Sick of HEAVY Guitar Amps? | Thermion Freeway

[@collincluff7955]

Hey Geek ! I'm new here and am watching your video about "un mentioned" company trying to dictate the content of your videos. I'm proud of you for standing your ground! If it weren't for people like you, the rest of us wouldn't know what certain products were worth their price. Thanks for your integrity 👍. Collin.

[@VincentEarl-j5l]

Free love on the free love freeway! I have the Thermion Zero, in part due to your review. I've also got their Breathru preamp pedal because the Zero is so good.

[@Buzzel-NL]

Nice video Andy! The freeway almost has as much dipswitches as you have subscribers now! 100K lets goooooo!

[@AllanGildea]

Congratulations on your well deserved success! Hugely likeable, excellent reviews. Cheers!

[@LoboMontana73]

You're one of the best guitar youtubers. Yours análisis are amazing and sincere. Congrats

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Thank you very much. I love what I do

[@pmaudioproduction]

Congratulations Andy, well deserved!!

[@saarangnarayan123]

The fact that the channel switch is a dip-switch kinda irked me at first. But then I realised that Thermion want to encourage you to just choose one channel and stick to it. “Less is more” on a “more is more” pedal - pretty cool imo!

[@GreatPlanet-c7o]

Sounds from this box are great.

[@Alan-zf2tt]

@ 04:05 completely agree with you bro. Original "fuzz" was too much power going into tattered and torn speaker cones. When it comes to dynamic fuzz a torn speaker was king .... but speakers tend to cost more than fuzz. Germanium fuzz units drool?

[@keithh8661]

CONGRATULATIONS , so well deserved!!!!!!!!

[@athathoththegreat3901]

This video made me want to use my reverbs. I don't usually use it anymore. Freeway looks cool and I hope a lot of people like using it.

[@RodVonLongrod]

Sounds great. It's amazing how far technology has come in the guitar space. Go back to when the Pod bean was first released and appreciate what is available now.

[@josearjona3728]

The quality level on everithing Thermion puts out is admirable ❤

[@Thermion]

Thank you man ❤❤❤

[@mmiller6873]

Just discovered your channel but appreciate the in depth review and the un-biased opinion. Good stuff and keep up the great work.

[@thelights9079]

Sounds good but think I prefer the DSM Humboldt Simplifier deluxe. Worth a look if you haven’t tried one

[@BrianUiga]

I have a Thermion Zero full pedalboard amp, and almost everything about it is great - but the reverbs are a bit lacking. This definitely fills in the gap.

[@matzer8846]

Nice ... times for low weight gigers and home recorders do get better ... I do get your critics If i do compare it to an all analog Tech21 character+ thingy it does win feature wise + DAW interface, + speaker sim, + outputs, + headphone, - character feature (this is a mighty feature!), +- reverb versus drive FX, + FX loop, ... ~ same $€ Bottom line: great new contender great demo

[@wrcordero1]

THAT IS INSANELY NUTS!!!! NICE JOB ON THE BREAKDOWN

[@leeasbury7273]

Im not even ¼ way through watching and i already want one. Im praying for a reasonable price...

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I think it’s very reasonable for what it does

[@Robstafarian]

This pedal seems something like a Fender Deluxe Reverb in contrast to the Laney Foundry Ironheart Loudpedal. I could see using this a clean channel or fuzz tone alongside that Laney pedal to create a 3.5 channel, 60W, solid-state, pedalboard amp with reverb. For someone in the US, this costs about $40 more than that Laney pedal (before international shipping and such).

[@EasyHeat]

This unit does look rather interesting. Analog is a must in my uses. Currently I've been over the moon with my (KORG NU-Tube) Vox VE Silk Drive, and am about to add their Copperhead (Marshall) to my lineup. I typically only fuss between digital vs analog when preamps are concerned. Analog preamps direct (in parallel) allow for incorporating various front end analog pedals without DSP round trip latency or input impedance issues (mostly). After that I'm fine with using digital post FX and cab IRs. The Vox Valve Energy line I've found does all that cheap as chips! Cheers Andy!

[@CZPavel-c1p]

Excellent review basically a very comprehensive product in a compact package, the uses are very good and extensive.. Very well done Andy. Hello Pavel Czech Republic.

[@stuartcarter7053]

That reverb knob looked really wobbly

[@mylogify]

5:08 wow nice unique high-gain tone!! Make a small metal album Andy!!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

How small? :-D

[@sordel5866]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the DSM Humboldt Simplifier DLX, which is very similar. The DLX has fewer reverbs, though they're also very good; it has three amp types and any two can be used at the same time; it also has headphone (with separate volume), XLR and unbalanced outputs, plus analogue speaker emulation. It's a more compact pedal. Its SRP is a bit higher but it is cheaper on sale (as it is at Andertons at the time of writing). BUT it can't be used as an audio interface or with a phone: two omissions that may disqualify it for some users. Also, it has a number of reported problems with one of the two channels, so buyer beware. I think both these pedals are well worth considering.

[@emmobrien]

This is pretty cool. I’d love to see/hear this in a shootout with the Simplifier DLX (have you tried one of those before? Highly recommended!) There was quite a bit of wobble in that reverb knob which is a bit concerning?

[@TheGuitarGeek]

It's a plastic selector. It's sturdy enough but yes, I would prefer a metal one too.

[@Thermion]

The wobble is here because it is a prototype we handed Andy a while ago. We've solved that in production units 😊

[@UkeofCarl]

I’ve suffered from wobbly knob before. It passes with time.

[@LoboMontana73]

​@@Thermion sois los mejores 🤟👌

[@bdelaney101]

At 8:40 Does using the external preamp option completely bypass the Thermion? or would it stack on top

[@hickz216]

thinking of buying this!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I comes guitar geek recommended!

[@GuitarPickReviews]

I loved the reverb, and I wonder how much better it would have been without the KZbin compression.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

It was very dynamic in the room for sure

[@carlyellison8498]

There is KZbin compression! (edited out 'no')!

[@GuitarPickReviews]

@@carlyellison8498 I'm so used to hearing about it that I never thought about testing it. There must be some compression applied, because a 5-6 GB video is very unlikely to stream at real time, but I never tried to test the difference between the raw file and the YT version of it.

[@carlyellison8498]

@GuitarPickReviews - my sincere apologies for the misinformation, I had recently been told it was not compressed. Per KZbin, "Although it is not recommended, KZbin accepts compressed audio. KZbin transcodes from the delivered format; audio quality is much better when transcoded from a lossless format compared to re-compressing a lossy audio format."

[@jackocaster123]

Free Love on the Free Love Highway!🎸🎙️❤️💯🙏

[@geoguitar1950]

Sounds so damn good! The price is even gooder!

[@1man1guitarletsgo]

It would be good to see a really well-recorded live band video, with one guitarist using this through the PA, and another using a decent valve amp.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Yep! I’d like to try this out sometime

[@Robstafarian]

The darkness of that crunch tone probably will be a bigger problem in a mix.

[@Alan-zf2tt]

I'm wondering if.... this is more of a 21st century product. It looks designed for those places with built-in PA that also has decibel cutout devices. Too loud = no sound. Plus! Its emphasis seems to be clean. But bad boy image requires a bit of middle class modified distortion somewhere in the loop. I don't think it will compete in raw sound on set compared with clean renditions complying with Health n Safety stuff Does it have a place in de modern world? Yeh - for sure. Who wants to lug around heavy amps with even heavier speakers? And if they did would they be more tempted with a Victor amp?

[@CorbCorbin]

@@Alan-zf2tt I just want a tube amp, with a built in cab sim, in the direct out. Egnster makes a decent one, and it sounds more like a Fender through the cab sim, which uses the tube pre snd power amps, not an IR or model. It’s the amp, so it actually sounds like a tube amp. There are others, that have the Two Notes Cab Sim built in, but that’s another thousand dollars at least.

[@Alan-zf2tt]

@@CorbCorbin After a bit more thought ... maybe this amp targets iPad users with ensuite stuff. While frenzy music usually depends on heads & cabs a return of "chamber music" along with live production events could be trumps with a device like that? On the downside: dipswitches? no room for fat fingers on control knobs?

[@ditchgator1]

Diggin the color on that Albatross SG😉👍 😎✌👍❤🖖

[@ELIMM-wg5ky]

I appreciate you so much. Thank you

[@anthonywatkins2783]

Never seen you so exited, great review.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I was

[@moewhocooper]

The price is somewhat high but for the ins and outs do make it seem about right. A audio interface and free plugins and a free DAW would be alot less. Just won't have the ability to grab an go. So just getting a Katana would be for most the do one an all for smaller gigs and home playing loud or quiet. But that fuzzy goodness was nice

[@FaberGT86]

Andy, I really like your contents but after listening to the Thermion Freeway demo sounds, I would continue to carry not only the head but also the 4x12 😅

[@Robstafarian]

I must truly be a guitar geek because those controls seems straightforward to me.

[@evolv_85]

This channel is awesome!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

thankyou!

[@RobertFisher1969]

Pretty good. The one thing that would kill it for me would be not being able to keep the cab sim on the XLRs while bypassing it on the unbalanced outputs. I sometimes like to run XLRs to FOH and unbalanced outputs to a pair of inexpensive guitar amps for monitoring. While it does have a couple of features over the Simplifier, the Simplifier remains a better fit for my needs.

[@Thermion]

You can do that using the upper jack "preamp send" as a preamp thru. It's reflected in the picture of the manual 😊

[@RobertFisher1969]

@@Thermion Except that that is only mono, right? And does that include the effects loop and reverb?

[@Thermion]

@@RobertFisher1969 Yes, is like Fender but in stereo. The FX loop is series, you have all signal going through it when it's on. You can bypass it any time with the FX loop bypass footswitch

[@RobertFisher1969]

@@Thermion Sorry, I’m confused. The block diagram shows that the preamp send bypasses the internal preamp and doesn’t include the effects loop and reverb. And there is nothing I see in the manual indicating that the pre-amp send is stereo. Again, what I’d want is to send the stereo signal that includes the internal preamp, effects loop, and reverb but without cab sim to a pair of guitar amplifiers. And at the same time I want the same signal with the cab sim going out the XLRs to FOH. If the Freeway can do that, the manual doesn’t show it.

holy moly andy!!! your telecaster is beautiful!!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Yeah it is a beauty to play too!

[@retromacman620]

Any chance these are available somewhere in America? This sounds great!

[@Thermion]

It'll be very soon 😊

[@headrushindi]

Looks like an awesome pre-amp. I will have to check out their website more carefully when I have time to see if they ship to the US, as this device is not available yet from US retailers. Or at least not my favorite. Sweetwater.

[@somethingrc]

I picked one of these up, it shipped directly from spain to the west coast, it was fast too, like 4 days total! Order one!

[@SilverBulletBandit]

Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but can you use this solely as a headphone amp? By that I mean, only using the headphone out and not using a cab at all?

[@Thermion]

Yes!

[@PooNinja]

More connections than I could need? Big claims sir… Awesome prizes 🤘🏽 edits : plenty of ins and outs for what it is, i could split the input and outputs with ABY’s if necessary. Cool lil amp

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Hahaha ok maybe NOT YOU! 😂

[@PooNinja]

@@TheGuitarGeek😂

[@KaiDown]

Daunting is definitely the word for it, but I'm sure after a little adjustment period it's not a problem. Those cleans are awesome!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Yes! It works out after a while

[@TheDrunkenScoundrel]

That pedal sounds like a 1975 studio session guitarist. That is a compliment.

[@tattoofred]

Geniales sonidos y muy práctico, gracias por el video, saludos desde España ;)

[@PeterMoore350]

Dipswitch Nerdy - sounds like a country and western band 😂🤣😂🤣 Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

[@martynridley3671]

Looks like a really useful bit of kit. Those knobs were all wobbly when used and yes, much too close to each other, which is a bit sloppy really and might make me think twice about buying it.

[@carwynvan]

Free love on the free love freeway! With how you're liking this I'd be interested in seeing your opinion on some of the newer Tech 21 Character Plus series pedals (or some of their other offerings for that matter).

[@nacuda9]

Ever hear of BluGuitar Amp1? Works on voltage from the US to across the pond. Doesn't matter, doesn't blow up. That doesn't include all the rest of it's features.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I have! Great amp. I love that your main selling point for it is that it doesn’t blow up 😂. Thomas should hire you!

[@nacuda9]

@@TheGuitarGeek lol there's so much to list about Amp1. But I thought that point catches attention pretty good.

[@Thermion]

We also have a floor amp with Universal mains voltage, the Zero 😊

[@tomwilson9010]

It's a "DI" sound. There's some coloring via the EQ, but a sterile clean that sounds great with layers and layers of reverb or a great dirt box? I'll just use a DI... I really don't understand this product. Guess I'm not the target market

[@miriambarciaseoane9460]

hi!!, congrats for the video!!... I have a question... how do yo exactly connect the noise gate?; could you describe me all the connections, please?. thanks a lot!!

[@EePingLiang]

Can you do a review for Fender FR-10 and FR-12? Thank you

[@Fergieguitar]

Yeh the crunch is a bit lifeless in my headphones anyway, shame the reverbs are lush clean, I would like more thump too ..but thats me who plays a Jet City JCA50 into a 4x12. Useful backup but for that cash, it's a tough market with multifx/amp sim doo daas. Tough call

[@lyleanderson5407]

The shinny pickguard is too distracting 😆. Very informative nice demo!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Noted!

[@christopheranderson2158]

I thought the Crunch sounded pretty good. Perhaps some single coils would have been a better choice??

[@justmehere6094]

Sounds decent at times. And, it could replace carrying an amp around for some folks. But, considering there are other choices at that price, or a little more, that you wouldn't HAVE to have other pedals or full preamps to get a decent crunch or rock tone. And a tiny dip switch to change channels? Who does that? That is unwieldy at best. Frankly there are better options out there.

[@joehansonguitar]

Awesome information, very useful

[@mark.guitar]

No flies on you Andy!

[@Cacophaton]

*line 6 pod tones* "THAT is one of the best high gain tones i've ever had" 🤣

[@richardclark.]

i dont know why footswitches are a problem for some. i can press with either foot easily!

[@jdfolbre]

Free love on the free love freeway!

[@aaronstonebeat]

It sounds great but all the controls seem to move, wobble when you adjust them; as if they're not fixed to the front plate but just stick through it from a circuit board. It makes me wonder if it is solid enough for regular use, let alone longtime use.

[@Thermion]

This was a protype that Andy had for a long time. In the regular production units, that is fixed 😊

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@Thermion That is good to know. Thanks!

[@clintwhite3021]

Wonder how it stacks up against the Simplifier MK2?

[@jaynbob42]

😂 sorry but every time you said crunch, all I could hear was Tony Harrison from the Mighty Boosh. “What is with you and the crunch?” 😂 Great video btw 😊

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Hahahaha!!!!! Mighty Boosh FTW! Do you love me?

[@jaynbob42]

@@TheGuitarGeek Are you playing your loveeee games with me?

[@lankududniteshift]

This looks like almost a good one. Does the Unbalance Output(s) also have the Cab Sim (if the cab sims are selected with those DIP switchers)? I'm hoping that with the Cab Sims selected, i could have the XLR Output(s) with the Cab Sims while at the same time the Unbalanced Output(s) without the Cab Sims.... Is that possible? BTW, Free love on the free love freeway 😀

[@Thermion]

You can use the "preamp send" as an input thru

[@bruceharding4986]

Is it analog speaker simulation or analog preamp with digital reverb and digital speaker sim ? Does it have latency?

[@Thermion]

It is analog simulation indeed. With PC and Mac latency is virtually non existent.

[@Thermion]

Reverb is the only digital part, apart from the USB interface, obviously

[@RobertFisher1969]

@@ThermionIs the reverb parallel so that the dry portion of the signal remains analog?

[@Thermion]

@@RobertFisher1969 Yes. The reverb is mixed just like in Fender amps

[@bruceharding4986]

@@Thermion so the BIG deal with this is that it's a massive step forward for analog speaker simulation. Because that actually sounded pretty good.

[@JamesJLaRue]

That Fender FRFR cab... want

[@beaumas]

Hey you should try this against the NUX Amp Academy.

[@ZacharySilvey]

Any class-compliant usb interface will work with your phone like that (focusrite, helix, etc.)

[@TheGuitarGeek]

What's your point?

[@ZacharySilvey]

@@TheGuitarGeek You made it a big point of the video to point this feature out. Want to be sure that people know that they don't need to buy a new thing to get that functionality because it's not unique. Not sure that my earnest comment deserved that tone from you though.

[@louisg3598]

What would you recommend for a 1x12” basic amp to use with this?

[@michaelolz]

I've learned quite a bit on this channel. It's like gear school.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Glad to hear! Now… do your homework 😂

[@michaelolz]

@@TheGuitarGeek haha. On it. 😎

[@dougworden4248]

Free love on the free love freeway

[@martinclayton7260]

To me, the reverbs all sounded the same?

[@jacobbockover1628]

At this point i almost feel like my tube amp is a hot rod i only drive to car shows or parades. That thing cool n all but ive got all i need for now

[@Sixstringer666]

What make is your SG?

[@Jeff-m5x3j]

I was wanting Fender to put out something like this using their ToneMaster technology. Yes, they put out that way expensive modeler, but all many people want is the sound of a Deluxe Reverb without the speaker for direct into a PA. This looks like what Fender should have done.

[@Thermion]

That's exactly what we thought 😂 It's the analog and non-menu-diving approach that many players want these days

[@CedricSatterfield]

@@Thermionlol... And the pendulum swings..... Right?

[@Thermion]

@@CedricSatterfield Yeah, kinda 😂

[@Stormwoken]

Sounds great to me. I hope the headphone out sounds as good as what I hear here.

[@ToneDeth.]

Like an original sansamp with the dip switches

[@TheGuitarGeek]

oh yeah!!!! How didn't I see this!!!!

[@annakissed3226]

Congratulations Andy for making 100,000 Don't forget you have to contact KZbin to ask for you Silver play button, as they often forget to ship it to you. Sadly apparently you need to be at over a million before KZbin will actually listen to you😭. Even if you play really well 🤪 Congratulations again!

[@kode4food]

I was a subscriber *before* the video you posted last week. Just sayin'

[@sergiohotjazz]

Hi everyone. Can someone tell me guitar brand and model of the "goldish" strat in the video? Thank's.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

That’s a magneto Eric gales

[@sgtcaco]

Fuck me there is all sorts of shit coming out, how does this thing compare to the Friedman pedal thing.

[@carlyellison8498]

Can you bypass the on board cab simulations entirely?

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Yep!

[@Thermion]

Absolutely!

[@jogmas12]

How much in usd?

[@sonicidiot]

"Free love on the free love freeway" wink wink. Love your channel.

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Hahaha!! Yes!!! Thanks for stopping by

[@jogmas12]

Where to get it?

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Link in the video description as I mentioned a few times in the video….

[@NisGaarde]

You went full Mitch McConnell towards the end there 😅

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Who?

[@andrewmorgan1640]

Drop tunings on an offset again, Dude!!!!! Great video!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Always!

[@mantashaft]

Please do a review/demo in the voice of Onion, from Apple and Onion (if you have kids you might know)

[@annathevideoviewer]

Free love on the free love freeway. Or am I too late for the giveaway?

[@drcockles]

Was the long thoughtful pause at 24 mins to check if we watch all the way through 😀🤪

[@bobsheas]

What is the guitar he has there?

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Which one?

[@dasczwo]

Ohoh. Great to have them dippies acessible, but… is it a good idea? That circuitboard is flimsily wobbling already, why they turned that diagram by 90 degrees… well, dont use around beer consuming sweating wild mamals…. Next time add a adequateley ip rated cap with hinge for those top side dippies. That reverb pot wobbles like…. Thought you said you know us? Flimsyflimsy.

[@ZeroGravityLife]

I think I would get frustrated with those little switches

[@TheGuitarGeek]

I talk about that … watch till the end 🤘

[@ZeroGravityLife]

@@TheGuitarGeek yup, I'm commenting as I watch LOL

[@ZeroGravityLife]

I had to google that Magneto Guitar

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Review coming soon!

[@summerboy1958]

I would say free love on the free love highway, but that might be construed as an advertisement for a potentially contentious life style. 😉

[@ZeroGravityLife]

The givaway page isnt working. It wants me to do a consent but doesnt give me an option to click or say "ok". And there is no captcha showing. I'm using brave browser/windows 11

[@TheGuitarGeek]

Try it with chrome. I have had no problem with it there