Great to hear the various amps without so much gain/overdrive all over. Very nice demo showing sounds available and played with style.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, really appreciate the feedback!
@plaidretinas8 ай бұрын
It’s actually a perfect 2 channel solution. When you dial in your EQ on say the green channel and set it, you can then switch over to red and set that channel, the pedal stores the last setting of each channel. It will only change if you make the change, then it stores that setting.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for that info, you're totally right, I failed to test that function and mention that, and didn't figure that out until later
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
I added a subtitle correcting my statement around the eq settings and storing them. Thanks for the feedback.
@dougfishback31168 ай бұрын
With the tasty drive tones and 2-channel setup, I'm wondering if I'll even need a drive pedal. A tuner, compressor, and the IR-2 could be enough.
@redcomn8 ай бұрын
@@dougfishback3116well i still need a drive pedal, Boss od3 is detrimental to my core sound. Plus my fuzz is kinda brittle and harsh without it.
@gigaha8 ай бұрын
@@dougfishback3116 You can certainly dial in a ton of gain / distortion without needing an extra pedal. Depends on what you like, of course. I still put a fuzz in front of mine.
@allenlocke19358 ай бұрын
I just got The Lion, but as soon I saw this I placed my order. This will come in handy at some point. No doubt in my my mind. I have a collection of some fine tube amps and this will still a have a use for me somewhere along the line. It's a boss pedal! It's just gonna work!
@PedalPoopers8 ай бұрын
It can't touch the Lion in any way, shape or form but it looks like the IR-2 will be a fun toy!
@scramblesthedeathdealer8 ай бұрын
@@PedalPoopersI don't know what the Lion is, but this IR-2 should be a game changer for my recording and practice setup.
@tanguydelooz28817 ай бұрын
How do they compare ? What if you had to choose between the Lion and the IR-2 ? Thanks for your insight !! (I recently got the Simplifier MKII)
@clintwhite30215 ай бұрын
@@tanguydelooz2881 Not satisfied with the MK2?
@NEONNOONE2 ай бұрын
FINALLY! A great review where great player don’t try to play metal on IR-2. Thank goodness. Amazing job! Love both content and playing.
@neilmorrisonofficial2 ай бұрын
@@NEONNOONE thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement. Thanks for watching
@v-gc72578 ай бұрын
This would be a great mini practice amp with headphones. Saving up for Christmas. Great demo
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, totally! it's cool because you can have all your pedals hooked up and play with your sound just through the headphones.
@joellebrodeur10157 ай бұрын
The beauty is if you don't like the stock IRs, you can load new ones. That's what I'm doing with mine. I've already heard from a few who have this pedal and did that. Went from "meh" to "yeah!🙌".
@garyatkins44798 ай бұрын
Just bought one .. seems like a cool pedal to have so far ..
@djparsons73638 ай бұрын
I'm going to use this pedal on my Steel Guitar, just ordered one!
@SoloSi20248 ай бұрын
Sounds great. A simple cab on/ off switch would sell it to me even more. Guess I could easily store one with and one without to easily call up depending on the situation. Nice to be able to achieve an overdriven twin sound at any volume!
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@7171jay8 ай бұрын
Kind of a strange signal path you have there to demo this pedal. I wouldn't think many people would go: Guitar- IR-2 -powered PA - 4x12 cab. On stage I think most would be going to the PA and then to a full range speaker system (monitors and mains) not just to guitar speakers. Alternatively going: guitar - IR-2 - effects return of a guitar amp and turning off the cab sim (I'm assuming the pedal does that) would be a way to get very different "amp" sounds out of an actual amp and is something a few people do with these kinds of amp sim pedals. The other major use I would imagine people would choose to do would be direct recording IR-2 to a recording interface DI input. As to your speaking on the video, a separate mic for that with a switch to turn it off when you are playing would be the best way to get both your speaking and the guitar sound proper. You are audible but it doesn't exactly sound pro the way you are currently doing it.
@bradatherton93698 ай бұрын
I came in here for his opinion, not yours. I'm pretty sure most people in here, same story. Freedom of speech for you to get on his case over a free F'ing video, freedom of speech for others to tell you what's on their mind, too. Cheer asahat.
@sytharnia17178 ай бұрын
When mine arrives I will be going into a power amp into a guitar cab
@adrianmcgrath19848 ай бұрын
It’s a salient point. I stopped the video when I saw it. There is no real value to demonstrating a modeller into a guitar cab. Cabs all have their own characteristics, which is precisely why the pedal has Cab IRs. If you are going to achieve cab simulation, you have to have a cab that has no 'colour' of its own, it’s a waste of time. @@bradatherton9369
@ernestomartinez52967 ай бұрын
What about feed back? I rely a lot on it
@adrianmcgrath19847 ай бұрын
you should be more able to get feedback from a monitor, its facing you and aimed up at the guitar, and its easier to step in and out of the "beam" from a monitor than a guitar amp @@ernestomartinez5296
@carpediem44136 ай бұрын
Wish it had: aux in, midi, more extensive ambiance, two outs with ability to send one to front to house, ability to use two stereo IR's.
@neilmorrisonofficial6 ай бұрын
That would be cool, thanks for watching
@MarshallorFender7 ай бұрын
I want this to be better then my tonex but note sure it is… I guess I won’t know until I try it. Nice job using a real cab in the video. I sometimes find it hard to hear the pedals when folks go straight into their audio interface and I can’t hear the speaker room sound.
@TempleOfTheMartyrs8 ай бұрын
WE'VE USED IT ON OUR LAST RELEASE, SOUNDS AMAZING
@joellebrodeur10157 ай бұрын
Cool.
@Idontlikethisever5 ай бұрын
I love the way the Tele is aged. Looks awesome
@neilmorrisonofficial5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Appreciate that, it's a MJT body
@Gibson1976uk4 ай бұрын
I have one! wasn't sure at first but I have found I have grown quick to like it more and more! you just need to set it up work with your set up! once you have that sorted! its all very good
@LIKEFUNK8 ай бұрын
That's only a bit of what it can be tweaked to using a Tele, you need to get your microphone level set with your demo of the pedal, you are inaudible volume wise in several places during your Tele demo here.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, I'm still working through how to do that with trying to record the uitar tones at a good volume where the tone and touch feel right, but then having the mic pick up my voice. I'll keep trying to get better at that and thanks for watching
@elipapapsanchez98568 ай бұрын
Waiting on mine to arrive the second week of January
@bleepbooster4 ай бұрын
Great review Neil. Thanks from Tim in London UK.🙏
@neilmorrisonofficial4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@MRxr4008 ай бұрын
sounds great to me. nice playing too. i use a two channel amp, and this suits my desires and needs.
@MRxr4008 ай бұрын
by the way, the crunch and brit setting sounds great to me. i'd be tempted to use as my main tone and roll off guitar volume for clean like a single channel amp.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and appreciate the compliments! It’s really a great pedal and you could totally use it as a two channel
@cliffdykes11718 ай бұрын
That is some great playing!
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching, and really appreciate the compliments!
@istvanbarany577 ай бұрын
Cool video and pedal. Enjoyed your playing as well! What would be a cheap way to play live in small venue w/o a PA system. To play it through the tube amp I have seems like would defeat its purpose - would overprint the output with the amp’s response. Cheers!
@joellebrodeur10157 ай бұрын
Not totally. With the IR-2, you can turn off the cab or adjust the cab to match the cab you're running it into. I have this pedal and hadn't taken it out to rehearsal yet, but got the Fender FR12 to run it through at the space.
@christopherkennedy8735 ай бұрын
Nice playing - thanks for the straight through demo - what are your feelings about this a few months in?
@neilmorrisonofficial5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, I've actually really grown to love the pedal, I used it yesterday the tone sounds great plugged directly into a PA, and I feel the touch sensitivity has become more comfortable. I highly recommend the pedal
@christopherkennedy8735 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial got one on the way - sounds like a pretty inspiring pedal! 🤘♥️💥
@dreamdancer82128 ай бұрын
Many thanks for your work and your great review. Just one thing makes me wonder - reviewing an Amp/Cab simulator and then putting it through a Guitar cabinet to "get a more realistic guitar tone"- isn´t that a bit contradicting the purpose of your review. I mean this thing is meant to simulate an amp and a cabinet. I would have liked to hear the pure sound this thing can make on its own - did you feel it had to be sent through a guitar cabinet to sound good?
@fullcirclesound64988 ай бұрын
You can turn the cab section off, then run the IR 2 into say a Powerstage 200 with a 12” Cannabis Rex speaker cab. This gives you an amp power section with EQ control and the IR 2 provides pre amp EQ and amp tones Makes a great live rig. Then turn on the IR section, plug into your interface or USB into your computer and you have a great sound for recording.
@jimmyfrombrooklyn85507 ай бұрын
Great demo, lots of food for thought
@dumalucky8 ай бұрын
Yep I think he got it wrong with the EQ, the pedal saves the settings on red or green. You only get two options when playing even though you have many to choose from.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I should have dove into that a bit more before posting, I did make a note during that section clarifying that it does save EQ's
@stratjed8 ай бұрын
Katana in a Boss pedal format. Even runs on a 9v battery. Perfection Boss.
@bradatherton93698 ай бұрын
160 mA current draw. Yes, it 'works' with a 9v battery, but will eat through them quickly. Kind of an emergency feature. But on that note, USB-to-9v converters are becoming commonly available, so you can use a USB battery bank and size it according to your needs.
@Makabaru5 ай бұрын
Hi Neil, thanks for your video from Italy! Finally lots of nice clean sounds and really nice playing. I'm considering purchasing the Boss Ir2 and since I would like to keep my Dv Mark C112 speaker (very light) I was thinking of a pedal power amp (e.g. Harley Benton GPA 100). Alternatively, considering a cabinet change, an FRFR, but I don't know which one. Since we have very similar musical tastes and sounds and I also play blues, soul, R'n'B, swing, etc. In your opinion, which of the two could be the most suitable solution? A thousand thanks!
@neilmorrisonofficial5 ай бұрын
I think either situation would work great. I'd just keep the cab you have :)
@dtmateo8 ай бұрын
That telecaster sounds FANTASTIC. It sounds like a tele no matter which amp you use. What’s the secret?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, I agree it's a magical tele! I took a risk and bought it off of ebay for $900. It's an MJT parts tele with fender custom shop pickups, it's just got that mojo!
@StratTones8 ай бұрын
Wow! Sounds incredible
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I agree
@andrew69786 ай бұрын
Quite funny you start playing Desire on the Vox setting.
@jbbeaudry8 ай бұрын
Thanks Neil. Some questions : if you are using the Amp/cab simulation and send the signal back to your cab, that’s basically two cabs in one. How does the pedal sound through monitors ? Is there a possibility to have solely the power amp simulation with IRs, without preamp, so you can run your preamp based rig through the pedal and into front or interface ? That would be the use for me and I find those complete amp simulations a bit underwhelming.
@therewasascene7 ай бұрын
Technically should not being double cabbing but dang it sounds good. Especially that neck pu on the tweed. If it sounds good it is good, right? 😃 Just like I’ve heard that those boss/fender pedals in the past sounded great through PAs even though they didn’t have balanced outs or IRs
@JB2024-gx2kp5 ай бұрын
Excellent demo! Quick question for you can you use this pedal with a power ramp into a cabinet?
@neilmorrisonofficial5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, I think you probably could. In the video I actually plugged it into a PA system and out of the PA to a guitar cabinet. the 4x12 behind me in the vid
@Smart-Alex7 ай бұрын
Sounds great, man. Do you recommend pairing it with a tube amp or another speaker, like a FRFR?
@joellebrodeur10157 ай бұрын
I suggest the Fender FR10 or FR12. I have the FR12 and it's ridiculously simple. It's literally plug and play.
@Smart-Alex6 ай бұрын
@@joellebrodeur1015yeah I think I’m going to go that way
@HaggisnNeeps4 ай бұрын
Thanks for a very honest an Brill review
@neilmorrisonofficial4 ай бұрын
appreciate you listening!
@slawsonscot8 ай бұрын
Great video - thanks! Just curious if you've tried an acoustic (or acoustasonic) through the clean setting for church? I was using an ME-90 with my Acoustasonic which was ok, but I've gone back to my Katana for Sunday mornings because it just lacked something. Merry Christmas!
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, I didn't even think to try an acoustic through the clean setting, but It could work- I think some other acoustic pedals would sound better though and give you more options. I use the Zoom AC-2 and I like it a lot for acoustic
@dananthony62588 ай бұрын
I thought the pedal remembers the eq setting you had on prior to switch it ? I thought I heard someone say that. That tele sound sick through it for sure.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
You're right, it does - I was anxious to do a review that I jumped the gun and didn't look into that, and then another viewer let me know - I did make a correction adding text in the video mentioning that. So please disregard my thoughts on EQ :) It's super cool
@zippy618 ай бұрын
Great playing! Was that an Andy Timmons lick you did in there?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I appreciate the compliments, I don't listen to too much Andy Timmons, but maybe great minds think alike? haha I know Andy rips!
@evallejo87357 ай бұрын
So when u go from pa to amp,are going into fx return or into amp input. Also i guess the line from pa to amp is both amp and cab sim from the boss ir2 pedal. Geat video and playing.
@neilmorrisonofficial7 ай бұрын
I just went to amp input, i have my delays and reverbs through the effects loop. For the video I just went from the amp pedal into a channel on the pa, and then speaker out of pa into the 4x12 cab behind me in the video. Thanks for watching.
@Shredsofeden5 ай бұрын
Can you put this pedal in front of a clean fender amp.With the Cab simulators off!
@FerdnandFreeholi8 ай бұрын
I'mpicking one of these up. I've got a ton of boost pedals but this one seems pretty versatile. I agree that how did you split your signal so you could go into the IR stereo?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
I just plugged the IR mono into a PA system and from the PA out to the 4x12 cab behind me. It was a mono setup
@dandeg14384 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial So you played an amp and cab sim pedal through an actual guitar cabinet? Isn't that doubling up on speaker sims?
@toddclarke15808 ай бұрын
Did i Miss what you are running it through ? Powered Speakers ? Di to interface ? And fortunately its not a shared eq.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I just plugged it into a cheap PA system and then out of the pa to the 4x12 bigger cab behind me.
@user-xj5dj5lp3y5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the honest video. Won't be buying one of these. Other KZbin channels recorde them with all this u beaut gear. Good video
@casarole45-music6 ай бұрын
Great vid, what settings were you playing at the intro or was that a tube amp?
@neilmorrisonofficial6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, that was the pedal on the intro, in fact that whole video is the pedal itself. I was on the Tweed setting, in fact at 5:29 on the video, that will show you the exact setting I used for the intro
@casarole45-music6 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial nice it sounded great, I find though my perception and ear changes when I know what it’s coming from, so without knowing I was thinking, is that a tube amp?
@empiriko17 ай бұрын
The BOSS ir2 is conectec to frfr or pa?? Suena genial
@SuperGrandpierre8 ай бұрын
Hi How do go from your PA to your seaker cab ? Interested in that... 🤘
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
I went from one of the speaker output's out of the pa and straight into my cab with a speaker cable, I'm sure the OHM rating was off but I was so low volume and playing for a short while, it didn't seem to mind
@braddinsmore26965 ай бұрын
Well done demo
@yliu40938 ай бұрын
Thanks, for home playing, what are the options for output except headphone? Thanks
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Just a 1/4 out and head phone jacks are the outputs
@summersendband3 ай бұрын
Great playing
@DizzyKrissi8 ай бұрын
Hey - did you use the Boss exclusively on your intro-track?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Yeah the intro is exclusively the IR-2 pedal. It was just the tweed setting, which to me, is my favorite setting on the whole pedal. Most realistic soudnign and feeling and takes my pedals well.
@DizzyKrissi8 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial : wow-sounds really nice. Does it work as an USB-interface to record directly into my DAW?
@Izya__8 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial wooow, i think this really amp 😮
@scramblesthedeathdealer8 ай бұрын
Darn, just found out I'm not getting this pedal til early january and my Boss BP-1w won't be arriving until April. Oh well, got my spot in line. 🤷♂️
@joellebrodeur10158 ай бұрын
I just went through this today. I thought Kraft Music's reverb listing was in stock (never said presale). Nope, I inquired and they also said backordered until APRIL. I did quick Google search and found one Boss IR-2 in stock at an audio/visual shop. Asked if it was indeed, for real, in stock. I snagged the last one. It shipped and arrives Tues. Keep searching random retailers you wouldn't think of trying. The audio/visual/camera shops carry a limited amount of pedals, so keep stalking those smaller retailers. You will score one long before April.
@scramblesthedeathdealer8 ай бұрын
@joellebrodeur1015 Well, I can wait for the IR-2 until early January, that's coming right up, it's the April for the BP-1w that gets to me. If I find one in stock before then, I may grab it and cancel my current order.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Bummer, hopefully it will come soon enough!
@scramblesthedeathdealer8 ай бұрын
@neilmorrisonworld Yeah, at least it's not like the TB-2w Tone Bender, they made like 3,000 units, and if you didn't grab one in time for $349, people are selling them for $800+ now. 😪
@scramblesthedeathdealer8 ай бұрын
Well, nevermind. My BP-1W just shipped (as well as a dual footswitch for the IR-2). Just waiting on the IR-2, I can hold out another week or two... 😂
@GuitarTeleMan8 ай бұрын
I've heard many demos of this pedal, and I prefer the sounds you are getting. What pickups are in that guitar? Your sound has that girth and snarl of a vintage telecaster. Thanks
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, they are DiMarzio Twang Kings
@markbenson29868 ай бұрын
Great sound! What pickups are in that Telecaster?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks, DiMarzio Twang Kings
@udertyrat2 ай бұрын
Nice job.
@neilmorrisonofficial2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment
@JediMasterRick28 ай бұрын
I’m getting me one. Just curious. What pedal were you using for the Eric Johnson stuff you were playing? It sounded good.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
It’s a hermida distortion pedal.
@lr94216 ай бұрын
I have a question, this can work putting it directly to a Fender Champion 40 input since it does not have send/return? Thank you!
@whatever_shaker6 ай бұрын
send/return!
@joachimlindback8 ай бұрын
Great stuff. What guitar and pickups is that?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
It’s an MJT Tele with a fender custom shop bridge and a DiMarzio twang king neck. Thanks for watching
@oscarm41547 ай бұрын
Does it sound just as bad as the Katana stuff? Hard to judge on you tube. My guess is that the software is probably a Katana without effects and a speaker
@ivanpop65656 ай бұрын
Hi Neil. Very very nice playing and review indeed, thank you. Would have been nice if you elaborated a little on incorporting this into a normal board, ie using it as just another effects pedal rather than an amp/cab simulator. I've had it for a short while and so far have only used it into my amp, which is a solid state pedal platform with rather flat response, albeit it is a bass amp (D-class Warwick Gnome 300W into a Warwick Gnome 10" bass bin, loud and punchy AF). I found that the IR-2 sounds better as is, with the cab simulators on, just as the Boss ME-80 does, for example. It is just another option of sound, with the cabs on or off. I guess all that will depend on the typoe of amplifier it goes into. To come back to my question, I am considering playing the IR with all my other pedals, including 2 or three drives and distortions, choruses, reverbs, delays, wah, Whammy DT etc.. How would you link all that for use into an amplifier? I play mainly double humbucker guitars. Best regards! Ivan
@neilmorrisonofficial6 ай бұрын
Hi @ivanpop6565, thanks for the feedback. I actually finally just had some giggin experience with the pedal, and honestly say I was impressed. Did a full private party gig and a worship set at church and the pedal sounds legit through a PA system, it accepted my pedals wonderfully, and having the effects loop for delays and verbs was awesome. I really enjoyed the pedal and the touch and feel was great. It's definitely gorwing on me and I would recommend this pedal to anyone!
@bearlyawake8 ай бұрын
You have this going via the P.A to your 4x12 to get “more realistic guitar tones”. Are the cab models turned off ? Are the pedals in front of the IR-2 or in the loop ?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, I’ve got reverb, delay and trem in the effects loop and the boost and drive pedals in the front.
@bearlyawake8 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial sounds good in the room. Do you have the cab models turned off or on since you’re going through the quad ?
@frankphvrvon31538 ай бұрын
Hey ! Did you put the drive/booster in the loop or in front of the pedal?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
The drive and booster is in the front. Reverb, trem, delays through the effects loop. Thanks for watching
@gobartie63048 ай бұрын
I've heard different demo of Boss IR-2 and Amp simulations sounded terrible, more gainy Amps sounded nearly same as old Roland Boss GT-6 multi effect that I used 10 years ago, so uninspiring not like real amps at all. I feel like trick of these pedals are all postprocess effects added after main pedal.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I hear you - I found that the tweed setting for me was the only one I liked and would use. I'm not a high gain player, but I wasn't a fan of those amp mods, something was missing. But, for a couple hundred bucks and small gig settings where you need little to no stage volume, I think it can work.
@gobartie63048 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial I'm currently looking for some decent Amp Sim that would let me pick good clean tone and high gain drive like 5150 but can't find anything that would fit that criteria. Hype around IR-2 was so huge that my hopes were also high, especially that all competitors gear moved to next level but amp simulations of this pedal reminds old boss or zoom multieffects. It's trendy to go ampless nowadays but I can tell that trend will go away soon IMO.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
@@gobartie6304 me too! nothing beats a real amp!
@slidersson5 ай бұрын
maybe we could here the output from the pedal and not what you hear in the room?????
@Johnny-oy9fh8 ай бұрын
Who needs tubes eh
@kimmolingonheimo8 ай бұрын
My ZOOM G2 has a very nutral Twin 65 mod....!!!
@teejay25568 ай бұрын
Sounds like any other amp tbh
@joellebrodeur10158 ай бұрын
That's the idea, I guess. It's compact enough to not drag a heavy tube amp.
@elipapapsanchez98568 ай бұрын
Wait, what are we reviewing again?…got lost in your chops. 🔥..come play at my church
@djganton8 ай бұрын
I don't know if you were going for an "in the room" sound, but the audio was horrible both on your voice and the guitar. It didn't do much to showcase the pedal. Great playing, though!
@gibson26238 ай бұрын
That is a ridiculous question, ffs.
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
Haha, I agree
@gibson26238 ай бұрын
@@neilmorrisonofficial LoL :)
@charlesdufrene62448 ай бұрын
So recording direct to a DAW while using only headphones would not be very realistic non good sounding?
@neilmorrisonofficial8 ай бұрын
I think it would sound great, I just haven't tried it yet