This could be the one! STEREO is here! Thermion Zero Review

For years I have been begging companies to make a stereo amp... even better... a pedal board amp that can do stereo... one that works great with your whole board and even has DI outs... Thermion did exactly that.. how close is it to the thing I dreamed up in my head? We'll see...
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0:00 Slideshow
1:33 „Surrender“ Full Track
5:34 Intro/Overview
9:47 Features
13:44 The Setup
15:34 Sounds (mic’ed cabs)
19:44 EQ Section
21:29 The Reverb
25:20 With external Preamp
27:12 with Overdrives
30:00 Insane Lead
32:30 With a Fuzz
34:30 Stereo Delays and Sounds
35:30 Choppy Fun
37:01 DI Sounds
41:49 MY2CENTS
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[@StephenGallacher]

I bought a BluGuitar amp 1 a few years ago and loved it, I e-mailed them at the time suggesting the sell the power stage as a stand alone unit for those of us who like stereo.

[@thelolguy007]

The Bluguitar sounds great live. I was fortunate to hear one in a live setting (Pat McManus) and it was awesome.

[@drloqutis2492]

This has been some of your most inspired playing on video to date.

[@66numero]

This punk cat shirt, legendary... Great song by the way.

[@TheAmazingSnarf]

i loved everything about this. thank you to everyone involved, for this kind of resource is so, so important, given the overwhelming amount of choice available for studio gear. An amazing track, an amazing video cut, and solid information. there's tons of dialogue in this episode that i'd really like to sample, edit, effect, and put into my own music- all of it in a wide, defined stereo field. gratitude.

[@ortanchibiri]

Well said, Henning! Stereo all the way!! That's why I don't have more combos or heads (just one of each), and I prefer rack preamps and stereo poweramps instead. If my tone is good, why not make it twice as good?

[@stephanematis]

Editing in: Thank you for another wonderful music video as intro. Tons of effort, very impressive. Needs more eyeballs on. And you noodling/improvising is great. The enjoyment is on your face. Best explanation of a logo EVER! 🤣 I think pedal makers need to hire CIOKS for some power supply design tricks. I think class D stereo amp, with a nice analog front section would be cool. Or perhaps I'll just put a tube pre-amp pedal on a stereo D class amp pedal ? That could work. XLR out would rock.

[@adamkrauss303]

To your comment about being paid from the company, a big reason I have been a subscriber for years is your no holding back tell it like you see it reviews and your lack of an “inside voice”. Keep um coming!!

[@martinkrauser4029]

Amazing review, and then I noticed the organized chapters section. You are such a good review producer.

[@orryfishburne5326]

I agree with u entirely about the stereo experience. I tried it out years ago and never went back to mono. My first rig was a JC40 and an Ampeg SVT3 with the Ampeg classic 4x10 cab and I completely fell in love with that tone. Long story short, i lost all my gear and started over, now im running an Egnator Tweaker 40 combo and a JC40. (Yes i re-bought the JC40 since i love that clean tone soooo much. Lol) the JC40 adds so much clarity and the Egnator blends in those warm tube tones for the best of both worlds. Eventually i plan on getting a 3rd amp and trying out wet/dry/wet. Thinking about getting something cheap like one of the Joyo Bantamps, and using the JC40 as my center dry.

[@AndrewLewisHowe]

Absolutely, brother. The best stereo field comes from two DIFFERENT amps and/or cabs that process the signal differently. I've found that a tube amp on one side and a solid state on the other makes for a quick 'sure thing' in a diverse stereo field. By JC40, I assume you mean Jazz Chorus, which is solid state, so it looks like you and I both stumbled upon the same key ingredients! Have you made your guitars stereo yet? Oooooo doggy, now that's cooking. You could run your neck pup into the JC40 and your bridge into your Egnator, and it'll sound like two guys playing the same riffs. Super phat!

[@slinkyfrets]

The singer? APPROVED!!

[@rayprevailer8454]

Exactly spot on about the lack of stereo amps. For portability and reliability I use 2 Quilter Tone Block 200's with their 2U rack bracket.

[@michaelmattson3515]

I used to have line 6 Flextone lll. It had a stereo send & return , that was cool.

[@1Aquadon]

good vid... R&D unit ... he is correct ... needs to have speaker modeler "OFF" switch!

[@ZitherBeast]

This is kick ass.... great little vid thanks for posting this

[@rkoz55]

Oh yeah! 30 years ago adding two speakers on either end of the room with my Johnson Millennium, it's the best!

[@manfredworner8528]

Yup had a few of them was a great amp specialty in stereo

[@Javier-qk7ms]

ISP Stealth stereo power amp has been available for years, I use it with an AMT tube preamp and a few stereo pedals like H2O and 70CDR.

[@shorerocks]

Agreed Henning, stereo is not for metal, but dual mono and some delay (or the mimiq) ist quite beautiful when you are the only guitar player in a band. :-)

[@bradleystereoguitaramplifi9616]

Very interesting review and demo!

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Great video man. Sounds cool. Happy Saturday

[@kainagami]

Oh well, just put a Le Lead in the preamp loop and boom, a tube preamp :p Orange made a stereo tube amp combo. Anyway, this thing is an amazing device in the pedalboard amp category

[@thierrythierry1013]

Did you tried the DSM & Humboldt's "Simplifier" and its stereo effect loop ? Bought it last week, and sounds great.

[@johannsoncrusoe5589]

First time runing my guitars and basses into a boss delay with a stereo out and leading into two amp rigs has opened the world to space guitar, ambient... that time even postrock was not a thing. That was 20 years ago and I played in shabby punk band. That time I knew stereo delay in two amps is the best to get taken away by sound. It is pure biofeedback on guitars 🤣

[@PeterLiebetrau]

Yeps .. world known spanish koi noodles .. very tasty. I also heard of the japanese Ibanez-Koi.They even have 7 string kois with build in stereo noodles!

[@ZitherBeast]

"Can't stop playing" LMAO!!! I had to subscribe to your channel.... this is awesome.....

[@vaibhavjoshi9141]

VERY true, it's a different level altogether. Was about to give my old SS amp away but used it for Wet/Dry Playing through a stereo or Wet/Dry rig is the best experience.. more than a nice guitar/amp/pedal.. it's physics. You can do it cheap as well.. I built an ABY pedal to run 2 SS amps.. And one can run their effects much deeper and fill the room with ambience without getting washed away. Cabs and speakers give the most return for one's money.

[@leightnite3056]

Great tune guys! Could be a radio tune!

[@arodrigues14]

Henning is actually an amazing studio guitarist!!

[@brain21]

How would a solution like this compare with say a pair of Quilter Interblock45s? Advantages/Dis advantages? I don't like the fact that you can't turn off their cab modeling. The 2x Quilter option seems more flexible in that you can do a stereo setup for studio and non-PA gigs, and a mono setup for many clubs (where they may not have enough channels for you to run stereo, depending on the size of your band), but this certainly seems more convenient... Hopefully they will make the cab modeling bypassable in a v2.

[@orryfishburne5326]

What if u used a load box like the two notes torpedo to work around the cab sim out on the amp and just used the output for a real cabinet? I do wish they had an on/off switch for the cab sim, but that should work as a get around

[@SapperRJMorgan]

Henning, I assumed you produced theses guys? Sorry to the band but I actually like your version better. Your “whoa’s” don’t quite match his chops but you guys made for a great team. Well done.

[@Mark_Williams300]

Your explanation for the koi made me actually literally LOL

[@orryfishburne5326]

Those tones are gorgeous. I want one really bad

[@joseantoniogomezberrocal8471]

Zero delivers fantastic clean and Wareen tones and the reverb is incredible. I’ve already got it at home. I’ve received it just a couple of days a go.

[@Thermion]

@@joseantoniogomezberrocal8471 Thank you Jose!

[@Thermion]

Zero will be available widely along this week. The pandemic is making deliveries a little slowe than they should be. If you get in touch with us via email, we'll notify you when the first units are available! [e-mail] Thank you!

[@Mark_Williams300]

Your thumbnail makes the unit look massive

[@Eventual420]

Thanks for the great demo HP. Could type several paragraphs in reply...

[@ProFunctionist]

I've been wanting stereo in gear like the Revv D20 and the Two Notes Captor X. Still hoping we'll see that. This looks interesting though.

[@droliver]

the D20 is a cool form factor, but the onboard Two Notes stuff is going to make it obsolete at some point. Kind of like some of the weird onboard guitar effects and synth stuff over the years. In the long view, get a good amp and outboard the effects/DI/Sim things which are getting smaller and cheaper very rapidly. We will probably have a bluetooth app based thing we're using within 5 years and skipping the pedal form factor completely

[@garethhowes6193]

I am 100% on board with the idea of stereo amplifiers wow. Just imagine taking one less amp and cab to a gig.

[@jimtippens]

AWESOMENESS. U Were Great 0n 60 Cycle Hum. Nice song Great Demo as Always. Charge em Anything U Want. Top Channel for me. ❤ 😁

[@deathhockey19]

Even as a metal player, Since playing in stereo (Diezel Einstein Wet Left & EVH 5150 Dry(Ish) Right)....... I can't go back to mono.... i just can't haha

[@joetspaulding]

What does stereo really mean related to a guitar? In the Hi Fi (home stereo) world stereo means the source was recorded with a left and right mic so you get the time delay ( sounds from the far left take longer to reach the right ear and vice versa). This give you brain the info it need to hear sounds as if the are more to your right and left but i suspect this is not really what a stereo effect is for the single out put of one instrument...

[@droliver]

Agree. Demanding stereo outs on guitar chains seems kind of weird to me they way they're amplified and used in a live performance. If you're bound and determined for stereo, just split the mono cable L/R, but who could tell at stage volume?

[@chrisharper8032]

If you want stereo setup, you could get a podgo and 2 headrush frfr’s. I got my podgo for $360(sale), two frfr 108’s would be $400. Bang stereo with some very nice amp models with 1000 watts. I just got my podgo after years of telling everyone how bad line6 modelers sound. Line6 is legit now. This podgo rocks. I really want two headrush frfr’s to go stereo.

[@ithebastardking2800]

Can’t turn off the speaker simulation,😏 why? Not thought through on that topic... if it had an on/off cabsim switch i was 100% sold.

[@ZitherBeast]

Straight up love the candidness of this video..... Bullshit..... Love it....

[@scotdvorak8861]

Cool!! A reverb pan knob would be cool so you could do a simple wet/dry thing (early Halen-esque)

[@EytschPi42]

just return to only one side

[@scotdvorak8861]

Right... I’m just saying if you were to use the unit alone, without external FX. Just the reverb onboard. But (I get that) the magic of this is for sure in its ability to do stereo with stereo FX... that’s why most folks will buy it.

[@georgebarry8640]

Stereo...did it the hard way back in 1986. Loved it then, Love it now. Companies that aren't interested in doing stereo? I am not interested in them....50 years late doesn't cut it.

[@MBSGAMES_]

I have the DSM Humboldt Simplifier. How does this compare to that regarding playing dynamics? (if anyone had the change to compare them, that is)

[@MrTravelerX]

Hi Henning Not connected to this video in anyway, is there a way for you to connect the B.C. Rich company and make a review on their guitars (if you haven't created one yet). Especially regarding the electronics and neck thickness. Thanks for all your videos. :-)

[@EytschPi42]

i don’t think they do anything on KZbin

[@diegodc3312]

Great song !!!!!!!! Really Love it.

[@SapperRJMorgan]

Can I get a recording of this song so I don’t have to keep replaying it in this video?

[@orryfishburne5326]

Does this amp only work with 220v, or would i be able to use it in America with 120v ac? I pretty much only play clean and in stereo and i love the way the zero sounds for clean tones. I would love to own one.

[@joseantoniogomezberrocal8471]

Yes, Zero can be used in America as well. You can check it in the website and I think it was also mentioned in a review made by Darrell Braun from Canada .

[@martinkrauser4029]

What do you think about the Harley Benton two-channel pedalboard power amp? I know, apples-oranges, no preamp, but could you get similar results with that and preamp pedals?

[@EytschPi42]

hmmm.... not sure it’s quite that good

[@orryfishburne5326]

I wonder what the two notes pedal amps would sound like in that preamp loop and use them for a second channel when u need some tube breakup and back to the internal preamp for clean tones?

[@dantahoua]

I always loved stereo, even before stereo pedals! One thing that really bugs me, even piss me off, it's all those stereo pedal that have ONLY stereo out!!! So how do I plug my other stereo pedal with it! Maybe they think I will buy only their pedal...

[@rayprevailer8454]

Yup. Exactly. I believe any pedal that is stereo should have L/R inputs and of course out. The mono in to stereo out is ridiculous. Whats the point. Forced to put it first in a stereo chain.

[@Zwidawurzn]

@@rayprevailer8454 I can split the signal with my Flanger and go stereo from there, Boss DD-200, TC Hall of Fame, Boss Looper all with stereo in and out

[@joetspaulding]

Seems stereo on a guitar is to spread out the sound. Where as home stereo allows you to pin point a source/location of each individual instrument

[@yamitanomura]

The begging song is really good !!

[@Zwidawurzn]

31:18 now that's some fast playing!

[@phi2771]

Stereo yes! Stainless steel frets, yes!

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

So weird how we dont have stereo amps when so many pedals are stereo...

[@franciscoprimeiro9413]

Theres actually the Roland Jazz Chorus 40.

[@BigMikeGuitar]

Is that a lady fish graphic on there? How about pairing this up with and reviewing their Gasoline drive pedal too~

[@sb328]

Zero was a name for Japanese fighter planes in WWII. Don't know how that fits in, but here's a theme going on there.

[@PooNinja]

2 ears, 2 cabs ,2 pwr amp channels, so close to the WDW pedalamp of class D domination

[@branislavmata8703]

Very good video, great sound , song and would be kick ass tattoo 😉

[@davidmacfly]

Love it!!

[@SapperRJMorgan]

Who’s the singer?

[@zyquate4849]

I agree on all HP says. Why can’t this amp builder make it. Who ever built the perfect one, it will be successful in just a minute on releasing it. 😄 just saying!

[@RaxFx]

They state Thomann in their dealers list but Thomann doesn't seem to know them :(

[@shorerocks]

Maybe early days, and listing comes later. I dunno when it is released, officially, and secondly, depending from where it is sent to distribution in Europe, because of Covid this might be delayed.

[@Thermion]

Hi there! Sorry. Sven is right; we're being a little delayed due to the pandemic. Zero shoud start being widely available through this week

[@jorhay1]

Great Music!

[@drloqutis2492]

I agree make them stereo!!!!!!!

[@TheMemagNeman]

I have old Yamaha VR6000 2*12 combo amp, which is stereo + great spring reverb on it. I also recently got Yamaha DG stomp which is pedal format fx/preamp and it has stereo outs/xlr/headphones and quality modulation,reverb and delay section. It also has speaker cab simulation and 8 types of amps. For it's time it was advanced box. Still beats many of modern stuff tone wise. I guess you can find both cheaper.

[@mindmachinepsy]

"if you play metal stereo is not necessary" *laughs in ambient black metal*

[@astraaustralis796]

*Laugh morphs into entire album*

[@mindmachinepsy]

@@astraaustralis796 I hope that Album is limited to 10 editions Tape only

[@astraaustralis796]

Each tape shall be hand numbered and must come in an oak box sealed in wax...

[@mindmachinepsy]

@@astraaustralis796 As it was written in the sacred texts, your tapes shall be trve as fuck

[@astraaustralis796]

@@mindmachinepsy 🤘😂🤘

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

I'm just looking for the acts that you're grinding in this video I didn't see it with the listing of things that's used to create the video can you elaborate oh by the way I was with the German army when they surrendered get it

[@EytschPi42]

what are you looking for?

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

@@EytschPi42 I would like to know which Ibanez guitar you was playing in the video I happen to like it I like to have one like that with p90s in it can you and like me and thank you very much

[@EytschPi42]

Ibanez AZ2204 TAB

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

Ty

[@rumglas]

I like the video before i watch it,

[@clemkelly2159]

Deadly song

[@fevermusicstudio9941]

Whats with all that dust flying around the studio? ;)

[@EytschPi42]

it’s fake!

[@fevermusicstudio9941]

@@EytschPi42 Ironic since the dust is digital but the amp is analog.

[@einjarjar]

Why you assume that metal cannot be stereo? Just put TC Mimiq in the loop and chunck away. All metal bands don't have two guitarists.

[@DIYguitarGuy]

Do you get good sounds with that? I just had weird phasey low cut tones, sold the Mimiq within 3 days.

[@einjarjar]

@@DIYguitarGuy It is a bit phasey of course because of the effect, but it needs to be stereo. Mono-everything sound bad in that pedal. It sounds best when you don't try to overdo the effect. Think of it as a reverb-kind-of-effect, where you use it as a spreader in the background and not as a "full 100% wet"-rig

[@PedroCPNeto]

Absolutely. For example, John Petrucci plays in stereo.

[@DIYguitarGuy]

@@einjarjar Mine changed the tone way too much, tried it pre or post gain, different amps, subtle or big: nothing worked, especially with chugging. Good for you that it works well, maybe mine was a bust

[@scacchomattho]

Mesa mark IV/B could work in stereo and even wet dry wet mode using three cabs. No stereo input though. Still, the fx loop was stereo sooooooo

[@EytschPi42]

did it have a stereo power amp?

[@scacchomattho]

Yep. The third cab had to have a power amp, though, if I remember right from the manual, and mesa did a "satellite" cab series just for it but one could use whatever 85W power amp and whatever cab of course. Gotta find the manual online cos I sold my unit last year for an antelope interface

[@scacchomattho]

mesa-boogie.imgix.net/media/User%20Manuals/Mark%204.pdf Here. Page 14-15

[@IRuinEvrything]

I've literally never stopped using my Vetta from 02 because it's a loud stereo combo.

[@EytschPi42]

you still have that thing???

[@IRuinEvrything]

@@EytschPi42 dude it's still sounding great but the memory battery is dead so whenever I turn it on I have to turn it back to 50% on the power amp so it doesn't give me a mechanical face peel. I got one from such an early run it has no serial number 😁😁

[@victorres7]

Love the song....

[@InDecemberOfficial]

Waw, this is good.

[@tillatheseas]

F***, now I want a stereo rig.

[@MichaelZola]

This was a very fun video! Awesome demos with the pedals. Think they did a phenomenal job. All the features you need. The suggestions you’ve made were solid. It’s an excellent standalone amplifier. Making huge strides for stereo options in its class. Perhaps more companies will take notice and incorporate it in other forms. Stereo pedals are more popular than ever and are in need of amplifiers to be put to use. Many artists are incorporating wet/dry rig setups but stereo is equally a stage worthy effect.

[@JodyParsons]

*laughs in rackmount* I’ve had no issue with stereo gear

[@vaibhavjoshi9141]

Hahaha. Nice!

[@9999plato]

Good song.

[@Hexus13th]

Powerstage 700 is about the same size and is stereo.

[@EytschPi42]

yes, but it’s only a power amp

[@Hexus13th]

@@EytschPi42 Which allows you to use tube preamp pedals.

[@DanGoodShotHD]

I play metal. Stereo is an absolute for me.

[@kijeklukasz]

Marek Gierszewski from MgAmp / Poland / has been making stereo amplifiers for many years, you order the selected model, and he makes you a stereo power amplifier, this is not small pedalboard version, but it is stereo.... www.mgamp.com/site/

[@SapperRJMorgan]

Rafael Cano!?

[@wohnzimmergrooves7814]

Ich würde mir eine Kombi aus 1x DSM & Humboldt Simplifier Amp/Cab Simulator plus 2x Warwick Gnome wünschen (zusammen 600,- EUR - 2x 200 Watt)

[@AndrewLewisHowe]

Fuck YES to stereo!! OF COURSE PEOPLE WANT STEREO!! I want stereo and I'm a a people, aren't I? I've modded my guitars to STEREO (each pup down a different wire, like the old Ricky basses). My pedal collection is divided by style (Plexi / TS / etc) and pup (neck vs bridge). I've turned my combos in to dual heads (one enclosure holds two 'heads'), so I can have access to the controls by my side at gigs, but the cabs for each are separate so I have a huge stereo field on the stage. I run stereo ALL THE WAY DOWN MY CHAIN, from pickup through pedals to amps to speakers. PHENOMENAL sound. It's like playing two guitars at the same time. No need to double-track in the studio since you're capturing two distinct tones at the very same time. So even THIS Thermion won't satisfy my needs, because I need two inputs, two sets of controls, and two outs on a stereo amp to handle both my signals. One of the reasons running stereo sounds good is because I'm running two different amps that delay and process the sound differently. The small difference in delay and EQ and compression, and drive totally adds to the stereo field. So even if someone came out with a dual in, dual out stereo amp, unless they allowed me to edit each side differently I wouldn't want it over my homemade rig.

[@andreashnida5661]

could I get your merch without that huuuuuge 90's green and pink logo? just make it small and put it in the corner. 😏 that's not what she said.

[@LuisMartínez-v3s]

Spanish product means "built like a tank"

[@tomvice]

Sounds like fuzz through a katana. Solid state sucks for dirt

[@michaelmattson3515]

Yah bull shit. Roland has the JC 40 now with L/R input but a mono FX send to a stereo return. I communicated with Roland if they would fix this I would by the amp. I asked if it could be modified & they said yes but there goes the warranty.

[@hawedehre]

No Stereo is like guitar players stopped in the '60s. You wouldn't want to listen to to any music in mono is you don't have to. Keyboards sounds 33% worse in mono. Probably guitar could sound much better in stereo. Maybe guitar playes lost hearing on the amp side war that it doesn't make a difference 🥳

[@bluehousemusic844]

Thats what we use the Roland JC 40 for ...

[@vincentjackson3472]

Like the boss katana 2x12 100w. Why the f k is that not running in stereo 🤣🤣 Such novice design from a big player in the industry 😑😑

[@tomix1970pl1]

Ibanez and it always fucked up clean tone.

[@Doggy-B]

Agreed... Bullshit... Give me stereo.

[@Doggy-B]

Also, nice to see the boss pedals getting a showing... Strymon seems to be all anyone talks about any more... Boss is the sound I grew up with and love... Not saying they are the best, but a solid choice and always deliver what you expect.

[@budgetguitarist]

First?

[@Zwidawurzn]

yes

[@mattsorsson]

gg

[@mattsorsson]

9:14 Ok, I'm 275lbs, this isn't for me apparently. See ya!

[@EytschPi42]

ahm... different kind of heavy....

[@J.Burrough]

Everything always a sale. That what it’s about I suppose.