Sonicake Matribox II: Epic Tones & Excellent Value!

[@davebrown730]

Great demonstration of the functionality of this unit. Got one last week and this was very helpful. Thank you.

[@severedtendons1249]

Great Video thank you, mine is coming tomorrow, i picked it up for £150, mine will be used primarily for bass with the band but i also plan on using it for recording demos with the band through a zoom L20, really looking forward to using it, again great video thank you.

[@ScottStieg]

Great job showcasing the software, that was a concern for me. This video clinched it for me. Just bought a new one direct from Sonicake's eBay store. They accepted an offer for $150 shipped! That's nuts right?? I can't wait to get this! Thanks so much for the thorough demo

[@ptangyangkipperbang3295]

Cheers for the excellent review fella. Now purchased .All the best.

[@siriusamplification]

Sonicake is great value for money, jeez... wish this was around when I first started playing guitar

[@MotttheHoople2010]

IMPORTANT UPDATE!! if youre thinking of buying either of these great little units, and you're in the UK, Ebay have a 25% off code through the Sonicake store... It's only valid until 23:59 on 19th February, so I hope you all see this soon! I just picked up a Matribox II for £139.49, including shipping. Same % discount for the Matribox I, if you only want to dip your in the water!.... Tell your friends guys.... This is a no brainer!

[@sassycat]

It seems like another one of these releases every 60 days, becoming more feature packed and affordable than the one before. Good demo, Shane! 😺👍

[@silverwings1843]

Shane.. I have to seriously thank you !!!! I ran across your website page denoting the different speaker upgrades for the Blues Jr. In it one speaker you advocated was the Celestion V Type above the stock A Type. I have a BJ-IV that has been modded to the classic Fender Tone Stack and placed in a Brite Switch with a less harsh cap. Great improvement. But still a bit Vague. I had a spkr enclosure with V-Type. I swapped out the stock A for the W. Good grief Shane!!! What a difference. Now it has that Fender Clean Compressed Sustain most Fenders have lost. And does wonders for the Over Drive. But with the mods as well. Thank You... DGA

[@tonepilot]

This is great value for money and sounds good enough for most applications. Can't believe what they've done for the cost. Amazing.

[@johnbrooke9948]

If your a fan of digital sounds you will be in your element.

[@tonepilot]

@ Hmmm, my Quad Cortex doesn’t sound digital to me nor does this guy. You have to do what you like and we need people like you to keep the tubes in production.

[@fnzago]

The sound is great e also has send return for analog pedal. It is awesome!

[@CZPavel-c1p]

very good work and interesting multi-effect. Hi Pavel CZ

[@FrazySting]

It is amazing how many features this small thing has.

[@johnbrooke9948]

Its a digital sound just number crunching.

[@davidtguitar]

yes! were hoping you would cover this as i trust your opinion. thanks! :)

[@maximilianokoch2026]

I just got my Matribox II and loving every single second I've used it ♥️, there's a minor issue though: when I use the exp pedal as a wah, it doesn't turn off. Is there any way of turning it off depending on the position? For example, if i left it on heel position, can it turn off?

[@MrPinkStrat]

How does it Sound just Going into a Tube Amp for a live Gig ?

[@oncameramastery]

Seems pretty cool, I'm currently on the hunt for a great 'around the house' headphone playing solution, these seems close to ideal, although battery powered would be the icing on the cake!

[@NicholasJens]

Icing on the sonicake??

[@jorgemiro1613]

Sonicake puts out good products at very reasonable prices. Everyone you've reviewed show their worth.

[@chrisdrake447]

Another good & informative demo, Shane. Given the variety of such units that you’ve reviewed in the last c12 months, I’d be interested to know whether you’ve got a favourite unit (or brand) in the 200-500 £/$/$AUS/€ price range, specifically as a crossover unit coping with solo practice and small live situations. Long, long ago, I had a BOSS ME5, which was of its time, and fair for home practice, but horrible for live use. Cheers!

[@dblat1291]

How does this compare to the Harley Benton DNA fx GiT Pro? Very similar in terms of layout, I wonder if they're built by the same factory. Similar pricing, the DNA fx GiT is a bit cheaper than the PRO.

[@xyzman001]

This is a great entry level multi efx pedal

[@shanewalton8888]

Very good price. The TS simulation was great.

[@Murphy_R9]

You did not even touch on the 90 second Looper? I use it for a rhythm backing track to play solo's

[@jrockofages5413]

Thank you. I have one and haven't even explored that feature yet

[@RonaldDuha]

Is there any options to adjust mic position (x,y,z) and mic types on the cab section in the unit?

[@ymelfilm]

Hi Man! Great review again! Question: is it possible to use a one button looper option? And: a single long push to stop and erase a loop? tks!

[@bpmore]

This lives in my Amazon cart 😂

[@intheblues]

haha. :) It's great value, much like the version 1.

[@tleva]

@@intheblues do you prefer version one? Trying to decide sorry

[@JohnnyPWood-bk8qq]

270 dlls todayy 🤟😱

[@michaelmarchei8539]

Another GReat Review SHane..... Great little unit that I wish I had as a beginner ... The Kids today are really spoiled for great effects units etc......

[@ymelfilm]

Hi Bro, how is its pitch shifter?

[@wayneturpen592]

Can the patches be moved around?

[@Alex-Y0upA]

This pedal will be good for metal tone ?! Thanks for the video !

[@persiaguitar]

the software I have is version 1.0.2 and it is not compatible with my pc can you help me I need 1.0.0 as your version

[@TheNamesCheeseSwissCheese]

How are you just using your on a computer, mine doesn’t make any noise when I plug it into my computer

[@grahamparker325]

With the 2 stereo out can you just use one out to go into a mixer instrument left or right in?

[@intheblues]

You can send the headphone output to a mixer yes. You just need the correct cable and you're good to go.

[@grahamparker325]

Thank you, great. Can you suggest a cable type for this? Also what about using the 1/4 stereo out?

[@viclobocga2615]

Is there a similar pedal for Bass?

[@DMSProduktions]

Rockin' box! \m/

[@ultravirez]

Does it have the horrible digital clipping many have at edge of breakup if u dig in?

[@rickharrison4722]

This is pretty much a Valeton GP-200 Junior in a different box. Nothing wrong with that though for the price!

[@Murphy_R9]

I cannot confirm this but read the Valeton,matribox, ampero, and NU-X multi units are all made in the same factory? Can anyone confirm this?

[@rickharrison4722]

@@Murphy_R9 Ampero produce Valeton and now Sonicake. Mooer I believe also produces cheaper brands (Harley Benton?) of FX units. I don't think NUX does this yet.

[@EJ51507]

@@rickharrison4722 Thank you.

[@АндрейПолевой-я5и]

So this is exact the ampero one with the same amps and effects but with different design and maybe ad/da converters

[@Murphy_R9]

The ampero Stomp is the one i really want but $499 is a bit much considering this Matribox II is very close to it.

[@gtrplayr662004]

The Ampero One doesn’t have midi in/out. I think this is a combination of ampero one and valeton gp-200

[@mikewendeln5218]

I wish the companies that make this type of unit would add Bluetooth so they could be controlled by a tablet. A laptop on my music stand is a bit much. Boss can so it on their air, and the pocket GT. Using an iPad is so much easier. For me anyway. Couldn’t add that much to the cost.

[@mr.d.572]

I have the original Matribox and use it every time I play. However, I'm pissed that the company released version 2 only 4 months after version 1. That was such a lame move. Boo! to Sonicake for that. ☠️

[@Eged282]

Terrible forum machine. Nice sounds however.

[@rayadray9279]

Way to much work

[@johnbrooke9948]

All these youtube influencers promoting the same chinese digital effects units. Ive had enough of all this china merchandise as it is becoming long in the tooth.

[@johnnorth9355]

Been listening to a huge amount of 60's,70's and 80's music classics of late. None of them relied on a modelling device. Just sayin.

[@isitreallyisitreally1756]

Er um , that’s because they weren’t invented back then 🤣 . This sounds fines , okay it’s no Helix but in a mix or live no one ... no one will notice except the cork sniffers and tyre kickers . It’s the best time to be a guitarist ever , more choice , better low / mid priced guitars , it’s all gravy baby 🥳👍

[@mr.d.572]

That's...I'm sorry, an ignorant comment. All those classic rock tunes had the benefit of tens of thousands of dollars of studio effects and equipment.

[@matteomidas638]

The problem with those almost entry level pedal is that they will receive 2 updates in their entire lives waiting for the new model coming into the market. It's crap.

[@armandom28]

absolutely agree with you....the software is crap....it doesn't even show the rig workflow and the tones were crap

[@mr.d.572]

It's not crap, the pedal actually has some good tones if you tweak the presets. The only thing that I'm pissed about is they released version 2 only 4 months after version 1.

[@matteomidas638]

@@mr.d.572 It's the typical Chinese policy. They prefer to launch new machines instead of keep'em updated. That's why those machines must be considered crap.

[@faustorossi5524]

another seller....