THE $299 MODELER... CAN IT ROCK? NUX MG30

[@AlbertoBarrero1]

Hey Pete !! Thanks for showing one of my presets for the Nux MG-30 (A. Barrero) Big honor. Killer demo, as always. Greetings from Spain. Alberto.

[@PeteThorn]

Hi Alberto! Yes I liked your presets quite a bit! Very useful. Nice to meet you, at least here in the comment section! 😊 Hopefully someday in person

[@pauljirak2373]

Ha.. The two of you already cost me a fortune... ;)

[@mahoganymarco9199]

@Khalid Orlando 100%scam

[@mattgilbert7347]

Love your channel, man!

[@HankCScorpio]

And just like that the NUX mg30 became successful.

[@music440]

They are quietly becoming the next big name in affordable FX

[@aphrodence02]

@@music440 I presently have nux mfx10. How do I maximize the usage. I'm not pro guitarist, and not even effects expert. I just select whatever sounds good to me,. But I was able to try mg20 nux, I fell in love withit bcoz it can work like a manual footswitch if you are no geek with settings. But now they phase it out. 😔

[@music440]

@@aphrodence02 there isn't anything wrong with just using presets. Rock on

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@music440 Yep. Almost half my jam/practice board is NUX and I have one of theirs on my "serious" board (the Atlantic).

[@AdamGotheridge]

Pete... this was an amazing demo on all levels, audio great, composition great, video great, solo fantastic. It was also kind of a product tutorial on top of it. 18 minutes just packed with great info. Ancillary, it's been really fun watching your bass playing, compositions, and soloing progress over the years. To the point of the product, what you can get out of that $300 is just ridiculous value. Kudos!!!

[@PeteThorn]

I have so much fun playing bass! Thanks for noticing that

[@rodlissat7150]

Pete is a big inspiration to all of us guitar players!!! Cheers from a friend and fan in Brazil! 🎸🇧🇷🤘👍

[@2Plus2isChicken2013]

This sounds pretty good! It really is awesome how far modeling has come. For $300 20 years ago you had stuff like the Boss ME-50 and that sounded nowhere near as good as this.

[@jefferson4245]

I think it's amazing just how much power and control over sound has become available to musicians in the last few years. Heck, even just the last six or so months have seen some really powerful, attainable pedals and products come out that provide insane amounts of tonal variation and manipulation with high quality results. NU-X has been stepping up their gain and knocking some out of the park.

[@budgetguitarist]

This is a great overall demonstration of how to dial in great guitar sounds. Thanks, Pete!

[@aLoudSi1ence]

Pete I feel like you are the only old school rock guitarist left carrying this legacy. I'm fed up of that djent style 'something'. It's always pleasant to listen to you.

[@PeteThorn]

Hey thanks! :) Phil X for sure, doing it old school… Philip Sayce...

[@ineffige]

My thoughts exactly! I hate this modern soulless tone

[@michaelb.4262]

I am quite certain Pete could make a tissue box guitar rock! As always great info and great playing

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@MetalRenard]

True.

[@mykneeshurt8393]

was going to say "you could make a potato sound good".

[@Scott__C]

The vintage tissue boxes have the best tone!

[@fredstevens799]

@@Scott__C '59 Kleenex 'burst... like magic!

[@cbeserra]

Yeah, sounded darn good. Thank you for demonstrating bass and guitar sounds.

[@stevejackson1712]

Holy moly Pete that solo you played was amazing.

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks! I was happy with it too!

[@cironicholas526]

Pete seems to effortlessly come up with full fledged songs where most guitar channels would just post a jam. I'm always floored by the richness of this dude's creativity!

[@PeteThorn]

Thank you so much! I really have fun writing/producing

[@GertvanderDoes]

@@PeteThorn I second this remark from Ciro! Must be stop awesome to have this much command over your instrument. I can only dream...

[@MiguelEsguerra]

What impressed me the most is how Pete easily relates all these simulations to actual gear. Massively showing that his knowledge as an end user/professional is way way deeper than we all think. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, Pete! Miguel Manila, Philippines

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Good to see you testing less expensive gear, there's a lot of us can't afford the high end gear. Please demo a Blackstar HT Stage 100 amp :)

[@witewolfmusic1654]

Blackstars are amazing especially for the price point.

[@GabiOprea]

Whoa... His intros always make me grab my guitar 🙌

[@PeteThorn]

That’s my hope! Thanks man

[@UdoU-k2b]

Pete, man I've been looking for a guitar player like you that just knows what he likes and how to get it and your composition is unique and inspiring. Awesome Man!

[@TheAxeMonger]

Affordable Modelers are getting good! I use Mooer GE200 which cost me around $275. This $299 option sounds great too!

[@davidwoods358]

For $299.00 it would be stupid of me (or I hope anyone) to complain about anything this unit offers. It's all good !! I've had single pedals that cost more.

[@mariorojas3724]

Totally agree man!!!!🙏

[@dwelltone]

Pete with the chewy jammy jams on Friday. Killer playing as always, man!!

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188]

I really liked the bass tone you had on this! A bass that sounded like a bass. No distortion to fight with the guitars!

[@fredstevens799]

that's a good thing! I liked it too!

[@nmonye01]

It's been years since I watched your Ibanez tube screamer video. Glad your still out here doing demos!

[@dramaoflife]

I got one about a month ago. I’m coming from PG Bias FX 2 which is amazing but difficult to adapt for stage. NUX Stock presets weren’t for me but I gotta tell you once you play with it, this things intuitive as heck and sounds amazing. Makes moving from studio to stage a breeze.

[@cicerofavaretto]

A.Barrero is a spanish guitar player and youtuber. I was subscribed on his channel

[@joesatchton212]

Unfair, trick question of the year - OF COURSE! Pete Thorn could make a kazoo and a digeridoo sound frickin' good... XD And such a valuable point to remind everyone, especially those that like to whine about tweaking modelers. Tweaking has ALWAS been the case in guitar tone safaris. But the fact is tweaking these days on modelers is objectively far, far easier. People just forget and take things for granted. Memory is faulty and we humans tend to only remember the good times clearly.

[@budgetguitarist]

I was going to post something similar, but you said it much better. Well put.

[@peteytwofinger]

im not whining about anything . i was born with out talent , then i had an accident and i am missing fingertops on my fret hand . that being said i own a mg300 which is the cheaper little brother of the 30 , andi will say it sounds REALLY good . mind you i make my own patches . here is the point - yes tone is fingur , we must play , but we also need gear . digital is not a dirty word . yes tubes and analog are great . lets just not get judgemental . like say the next guy doesnt play thru your tube amp, maybe he even lives in a apartment , does that make him less ? lets be nice , not trip out on gear so much and here is one - make music . sorry . i dont dress like a pirate , i dont have a massive quaker beard and wear pilgrum hat . my guitar has 6 strings and i tune to a440, i really let everyone down ... didnt i . i dont even lie to my wife when i purchase gear . she plays bass with me , and picks the parts when we build pedals so yeah loads to hate on . ducks .

[@ideiaslivres8969]

What a fantastic tone! Seems to be great value for money.

[@louaguado995]

I've been a fan of amp modeling pedals for years, Zoom, Vox, Line 6, DOD. I like the hybrid approach where I plug them into the effects return of my tube amp's, best of both worlds. The new stuff coming out now is so good. I'm looking to get a HeadRush MX5 next for the touchscreen 😊

[@tomduckworth8335]

Very cool gear. Yes I am glad to see you review gear that is more real world prices. It’s one thing to buy stuff when it’s your living and another when you’re a weekend warrior.

[@kevingorman4666]

Speaking of how easy it is these days to change your sound. In 1982 at 16yrs old and spent $100 on a pick up that I didn't like once I installed it. That was a bunch of cash for me and now days you just point and click and if you don't like you move on. Got my NuX mg30 on pre order so I'm geeked for it. Thank Pete great video.

[@tooofart]

Just picked up an MG30 after watching this video a few months ago. So far, I'm impressed. Thanks for demoing some of the budget gear!

[@thefilmandmusic]

Golden age of gear for sure, especially acoustic guitars... it’s unbelievable what you can buy....

[@kenphillips3282]

Thanks again Pete for creating an awesome demo song for another piece of kit that I am looking forward to trying. The reality is that you could make a biscuit tin with wires n string sound great but going a little further into the unit was very helpful. Rock on

[@robertclarkguitar]

These displays today are really making these pedal processors easier to manipulate. Not to mention the tech today has come a long way. The chips are incredibly powerful! My old boss Gt1 and valhalla are my main components on my channel. I've a long way to go yet, this journey is the best! Thanks for a great detailed video man!!

[@Drumming_Monkey]

Currently using a GT1 as well and while it's fine,t it just sounds a bit too muddy for me and I never got THAT sound I'm searching for, so I can't wait for Thomann to finally send my my MG30. :D

[@tarheeltone]

At the end of the day, it’s realistic amp tone and feel! I recently sold my HX Stomp because I thought the MG 300 sounded better in my headphones and is much more user-friendly! I’ll probably end up getting the MG 30 as well, unless there’s something else out there in this price range that sounds better.

[@mattgilbert7347]

A few have said that they think the algorithms are better than the HX Stomp. It's kinda amazing, but I'm inclined to believe it

[@tarheeltone]

Ended up getting a Pod Go, since I have the MG 300. I am digging it..

[@IbizaRose]

I've got both. The mg 300 sounds better.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Wow. I guess I'm getting the MG 30

[@coppulor6500]

does it really FEEL good? like playing through an amp or close?

[@ToneChaser79]

Pete, I just bought this pedal and would love to know if I need to do all the firmware updates or does the latest firmware update cover everything? I know nothing about pedals and would appreciate any help getting this set up properly

[@AloysiusChowBass]

Finally a video that spoke of its inbuilt volume/exp pedal. Thanks!

[@raymondjamesrivera]

That Ibanez always has a "chunk" that your other guitars do not have, killer tone!

[@tonedriverss8629]

Awesome unit , very well demonstrated here ... in the right hands ! Great tune . Top notch stuff bro . I have its little brother the MG300 ... very happening unit as well .

[@Smurf431]

Watching a tone monster like yourself showing how you got those tones out of a $300 unit is priceless to me! I have a Digitech 360XP I can not get a tone out of to save my life, I hope you try out this older unit some day in the near future! As for cab sims, I have a Crate GFX-1200 that sounded like pure cow pucks before I started trying friends cabs......crate AMPS don't sound that bad, but their CABS do! That is what makes folks dislike the Crate line IMHO.....

[@Imokyourok440]

I had a crate head and cab back in the day. I let a buddy borrow it and he pawned it right before he left town. 😡😡

[@danriley5848]

Great video as always Pete 👍 Really nice demo of this unit , it seems like a great piece of gear for the price. I must add the help of your vast knowledge and experience with your tasteful tweaking of the presets really expand the unit. Your knowledge is always greatly appreciated Pete and sincere thanks for sharing it with us.✌

[@MetalZoned]

You're right about how easy it is to change IRs and what a big impact they have

[@Tmidiman]

Love the sounds you’re getting from this Pete!

[@Scott__C]

Great job as always, Pete. Look forward to more of this series!

[@R0BL68]

That was a great video. Couldn’t agree more with reference to the use and exploration of i.rs 🎸

[@jonq8714]

The magic is always in the fingers.

[@chadgarber]

Man your riffs are like way long..love that.

[@EasyHeat]

Incredible! I honestly can't believe how good the "budget" stuff is starting to get these days! We're definitely in an affordable gear "Golden Age". Just wow!

[@Neil-Aspinall]

I had the NUX 300 and I can tell you it was a toy.

[@EasyHeat]

@@Neil-Aspinall Good for you. Pretty sure NOBODY was talking about the NUX 300 tho.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Neil-Aspinall]

@@EasyHeat I know but they are related possessor wise you wreckin?

[@EasyHeat]

@@Neil-Aspinall I’m really not sure. I only use digital fx after a real preamp. Had a fractal for a hot minute. Didn’t really gel with it. All digital amp feel weird to be. I’m all about boosting an analog pre. Recently went with a Victory V4. Outstanding piece of gear IMO.

[@MrMem90]

Great demo, thanks. This is very interesting for you to review budget gear. Especially, since you are very familiar of the high-end gear.

[@doctiberius2717]

Oh NUX! Pete you have all those real amps and cabs to keep you warm. 😀 Best regards Doc

[@rhythmicon9821]

Nice video, I like your presentations they're easy to watch and informative. I have a GT-1 Boss and Amplitube 5 and between those two I manage to get useable guitar sounds, they're not like real amps but they serve the songs and my music is guitar centric. You have to work at it a bit and roll your own but it pays off.

[@AndyDrudy]

Imagine it - for virtually no money you can sound like that!! Job done.

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

So well put.. so much you can do with gear these days! Truly a Golden Age for music and recording! 😎🎸🤘❤️🐦

[@peterdebad1]

Thanks Pete for some budget friendly gear. Will definitely check this out. Peace!

[@pasqualemaurelli1860]

How does this video have 9 thumbs down?!?!?!?! Did you hear that intro song? That was T-I-G-H-T! Pete nailed it. Again.

[@peteytwofinger]

simple - the all analog tube tone crew hates the fact that modeling actually sounds incredible now . sorry guys .

[@joel3730]

I can't believe how amazing that intro sounded

[@PeteThorn]

Thanks!

[@mattgilbert7347]

$450AUD for something that can hang with an HX Stomp? I'm in - thanks for these tips, Pete. I'll be using em! Still gonna use my own compressor, boost (I'm married to them), Fuzz - and the mighty Deco will either go in the loop or at the output. It seems like this contains/models a lot of their Verdugo series pedals. The Solid Studio, Masamune, DuoTime, Atlantic - I think they are all in there.

[@Pharesm]

Soar like an eagle! :D big thumbs up for what you pulled out of that, not to mention beautiful playing!! And I like that company! They took presets from you and from Leo Gibson also - I love that they do that .. (got a pre-order on Amazon for it ^^)

[@nodrog5150]

The problems I had with NUX pedals was one by one they stopped working. I had 2 nux orange delay pedals and a blue mod pedal that all stopped working within a year of purchase so I haven't touched Nux products since.

[@owendavis4154]

Thanks Pete, some really useful information in here. Kind of like an amps in the zone episode but for a budget piece of gear. I found the video really helped me to get some better tones out of the gear I have already which is not what you probably intended but was really helpful all the same. Thankyou.

[@steelerman5830]

Your videos always very informative and genuine. Thanks

[@ZigbertD]

These days, there are so many options for good to great sounding gear at really any price range.

[@vonmilash823]

I absolutely love that red suhr strat with the red pick guard and white pickups. What a beautiful guitar.

[@fredstevens799]

nice locking tuners too!

[@StephenMarkTurner]

You didn't use much processing after the unit, but, that would be interesting as well, a little pro processing.

[@8stringwrshpleader]

For $299 would you say this is better bang for buck than the POD go? I would feel comfortable using either one live, especially since they both take IRs well. I've never used these "preset" style modelers so the extra pedals of the POD Go are attractive, but with the included extra foot switch and easy to navigate presets I feel like the MG 30 would do everything I need. TLDR For a live setting, how would you set the MG 30 up, and would you prefer it to the POD Go?

[@lukaszbohdal8749]

I have mg300 and with selected IR's and some eq tweaking sounds great both connected to my Marshall Tsl or into DAW. Mg30 needs more work to get great sounds in my opinion but It's amaizing for this price. Thank You Pete for great presentation

[@IbizaRose]

I've got both. The mg 300 sounds better.

[@socialdef3]

@@IbizaRose But why? How so?? Do tell.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

I have the Nux MG300, although it's not breaking new ground,it's still very usable,and very fun to mess with.great review Pete👍

[@YOURGEN-q3z]

Nice vid. Great player. I love my mg 30 and had a MG 20 in the past.

[@mikemckernan1076]

Who else came to hear Pete and wound up ordering this thing? Fingers crossed that it's going to be a good solution for duo/sub gigs with tricky load-ins and for "silent stage" gigs.

[@punith.basavaraju]

Nux seems to send this unit to almost all guitarists and asking them to make a video and review it. This unit is all over KZbin on every guitarists channel.

[@ryanwhitley5427]

It's marketing. They all do it.

[@blutos]

They pay them to do it. It's always a bit cringey when a new thing comes out and suddenly 30 people are all making the exact same demo video talking about the same features they've been told to highlight (and after saying it's game changing in the video, you'll never see the product on their channel again). At least the ones with integrity like Pete show the "includes paid promotion" bar at the start

[@PeteThorn]

Yeah it’s no secret they do this. Sometimes I think it’s a mistake for them to ask for videos to be posted on the same day. People don’t seem to like that. My deal is I just wanna plug in the damn thing and see if I can make a song with it. I don’t really care about every single feature, or showing every single thing it can do- I just want to see if I can make something that sounds legit.

[@ryanwhitley5427]

@@PeteThorn You have shown, time and time again, that gear isn't as important as skill. You make everything sound great! This is a great product, btw!

[@jimsimmons2674]

Pete,great review of NUX MG30 It sounded very good to me and you are so honest with your reviews of music gear like this,i really like the price and features of this unit!Pete before the NUX MG30 came out i was thinking about the line 6 POD GO but when the price went up to $480 on it i changed my mind about getting the Pod GO,pete do you think the NUX MG30 sounds as good as the POD GO?

[@Mheyos]

Realy cool to ear budget gear in your hands !! Realy really cool ! It s a bit more realistic for many of us who can't afford boutique gear ! Thank you so much! Best regards from France ! 🤘😘

[@PeteThorn]

Glad you dug it!

[@savoirfaire8979]

*Besides the fantastic guitar playing, I always look forward to Pete’s new hairstyle every few months....*

[@MarkJPerry]

Great review Pete, as always - and NUX gear def. punches above its weight.

[@JHPRS]

It's kind of freaky that this video would come out today, as I just finished watching your Cerberus video from a few years ago. :)

[@MelanitaE]

Sounds like you can do anything!!!

[@czito]

Great video. Seriously looking into getting this. Great playing as always Pete.

[@fc2p]

Man, the frets on that red suhr strat (or classic s?) look amazing. I remember what it was like doing effortless bends on nice freshly polished frets years ago. Now I’m gonna start polishing (or repolishing) all the frets on all my guitars. That’ll be this week’s project.

[@sandorkis8813]

Fantastic playing, tasty musicality, great review! I am waiting my Mg30 today, to swap my Pod hd500x for that. Its nice, nice, but huuuuuge...

[@garywalker8067]

Great tones Pete, you’re sure getting a lot for ya money with this device.

[@Single_Songwriter]

Cool NUX Pedal but what's even cooler is your "Ibanez Xplorer" i once had one and its companion "Ibanez Flying V" with flame maple top and gold hardware back in the day when things lasted almost forever ... GOOD VIDEO .. Thanks Pete

[@lespaulguy1979]

Pete can make anything sound good. It's him that's good!

[@chumdm3]

Thanks for this. Great showcase.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

What are you using for drums, Pete. I’m unhappy with the GarageBand drums. Is there a way to get more sounds? I haven’t been home recording for long & I’m not the most technical guy ... I’m a singer.

[@PeteThorn]

Try EZdrummer2 from toontrack. Love that. From there I graduated to superior drummer 3. But both are great

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

@@PeteThorn Thank you for taking the time to answer. You’re a great player, man. I’ll go research those. The “heavy” drummer on GB hits the snare like a hairdresser.

[@budgetguitarist]

@@hailmaryrecordings8255 Yeah, the drummer feature in GarageBand/Logic is a great piece of software, but there is NO good metal drummer in the collection. I use Steven Slate Drums with the Drummer feature, but Apple REALLY needs to add a metal drummer.

[@ZigbertD]

Yeah, I second Toontrack for sure. EZDrummer 2 is simpler to use and less expensive, but still sounds great. Superior Drummer 3 offers a ton more control and options. I've also heard that EXDrummer sounds have little more post processing on the samples, compression etc. to make them more production ready out of the box, whereas Superior Drummer samples are raw and totally clean (save the gear they were recorded through) to give the producer full control over the drum sound. Superior Drummer kits all have a bunch of mix presets included though if you want a shortcut to a more finished production sound. If all you want is a better drum sound than Garageband, you'll be totally happy with either.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Thanks, guys. The drums on my stuff are OK, But even though I play power-pop/alternative/whatever, I still prefer a hard driving drummer. The GB drums beat my old Alesis drum-machine, though. ☮️

[@dkpv2012]

You the King of gear review ----good stuff Pete. Thank you

[@sc3ku]

Great timing - I was literally just thinking I wonder if he has demo'd this yet. And here we are

[@Imokyourok440]

I would love to see you play through an ADA MP1. I love my MP1. It was the modeler of its day!

[@jonballen1550]

I have the NUX MG300 and its amazing for only $150

[@tarheeltone]

Me too!!!

[@tiago5a]

Do you consider the upgrade to the Mg30?

[@jonballen1550]

@@tiago5a yeah I’ll probably get the mg30

[@tarheeltone]

I’ll probably upgrade but still keep the MG 300!

[@bodkwlbhdlsyhspdkgldpsldhgi9dj]

Explanation on EQ is very clear. It seems to be very important for this unit as well. And I see the unit not connected through USB?

[@PeteThorn]

No I just hooked it up straight out of the analog out into my recording interface

[@JAMPROSOUND]

Hi Pete, did you try dropping the input trim to bring the gain settings back in line with what you would expect from the various amps? I found the global trim and EQ are the secret sauce to great sounds in the MG-30.

[@pjrodz]

Awesome review, Pete! Thank you 😊

[@winceyV1]

great demo on affordable gear Mr Thorn thanks

[@livefromstudioa8245]

I will never not pronounce this company’s name as “nucks.” I will also never not use double negatives. Great video. Thanks, Pete!

[@edupacheco4095]

Nice video. Great playing. Two rhythm guitar, to me, sounds very thight. I listened using monitors. But the MG30 is cool

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I'm super interested in their upcoming Trident floor unit, from what I've seen, it looks better than a great many things which are magnitudes more expensive! Could you please do a review when they send you one? I'm assuming they're going to send you one if they already haven't.

[@hanovergreen4091]

10:50 - Dat headstock is beautiful

[@icarusi]

Do any current multi-fx offer a way to globally dial down the reverb 'wet' setting, so you can have a drier version of your presets for live use, without having to keep a full 'live' duplicate set, with the reverb 'wet' value being the only change?

[@LTJR.]

Yeah I hear you and a way to normalize, across-the-board, the volumes... then a boost button post, When you need it to jump out...

[@MarcCoteMusic]

This seems to be NU-X's answer to the Mooer GE200, which I own. They look almost the same and seem to have the same features including 3rd party IR loading. That's not necessarily a bad thing as I quite like the Mooer and this unit sounded as good to my ears. One thing this has going for it above the GE200 is the GUI. Great demo, Pete.

[@tommy2z2z]

Nice song composition at the start

[@vonmilash823]

Pete, the red strat, is that one of your sig models or ian thornley's? (I know the other one is yours.) you and him should tour as the Thorny Toads.

[@wimcoppens73]

Your intro's are always spot on Pete, and this one is no exception... great bass part too !! :-)

[@cuiqueiroh9386]

The 06B is the setup by Alberto Barrero, a great player.

[@papel647]

How do you think this compares with the Ampero One ? I'm hesitating between the two..

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

hey Pete....I wish you would do a vid showing in depth how you make your videos. Gear, software, cameras, syncing audio with your clips and so forth. Very interested in your work flow now that you seem to have streamlined a system that works for you after all this time.