Is the Hotone PULZE the Ultimate Practice Amp?

[@LuděkKolenatý]

It's always a joyful experience to watch your amazingly rendered presentations Jay!

[@jayguitar]

Thanks man! Thats very kind of you and glad you enjoyed it! Have an awesome day!

[@EamonBJWyse]

Nice to hear a full mix of Amps/effects etc. Great playing, as ever.

[@jayguitar]

Thanks Eamon! Appreciated as always bro! I wanted to show what it could do. Its so cool to play! Have an awesome day man!

[@ecklesiastes]

Thanks Jay for this very complete and detailed review to the amp!

[@jayguitar]

You're welcome. A pleasure to show this amp off 😊 Its been so awesome to play. Have an amazing day.

[@electrikjam7661]

I have a Blackstar ID amp, and it has the 3D sound too. It is VERY cool, but it is getting old. I might have to grab one of these for my "couch amp" when I am chilling out. Great video, man. Edit: DAMN! The acoustic models sound pretty solid too. I might be sold. I will definitely use your Aff link if I buy it. Cheers!

[@jayguitar]

Very cool. I haven’t played an ID. I’ve heard lots of folks praising them though. It a great amp for a living room or something like that. Doubles up well as a music player too! The amp tones are great and so so many effects available. Anyways, have an awesome day man!

[@TheElwinC]

The fact that u held the amp the whole time is verification that it really is indeed very light... or u are very strong

[@jayguitar]

Its not too heavy - 8.9lbs/4kg - arms were aching a little by the end of the talking part of the video! lol! Have a great day.

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

Right now i am so glad i held off on buying my Pratice rig! I was about to pull the trigger on a Hotone ampero Mini for at home practice with Headphones BUT after hearing and seeing this amp I FOUND what i wanted!!!!🤘🤘 Just wish it also had a 90 second looper but that is NOT a deal breaker here!

[@jayguitar]

It’s so cool man! Very addictive to play! I’m definitely loving it. Have an awesome day!

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

@@jayguitar Yeah there is No doubt i am getting one ASAP! It is exactly what i wanted. Love the stereo speakers. I had a Yamaha TH10 amp but it did not sound like this amp!

[@jayguitar]

I have the THRII also - this has replaced it. the stereo spread is so so so much wider and it has so many more options 😊

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

@@jayguitar That is great to hear! 👍

[@xferns]

Great video Jay.Well explained about the new product.

[@jayguitar]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it man! Have an awesome day!

[@JeffWagner-i5w]

Looks like your feeling better also great playing

[@jayguitar]

Getting there Jeff - almost over it. Thankfully this video was done a few weeks before I got sick 😊 Have a great day man!

[@kukeskei]

Great review as always ! :) love the playing :)

[@stephenmoore8715]

Thank you so much always a pleasure to see new videos of yours I am already wanting this amp but I'm living in my van not sure I can make it work

[@paulbecker9157]

im sold im getting one to accompany my blackstars and tone labs

[@jayguitar]

Very cool. Enjoy the PULZE when you get it 😊 🤘 🙏 Have an awesome day.

[@jordiumethar4963]

It is definitely a good toy!! 😜😜😜. I seriously see that it has a wide range of possibilities!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jayguitar]

So much more then a toy this one 😊 it’s so addictive to play! Have an awesome day Jordi!

[@siena9594]

Top notch videao and playing as always Jay... I'm holding out for the stage 2.. which looks like it could be killer.. I assume you'll be doing videos on that fella when it releases soon(ish)

[@jayguitar]

Thanks man! I very much appreciate it 😊 Yeah the Stage is AWESOME! I will be doing a video of that unit too - waiting for arrival in the near future 😊 🤘 🙏 Have an amazing day!

[@miguellauandos1902]

Thanks for the great review. Can I connect it to external cabinets/speakers? Thank you

[@jayguitar]

Hey dude, no just internal speakers - there are no jacks for external speakers. Have an awesome day!

[@BoyAditya]

I'm waiting for that new hotone live stage(?) ... I've seen and heard the teaser of your preset on their channel

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

I think i read december release

[@jayguitar]

Hey dude, I’m looking forward to that unit too! it’s preys cool. It’s a few weeks away from release as far as I know. Have an awesome day.

[@JTB--]

Cool amp. Is there an app that works with the Pulze on MAC/PC and phones and tablets?

[@jayguitar]

There is an app for mobile and tablet and a desktop updater (I think there will be an editor desktop app too). Hope that helps. Have an awesome day!

[@JTB--]

@@jayguitar Thanks for the info Jay. Great playing man

[@jayguitar]

You’re welcome. Thanks man!

[@TheOC-xb8vg]

Great playing! One thing I don’t understand is why they would release an amp with no looper (and not battery powered?) in to this hugely competitive section of the market. Especially as it uses the brains of the Ampero, which has a looper built in. For me no looper is a deal breaker as these desktop amps don’t have the headroom to take an external looper, and no FX loop either 😢

[@Atmusic148]

Exactly, no battery powered is a big no for me. Although the amp looks good I’m very disappointed of the limited features they offer.

[@Chip_57]

Yup no looper or fx loop is a big omission. Sad because it sounds ok

[@littlespaceman]

Yes, the lack of looper / FX loop means it doesn't really do much that my Yamaha THR doesn't do, which is nearly 3 years old now...@@Chip_57

[@littlespaceman]

As per my reply below, it doesn't really offer anything beyond the Yamaha THR Mk 2, and they've been around 3-4 years now...@@Atmusic148

[@jayguitar]

Sounds so much better then my THR 2 though. Many more effects and tone options which I have found to be a huge bonus. I have actually retired my THR 2 after hearing this amp. The stereo spread is much bigger, the tones are crisper. The looper would be impractical on this amp as there is no foot switch, so operating would be tricky whilst playing. Battery yes that would have been a bonus but not a deal breaker for me. Have an awesome day!

[@he11bent6]

Thing is cool. What song are you playing during the Plexi demo??

[@jayguitar]

Yeah definitely. Its a really cool amp 😊 All the music is my own stuff - that riff is something I'm working on for a song. Have a great day.

[@zikkicharade]

Please make a lesson for rain by lynch mob like you used to❤️🙏

[@jayguitar]

I don’t do Lynch lessons on my channel any longer dude 🙏🏽 You’re more then welcome to check out my private lessons if you wanna learn the song - www.brightonguitarguru.com - Have an awesome day!

[@renmad0078]

It looks very nice but what happen when we want ti conect a looper with our guitar ? It will be all the sound which will take all the effect after ?

[@jayguitar]

No idea dude - I rarely use loopers. I would think so though because if you're guitar goes to the looper then the looper to the PLUZE - then yes playback it would trigger whichever sound you have selected on the Pulze. Have an awesome day!

[@renmad0078]

Sorry it's not good like this you will have all the effect also with the looper but if we only want for the solo it's impossible. Thanks for the anwser i have find that the nux mightyspace have a looper built i think i will enquire more in this one. Have a nice day 👍

[@elijahbenton7071]

How did you make the lights purple?

[@pbosche]

Damn! More stuff I don’t need. I already have a Yamaha THR 30 II AND a Spark though I have thought about selling the Spark…maybe it’s time!

[@maraleks]

Is modelling algorithm in Pulze based on first generation Ampero or second (taken fron Ampero 2 Stomp)?

[@jayguitar]

From what I can tell its somewhere in the middle - so a little bit of Ampero I and a little of Ampero II combined 😊 What I do know is that it sounds amazing. Hope that helps. Have a great day.

[@gazzaduce3424]

Has anyone tried importing IRs onto this and if so is it a big improvement on the stock cabs?

[@jayguitar]

Hey dude, yes, its one of the first things I did because I have a signtaure IR pack. Stock cabs and IRs do sound good as well. Have an awesome day!

[@dancurtis461]

so it looks there is no ability to change patches with a footswitch? i was looking at the yamaha thr and it seems to have the same limitation. I haven't seen a side by side but it seems the sound is far superior on the pulze. Still wondering about changing patches tho

[@jayguitar]

Hey Dan, the Pulze can be connected up to a bluetooth footswitch like the Hotone Ampero Control and the patches switched in that way. Hope that helps. Have an awesome day!

[@dancurtis461]

@@jayguitar thanks for the answer! i think im gonna pull the trigger on this one. can't find a shootout between pulze and yamaha thr, but as far as I can tell, pulze wins the tone war hands down

[@jayguitar]

@@dancurtis461 You're welcome. I did the same - my THRII sits in a corner of the studio looking very sad, but I love the Pulze! 😊 🙏 Enjoy and have an awesome day.

[@szveszs]

Did you can say something about this and Yamaha Thr10? I think you did after so many years tested the Yamaha or not? Thanks.

[@jayguitar]

I did - I have retired my THRII since receiving the PULZE. I prefer the sound of the Pulze, plus its more versatile with tones and effects. Have an awesome day.

[@szveszs]

I have the THR MK1 still, and it's better than the THRII ... But, with you info I can imagine, seems good for real this one. Sadly they still didn't make anything that can load .nam files.@@jayguitar

[@AkimboVermon]

Can you use scenes on this?

[@jayguitar]

Hey dude, no scenes on the PULZE, just on the Ampero II Stage. Have an awesome day!

[@AkimboVermon]

@@jayguitar cool 👌

[@chad6326]

Jay... at 12:29. Is there any reason why your clean tone is almost non-existent ??? It's almost like all I can hear is the acoustics of the strings

[@jayguitar]

I guess it’s a good thing that it sounds like you can only hear strings because that is an acoustic guitar impulse response in the amp (there is a graphic on the screen at that point which says ‘acoustic tone’) 😊🙏🏽🤟🏽 Mission accomplished by Hotone. Have an awesome day.

[@chad6326]

@jayguitar I wasn't trying to sound rude, I was just wondering if the audio was off in the section or something lol Great playing, as always 👏

[@jayguitar]

I know, I read it as a good comment/observation as it confirmed that the acoustic tone does indeed sound like an acoustic 😊🙏🏽🤟🏽

[@timothyhoffman3470]

Me again... You promote it nicely^ My friend! I want one or two~ of them!! I am an open note fretted note master! Of my own music that I improvise, with only~! I never know what is coming it just comes out of me! That has me playing a whole different way of doing it! All my own~ So I can't wait to get one! I LOVE HER, HARD CORE WARM & HEAVY COMPRESSED SOUND! IT IS BIG! It is what I have been waiting for my whole life! I think I will make her my wife~! I love her!

[@truthfactreality6814]

Great but needs built in battery

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

Looks like this amp will be around $450 usd?

[@jayguitar]

Currently it’s $420 usd through the Hotone website so it should be around that when in stores. Have an awesome day.

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

@@jayguitar From what i heard on this demo it is worth every penny!

[@jayguitar]

I would have to say a resounding yes to that one! 😃

[@JTB--]

I ordered one the day it came out from Hotone. Ordered with Hotone so there wouldn't be any sales tax for US residents.

[@JTB--]

I ordered a Pulze Eclipse on the day it came out directly from Hotone. $419.99 US. No Tax and Free Shipping. I try and order directly with Chinese companies to avoid the sales tax. I do this with Hifiman headphones too. You save a lot on the Tax

[@dachenqian1194]

is it better than yamaha？

[@jayguitar]

In my opinion yes - I still have my THRII but I use the PULZE rather then the THR since it arrived. Have an awesome day!

[@thawthaw03]

Thr30 or this ?​@@jayguitar

[@jayguitar]

@@thawthaw03 Good Q! This week it is the Yamaha - I fell in love with it again 😊 PULZE is still very cool though.

[@thawthaw03]

@@jayguitar did you do review on 30 yet?

[@jayguitar]

@@thawthaw03 no I didn’t get around it to when I got it. I have a track somewhere on my channel that I did with it though - cover of Red Dragon Cartel Havana.

[@timothyhoffman3470]

Why do people keep calling it a practice amp when you can do everything with it! Is it just to sell it to beginners!~? I am past practice I plan on using in ways no one is using it yet! It will not be the only thing plugged in and cranking out! When I get it~!!!

[@jayguitar]

Hey dude, great Q - practice amp as its not really loud enough to hang with a band situation. It does get loud but it won't really stand up to a drummer. Its excellent for studio/practicing purposes though which is what I use it for 😊 Have an awesome day!

[@timothyhoffman3470]

@@jayguitar Cool I would use it to do recordings inline & video cam I have. I have no one to play live for & no band either.. I would mix it with other sound systems in a blend-! I do recordings to sound like a band with multiple guitar parts & different recording approaches that no one is doing yet but myself-¡! I know some things no one else knows of what I know-! With head phones on to listen It is the best to mind-blowing sound that I just improvise in its creativity!@ I would tell you now, how to do it but I want to be the first to show it and for other people to hear it.. So far I only have a few songs completed.. So I want to have more-! To see how far I can take it-!! When people hear & see what I am doing everyone will want it from the producers creator's to the listeners-!! So keep in touch I have what you are looking for, and people like you guys are, the kind of people i look for ☆☆☆ Later my friend..

[@timothyhoffman3470]

@@jayguitar All you have to do is have a '''computer'', use the Amp as an interphase.. Then with any kind of out ports to your guitar rig amps cabs you can do it! I just use my stereo outs from my Boss RC 10-R LOOPING STASION! I have a Orange cry baby to powering up my cabs.. & a JBL POWER SPEAKER as in one of them! I plan to use the hotone right in the middle of the stack!! My tc Electronic G System with It all, that comes out of in bypass mode from it to get its all going on!

[@lyledouglas8324]

No Mic input. Does what all the other amps do.

[@jayguitar]

you’re right, it does do what every other amp does, but really, really, really well and much, much better then anything else I’ve played - which is a win 😊 No reason to have a mic input as it was designed as a dedicated guitar amp rather then a mini PA. Have a great day.

[@JTB--]

You should look into the New NUX 8BT MKII if you really want a mic or a busking Amp.

[@im58woody]

I think HOTONE is missing out on some of the market by not including a mic input. I would be a buyer if they had it. I could use it for my small worship gatherings. I wonder if there’s a cable that would go from female xlr to 3.5mm and plug into the aux in would that work?

[@rmax5150]

Is there a way to incorporate a foot switch?

[@jayguitar]

No, I'm afraid not. That capability hasn't been built into the Pulze. Have an awesome day.

[@rmax5150]

@jayguitar Hey, thanks for taking the time to reply, and thanks for the info! You have a great day as well

[@shawnmatthews5118]

Just bought it. Hope it gets here quick and without tariffs.

[@jayguitar]

Very cool! Enjoy when it arrives 😊 Have an awesome day.

[@shawnmatthews5118]

@@jayguitar Thank you so much for recommending this amp. I love it! I only wish I was better at dialing in tones. It took a couple weeks to dial in a passable Lynch tone. I want to get a Brian May "Who Wants to Live Forever" lead tone now. Any tips to get started on that?