The NUX is very much like the real amp. The controls are interactive so just moving one knob will not just change the parameter of what it is labelled as but will affect the entire voicing. It takes a bit of time dialing in the perfect sound but once done it sounds much more like the real amp. I own a Plexi and being a single channel I set just shy of breakup for my clean sound then get my dirt from OD's and Fuzz pedals. The problem with the Wampler is it uses the Tumnus Klon circuit to fatten the sound but that creates unnatural sounding mids. The idea was to give it the resonant thump of a 4x12 cab. The idea is all very clever but it is like passing off a cheap vinyl jacket as a high end leather one. The Wampler Plexi Drive Deluxe is a totally different circuit and is much, much better take on a Marshall. The Mini merely shares the name not the topography. The only thing wrong with the NUX is guys that listen with their eyes not their ears. In short it says NUX , it sells cheap so it can not be any good. I have had 4 Plexi's over the years. I laugh when guys judge a pedal Plexi pedal by not having enough gain. A real Plexi amp can only put out a nice but by today's standards mild Crunch. Those old records that guys judge them by had a Germanium Fuzz stacked on a Rangemaster and both the pedals and amp dimed on all those tracks. I am 75 and was literally was there in the 70's playing the same London West end clubs. In fact my first Plexi was a mint 50 watt model 1987 that Ron Wood put me onto that was being sold on consignment in the Selmar store. He needed one at a session so the studio could not find a rental on that day so they bought one, lol. They did not want to keep it and since it was technically used they asked the store to sell it for them as a favor. I paid about $300 for it. No I do not have it :-) In those days I was in Tallis an up and coming Prog band. Guys that made the big time came to the clubs they started in to see the new bands and they treated the new guys as peers, not fans. When I met Ron we just talked gear not our bands. I had a rented Superlead that was too loud and he put me onto the 50 watt as he new new bands have no money. Ron had his own band where he played lead guitar and he sounded like Clapton on the Beano LP. The band was always meant for fun to enjoy the club scene and if he recorded it he would be pushed into doing the big colosseum gigs which ruined the fun. Needless to say he did not need the money. It was a whole different time. Tallis had line up's at every gig. In the really early days bands like Supertramp played just down the street and their manger came to see us as he wanted to know why we out drew them, lol. In fact the music press gave us the nic name as the 'Virtuosos'. We were definitely a good band but it was all about writing a complex single tune and rehearsing it every day for at least 8 hours until weeks later we nailed it. The average guitar player is capable but lazy. You have to bust your butt. In other words I can not walk on your stage and blow away anybody. But on my tunes I can scare the sh@t out of you. Two of the hot pedals at the clubs around that time were the the EH Ram's Head and the Colorsound Jumbo Tonebender. The new EH Big Muff Rams Head at only $100.00 USD is frighteningly close to the original. Big Knob Pedals Colour Jumbo is equally dead on is a total steal at $130.00 USD. Sorry about the rant, lol, I have a bad tendency to digress in 3 directions at one time :-)
@toutou6308
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the rant?Please.Yours is the best KZitem comment of all time.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Paul, that is such a cool background story. Don't ever feel bad for sharing that kind of stuff with us. I love reading your posts. We often forget that people who were gigging in the 60's, 70's and 80's had a very different experience as musicians. Everything was loud because the mixing consoles and P.A. systems weren't what they are today. The audience was also very different and so was the culture. The tools that were available at the time were necessary for the type of environment that musicians were used too. We also forget that distortion was a rather novel thing back then too, were as it is a standard thing now. Since distorting one's amp was not so easily done, people modded their amps, guitars and pedals to achieve new levels of gain. Tony Iommi had his pickups wound hotter and used a Treble Booster to achieve higher levels of gain. Now? You can buy anything you want and reach insane levels of gain. Are there any recordings of your band? I'd love to hear that.
@Paul_Lenard_Ewing
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheToneLounge I was once away for about 4 weeks in 2005 and when I got home some serious break and enter thieves came to my home with a moving van and emptied my place. All my recordings incluncluding the masters were taken. Worse still Fenders guitars from the 50's and 60's. I was insured but new is not vintage. The true history of distortion is that in 1950's acoustic Blues players came to Chicago for work. They played small over crowed clubs and could not be heard. they bought the small and as you can imagine dirt cheap amps. Even then anything less than dimed was barely loud enough and fully cranked they were nothing but muddy dirt. Full chords turned to mush but the sustain and power chords happened thru practicality. String vibrato was discovered to replace open slide/bottle neck guitar. Clapton on the Beano LP based his sound on these records and he even cloned Freddy King's string vibrato, bending and tone. Freddy was a big part of the Chicago scene. Clapton became huge and put blues techniques and tone on the map. Better still he changed the Rock tone from Beach Boys Surf clean to what morphed into Metal. In the mid 60's I went to Chicago at least once every 8 weeks to buy these records as they had zero real distribution beyond Chicago. Hendrix was well aware of all this and had a big collection of Chicago Blues records. I was young but slipped into the clubs and met all the great Blues players. Back then I had a black faced Super Reverb, a Bassmen and later a Twin. I switch to Marshall in London when I moved there.
@PedalPoopers
2 жыл бұрын
The Nux doesn't play or sound anything like the actual amp. It also doesn't have the "feel" or dynamics of the amp... The amp doesn't have a fixed eq when you get past a certain level of gain, nor does it have knobs that have little affect.
@search895
2 жыл бұрын
Great comment. Thanks for sharing all that.
@Spaceman8.1x
2 жыл бұрын
IMO the NUX had the crunch where Wampler sounded more like a boost. I preferred the sound of the NUX, but that's me. 😉
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome John. Nothing wrong with liking the NUX. We can't all like the same things, right?!
@Spaceman8.1x
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheToneLounge You did a great job showcasing both pedals. I love both brands but sometimes the less expensive pedal just sounds better to me. Thank you for helping us make wise decisions when purchasing :)
@rb343
3 ай бұрын
Good vid! Pick my plexi crunch up tomorrow. Great for 70's rock!
@TheToneLounge
3 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear you're picking up the plexi crunch tomorrow, it's gonna be epic for your rock sessions!
@chrisday5341
2 жыл бұрын
The NUX stuff ain't bad! I had the Steel Singer drive for a bit and it sounded great! The gain on tap for the Plexi crunch is solid! Great demo of both man!
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! The Plexi Crunch definitely has more gain on tap. It's neither good or bad, just something to consider.
@PedalPoopers
2 жыл бұрын
It sounds horrible.... Like a Boss DS1
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
@@PedalPoopersI don't think it sounds horrible, it may sound like it has less useable gain compared to the Wampler though.
@tonehound671
2 жыл бұрын
Nux sounds more like a hot rodded jcm 800. Wampler more plexi “like” Both cool.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! The NUX is more high gain. The Wampler is more of a classic sound.
@kirabarsmith9353
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, the NUX had a much more limited range on the gain sweep. Sounds great for a full blown distortion though.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I found the Plexi Crunch to start with a bit too much distortion. It's not a bad thing but it feels like there are less tonal options on tap.
@indiedavecomix3882
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a super noob just starting out on guitar. I'm running a 30 year old pawn shop fender amp and Ibanez guitar and just picked up this Nu X as my first distortion pedal. I'm liking what I'm getting out of it, even if my playing is still in the early stages. A lot of fun to mess around with.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
It's a pedal that might stick with you for a while, until you develop your own tastes. You may try other pedals in the future and either stick with this one, or find one that is more your style. We've all been there. :)
@indiedavecomix3882
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheToneLounge I'm sure I'll be getting the delays and loopers and fuzzes eventually. I can geek out with the best of them. 🤣
@jerryverser2391
2 жыл бұрын
Just noticed I wasn't subscribed...my bad! Thanks for the good stuff!
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Dude! That's awesome. Thanks for subscribing. I hope you enjoy the new content coming your way. Got a fun one coming tomorrow.
@michaelogden5093
2 жыл бұрын
There's a certain satisfaction to cobbling together obscure, less expensive do-dads that cause cork sniffers to grudgingly hand out left-handed compliments.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
I like showcasing what each pedal can do. I do my best not to lean one way or the other, or influence people's tastes. I try and let the pedals shine and do what they do. It's up to the viewer to determine if the price difference is worth it.
@thomaslthomas1506
2 жыл бұрын
My rig is %100 nux right now. And I’m a session musician. It’s good stuff.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
That's cool. Which pedals do you have?
@michaelogden5093
2 жыл бұрын
@@thomaslthomas1506 Ha ha... you just pulled the rug from under an entire generation (or two) of guitarists. Has anyone seen my security blanket!
@thomaslthomas1506
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheToneLounge an mg-30 and a sculptor compressor. Am thinking about the plexi or the amp academy. I kinda need a couple of quick options. When the clock is running.😎
@chojinkid
2 жыл бұрын
I'm having great results with the NUX + AC15/30, I've recently been hired for some substitutions in an Iron Maiden tribute and works very well for that kind of gain coupled with my TS808, I don't own a Marshall but Plexicrunch + Vox does the job for some Marshall mid+high gain metal it seems.
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to hear that. The Plexicrunch does have a fair amount of gain on tap, making it great for those 80's crunch tones.
@caseylm100
8 ай бұрын
The wampler is nicer but it should be for almost triple the price. Nux is decent, kinda has a fuzz vibe
@TheToneLounge
8 ай бұрын
The NUX has a very limited gain range.
@joelghuggins
9 ай бұрын
Nux has no low gain crunch, according to the demo comparison. This is frustrating when running thru a dirty amp or clean amp. I have had three great Marshall plexi amps. Wampler sounds way more authentic to me. On all settings
@TheToneLounge
9 ай бұрын
The Wampler, imho, is the better pedal.
@caseylm100
8 ай бұрын
@@TheToneLoungeI like how u respond to everyone
@TheToneLounge
8 ай бұрын
@@caseylm100 thank you for noticing.
@gupster24
3 ай бұрын
Use a volume pedal and lower the gain that way
@metalguitarfailarmy5213
6 ай бұрын
I have TWO Nux Plexi"s why? BECAUSE IT'S THE GREATEST MARSHALL IN A BOX EVER MADE!!! I sent the Wampler back, because it was "anemic" sounding. What a disappointment....I run the pedal, into a 7 band EQ, then into my Marshall SL-X's 50 watt power amp, then into a 4x12. It sounds like my Marshall preamp, but thicker.
@TheToneLounge
6 ай бұрын
There is a pedal for every taste imaginable. I'm glad that you found your sound with the Plexi Crunch. You get to save money without compromising on tone.
@kokoslay4218
2 жыл бұрын
I like nux.. Marshall in a box🤑 nice for money💸
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, for the price point you can't go wrong.
@Savior.Greenmount
11 ай бұрын
With which of these two pedals do I get the Hendrix sound more?
@TheToneLounge
11 ай бұрын
The Wampler, in my opinion.
@Savior.Greenmount
11 ай бұрын
@@TheToneLounge OK thank you
@warren4838
3 ай бұрын
Are they both versatile?
@TheToneLounge
3 ай бұрын
Only the Plexi-Drive mini
@PedalPoopers
2 жыл бұрын
The Nux sounds terrible, like a Boss DS1, nothing was clear and the controls seem to do nothing. It also doesn't feel or clean up like a real amp. Wampler won by a large margin
@TheToneLounge
2 жыл бұрын
The Wampler Plexi-Drive Mini is an excellent pedal. I've compared it to may other MIAB at this point, and it always stands tall and proud.
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