NEW TC Electronic Plethora X5 TonePrint Pedalboard - Every Effects Pedal You Could Ever Want!

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👆 Building a pedalboard might just be a thing of the past. The Plethora X5 TonePrint is the ultimate all-in-one multi-FX pedalboard, featuring all your favourite TC Electronic effects! More information below or shop the NEW TC Electronics Plethora X5 Here! ➡️ tinyurl.com/ufgwxd4 ⬅️
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↪️ Episode Guide ↩️
» Intro Tone Demo Of the TC Electronics X5 Pedalboard (0:00)
» TC Electronics Plethora X5 Specs & History (1:27)
» How Does It Work? (4:52)
» How To Change Effects (6:16)
» How To Quickly Swap Pedal Order (9:27)
» Let's Get Some Sounds (11:57)
The Plethora X5 is a new all-in-one pedalboard that allows you to choose from the entire range of TC Electronic Toneprint pedals and use them in any order! With up to 127 customisable pedalboards, 5 single pedal channels & access to TC Electronic's complete Toneprint library, building a pedalboard has never been easier! Say goodbye to your traditional board and embrace the future with TC Electronics New Plethora X5 Toneprint Multi-FX Pedalboard.
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[@Rasmusraaby]

You can switch boards by triple tapping switch 1 or 2, and then 1 goes up and 2 goes down :)

[@its_tunezz]

Very cool, thanks

[@nenadkarisic7726]

Vote up this comment, since a lot of people will think it's not footswitchable otherwise. :)

[@tcelectronic]

Indeed. What Rasmus said!

[@skinnyweb]

Plus, you can assign the fx loop to off, or any position in the chain for each board. (in the settings menu).

[@luapmartin]

TC Electronic is looper integration will accept MIDI in sync ?

[@ctothegiles]

I come here for the products, I come here for the laughs, I come here to hear Lee and Pete play, but when the video is over I find myself just wanting a purple guitar.

[@Chaps_Jr]

Man, TC Electronic just keeps blowing me away. They manage to create so many amazing pedals at amazing prices!

[@NORMIES_GET_OUT]

You guys should revisit this. They've fixed a lot of the issues people were complaining about in the latest update. Still a few features I'd like to see them add, and the Android app is still completely broken, but I'm overall very happy with mine.

[@whiskybravo4648]

Pete’s an amazing guitar player. Not just in technique, the man has soul.

[@vince8081]

There's now a great looper in it with the new firmware, and the possibilty to change in real time the pedal presets with the upper button. Great product.

[@jakejuntilla1752]

I've been waiting for this review since plethora came out. GODBLESS YOUUU

[@georgeweller3050]

The pedals are always great, but it's the playing that makes me keep coming back to watch ;)

[@NuZTheRockerOFFICIAL]

True that.

[@justchill1617]

Yeh same for me too

[@TonyToledo22]

That's the best sounding guitar I've heard in a really long time

[@matthewshort7904]

I've been playing for years and still a noob with pedals. Always a guitar straight into an amp but lately I've been craving some color. When I research pedals I get confused for some reason since there's so much out there. I love this idea. It's not over complicated but easy enough for someone like me who just wants a few pedals.

[@91Metalhead]

Interesting. I've been quite interested in TC electronics after getting 2 pedals for christmas. Was very impressed at that price point

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

I love TC- always thinking ahead and their gear sounds amazing. I've got a lot of their stuff- Nova Drive, Flashback ll, etc etc.

[@poptweaker]

Yes, I thought the same thing. You can’t do any edit while on play mode. If they only do a small OS update on the play mode, letting you pre choose what control do you want to have on those knobs. Like one knob per fx will be enough. Same way you do when selecting an expression pedal.

[@AxeMan2781]

Papo Camacho PopTweaker would be great if you could simply touch the relevant pedal (rather than press it) much like the HELIX to put it in a spontaneous edit mode.

[@azraelblick4117]

I like TC pedals, I own/owned most of their pedals already, but I still want this thing.

[@goodnightmediaintl]

AS SOON AS THEY ANNOUNCED IT I WAS READY FOR YOUR DEMOS

[@nicholasblake9005]

I have been waiting for this one

[@backlom]

Great demo, both of you are jelling!

[@papersquares]

The outro sounded wonderful tonight Pete 😉

[@mantashaft]

The first digital multi fx unit I’ve actually wanted in a long time

[@SteveRayMorse]

Tc electronic Nova Drive was one of the most underrated drive pedal ever. Great tone and features. Maybe nowadays it would be popular.

[@johnfrewin7717]

Wow ...so I can put a mono pedal in the loop anywhere I like in a stereo chain... sooooo cool!👍

[@marc1kim]

Why do I always end up wanting everything you guys review? Lol This is definitely a great musical gadget that I can see in my arsenal.

[@Dr.Jekyll]

Weak-minded? That’s my guess. Be careful voting!

[@sharonraizor2839]

That G&L sounds great!

[@wjimz]

Greetings from Sacramento California. You guys do such great demos. Keep up the good work on making me spend money on gear. ;-)

[@Malediction99]

I was a bit skeptical of this at first, but with the different boards and the 5 footswitches this would be really useful. Particularly when they add a tuner and a looper.

[@steveshadforth]

when they add a drive or distortion, otherwise its a waste of space

[@Freyathrith]

Charming and informative -- thanks!

[@e.g.systems6146]

Very well thought-through. I like the fact that it assumes "FX Loop ON" in all patches, 'cos you can always quickly tap your dirt pedal or whataver. I'd like to see the MIDI functions delved into a little more, to see what it can control, or be controlled by. At this price, it's a bit of a no-brainer, as some delays cost £299. Damn you Andertons, ANOTHER thing on my list.......

[@andyrodgers9968]

The 'boards' are foot switchable. Click either the 1 or two buttons three times and you can go up and down the boards

[@biffrov]

This needs to be pinned!

[@BoltRM]

Would be *dramatically* better to have added a dedicated Board footswitch (2 for Up or Down) making it easy to double the # of 'pedals' so much more quickly. Pressing 3 times is kludgy & almost slow. Otherwise its great!

[@Kattemageren]

@@BoltRM The 3 taps is just to enter that mode. Then it's singlepress to switch up or down. Watch the official tc launch video to see what I mean

[@BoltRM]

@@Kattemageren 3 taps to switch between boards? Or to get into a board's edit mode? I'll check out the TC video.

[@Kattemageren]

@@BoltRM Yes, the official product is what I mean. It has a lot of info.

[@GuitarQueero1]

I'm usually not a big fan of the multi fx thing but this has some serious consideration in my books.

[@FilipeSalgueiroo]

Well, I guess I'll have to buy this! Such an awesome idea that they had!

[@munkeyfish]

Love that G&L! Excited for the pedal too. Now if someone could do a bass demo!

[@tinoorange4491]

I want one of those purple "Ceriatone Centura Overdrive Pedal" pedals!!! Lovin' it :)

[@lance134679]

I consulted my crystal ball and I predict that this will be popular.

[@johnfrewin7717]

Price tho....around£250 I’m ordering - twice that and I just don’t have that kind of discretionary spend😳

[@simms75]

@@johnfrewin7717 £399 RRP, £395 at Andertons. I've pre-ordered mine

[@auntjenifer7774]

@@johnfrewin7717 maybe I should have got this instead of the headrush pedal board !??!

[@TheBramVC]

Well it didn't turn out to be... Barely saw any features of this.

[@stebolian]

Wrong

[@noiselabproject9659]

I have 4 of the original stereo TC pedals that are in this and I have them chained to the output of my Sequential Prophet Rev 2 synth and they sound really good. This looks like and even bigger, better solution especially with the patch bank part as I have to manually change everything on the original pedals if I wanted something different overall. Excellent

[@TheRealMarxz]

waiting to see when someone demo an expression pedal with it. One thing I did like about the Line6 modellers was that you could change all the parameters between the exp down and exp up (rather than just a single one) so with something like the Jet fuzz you could back off the drive, tweak the mids, increase your gain, all while upping both the feedback and phase rate... if this does that same sort of thing with the expression pedal this will be a "take my money" purchase

[@mediafrucot3885]

Hi, I have a Mesa DualRecto, would i be able to program amp channel switching with this pedal ? via MIDI maybe ? If so this is a really interesting piece of gear. Thanks for this great vid

[@Ps1504]

TC Electronic getting better every year!

[@FunkyELF]

Looks awesome. If I were to get one for my Boss Katana, would I put it in front of amp or in the FX loop?

[@JB-uh6dg]

New love for Brainwaves-detune and virtual capo for "Van Hagar." Didn't even know I wanted until getting Plethora.

[@clintonsummers8721]

I am 100% sold on this and I finally have my wife on board to spend money on more gear lol can’t wait to grab mine in the next few weeks!

[@BenStiller311]

Finally we see this G&L!

[@graemero5532]

That purple Espada is a beauty

[@Saurondor]

The one drawback I see is the mono insert loop. It would been killer if that was stereo with a TRS instead of TS.

[@joaquindominguezmorales7698]

Amazing review! Looking forward to buy this one soon. I've got a question to Hall of Fame users: could the mash option act like a sound retainer in a given case where you want to hold a note?

[@ChrisDeJuanMusic]

Great review as always guys! So you can insert a drive pedal in the FXLoop of the PlethoraX5 and it will sound good!? Also, does it have exactly the same reverbs as the TC Hall of Fame 2x4? Thanks again :)

[@latergator915]

Easy peasy super duper. I'm sold.

[@danieldecker5190]

Can it switch amp channels via midi? Can i store like a preset for every Chanel on my amp with the right effects turned on? And switch between them?

[@casenowie]

The 5 knobs should control the FX Level of the 5 blocks in Play mode. That would be great.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Wish I'd bought that G&L when I had the opportunity. Amazing guitar(s). You can change boards without MIDI, I believe. Is it analog dry-thru or full AD/DA conversion?

[@lasespanas2467]

What can you say about this device and line6 hx effects? What is the difference and what in your opinion is better?

[@didgerydoo]

It's been a year since the release of this video (which I happen to love, by the way), is it maybe possible to do a new one, but with bass?

[@Spidouz]

I really really really want a Plethora X10 (or G-System mkII based on Plethora) with 2 rows of 6 switches to have 10 simultaneous effects with 5 external loops for more external effects and/or multiple amps setup such Dry/Wet, or Wet/Dry/Wet setup, 2 expression pedals, CV Outs to control amps, onboard multitrack looper, tuner, drive, filter/eq and wah. I know, it would surely cost the price of two Plethora x5, but it would be perfect since it would replace a switcher (such ES8 or GigRig), a looper, a tuner, and of course all effects I would generally use from HX Effect, H9 Max, Toneprints pedals, Strymon, etc... all in a small format and very easy to use UI. I’ve used and liked the G-System a lot in the past, but I stopped using it because of the new effects from Line 6, Strymon, etc... So yeah, a Plethora x10 or G-System mkII would be perfect!

[@JonGrimson]

Can this be run as a dual mono unit? Can you assign certain pedals to one input and output and rest to other ins and outs?

[@thmmke6926]

Billions of pedals and ol nik from ceriatone gets his centaur on the map, hey captain an interview with epic amp clone designer nik from ceriatone would be great,

[@SatanClaus69]

I've had the pleasure of visiting Niks workshop a handful of times. Brilliant place and Nik is awesome. Certainly an interview with Nik would be insightful and awesome! Captain, if you would like to make that a reality please do!

[@_RLP]

I second this.

[@farizshakir2252]

Nik hates flying though 😆

[@thmmke6926]

Nik first is the best customer service in the business, always ready to help, and with repair advice and will help you with any mods you are wanting, it’s all there, plus his kits are fantastic, with top components, and yep he sold me on his transformers, all good,

[@pedalscapes]

Awesome!!! Cheers :)

[@michaelwebb4082]

Guess u guys have never tried the nova drive. Amazing dual overdrive pedal. Digitally controlled analog drive that sounds amazing

[@rokkstar1030]

Will this have a ditto looper? Would love the ability to upload samples to be used in loops and controlled by a footswtich.

[@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender]

It does with the new update

[@switchmotiv2566]

Could you use this with an analog mixer to add effects to a Dj set?

[@patrickvanvlooten]

6:10 I'm sure that corona chorus is pretty contageous.

[@neurocosm]

can theACan the stereo inputs be used to process two different signals? I play an 8-string Chapman NS Stick which has 2 sets of 4 strings each for processing individually.

[@Vlasserr]

How does MIDI work? Can the effect be used simultaneously as a controller?

[@BenjisBoxingChannel]

Really want to see this demo'ed with a midi contrioller.

[@HomesickMac]

YO! At 15:50 haha, that octave licks Peter.... loved it. I've got me a BOSS MS-3 and I almost see a competitive unit in Plethora. Mind the differences but similarities are many. The similar thing is the “second press” on a switch, on the MS-3 you can assign almost anything. You guys didn't mention it but one can obviously change what the Mesh effect will do... The price tag is higher for the Plethora though...

[@sigfreed11]

Can FX loop be used on all pedals and just use this as a effects switch?

[@anthonydemmons5951]

Question: can you put delays and verbs in the loop of the amp and put comp, drives and mods in the front of the amp? No-one has addressed this?

[@pwman]

Anthony Demmons yes. You can do four cable with the insert between any of the five spots. From what I’ve read.

[@paulbateman81]

Looks a good upgrade to my nova system which is only two cable method and I wanna put phaser and chorus in front of amp and delay, verb compressor in the loop.

[@lawrenceriley1526]

TC drive pedal- I have the MojoMojo, it owns that piece of real estate on my board.

[@-JohnGalt-]

Love my Mojojo brotha!

[@michaell.8938]

Very slick.

[@williamscolaro1159]

This or another option for 2021? Looking for a multi fx unit to simplify my rig and sit the in fx loop of a Mesa mark v.

[@matthieusaque8537]

Any idea where the manual can be found ? thank you

[@ColaDose52]

Very impressive. What's that G&L specifically?

[@markhickey6547]

Something I've always been curious about is how does the sub n up octaver track with an electro acoustic? Anyone on here know ? Considering getting rid of my whole pedalboard and just using one of these with my RC300 and a blues driver as an acoustic and electric rig.

[@thepennydrops.]

I’ve got one that I’ve messed around with finger picking on a nylon strung guitar. It worked well on that. What do you want to test? I could do a quick iPhone video and upload it on my channel if you wanted?

[@edesbalazs]

Does this do Amp/Cab sim or effects only?

[@mr.banana4893]

Probably one of the most interesting new products. I love it when you guys are genuinely impressed, like when you both tried the Katana headphones. Great idea TC electronic, Leave the end results in your own hands. Make it a board of your own design.....nice. Kind of reminds me of the effects section on the new Katana MK2 head, swappable Boss effects, virtual board. Finally companies are making great useful products. Kudos. You guys must let us know of the price as soon as it is released.

[@Kattemageren]

It is available at Andertons page, hence why they uploaded this video :P

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Thank you music tribe

[@bennettskb555]

Given that TCs last multieffects offering (The Nova System), had really nice analog overdrive and distortion, this is a bit of a let down...Nova Mark two would be nice.

[@swmorgan515]

I can see the logic behind this.... drives are so specific to personal taste and the amp you're using them with, it's very likely that most users would be incorporating their own anyway. Building a TS and a basic distortion into the pedal would be likely to be insufficient for a large portion of users anyway (like myself). So I'd rather have a device that focuses only on the stuff I'd put in my amp's loop and does it really well.

[@lance134679]

I'm guessing that Espada was a custom order. Looks and sounds great.

[@plasticpaddy5278]

custom shop gift. like the charger green cutlass, if you sell a boat load of stuff for a manufacturer they tend to be grateful

[@gothnev]

I was just searching for that colour. Would love to be able to buy one!

[@lance134679]

@@gothnev It's such a great colour, someone should convince them to do a limited run.

[@charlieturnbull9968]

I see the new Ernie Ball Flat patch cables there. When will they be available on andertons?

[@proteusswarm7291]

Anyone know if this includes the be alter ego delay engines?

[@mojotronix3994]

Bought one, but then realized it doesn't have the option to route effects parallel. it is useless in my wet/dry/wet rig. Hoping they will fix this in the next update. If there ever is one. I can't seem to get TC to confirm if/when an update will happen. If I set delay/reverb/chorus on kill dry, the latter two won't be heard unless delay in turned on. Then, I won't hear either until the delayed signal comes in. Pretty unusable. PLEASE fix!

[@spaceshipable]

I'd love to see a dedicated global tap tempo on it or have the option for a tap tempo enabled pedal to span 2 slots. Also the looper could span 2 slots so you can have the 2 knob version!

[@larsdahl6594]

I fell off the guitar wagon ca 1978 and have just recently tried to e get into it again (for he purpose of noodling my way through my golden years). A few things have changes, to say the least. Half the time I'm not even sure how these devices are supposed to be be used (beyond the obvious of manipulating sounds). The only pedals I've ever owned were a fuzz box and a wah-wah. I've got a lot to catch up on. Practicing my instrument should probably be first priority rather than looking at fancy gear.

[@pmgraham2001]

Does this support both guitar and bass tone prints?

[@tonepilot]

Simpler devices like this one and the Fender Tone Masters are going to be big hits. I’m going to get one. The only feature I'd like to have seen is XLR. With the way it's designed now with unbalanced outputs, you'd need a separate DI box.

[@merqury5]

Im getting this. But they have got to assign 1 parameter to the buttons when its in play mode. Gain or volume. Must.

[@u2acrobata]

yeah i think that is essential!!!!

[@miller516]

Please can you tell me if it has a output volume etc

[@elij.doummar4623]

What kind of patch cables are these?

[@fingersmike]

It would be interesting to see how the individual effects compare to their equivalents on the plethora. Can they be identical? Do they use the same chips or are they emulations? I imagine emulations as the are supposed to be able to add effects after release

[@pd4165]

They're only doing the digital pedals - so it's one big computer instead of six little ones. Why would you change any software - it all has to be compatible with the existing toneprints.

[@chrisridesbicycles]

When the update is out, we need to see a video with Pete using 5 Loopers at once.

[@Pulse2AM]

I think I had Plethorax back in the early seventies but she was worth it.

[@tjnugent62]

Is everything hitting the front of the amp or are you using the amps FX Loop? My Deluxe doesn't have a loop, and I would love to get more clarity by running the time based after dirt successfully. If you follow what I am saying.

[@MFitz12]

I believe they said front of amp.

[@ahall3823]

Is the effects loop stereo?

[@slakkalyce6285]

Do you lose an fx block if you're using the fx loop for 4cm like you do with the HX effects? That would probably be a deal breaker for me.

[@DavidGardeborn]

As I´ve understood you only lose an FX-block to the loop if you want it foot switchable. Then the loop obviously goes on one of the five buttons. But, however, you can also choose to place the loop anywhere in the chain as "always on". In that case you still have all the five toneprint blocks available.

[@Millo1868]

It's been at least two years of me wondering why they didn't make something like the Nova system but with blank memory space for toneprints. I'd add an expression with level markers (like the old visual sound one) and enough relay outs to control non-midi amps in a wet/dry/wet rig. Boom! Perfect. Something you could control your whole rig with, including your favorite drive pedals or amps-in-a-box... good bye MIDI commanders/pedal loop controllers. Anyway, I suppose you can get around the no-preset thing by always setting up certain boards with certain effects on, and switching to that new board (albeit with an external footswitch). Great piece of gear, but still not as practical as a Line6 HX stomp, perhaps? Tone quality would PERHAPS be another story--any comparisons between Toneprint stuff vs Line6 HX Effects? Anyone?

[@florianju5638]

I do not find my Flashback 2 delays lacking quality against any Line6 delays out of my friends helix, and I am sure it is more versatile with the editor. However, we did not compare them a/b and the Helix was modelling amps and cabs as well, where as I have the TC in the FX Loop of an ENGL Thunder. Not really helpful, sorry

[@NickWCU10]

My Plethora 5x was just delivered after 5 months of waiting.---And it does not power up! The 5 LED stomp lights just keep lighting up one by one. Anyone have this issue?

[@Petero3]

This with cab simulation turned on plus a portable speaker (like jbl) = compact guitar/bass practice setup.

[@raceface_m2579]

The price of this is like buying each pedal for $100. Which is what common pedals go for these days- unless you buy used. Also, there won’t be much need or clutter of more patch cables and other things to bring to gigs etc. Of course you’d still have to bring other pedals like ODs, but this really minimizes having to lug around various things. It’s cool that you can also have a ton of presets on which pedals to have so you can toggle between them in between sets. Really cool. Win win.

[@msmartin4]

Sold! I’ve got to have one. Looks like it’s going to be $500. Was hoping for less but I’m still getting it.

[@andertons]

You have chosen wisely... Enjoy your new Pedalboard! 😉

[@msmartin4]

@@andertons Love your vids!! Wish I was England so I could come hang out at the store! Keep em coming guys!

[@daddio307]

I always love, love seeing Pete, but I, for one, am hoping Rob resolves some of his KZbin woes and returns here soon. Best to you, Chappers.

[@frank.grimes]

MERGERINE!!