Mooer GE300 - Worth the hype? First Impressions

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Tone Capture will be tested in a separate video guys!

[@arkavagoswami3068]

thank u for this video..if u have to choose between a hd500x n ge 300 ,wat'd be ur call?plz do answer honestly..i'll buy that unit

[@jazzylei143]

Please do it as soon as possible i wanna here how it sounds. But to me HD500x sounds better

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Arkava Goswami Wow okay... Well, a HD500X is HALF the price of the GE300, I'd take that into consideration. I would almost go ahead and say their sound is very close, you'll just get older technology with the POD... tough question

[@arkavagoswami3068]

@@MilianMalivukMusic thank u dear bro.i do love ur chnl.keep rocking.theres an axe fx fm3 is about to launch .I think that'll be better than ge300 n pod,hx stomp.i'd like to listen ur view.

[@leeg7106]

Soulhenge ...Dude, will you share that lick at 11:12 , sick!

[@fishouttawater4808]

Well, they've been listening to you, and us, and here is what they've done: What’s New 1. Trail function is now available. When the Trail function is activated, delay or reverb effects will remain for a few seconds after switching between patches or switching off effects. Delay effects that support Trail: Digital, Analog, Dynamic, Real, Tape, Mod, PingPong Reverb effects that support Trail: Room, Hall, Plate, Fl-Reverb, Swell-Reverb, Spring, Mod 2. CTRL footswitch mode. The footswitch LED will change the brightness to indicate the current situation. 3. Fixed the latency when changing between presets. Fixed the pause when turning on/off effect blocks. 4. New alerts for importing presets with TONE CAPTURE files. When importing TONE CAPTURE presets, if the TONE CAPTURE file already exists on the target patch, the user will be alerted to select “Replace” to replace the TONE CAPTURE file or select “Save As” to select another save slot. Thank you, MOOER Team

[@johnong2655]

The save function still no update.... expression assignment still very inconvenient

[@zepp3lin]

So they did some improvent because the most important deal for me is the switching between effects patches and the latency.

[@hadriancao955]

@@johnong2655 You can feel free to tell MOOER via support email or on the text them on MOOER page, otherwise they cannot see it.

[@johnong2655]

@@hadriancao955 The save naming function has been updated. I've emailed to them about assigning max/min parameter values for on/off CTRL. Got my reply. I guess that feature only available in BOSS multifx, haven't seen anyone else doing that yet

[@crissvis9204]

It's the best pedal for me, It works fantastic in studio and better live sesions. Brutallity honest, take a Time tweeking that stuff ✌️

[@cloudrun654]

Really appreciate you saying that about the hype from some cannels. It is a bummer that so many youtube channels have become a shill front for the companies. I really like your channel for this reason; I feel like I'm getting an honest opinion.

[@thezoots]

They fixed the led lights on the control buttons on the update! Well done for pointing this out!!

[@coppulor6500]

When you said "I'm brutally honest" - I smiled. Thank god for straight facts and opinion. So greatly appreciated.

[@gedeon_teuzemany]

I started with ge300 and now I make a pedal board with the ge300 inside. It's nice for modeling effects, synth and the looper. I love this small machine. It's just perfect to fit with my other pedals.

[@speedinbob]

FYI. the 1.2 firmware update enabled trailing and dimming of buttons when not in use.

[@BloodlineMetalfromGermany]

Thank you sir!

[@mattcat5668]

That's what I like, a company who isn't so big headed and will listen to its reviews about its products and make changes in a hurry to not stray away any buyers.

[@PabloRomero1991]

Matt Cat like *cough Gibson cough* big corporate companies?

[@amitsapir2]

so glad you reviewed it. I was skeptical as you with all the other reviews, so thank you!

[@titanreampingsofficial5329]

How can anyone dislike your 5 star reviews? Keep up the great work!!!!!!

[@williamstevens7648]

Love your videos because your always honest. Good review

[@damienfullersutherla]

Good, honest video. It's getting harder and harder to find non-sponsored content these days so it's much appreciated. Another bonus with the Helix is you can get Helix Native for like $99 if you own any helix product and get all the helix sounds directly in your DAW. Highly recommend it for any Helix users that do recording.

[@TobyKBTY]

Thanks for being a clear-headed, unbiased reviewer like what you did with the Precision Drive. One of the reasons I keep coming back to this channel.

[@MarceloPereiraMusic]

To be completely fair most (if not all) of the issues you had with it were fixed in firmware updates, plus there is also the Lite version, which is pretty much the same but muuuch cheaper ($200 less) cause it doesn't have some of the things that to most people are useless or just addable, like the synth, the 30 minute looper and the expression pedal (which you can just buy separately). But great video nonetheless! It's refreshing to see someone be harshly honest with their opinion while not being unpolite! Cheers!

[@stanmore59]

I sold my ax8, and bought the ge-300 that I find great it is intuitive find easily the sounds that have it wants a lot of option unlike its competitor I bought it while waiting for the fm3 which will make you all agree. fractal is today one of the best digital unit that is close to the tube amp, I do not deny any other brand they have all their defects and quality but I prefer it is fractal a point that's all.

[@alanscott1738]

Great post ty for sharing

[@lukazotti]

Hi, thanks for the very interesting review, the "small pause" at 11:05 when turn on/off the switches... that really shock me!! (especially because you were activating just DLY & REV, maybe I could expect it from the section Synth but not here), did you find the same problem turning on/off other effects? Thanks

[@ptrisonic]

That sounds like a change in levels (db) rather than a gap. How do other modelers handle this? By the way, I really need to listen thru a great set of cans - double check. Pete.

[@PariahVSGear]

Very much agree with your thoughts here... I'm not sure who they are Targeting at this price point. I'd probably just get an HX stomp if I was around that budget. Only thing I think you may have missed is the amp match feature that's In the 300. It's certainly what has me KINDA interested. Cheers man.

[@Tecom38415]

Yeah man. IMO the Hotone stuff is miles better than mooer. Especially with the new ampero 2 “stomp” currently out. Do you agree?

[@二加二]

Best review video ever

[@schematica]

I love your brutal honesty

[@eyalleviton2617]

I've waited for your review, love them

[@Lotastic_Films]

Well, the Synth fx sounded awesome, but I'm pretty sure the Helix can do these also AND has amazing amp sims. Great review. You're one of my favorite gear channels on yt. Greetings from Lotasticland aka Austria

[@adriangrizzly]

Thanks for the review, I also was pretty sceptical about that synth-hype. Even Ola spent quite a decent time with the synth stuff. My 2 cents: Just get a used GE200 for >200 euros. If you want to spend more: Amplifier 6, HX Stomp

[@al23x56]

Thanks for honest review, that's very helpful.

[@ParanormalResponse]

12:09 riff is fire. You should teach that one!

[@echoslave4965]

Maybe a dumb question but can you bank multiple effects on one stomp? Like for example bank a clean tone that has reverb and delay so instead of trying to hit multiple buttons you just hit one? I want to get one but want to know if I can bank my go to clean, rhythm, and lead tones on their own stomps

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Yes you can definitely put multiple FX on one stomp button!

[@echoslave4965]

Soulhenge thanks so much I’ve asked like 100 different channels and you’re the only one that replied! You just gained a subscriber (video was good as well)

[@Unclemyro]

thank you, one of the best Ive seen, you keep it very real, Thank you

[@silotwenty]

Great review, always appreciate honest reviews.

[@usedguitargearmodsmusic5628]

Thank you for your candid review

[@bastianlopezolcay1071]

Excellent!! Thanks for the review !! Now I have no doubts !! I go for the Helix !!

[@hideyoshi7]

thank you for this video. Currently at the end of July 2020, Helix LT is at 915€ and the GE300 costs 584€. So the price gap has increased quiet a lot. ;)

[@aaronsiaw8367]

Very truthful and real opinions!!! Great job, keep it up 👍👍

[@mhoff7722]

"Plasticy" feel and lack of organic touch and feel is exactly how I feel every time I play a Helix. I always come back to my tube amps when I want that real feel. All of the modelers serve a purpose. Test them all out and pick one and just play and enjoy it.

[@jorgemm1000]

I think you just have to tweak, and not asking more than the pedal can give you men, I have Pod Xt and It sounds amazing (You cannot compare a Pod Xt with these two)

[@mhoff7722]

@@jorgemm1000 Right on man. I have since bought an HX Stomp. I'm still tweaking but it sounds promising. 🤘🤘🤘

[@jorgemm1000]

@@mhoff7722 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2O5f2SZfs-fidk !! (Watch this video men, you won't regret)

[@mhoff7722]

@@jorgemm1000 Thanks. I started watching that one a while back and never finished. I'll check the whole thing out this time!

[@funyun000]

I really appreciate your honesty

[@TheSaintedOne]

"Many people are picky as well." That's why I subscribed.

[@kid_ryu]

Was waiting for this! ✌️

[@exosius]

Hi used to own the Line6 Helix LT as well. Currently on Headrush Pedalboard.

[@insight_yv]

What are your thoughts about the headrush ?

[@gauravlama2079]

Why headrush pedalboard rather than helix lt bro?

[@exosius]

@@insight_yv I think it is great. The only down side is that the amount of effects and amps you can use are kind of limited, also the signal chain are not as flexible as the Helix family. But I would say that I the Headrush Stock Amps and distortions sound are more prefereable and easier to get good sound for me.

[@exosius]

@@gauravlama2079 I would say that I love the stock amps sound of the Headrush more than what Helix offer. And what realy catch me is the ability to change to a new rig without a pause in the sound. It is help me a lot as a Shoegaze/Alternative guitarist which need to swap around a lot of different sound in the song.

[@Eleni_Be]

Instantly subbed for assumed honesty. I like sceptical reviews ;)

[@shadowalk]

I see it like this. If you're an 'all-around' musician who plays gigs everyday jumping from a metal show from one night to an indie/dreampop show the following day (or in the same night!), the GE300 is for you. If all you care about is high gain metal sounds that you can record with and play live with in a band...and that's all you want to do, the GE200 is for you. I personally don't see much use for the tone capture, the added send/return, and synthengine for a 'purely-metal' musician. In my local metal scene, I know a few GE200 owners who initially pre-ordered the 300 because they thought it's 'better' only to be disappointed that it isn't that different from the 200 when they started using it. On paper, the 300 may initially have better metal tones than the 200 but once third party IRs come in to play, I feel that they're really close., with one maybe being better than the other depending on the IR used. Wishfully thinking, I wish Mooer would make a variant of the 300 that replaces the synthengine with a 'built-in Mooer baby bomb'. For metalheads playing live, that would be much more useful.

[@berndgroters2745]

Hey Soulhenge. Nice video! Maybe you‘ll test it again with some good impulse responses? It‘s not a game changer, but the GE300 sounds better with IRs!

[@nikolayew]

Best review! Thank you :)

[@TheBluesine]

I was thinking about buying one of these but I really dont like that the button lights dont dim when they are turned off!!!!!!!! --------------------- ANYONE KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN FIXED???????

[@marc1976100]

Ok, but what I see was just the random sounds of the presets and not trying to get the best sounds as possible. Almost always, in 100% of multi effects, the presets aren't good enough or not usable. Still missing to show the editing and the possibilities of the I/O options. Honest but weak review.

Thank you for your honesty.

[@990Marci]

Everybody has it's own taste. Especially I just can't stand how all Line6 stuffs sounds like.

Exactly

[@Tecom38415]

Do you have any other alternatives? I’m interested in your opinion

[@pupu6oi74]

Thank you for honesty!

[@georgesabitpol]

My parrot appreciate your riffs.

[@alanscott1738]

As did mine!

[@manoskf]

Excellent video !!!

[@zepp3lin]

Thanks for the honest review. For the money I think, I will skip this GE300. The switching between preset is not seamless and that is very important for me.

[@victorlaw4256]

Thanks for your review.

[@justinorprecio3094]

Glenn Fricker's video is a sponsored one (Y)

[@MrPFMneto]

Yeah I saw that one. He's all about calling out BS. But he did the same...

[@myisleofview]

Did you ever test the Hotone Ampero?

[@M4NAH1MEK0]

As of now the GE 300 is about 600€ while the Helix LT sits between 900/1000€,moneywise it's a big gap while the differences are so minimal (and sometimes work in reverse compared to what you higlighted in the video) that makes this unit actually a better buy than the LT.About tonal capabilities if don't put third party IRs into the Helix it will sound like shit,wanna have a "real" tone heaven? Then go Fractal,even the smaller unit released lately is light years ahead of whatever Line6 or whoever else can match.

[@fradomenico5030]

Very Nice and lookings honest review.many detailed points on Daily use that are notre focused on in other reviews.thanks

[@jazzylei143]

OMG i cant believe the POD HD sounds better than this thing. Even my Zoom g3 can't be defeated by this ge300. Nice honest review by the way.

[@metallion0738]

You're dreaming.

[@pavondaniel]

As of May 2020 you have the GE200 around 200€, GE250 around 400€ and GE300 around 600€. I've owned a GE200 for the past 5 or 6 months and I'm pretty satisified with it, from a beginner's point of view. I've seen some reviews and demos with the Fractals and I'm definitely considering it as a replacement for my Mooer in the future.

[@johnmurdoch6395]

Great video man thanks!

[@Stefan-]

11:03 That gap in swithing on and off effects is completely unacceptable, even my old Boss GT-pro does that without any kind of gap at all and its from 2007, switching patches does produce a gap of about the same length though.

[@thecalmcommotion6204]

Do the delay trails carry on when switched off within a patch?

[@Stefan-]

@@thecalmcommotion6204 Doesnt seem like it judgeing from that part of the video i linked to, there is no delay or reverb at all after he shuts them off. The gap bothers me much more though, even if that gap was during patch swithing it wouldnt be ideal these days, it wouldnt bother me much for patch switch though. As far as i remember the delay trails carry on after switching off the delay on my Boss GT-pro, not when patch switching though, possibly if you have the same delay in the patch you are switching to, i dont remember. Delay trails isnt an important feature to me , when i switch sounds live i feel it can even be an advantage that you get a distinct break from the sound you had before. That gap when switching off/on delay and reverb within a patch like in the clip is more of a dealbreaker to me, if it were when patch swithing it would be ok although not ideal, but when switching on/off effects its a big no no.

[@chrisgreenwood8655]

@@Stefan- yeah my gt10 within a patch the delay Trails continue when I turn the effect off, and I actually definitely need that to happen for some of my patches, in between patches I'm not that concerned but within a patch the delay trails have got to carry on when the effect is turned off

[@ChristopherBuenviaje]

How does it compare to the Headrush? There is just some idiot how says its ahead of the Headrush and at Par with the Helix?

[@angelonofretti2977]

Hej, mate! this is the most comprehensive review I've seen of this unit Soundwise would you recommend this one over the Preamp Live? Does this one sound really better? Thanks!

[@Unchainedmaple888]

Love your videos dude! I would love to see a review of the Line 6 HX stomp :) Seems like there are pretty much zero reviews of it catering to the metal crowd.

[@sneifert1968]

Would like to see a review of a “ Headrush” modeler. If it’s anywhere as good as a Helix or Mooer, the touchscreen sells it for me.

[@deepstatethrombosis]

I think Mooer saw your ge200 video because the next software update they did fixed 90% of your issues with it haha.

[@r-i-ch]

Thank you for a great [actually critical?!?] review on youtube!

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

the buttons work fine if you use the mushroom tops

[@joseclenilson4942]

what is the background music ?

[@108Not]

Brutaly honest - that`s what we want.

[@Haduj-the-Lion]

Nice review ^_^

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Simon X Don't trigger me 😂

[@AkiraSpectrum]

Great review. I too am bored of review 'ads' that are all over KZbin nowadays, seems like most everyone is signing on (except for a few KZbinrs out there).

[@motokev2727]

Has a LOOPER which is appealing

[@franciscobuscariolli]

Here in Brazil a Line6 LT cost more than double of a ge300, do you think Will you pay the duble for t helix lt? To us here is like paying 7k euros for Mooer or 12k euros on Line6 helix LT (Yes, its that expensive here) Wich one would you buy at this price? Thanks!

[@Sympathyfordeaxe]

I got it for £560:00 - Good Review though - Im still gonna enjoy it compared with my Boss and other outdated Modelling Effects units.

[@Pharesm]

What about the Mooer 250?

[@HearGear]

I mean.. in this price range as of today April of 2024 it cost 600 Euro, the GE300 must be the top of the line compared to other pedals that cost maximum 600 Euros right ? Even the GE300 Lite that cost today 444 Euros must be the best in that price range ? I have made some serious comparing between the multi effects in both this price segments and the conclusion is that the GE300 and GE300 Lite would most likely be the best value for the money. There is some really great IR´s out there, Ola England has some great ones that sounds totally awesome. Even other IR´s that you buy is way better than the built in ones, that combined with the wide range of settings you can do on the GE300 and GE300 Lite is remarkable I think.. What do you think ?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

In total honesty: no idea man, and I also absolutely don't care about this stuff anymore... this was 5 years ago, I haven't followed the guitar gear world in the last 2-3 years at all, so unfortunately I have no more opinion on this, sorry...

[@leehacker6001]

Good review. Ill stick with the old rack stuff, ty

[@manymul]

How much is the helix?

[@witeshade]

I actually found your videos when I was deciding to buy my pod hd500. I had an XT Live years ago which I wasn't super excited by, but then I found a great deal on the hd500 and your videos made me decide to buy it (and then line6 student discount made the upgrade packs affordable, which was nice). Anyway, yeah I think Mooer missed the mark a bit with pricing. Their Preamp Live, Radar, and other pedals are fantastic and have done a great job of jumpstarting their brand name, and the GE200 is pretty sweet for the price, and even the Black Truck is pretty sweet. And the GE300 does look like a pretty competent device overall. But, they're charging big-boy bucks for it. It's $900 on amazon right now, compared to $1100 for the Helix. The thing is, Line6 has been making processors for a decade or two at this point, and has an established, long term reputation in the marketplace and so they've earned being able to charge top dollar. Even the Headrush pedals are based on a product with close to a decade of history behind them. But then for Mooer to step in with a product which is "adequate" but unpolished, but charge premium prices for it, is stupid. If they swung in at $500ish, that'd be amazing and they'd probably get incredibly good press, and they'd earn the street cred to release a high end product next time. But for now? I don't think it's going to go well for them.

[@marellimichele]

Hi dude! Love your vids! Would you mind doing a review update after the new firmware updates that came out? They fixed a lot of the issues you explained like FXs, trails and led dimming! I would appreciate that so much since I'd want to buy it as well! Cheers from italy!

[@BloodlineMetalfromGermany]

Also wondered about that. Any News about the FX with this Update? I want to buy it as well. Cheers from Germany 😉

[@無名-n7g3g]

As long as it worth the money, being not cheap is not a disadvantage; if it is not, than, not cheap is a disadvantage.

[@bikersoncall]

You probably don't know who Christopher Walken is, but if you wanted to do Walken Impressions , you could nail it, very slight mod to your accent, and you would own it.

[@joel_matheww]

Is line 6 pod go better than this?

[@AbenezerAnteneh]

Yea bro we really need honest people specially on review.... Thanks

[@adamwatts4937]

Is there a drum machine for the looper

[@ShinigamYpn]

If GE300 was 400-500, it would take a big chunk of Helix LT market. But, at this pricing, as already said multiple times, nope. It's not rivalling, Line 6 still has Yamaha behind it and continuous software improvements and release cycles, has some very nice boutique amps models, it's just much better overall.

[@hagbardceline710]

Did they fix the led always on issue? That's a deal breaker! Good review!!

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Apparently they fixed it by now with a software update I think!

[@altpath]

Try the unit with impulse responses. I have a ge200 and it sounded about the same out of the box. I was disappointed until I tried the IR's I've used in the past with line 6. It blew the line 6 stuff away with that. I'm sold on my ge200 and I'd like to try the ge300 now.

[@railcar123]

Is there jazz guitar sounds on this?

[@guitaristbspro]

Really impressed with your honesty man, thanks for the review, could you please guide me on what should I buy Mooer GE300 or Boss GX100 the Latest unit from the Boss? ..my main perspective is for live gigs. i want a processor which has amazing depth.

[@JustinP.]

Thanks for doing this video. I couldn’t understand why everyone was demoing this like it was an advertisement and not a review. I thought the exact same thing about the “synth engine”. Why do metal KZbin channels care about a synth guitar product lol. I’m curious to hear how many good high gain amp sounds there actually are inside.

[@kristoferkappel]

Have you noticed that they fixed every single flaw you pointed on this video at version 1.2.0?

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

Kristofer Kappel I haven't because I couldn't install the editing software successfully for some reason (same problem than with the GE200 last year)

[@Pattadow]

There seem to be a lot of noise about the 'tone capture' feature of this unit. What's your opinion about it?

[@wrap-itsolutions2387]

Good honest review ... Ive been thinking about upgrading to a 300 ... I love my GE 200 and have been using it live for small gigs (cover band playing everything from disco to rock) ... once you learn how to use the cntrl and merge (on the expression pedal) functions the Mooer units become very flexible! Seems like the 300 expands on this with, as you said better sound. I see a new Christmas present for myself!

[@jorgemm1000]

Were thouse sounds from factory !??

[@TheJoecoool]

i have AXE FX 2 and i get mooer Ge300 it is really not bad

[@zaporoshti3392]

mooer ge300 has tone capture feature which is usable on guitars and cabinets etc. That is kemper functionality in a much lower price range. I think this unit only needs 1 more fx loop and the ability for parallel signal chains. If it had those, it would be perfect. btw Line 6 is Japanese (parent corp is Yamaha) while Mooer is Chinese.

[@GuitarVictor]

That GBA is prolly my favorite piece of gear here! Haha Nice video.

[@marcopenol4875]

come on Line6 give this guy a unit!!!

[@timothyeads1657]

How does the Mooer GE300 compare to the 500X? I have a pod 500X and found a guitar center has the GE300 used for a little bit more. As much as I like the 500X, the cab impulses are poor for recording.

[@seventhplace]

The problem is that Moore doesn’t create good factory presets, which is a problem. Once you add decent impulse responses and and amp captures, the Moore will sound amazing. This review was NOT informative and also lazy, kind of like many guitar players. Sorry 🙂. If you can’t take time to explore the full potential of your gear, then that’s a good reason you may not be getting the most out of it. Especially if you’re looking for a Line 6 sponsorship. Are encourage whatever is watching to look at a few more videos in regard to the GE-300 and you’ll see what I’m talking about

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

The modern day guitarist and consumer is absolutely lazy. I personally also don´t want to spend hours trying to make something sound good because creativity and inspiration need something interesting in the first place ;) This is not my last video about the GE300, I will talk about the Tone Capture in another video, also creating more metal tones. I absolutely agree that you should watch more than 1 video if you are thinking about getting gear. Regarding all the (almost too) positive reviews, I wanted to bring some scepticism into the game. Life´s too short to agree with everyone ;)

[@ryanlafferty5815]

had the ge200 for a while, didn't sound great out the box...but some time spent....and some custom IR's imported......a beast that you'd be proud to gig with.....just takes some effort

[@alanscott1738]

@@MilianMalivukMusic I really like where you're coming from on this. I get that in the video. You did have many good things to say about the 300 and also I'll bet you are going to have more demos of this later. Cheers

[@64north20west]

Thoro. With Facts. Great Review.

[@marcosantonioosoriovillalo313]

THAT GAME BOY ADVANCE!!

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

FINALLY SOMEONE SEES IT!!

[@c_vanwyk99]

Marcos Antonio Osorio Villalobos I saw it too!