just wasnt anything like that available at the time. I feel like the helix offer so much. Software and hardware. Love the built in volume pedal for huge ambient swells. Is the QC a upgrade?
@HueYing
6 ай бұрын
I am personally intensely biased towards the QC. I love everything about it. However, from an objective viewpoint, I think line 6 gear is just as good. QC does some stuff better, Line 6 does some stuff better, Fractal does some better too. It all depends on the individual player. No one modeler is objectively an upgrade to another, but if there's something the quad cortex does that you want get it, LoL
@attilabalaton981
2 ай бұрын
I’d love to know what pickups are you using. They sound so sparkly but without harsness, they almost have kind of a “soft” high end. Are they maybe something with AlNiCo III magnets?
@TheStudioRats
2 ай бұрын
They are ancho Pablano pickups
@attilabalaton981
2 ай бұрын
@@TheStudioRats Thank you for your response. Just checked them out. Their demo is quite uninspiring on the webpage. But I think I know who could make a much better one for them... :)
@stevenlobo2828
4 ай бұрын
You’ve inspired me to give this a go, great tones and playing. Cheers
@nicksandy
7 ай бұрын
What pickups are in this strat?
@Utube-g3g
7 ай бұрын
Ancho Pablano pick ups. Sorry Paul I answered for you.
@nicksandy
7 ай бұрын
@@Utube-g3g thank you!
@JamTagg
7 ай бұрын
Happy QC owner here so nice job on the video. Awesome sounds and captures! What I really want to know though is all the details about that brilliant sounding Strat! Have you done a video on this guitar? Pickups? (Lollar perhaps?!?!) Wiring style?
@Utube-g3g
7 ай бұрын
Ancho Pablano strat.
@miket2728
7 ай бұрын
I’ve bought neural plugins over the years with hope they could be on the QC. Now I seldomly use the plugins and have switched to using amps and load boxes.
@radosawpendziaek7503
5 ай бұрын
Recent update made possible using plugins on QC.
@davidramos4317
7 ай бұрын
They should make a smaller unit, less foot switches but same horsepower
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
Yes agreed
@MrTupeloFlash
7 ай бұрын
Is that the Ltd Edition Gold Sparkle Model ?
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
It is.
@jakubrog7836
7 ай бұрын
Hey Paul, great review. What do you think about headruah prime there’s will be a test on the channel :)?
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
I haven’t used on I’m afraid, but it’s massive.
@stephonwilliams8890
7 ай бұрын
Any chance you'll be bringing these to kemper soon?
@TheStudioRats
7 ай бұрын
I’d have to get yet another Kemper but possibly yes
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