NUX 63 Diamond Overdrive | Turn your amp into a Vox AC30 for $50! Review & Demo

[@RichWordsMusic]

My word, I've got (almost!) 63 Diamond timestamps for you today (it's actually 57, fact fans): 00:00 Hello! 00:12 Introduction to the 63 Diamond and also Vox 01:50 Pedal controls and features 02:54 Today’s rig and plan Pushed Clean Tones 03:49 Clean tone reference chords and turning on the 63 Diamond 04:19 Grungey droning chords 04:36 Country ballad arpeggios 04:49 Country lead sound 05:02 Soul pop riff 05:14 Ascending droning indie chords 05:27 Blues progression 05:49 Funky rhythms 06:03 Surf pop riff 06:20 British invasion riff 06:31 Strummed folk pop chords Light and Medium Overdrive Sounds 06:48 Thick indie rock rhythm chords 07:18 Droning open string indie riff 07:30 Choppy barre chords 07:48 Indie rock single note riff 08:04 Upbeat indie barre chords 08:27 Melodic indie riff 08:42 Garage rock riff 08:58 Indie octave chords 09:23 Southern rock picked arpeggios 09:43 Kings Of Leon inspired riff 09:55 Edgy indie barre chords 10:08 Queen inspired rock riff 10:26 Hendrix inspired riff 10:42 Rockabilly melodic double stops 10:56 Groovy classic rock riff 11:17 Classic rock riff 11:33 Quacky rock riff 11:42 Airbourne inspired rock riff 11:54 AC/DC inspired riff Heavy Overdrive Sounds 12:08 Van Halen inspired riff 12:27 Glam rock riff 12:47 80s rock riff 13:07 Melodic hard rock lead 13:29 More Airbourne 13:51 Foo Fighters inspired modern rock riff 14:08 Alternative rock riff 14:32 Vintage punk riff 14:47 Pop punk riff 15:09 Pop punk melodic lead riff 15:24 Punk rock power chords 15:37 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning) 15:52 Modern rock palm-muted chords (Drop D) 16:17 Rage Against The Machine inspired groovy riff (Drop D) 16:34 Metal chug test (Drop D) 16:51 63 Diamond as a boost into an overdriven amp 17:39 Fender Telecaster indie rock loop 20:16 Epiphone Les Paul classic rock loop 23:12 My thoughts 23:42 Things I like: sounds and versatility 26:04 Price, build quality, looks 27:13 What other similar pedals are out there? 28:45 My conclusions on the 63 Diamond and why you should buy it

[@pirandello6968]

What a great review of a pedal, excellent work, thank you!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, really happy you enjoyed it!

[@gregalon]

You're doing the best gear demos by far these days. You don't just noodle for five minutes on one setting, you cover everything. Love your playing but we're here to hear the pedal first and foremost. Another nice option is the Menatone Top Boost In a Can. You can find some decent used prices on the latest small box two switch version.

[@Nownezz378]

Best video of that pedal. Thanks man for that great review and demo. It was helpful and now i wanna buy one.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it and hope you get to try one of these soon!

[@sonicbootcamp]

Your pedal vieos are really the best. Keep up the good work and pls don´t change anything.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, really glad you're enjoying them! I'm planning to keep on going as long as I can and I'm still having fun doing it :)

[@Lamz..]

Quite convincing tones from this little pedal, really like it. When they show up in the webshops I'll definitely snatch one. Great demo as always, sir!

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yep, really good indeed! And very much a different flavor to my (or your) standard Lightspeed action. In fact, I am wondering how this would stack with a Lightspeed... about to test that now :)

[@Lamz..]

@@RichWordsMusic That would be interesting indeed, either way. Please report back your findings!

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@Lamz.. Answer: great! Of course the Lightspeed goes well with everything, but using it as a boost into the 63 Diamond is lovely! Hope you get to try it soon ;)

[@Lamz..]

@@RichWordsMusic You're making me even more curious! 👍

[@stevep7791]

Great channel!! Just subscribed. Hard to believe you only have 8.4k subs! You deserve far more..

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot! Glad to have you on board :) Yep, I wouldn't mind a few more subs. Hopefully that'll come! Cheers!

[@Dave79-be7ld]

Great pedal. It’s given my Fender Bassbreaker a completely new edge. Love it. I picked this up with the Demon FX Tape Echo. £20 each. Bargain. The Diamond is now an always on shaper pedal. This review got me interested. Thank you.

[@SiSi1404]

Which bassbreaker is it ? I have the 15 ..

[@Dave79-be7ld]

@@SiSi1404 yeah mine is the 15 combo. Was gonna change the V type speaker but this pedal prevents that now

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yep, £20 is an absolute bargain for this! Glad you're enjoying it... your Fender's now a Vox, at least kind of ;) Rock on! I need to try that Demon Tape Echo too...

[@Dave79-be7ld]

@@RichWordsMusic I’ve heard people say the amp was intended to have a more Marshall voice but actually sounds more Vox like. This pedal certainly brings out extra life

[@Dave79-be7ld]

@@RichWordsMusic I also tried it in the fx loop. Just gives a more jangly feel. Something the amp doesn’t do

[@danielkelley7769]

As a Vox owner and I had quite a few. It's really very close especially though the channel your running it. Nux did a good job. Only complaint I believe the control panel on a 63 is copper color.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

This is the only Vox pedal that has the chime without it sounding lain across the top and artificial. As the another reviewer said that once own a Vox AC30. He did not know if they nailed it but it sounded like he imagined it should to be an AC30. This pedal is on my short list. It is the only pedal that has been all year. THANX for a very good review and demo.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yes, I agree! It really has a sweet sound without anything annoying in the high frequencies. You know, I had to ask NUX if the pedal is 'inspired' by any others - they wouldn't tell me ;) But I'd love to know of any other pedal that does the Vox thing simply, and with the Top Boost switch. I'm yet to find another box with the exact same layout. Next on the list: find someone local with an AC30 amp, and do a comparison! Hope you manage to get your hands on one of these soon!

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

@@RichWordsMusic I thought like the NUX Plexi they may have borrowed another of late Steve Painter Buffalo FX pedals. But he made 9 pedals and none are a Vox.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Ah, that would've been a good shout. But the search continues! Let me know if you find any suitable candidates, and I shall update here if I do.

[@CZPavel-c1p]

Good evening dear friend, excellent review of the Vox-type NUX effect. The effect refers to the given year, the processing, appearance and especially the sound looks very good. From a purely personal point of view, it seems to me that NUX confirms its quality (in general) and not only from the point of view of a very reasonable price. I wish you a nice weekend and thank you for the great video. Greetings Pavel CZ.👍👍👍

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks Pavel! Yes, NUX are doing a great job at giving us some many different flavors of authentic drive for great prices... I still love the '6ixty5ive overdrive so much, and that's a similar price to this one. Those two pedals together and you have an amazing drive section! Cheers to you and happy music making :)

[@e.r.559am7]

You make very thorough and informative videos. Really well done. You might have sold me a PJD york. :)

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot! Really glad you enjoy my vids. The York's a wonderful guitar... I still have it and don't want to give it back ;) Such juicy tones that sadly put my Fender Tele to shame :( Hope you get to try one for yourself soon!

[@erikavery1105]

I own an AC30... it's SICCK!!!!!!! My old VOX V830 Distortion/Booster sounded like this, but got a Gnarly Fuzz when Maxxed. It recently died after 34 years of use/abuse.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Well 34 years is a pretty good run! Sounds like a great pedal... I wonder if I'll be able to track one down. Great amps, AC30s - once I get more space I plan to add one to the collection!

[@TheRedSpecialPlayer]

Hello everyone! In addition to other tube amps, I have been playing the Vox AC30 in various versions for over twenty years, including two “AC30 BM Custom Limited Edition” and two “AC30HW60 Handwired 60th Anniversary”. Unfortunately, the “NUX 63 Diamond” hasn't arrived yet, even though I ordered it from the dealer. That's why I haven't been able to test the pedal on stage or in the studio yet. What I heard in the video sounds very much like an AC30. Of course, the “NUX 63 Diamond” can't reproduce the sound of the iconic tube amp one hundred percent. It still lacks a bit of graininess and transparency. But the basic character of an AC30 has been captured well here (for this price). It would be interesting to test the “Diamond” in conjunction with a high-quality Treble Booster to find out whether it can cope with such upstream pedals. Perhaps the “Diamond” should also be pitted against the “Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge” and the “DC30” from TC Electronic, which all attempt to reproduce the sound of a real AC30. The “Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier” from Universal Audio does not seem to me to be suitable for this test, as it belongs to a higher price category. Mit »voxigen« Grüßen aus Germany Mic 🙂

[@DMSProduktions]

DID you try it in the FX return of your amp? Cos the H&K clean channel is voiced LIKE a Vox AC30 already! My Tubemeister's clean channel does that Voxy chime thing & if you crank the gain it does that boxy sounding light crunch!

[@RichWordsMusic]

No, as usual I didn't 😅 This is something I need to try for sure. I've got the H&KJ a bit flatter than you but it does do the Vox-y thing really well... again I come back to it being such a great and versatile amp! Gonna try it and report back!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic Cool AS Rick!

[@pyratoothNL]

I'd like to know how this stands up against the Joyo AC Tone which I own. This NU-X sounds great, chimey and fewer knobs than the Joyo but they are trying to achieve the same thing. Is that an idea for a shoot-out video?

[@RichWordsMusic]

That's a great idea for a shootout, yes. I would need to acquire an AC Tone for it, but it should be doable. On face value, you'd expect the Joyo to offer slightly more in terms of tonal variation, but I would expect the same core sounds to be as good as identical.

[@SoloSi2024]

Think the NUX is a drive pedal without speaker simulation. It would probably compliment the Joyo pretty well though. Would love to hear the NUX through an IR loader.

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

We will rock you 😀 Nice shirt 😎

[@RichWordsMusic]

Cheers, more people need Nada Surf in their lives!

[@jaroslawleskiewicz9128]

Have you tried Vox Mystic Edge? How this compare?

[@RichWordsMusic]

I haven't sadly, but I would love to! If I get the chance I'll try and remember to write again here. Or maybe do a video comparison!

[@PooNinja]

Classic rock box fo sho!

[@RichWordsMusic]

You know it!

[@SearchingForTone]

should shootout with the Wampler Thirty Something, or as it was once called Ace 30

[@RichWordsMusic]

Would love to do that one day - the vids I've seen of the Wampler sound great.

[@SearchingForTone]

⁠I bought an ace thirty to have just cause the lawsuit, for prosperity reasons figured in 20 years it would be a rare find. Had to sell it when I was getting a divorce

[@garthosborn8400]

Excellent demo, as always. I can see this as an always on pedal. I think it would sound great with P90s. I did prefer the tones you got with the Tele.

[@SoloSi2024]

Does it switch quietly, or is it a leave it on all rhe time pedal?

[@RichWordsMusic]

You can hear it a bit in the loop part - it's quiet enough to switch while playing for sure! Lovely little pedal, this one :)

[@SoloSi2024]

@@RichWordsMusic Mine's on order. They take a while to get to The UK.

[@cigcgiv7tvitvk648]

Just bought one of these.. is it supposed to have low gain? It doesnt sound as fierce as the online demos show, like this one.. is something wrong with the one i bought haha

[@RichWordsMusic]

With the lower gain tones it's pretty dark I agree, and also not so loud - dime the Master, use the Top Boost and cut out all the bass and you'll get some pretty sweet lower gain drive tones! You could also try tweaking your amp too, just in case! Good luck and happy music making :)

[@cigcgiv7tvitvk648]

@@RichWordsMusic I've been playing around with it for quite a while, it's not as gainy as I thought.. I hear good crunch tones on the internet.. mine can barely get there, even my TS can do better gain-y tones haha

[@TheMegaRonin]

I thought it sounded great. Is there much inherent noise?

[@RichWordsMusic]

Agreed, I was very pleasantly surprised! And no, it' also really pretty quiet until you really hammer the gain and volume on the single coils. Really very manageable!

[@giovannipaolotedesco]

Ottima dimostrazione.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!

[@650thunderbird]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@RichWordsMusic]

Thanks my friend!

[@DMSProduktions]

Vox not for 'high' gain: Brian May, AM I a joke to you?

[@RichWordsMusic]

Ha ha, OK OK! I guess I have a different reference point for high gain. But you're right, he did go some!

[@DMSProduktions]

@@RichWordsMusic Yup!

[@henryb160]

Try to remember that you are British and give prices in British pounds, please. Or is that too much to ask...

[@RichWordsMusic]

Hi Henry, I did. From 02:00 - "and it'll set you back sub $50, sub €50, or about £40-45". I always cover the main three currencies (as in, the ones that apply to most people watching my channel!) 👍 COME ON ENGLAND for tomorrow!