Neunaber Iconoclast Cabinet Emulator, demo by Pete Thorn

[@Enduringrevery]

Thanks for this! By far the best demo I’ve seen of this product. Amazing playing as always!!! That last little segment of knob turning and finally hearing someone play some chugging through it has me sold!

[@MarioHernandez-ye8me]

pete, you're not just a killer guitarist. You're a fuckin' great Musician/Sound Engineer/Producer/EverythingInRockGenreThatYouWant Keep it going. Love your stuff

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!!!

[@Notjay95]

Mario Hernandez eh, he's just a groomed noodler

[@dagoelius]

arent we all?

[@XiyuYang]

Pete, I can't describe how much I learned by watching your video - not just gear, but playing, recording, producing tips! Thank you very much for your content and talent!

[@PeteThorn]

thank u!

[@sn95_mustang_garage]

The volume was massive on this one. My studio monitors were on 2 and about blew my head off. Awesome playing as always.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

glorious playing.

[@eoon]

Excellent demo Pete, as usual :) I really liked the riff you played in the last part where you adjusted the settings in real time. Tasty!

[@Erik_Nordlund]

Wow, I was getting a serious STP vibe from the intro. Sounds killer!

[@butt_woman1493]

*I* was too

[@livingabovethe12th]

Erik Allan 0

[@the92project]

I always thought that Pete and Dean Deleo are similar style players

[@guitar_carl]

Damn you Pete and your voluminous talent. Thanks again for a great real world review.

[@3dsman]

Voluminous Talent!! Yay!! That sums it up perty darned well!!!

[@andrestube6719]

Always a real Pleasure to watch and heard that beauty Gil Yaron 59 replica Les Paul

[@prakashkrishnan9646]

Wonderful video Peter! And some mighty fine playing!

[@howardanderson3061]

Wow Pete nice track, great playing! You really helped me to deciding on getting the Iconoclast for my speaker simulator, the Iconoclast really is a great piece of gear! Hope to see you at the LA Guitar and Pedal show this year...

[@rgb205]

Good lord Pete!!! that 1:06 run just kicks ass...damn !!!

[@shook9042]

Another great demo Pete!!

[@rvk5150]

Pete you can just flat out play man; love the videos!

[@TW-AZ]

you, you aren't kidding... The stereo enhancer is amazing...

[@fometto]

Killer demo as always Pete! Cheers

[@peterhwilliams]

Fometto-Guitars w

[@diecinuevemx]

Great Demo Pete! Thanks to your review i'm totally convinced to buy one!

[@andrewcompton3366]

Great job Pete,Thanks for doing these vids,You rock!

[@scottpinkey9210]

Another cool/different vibe, still waiting for that compilation!

[@savanaviolenta]

the stereo enchancer does wonders to the guitar tone,im definitely getting one.

[@albionwiley_4210]

Only just discovered you Pete You are an awesome guitarist Cheers Paul UK

[@absinha6209]

Impressive chain and 🔊!

[@scottmclennan692]

You're awesome pete. thanks again for sharing. also thankyou for the distortion pedal tips vid. REALLY helped me dial in some vintage tones. and i just for a flint !!! OMG Get ye a Riverside ! 😀 cheers from Vic.

[@probjection]

Btw: I really really like your channel, very inspiring, very informative!

[@PeteThorn]

thanks!

[@TeamRudyProject]

Pete Thorn is the man!

[@spiritzweispirit1st638]

Super Great Video!!! I Want an Album of Your Sonic Demo Journeys!!! 😀👍🎸🎼🔊

[@bestboy897]

Great playing

[@taojialovetaojialove8372]

i want this pedal now!

[@angelocatani1800]

What the Beatles would've sounded like if you were in the band! Killer tune!

[@strat40th937]

Awesome playing Pete. How do you think this compares to the Two Notes cab and mic simulator.

[@GillesAndrea]

Hi, can you demo a Diezel Vh4 Pedal? thank you for your work, I really enjoy your videos.

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

Hey Pete Can you post the story/quote about Mike Himmel that Tim speaks about on your show,somehow i cannot find it while skipping through ur talk shows,maybe it was another episode.......

[@chrisact9601]

Hey!! It's the revenge of the guitar nerd riff. :)

[@3dsman]

Monster Movie, isn't it? God, I'm jonesing for a new PT album!!!!

[@rikshredder]

Hope you'll be doing a video on the Two Notes Le Clean or Le Lead units.

[@AshRavens]

dear pete, could you pls do a video on your video shooting/ recording/ lights setup? it would help a lot of us. Best regards.

[@probjection]

very impressed!

[@slayabouts]

Idk if it's just that your production skills have improved over the years, but the guitars in this video sound really thin to me. Similar to when I tried using the record out from my Boss Katana when I first started lol

[@hironim]

Great video !

[@laurajane4541]

Please! What is the name of this music/song? Thank you so much! 😊👍

[@ramonfonseca6248]

very nice!!

[@devilslide01]

Do you think this would work well with a line 6 pod hd500x for LIVE applications? Thanks , love your demos

[@jackfrost9259]

I think I need a #gayforpetethorn tshirt! My favourite guitarist at the moment. Your music gives me something to aim for, though I've only been playing for 6 months, and am already 37, so there's little chance of me ever getting this good!

[@skyblazer613]

Pete,better Torpedo C.A.B or Neunaber Iconoclast ?

[@gearzilla4112]

is there an application for these cab sims for a player using a tube combo? would it improve the tone of a cheap sounding combo the way a modeling or preamp pedal would? to improve my tone? if i had a mooer preamp pedal to simulate the pre & the cab sim as a cabinet could u create a new "combo"? or is it just for someone with no speakers at all?

[@deluxairhead]

Hey Pete whats happened with the guitar show I'm really missing that one bro. any new show coming through the pipes ??

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

@10:41 You may have more hair on your head than I do, but I've definitely got you beat in the hand hair department. Sorry dude, my hand hair ROCKS - chicks dig it

[@WOTUFAKA]

Hey Pete, great video! What would you think would work best for metal/thrash kind of stuff, the Iconoclast or the Suhr ACE? I'm on the fence between the two. Planning on using with a Friedman Butterslax & Suhr reactive load only for heavy old school thrash metal. Think early Metallica/Ride the Lightning and Scott Ian/ SOD tones.

[@natevan1]

Hey Pete, Awesome demo. Really thinking about getting this unit. Have you tried it with a bass at all? I'm sure it would hold up just fine, but I can't seem to find any demos out there that use the iconoclast with a bass. If you have, is there anything or any pedals you would recommend to use it with the iconoclast? Thanks!

[@jasonkerr931]

Great sounds as always Pete. Question? I've used a Hughes and Kettner Redbox 5 for years to run direct from my amp, but in your opinion, what is the best TINY BOX cab simulator out there? Would help guys like me who have limited bank and need to run direct

[@dfenton1957]

sounds great, but I assume that you have to run your pedal board into some kind of tube preamp before going to the iconoclast. I could use something like this for late night recording, but I have two fender blackface combos. No preamp out. Opinions?

[@michaelpolutta3131]

Thank you for this! This little box is on my short list as I'm interested in a "no amp" setup and/or forgoing mics. If I can get a consistent sound out of this going to FOH and just use my amp for *my* listening pleasure, then great. I'd like to be able to emulate a ribbon mic on my cab, rather than the sometimes-fizzy SM57 that I currently use. (What *I* hear and what the SM57 hears don't always match - the mic is always more harsh.)

[@PvtGrips-vh7ti]

The examples PT used with an amp into load box into cab sim sound better than the pedal board only example imho.

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@PvtGrips-vh7ti Agreed. It's what I do with a Bassbreaker 15 and a GFI Cabzeus Stereo. The GFI is also non-IR. It's ok, I still prefer a real speaker and cab, but the Bassbreaker+GFI is, so far, the "least worst" option. Eventually I'll have to go full modelling but it's not something I look forward to.

[@insubkim44]

Can use this thing to direct to FoH without preamp or amp head?

[@ernielim4118]

Insub Kim yeap and yeap!

[@gabrielfrison]

Hey Pete nice video! I really enjoyed it. Now, would you consider a good idea to put the iconoclast after an atomic amplifire or an ax8 with the cab sims off?

[@mattsnyder4754]

Gabriel Frison I mean. It would certainly work that way. But it probably wouldn't do much that isn't already there with the IRs in the other units.

[@kyle_brenn]

Do you need a preamp before this or just slap it after your pedalboard and go on your way?

[@tellysguitars]

Can we get another Tone Secrets?

[@DeadRoman]

How do you feel it compares to ownhammer IR's

[@tiagoduarte3568]

Can you plug the speaker out of your amp directly into this unit to record?

[@arnolddealiii4259]

Nope it's not a load box. Power amp has to dump its load and doing so into the iconoclast will damage it.

[@damageincprod]

Great demo and playing as always man! Just a quick question, why did you go with Alnico iVs with the thornbucker bridge pups instead of Vs or IIs?

[@PeteThorn]

Mehran Khan hi, I find they have a nice balance of lows mids and highs- same pickup with alnico 5 will have more bass and a more spikey top. So I like the balance and having a bit more mid in the bridge position, tends to balance nice with the low output neck pick up that has a 5 in it.

[@damageincprod]

Thank you for the reply. They sound amazing especially with brighter amps like the Suhr SL67.

[@probjection]

Neunaber Iconoclast or Suhr ACE??

[@SGspecial84]

Everything sounds extremely compressed. Not sure if thats the emulator or the way it was mixed.

[@SGspecial84]

Actually, my bad. Its youtube.

[@3dsman]

Monster Movie Monster Movie Monster Movie! Yayy!!! Where's the new album dammit!!!??? C'mon Pete!! We need Guitar Nerd II!! When will you rock us with that!? Oh, and great demo as always! I love their reverb... not sure how I could use such a gizmo in my rig, but still loved the demo. One question... sure are a lot of i/o's on the front edge of that pedal... what are those for? You can't run an amp directly into this thing can you?? I"m assuming not since you said you used the Suhr reactive load...

[@michaelpolutta3131]

No, it is not a load box or a pass-thru box for an amp. Send speaker-level signals in and you'll burn it up, I'd wager. Also, I thought that was "Revenge of the Nerds" that he used.

[@3dsman]

Ooops my bad. Yep... I didn't stop to go listen BUT if you listen to the two, they do have the same double-stop kinda thing going. Lame excuse for blowing a song call. At least I knew it was from the album. C- You're right on the other issue... I'm guessing too, but unlikely it can act as a power soak given it's microscopic size, just thought it should be stated somewhere. PS: Still demanding... ok pleading... for a reply from Pete... where's the next CD?! Would be bigger than Guardians Of The Galaxy II in my book. See... my nerd is showing..

[@michaelpolutta3131]

FYI - another box I'm considering for this purpose is the AMT Pangaea. It allows a "thru" connection off the speaker out that would send the IR'd signal to your mixer and send the speaker out to your speaker - like the H&K Red Box does. That box *does* use IRs. Similar price also. Also, I concur - very much looking forward to Pete's next album.

[@L.Scott_Music]

They think out of the box, come up with new stuff... then put it in a box and sell it to us. :-)

[@BuildYourOwnBass]

I just use my Voodoo Labs Giggity for this application. it's excellent

[@buddahmaster]

Do I need an audio interface for this Pete? tc

[@s2bHawK]

if you want to record yes, if you just want to silently practice all you need is a preamp style pedal going into the cab sim pedal and some headphones

[@puffdragon26]

had an iconnoclast and returned it, it seriously sucked....i have phone apps that crush it for sound quality

[@mattgilbert7347]

Great playing but, as good as this is, I just do not like these amp/cab modelers. Never heard a tone that didn't sound harsh, too bright, too brutal, no warmth, etc, etc. That includes the ones I actually use (only because I have to). It's all so in your face and "2D" - there's no depth to the sound. The same goes for what I've heard from the Iridium and Two Notes demos. I hate this new trend of "no amps allowed" at venues. It's killing the guitar as a truly *musical* Folk instrument (and it is a Folk instrument, always been so, even if you're playing Metal).

[@isildur241]

Maybe so, but when you live in a fourth floor apartment and can't turn up an amp over 10% volume, you don't have many options

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@isildur241 well yeah, I don't dispute that. Probably why I play unplugged or acoustic so often these days. The Humboldt Simplifier is decent, I don't mind it. It may not sound much like an amp but at least it *feels* and responds somewhat like a valve amp.

[@gearzilla4112]

is there an application for these cab sims for a player using a tube combo? would it improve the tone of a cheap sounding combo the way a modeling or preamp pedal would? if i had a mooer preamp pedal to simulate the pre & the cab sim as a cabinet could u create a new "combo"? or is it just for someone with no speakers at all?