In a recent Sweetwater customer review, Steve Mangan from Little Rock, AR, describes his experience with AmpliTube TONEX Pedal on the night a tornado came to town.
Steve and his bandmates survived unharmed, but they did lose some precious guitars and most of their gear. Remarkably, his new TONEX Pedal came out with only cosmetic damage, its rugged construction being put to a test we never imagined!
Here's a summary and a link to the full review below:
Sky view of the venue
This is absolutely worth the price, and not too tough to set up with your favorite sounds. Highly recommended.
"The presets sound fantastic. There are remarkably accurate models of every amp I can imagine, and they are easy to add to any of the 150 preset locations on the pedal using free software and a USB cable.
"I started with a 36-song set list that my band was scheduled to play on March 31, 2023. I went song by song and picked an amp sound that totally fit the song, and in many cases, I had one sound for verses, another for choruses, and a third for guitar solos.
"We were scheduled to play a 3-hour gig for a dance club that evening. But instead, just when we were set to sound check, emergency sirens went off and the building took a direct hit from an EF3 tornado.
"The building was destroyed, and my two guitars shattered (I lost a super nice Taylor 615ce and a Gibson ES 335 plus other stuff). The roof collapsed on us, and by nothing short of a miracle we escaped unharmed. Our equipment was not so fortunate. Everything was thrown around the room and we had to dig stuff out under piles of debris.
Finally, on the next day, I plugged the TONEX Pedal in just to see what would happen.
I fully expected it to be fried. I thought to myself, "At least I backed it up so I can restore all my favorite sounds when I get a replacement."
Instead, I plugged it in and connected it to my PA and it plays perfectly. I'm so stoked!
Read the full review on Sweetwater HERE.
IK is sending Steve a new TONEX Pedal for his trouble and in case he ever needs a backup!
TONEX Pedal lets you store and play your AI Machine Modeling Tone Models live on stage. Choose from thousands of the world's most sought-after amps, cabs, and pedals – or your own gear, modeled in minutes – then gig with them right at your feet. You've never experienced this level of authenticity and realism in a pedal before.
From rare one-of-a-kind vintage amps to modern rigs, TONEX Pedal makes it affordable to own the most sought-after gear in the world.
TONEX Pedal
$/€399.99