I'm letting go of the Quad Cortex......here's why

[@belligerentamateur]

Don't miss your chance to win this Quad Cortex loaded up with aome Belligerent Amateur goodiez! kingsumo.com/g/vtrkzj/belligerent-amateur-quad-cortex-giveaway

[@basandi4017]

What pickups do you have on this guitar? Seymour Duncan Infinity?

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

The gear brought me here. Expressions like poopoo buttnuggets is the reason I come back time and time again

[@MaxFreist]

😁👍🏻

[@smeemusic]

Facts

[@AdventJustice]

I appreciate Kyle telling me it’s ok to go take a dump at opportune moments, as well.

[@TheOtherJohnBrowne]

@@AdventJustice Really? I thought it was a dirty trick, dude. I was just about to squat down and BOOM! back he was! ... wasn't even ready to wipe yet

[@AdventJustice]

@@TheOtherJohnBrowne I originally thought the same but he said it, I was like - “wait, I DO need to do-do.” So I hit pause.

[@chrismartin6418]

QC is hands down my favorite piece of gear. Worth every penny and getting better all the time.

[@mustuddd]

Trying to make toast with a kemper hits me in the feels

[@lowtonezf104]

My question is. When Sweetwater sends you demos, do you still get candy too. The public needs to know!

[@joshilton616]

The people need answers!

[@muleblues71]

Did the kemper thing for a couple years. Spent more time buying and adjusting profiles. Went back to tube amp. Maybe this one will bring me back?

[@SunshineHB]

It will! I never bonded with the Kemper and was always looking for “that” profile. Everything on the QC rips and you can actually tweak the amps. I love this thing.

[@Imfreehowaboutu]

I love the QC. Sometimes I create patches without a guitar plugged in just to see how it will sound. I’ve created some of the best tones I’ve ever had in less than five minutes using this technique with only minimal tweaking after I plug in. Easiest UI, most flexible signal chain, great preset/capture sharing, more than enough routing options and amazing tones. I never thought I’d retire my axe fx but it’s been sitting in a closet since I picked up the QC. Edit: I’m a rack guy so my QC sits on a rack shelf and I use an airstep with a widi master to control it wirelessly. I highly recommend this setup for any midi controllable gear.

[@EricBadderMusic]

Thanks for all you do Kyle! This is very cool!

[@TonyColonMusic]

Thanks!

[@jonj33]

Clickbait?! The phrase "I'm letting go..." implies you are giving up on the QC and getting rid of it. But I didn't hear a word of disparagement.

[@gangrenebob7281]

Totally agree with this imply statement. Clickbait lies. I was interested in hearing why this tuber was proceeding to not use it anymore.

[@Len_M.]

AKA Someone bought me and I get to pump their gadget.

[@pino_7428]

Love my Tube amps but I use the Cortex live 95% of the time. Sounds great and consistent, is the only modeler that sounds great and is super easy to use. No tips, no tricks!! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@vonclod123]

One thing about this that intrigues me, is the ability to not have to crank an amp up, especially with apartment living

[@smeemusic]

It’s incredible how a single pedal can literally replace like 200 pounds of gear that I lug around.

[@alexanderhanksx]

but CAN It? 🤔 Just kidding, it is pretty cool. Not my cuppa tea, but it's crazy how far things have come in such a short period of time.

[@smeemusic]

@@alexanderhanksx for years I used digital modeling platforms to cut back on cost and bulk but it always left me wanting more. Not more effects or more tones. Just better quality. I eventually got away from the modeling platforms and got into pedals. Now I got this awesome pedalboard with all my dream pedals and it’s all controlled through my boss Es-8. I have midi messages being sent all over the place. Midi switching my amp as well. It’s all super cool. BUT Bottom line, it’s all just too much. It weighs a metric fuck ton. It’s bulky. I require a massive footprint. It is currently solid but I’m just waiting on one small thing to go wrong and shut me down at the worst possible moment. I need room for an Engl 412, a 100 watt evh el34 head, a massive pedal board and at least 2 guitars just to setup. I have to have several long runs of cables with backups at all times. I also have a tote that must come with me with all my backup cables and tools. Just to setup to play a show I need at least 15-20 things to go right and none of them to go wrong. OR ELSE! If I were using something like the quad cortex, I could show up with a backpack and a couple guitars to any gig or even band practice and achieve the exact same goal. I mean, I could easily fit a quad cortex and something like 10 extra cables in a backpack and still have room for my lunchable and coke haha. Oh and I guess guitar picks too. Might need those.

[@justletmepostthis276]

Most people don't consider the application of use for their Quad Cortex IMO. I use Scene mode for recording as it has the most flexibility within the preset. I didn't find Preset mode to be useful (I don't use it, but I heard there is latency between switching presets), but Stomp mode I would use live so I can on/off certain operations of block chains of a Preset. I also put my Cortex Presets in order of amp release history for easier reference.

[@brrblack497]

As a looper person I'm forced to use a multi-fx unit, never really happy with the heavier amp tones.

[@SuperCMO79]

It's my practice rig and amazing at doing that. HAs me improving and learning a bunch. Overall a great time. So is my Bogner Uberschall Ultra ;)

[@riffer-t]

Nice video. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

[@theicelandicfamily]

Did I miss the reason why you are letting it go and not using it anymore?

[@leemills1783]

Now there's finally a desktop editor, I went out and got one. Definitely be keeping it.

[@fjk1138]

Great demo. The part where you were trying to put the toast into the Kemper was hilarious!

[@dutchyfresh1]

You buy a quality tube amp it’ll be dope forever. You buy a modeler and it’s cool until the new one comes out. That being said, playing out with a tube amp is completely unnecessary.

[@adriancole9681]

Idk man I’m still loving my helix. My buddy has one of the og Vettas that Meshuggah used to use and it still rips too. This does feel true for axe fx though.

[@JohnB-im3eu]

Not really no. Modelers are very cool and remain cool. It's just down to the individual whether or not they want to jump on the next thing because you could say the same for amps.

[@MariaBrkcAbsence]

Can you capture a tube amp over 100 watts?

[@albert30300]

Thanks for the chance Kyle and Sweetwater

[@CryptToneMusic]

Modelling is impressive and very useful but if I got a single channel tube amp, maybe a tube screamer and a tuner and I'm good

[@Mumumumykul]

i bought a torpedo captor for my first loadbox and it sounded so bad i put it back in its box after 5 minutes of using it (aka realizing i wasnt crazy, it wasnt any of my connections or settings, and that the problem was in fact that the unit sounded like s#%t). i got a Fryette PS-2 Power Station and havent looked back. it STILL does color your tone, but your tone can be worked into one you love at any volume and, if youre like me and have a small 25 watt amp, at higher volumes your tone will sound even BETTER & punchier because of the 6L6 tubes the module has. so if youre reading this wondering if you should get a Torpedo Captor, *Do Not.* get a Fryette Power Station or, if you want a cheaper alternative, the Rivera Rockcrusher looks great as well - i almost went with that one and 100% would have if the PS-2 didnt exist.

[@Johnsormani]

Quad cortex is a dream of a user interface compared to a Kemper so I see your point . Kemper has many more parameters that you can set up and then things even change after an update. You need an IT degree to manage all of that. Nonetheless I m happy with my Kemper since more than 9 years now

[@guitartoneSA]

Lots of gigging guitarists swapping their QC for a Kemper Stage because it sounds and operates better live.

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

Digital Modeling Amps = Back up amps if I likely don't have a tube on hand to replace an expired tube or my amp needs to be looked at. I have a G20 Revv tube amp & a Boss Katana MKII they can both be connected to the internet for additional features, SO NOT HAPPENING! The Boss Katana MKII sounds great but it's the occasionally played back up. I play at home, my playing live days are behind me.

[@Clinthopanonymous]

You know a man's getting scientific when they bust out bread.

[@peteglase]

Great work here Kyle! Downloading your captures now....Melt faces or bust!!

[@blakeoms]

Damn that's one hell of a Giveaway, thanks to Kyle and sweetwater for making it happen.

[@justletmepostthis276]

@5:12 Good safety tip! Nice.

[@brpadington]

I'm sticking with my Kemper and tube amp combo.

[@elninobrown]

Hey Kyle, you didn’t upload the captures to the Cortex Cloud yet?

[@Clinthopanonymous]

Soooo who won?

[@assassin1872]

I'm holding out for this one, I'd love a QC

[@doctoribanez]

I have a pod go and have hardly used it for the same reason. I quit using it for awhile and now forgot how to work it lol. I did make 2 patches lol

[@taylormesa]

Great video, thanks! Love the QC!

[@donray8914]

did the winner get picked already?

[@Metaldad87]

I remember when I had the original pocket POD from line 6, the red bean looking one but a small version. It sounded like ass. Modelers have gotten exponentially better since then, guessing from memory the POD was around 2006.

[@Witchkicker]

It was first introduced in 1998, can you imagine! We've come a long way in 26 years...

[@jkay6361]

Another quality video!

[@scottpeters4401]

I will always prefer a real tube amp…but,my gigging days are behind me,and I live in an apartment,so cranking my amps,and mic’ing cabs just isn’t an option for me…So I have adapted…I use load boxes,and studio monitors…I went thru all the modelers,and settled on the Fractal,but I must admit,I prefer my amp into a load box into the Fractal for FX and IR’s,as it just sounds better than any of the amp models..I haven’t tried the QC since the updates,but it is very simple to use…

[@timm3376]

Great demo. I like how you were able to easily capture IRs. I don't own one. But it sounds good.

[@Tomekkplk]

Any chance of reviewing an Alexi Laiho ESP? On top of the pickup being an EMG passive (not normal to metal heads), the EQ boost is wild

[@LouCondon-j1v]

Have you played with any of the AXE-FX products like the AXE-III & the FM9? A friend of mine in the church band is currently using a Quad Cortex. I've got several heads and a Kemper Powered rack unit but the new stuff looks interesting.

[@jeffreyschroder8004]

Old and belligerent, about using these type of devices; maybe it's time. Thanks for the opportunity, Kyle and Sweetwater 👍😎🤘

[@RiloRox]

the coloration that the loadbox gives is actually quite pleasant honestly

[@sixstringoverdrive6837]

Not quite ready to move to QC from Kemper, needs a bit more time. Still too many units failing and freezing on tour. Another treat or two and it’ll probably be gig ready.

[@GillRigged]

The link is page not found. Edit: works now 🤘

[@mechanicjamz]

I'll stick with my fractal fx3 soon to get the vp4

[@craigharrison5406]

Trying to make toast with the Kemper had me dying🤣

[@Samuraijake93]

Awesome video Kyle! It's nice to see someone actually capture and compare amps. I've been doing to get a quad cortex and check it out for myself

[@ceniam12]

Love your content Kyle but I have to say... Didn't like the clickbait. I don't mean to criticize though, just giving you feedback from the subscriber side in that matter!

[@MiguelGuitars]

Awesome vid and I had preordered one but backed out. I regretted that once the price went up 😅

[@belligerentamateur]

Price went back down! They're 1699 at Sweetwater right now

[@MiguelGuitars]

@@belligerentamateur Thanks 🤘🏻

[@Tripple-L432]

I have a studio board with a Line 6 stomp on it and I use it in the studio for recording But I can bypass the amp and IR and jus use the effects straight to my amps, Its killer for studio recording ,But I can use it live. I mainly use it for effects and use my amps,Just another toolin the Box Bro,It`s funny how we hear with our eyes sometimes.lol Thanks for the video.

[@ralphieralph9176]

what is your alternative?

[@derekwoods8199]

Awesome vid! So many of the QC vids cover the things far beyond us “simpler” metal/thrash guys needs and application.

[@monkeyfinger7949]

I might be misunderstanding what you said but, you had an insert video that said that your direct box adds lows and highs which is why the quad cortex has a little more high end than the actual amp (which I actually picked up in the KZbin playback). But later you explain that the amp and the quad cortex are going through the same direct box - the amp is going to the DAW through the direct box, and the amp is going to the quad cortex through the direct box. If that's the case, then the same signal is going from head to DAW, and from head to quad cortex. Am I right that this does not explain the difference in quad cortex EQ? I ask this because that has always been my beef with models. There is always that 'transistor sizzle' on the top end that, if you are an experienced amp user, you can definitely hear an unpleasant sizzle that is not present/rolled off on a tube amp.

[@LouCondon-j1v]

Have you tried to do any captures or just played through the Kemper or the Fractal Axe-Fx III unit?

[@guitarlife6190]

How does the kemper di do capturing with the quad cortex?

[@belligerentamateur]

It's just a DI box made by Kemper. It works like any other di box

[@Canadianwheelchairguitar]

As a guitar player I want the sound & feel of an amp, not a useless tablet as an amp. There's a reason I don't own an amp simulator, cell phone, tablet, laptop, etc. If they break you get to spend more money on a new one or trade it in & redo your presets. For me it's an expensive paper weight.

[@AristoEgaOfficial]

as a metalhead i'm so fckn curious to try quad cortex . anw nice video man, been subscribred for years . keep it up!

[@mheberling5939]

“THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL”!

[@chazharrison9760]

YEah i just got the Valeton gp-200 and to hell with all the expinsive shit. The Valeton sounds amazing and under 300$ And i use several tub amps and solid states. But i run the Valeton thru the return of the tube amp's effects loop and it sounds amazing. I can't see paying that much for the quad and then all the patches costing 100$ and up. I am good. You can keep all that because honestly in a head to head in a mix....i bet noone would ever tell the gap in the 2. And if someone says they can i beg to see it proven in a blind shootout. Where you don't know what one is being played.

[@lekkerblankastudio]

it has not… tubes

[@belligerentamateur]

Astute

[@ericsimon-michel4928]

Awesome video (and very funny too !)

[@steveo4253]

Great piece of gear to add to your collection !

[@Sea_Jay]

"It's like I'm touching a nipple" Lol

[@ignadrs]

i actually like the QC more than the amps, i've watched HOURS of amps vs QC. the slight high-mids push that the QC has on the captures just cuts through everything lol

[@redkurn]

dude i've been debating trying to get one of these, but couldn't afford it. i'd be stoked to win it and get your captures.

[@chronicnarnia]

Which version of the Bogner UU is that?

[@blackjack-dq1ze]

Hi! please give me a link to your account in the neural dsp quad cortex I want to download this cast from you

[@jasonjohnson4170]

It's a little fishy to me that the way one would compare the reference with the cortex is a function on the actual cortex? Really? How would one know for sure that whether or not it is switching anything? I would switch to compare a different way. Don't use the cortex to switch for comparison.

[@vincentrandles8105]

Man oh man, what a choice giveaway! My Thanks to Kyle Bull and Sweetwater for tuning it up for me!🤘⚡️

[@126wfer]

I might thing that the sound of a capture was not be so accurate, but you change my mind even if the D.I colors the sound... it sound amazing

[@Jason_Barum]

I almost didn't watch this because I thought it was a bash video

[@poopoo-qz7sw]

Happy holidays kyle

[@chrispodesta8105]

Stopping 1 minute and I seconds in to comment OH MY GOD THERE'S SO MANY OF US LIKE THIS YOU ARE SPEAKING MY MIND

[@LifeHawkeye]

I want a quad cortex!

[@jcalzada74]

That was the fastes dump i ever take😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brunovanhoose6854]

Coming here aftet the 3.0 release with AI doing all the captures now to eliminate the human error.

[@hadeseye2297]

I never heard a good digital distortion effect. Be it tiny od tweak, or metal monster. It all sounds trash with that digital gravel always being hearable.

[@brandonadams3546]

This would be awesome to win. Just recently lost my mom to cancer on her birthday. So had to sell all my gear for memorial stuff. Fingers crossed 😊

[@jasonsanderlin7167]

Sorry to hear! My dad has cancer. It’s a tough road for sure.

[@dbombaable]

❤🙏🙏

[@mattlaws1]

Just still sounds like a transistor amp, like the old GK. It's close, but valve still has something going on that's different in that midrange. There's like a silkiness between the grains of sound that transistor just can emulate (yet).

[@WarrenBey]

Dang I was super busy at work and got behind on my Yt. Looks like I missed it. I've been wanting a quad cortex for a minute. Just can't pull the trigger on the price tag and have to settle for my HX Stomp.

[@mickcolton914]

Just my luck. Excited to try and win a quad cortex but the link is a 404 page not found error :/

[@GillRigged]

Try it again

[@jerryhatrick5860]

The rock man is still the first.Modeler. Anx one of the best. It's on so so many albums and was based on a marshall that kept breaking down.

[@Eddyvnhln5150]

It’s got a new OS CorOS3.0.0

[@JMorg2116]

My email is loaded with junk because of these type giveaways but I keep entering anyway.

[@belligerentamateur]

You know you can unsubscribe from that junk right? Lol

[@JMorg2116]

@@belligerentamateur yes. love the channel! Any plans to get the Astro? They’re dumb for not sending you one.

[@kennyjohnson6362]

I've been wanting too try the Quad Cortex out I have a Kemper but would like too see how it compares to the Quad Cortex

[@Wond3rland___]

Workflow is insane. Sound is phenomenal too. Takes no time to get a phenomenal rig running.

[@cizmar1972]

It's insane how close it is, even with the 2 Notes. I really want to hear it with multiple amps blended. I do this in my DAW with .vst plug-ins.

[@Earth-Worm-Tim]

Man that is so awesome you gave away a QC and I love Sweetwater as well. Once you get this thing figured out dude PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE create some tutorials for this damn thing. I want to capture plugins with this thing, but I've just never been motivated enough to figure out how to learn a DAW, audio interface software, and modeler to get this done. I love my UAD Apollo x4, my QC, and Studio One isn't Logic, but it's okay. I can't for the life of me figure out how to capture a damn plugin lol.

[@ralphieralph9176]

or was it because you´re loosing hair?

[@TheFatApache]

Kemper is still the best thing I have spent money on in the guitar world. It all just takes finding the right profiles for the gear you have.

[@Gee-no]

Man I'd love one of those but ..$$$$. lol.

[@jakedibiase7404]

Yeah Kemper is godly. You have to spend the time to really learn how to use it though. A lot of people don’t understand all the different output eq’s etc.

[@Gee-no]

@@jakedibiase7404 sounds like me. lol. I need something simple but badass. Is there anything like that? Like I said I have some iPad sims that are great (I don't really use a desktop/laptop even tho I have a laptop, just not powerful enough). It would be great to have a standalone amp sim modeler. I do like my Spark amp tho. I hated at first til I learned to use the app. Now I get get everything from Djenty, metalcore, to Chevelle like dual rectifier tones.

[@marcoalexanderwinthermikke9132]

Oh damn, i thought i had until the end of today. But of course its in another timezone and i live in Denmark... 😞

[@WesSlauson]

I literally laughed out loud from the toast thing. Well played Sir

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

Bro the bread 😂😂😂😂😂😂you killed me made my day….❤❤❤❤😂😂😂I’m still laughing seeing one of my friend , I remembered getting mad as hell on programming is digital toaster oven guitar axe amp 😢

[@bend1499]

This was kind of funny to watch when you have about $25,000 worth of amp heads behind you. That's why people buy the QC, not all of us can afford all these different amps or have the space for them.

[@paulmcgill777]

🎼Awesome review, and thank you for this amazing opportunity to win. A friend has one, and love the power & flexibility. 🎵

[@mattsikes919]

Ya know, I was really torn between a Kemper and the Quad Cortex until I saw this video. Quad all the way. Looks easy enough that even I couldn't screw it up. Sounds badass! Great video Kyle.

[@Infoulnessyeshallknowthem]

I have a completely different experience with Toiletwater guitars