Tonex Goes Head-to-head With Real Drive Pedals: Who Will Come Out On Top?

In this video, James takes a look and listen to some of his favourite drive, distortion and fuzz pedals and compares them with models from the new Studio Rats Drive Pedal Pack, 1available now from The Studio Rats website, link below:
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TONEX Pedal
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TONEX ONE
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TONEX SOFTWARE
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The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

[@JohnMcGFrance]

They sound pretty close to me. Nice one guys.

[@trentberry4081]

Analog tone junkie here who owns a professional recording studio and gigs constantly. This pedal solves SO many issues in SO many applications quite convincingly compared to Line 6 as far as the core tones are concerned. Form factor is genius. Any small gripes are just that- small gripes. This pedal is a godsend as far as I am concerned.

[@guitarplayer5932]

bought a tonex one, i sent it back that day, noisy, software is a nightmare to navigate, you have to shell out a pile more money to get the upgrade, and it didnt sound good to my ears, my suhr tele through my DR z amp is 10 times better

[@audiobunny1767]

Great video 🙏 Really nice captures although tonex sounds like it needs a lil LPF filtering somewhere around 8-10k. Amazing device!

[@boyan.guitar]

I have the Hendrix fuzz and I don’t think you can capture it as it’s a simple circuit that interacts hugely on the amount of signal you give it from the guitar. It cleans up beautifully and has so much soul. All of your captures sound like maxed out distortion with no dynamics and little articulation and character. Perfect for the modern day 😅

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

I’m not sure if that means you like it or not?

[@dasczwo]

got the jam fuzz phrase si… that topology seems to even react to pedals behind it…

[@CoolPabloDeTodo]

I dont like Fuzz but in this case it was quiet good.

[@theguitargalaxy3193]

The Tone X is a handy but of kit & I doubt most guitarist or audience would notice the difference in a live situation but from a players point of view, it will always still be an imitation (though well done) of the real thing..! I love the tactile touch of using the real thing & find it more fun & in a small way more satisfying to interact with, knowing I can physically see & engage with the real pedal knobs.. This in turn helps enable me to play my best & that's hopefully better for the audience.. I can't get that same pleasure playing from an imitation as it's (to me) more than just the tone & sound itself but that love of looking at the pedalboard you've created that literally has your own unique footprint on there.. Each to their own of course.. whatever inspires you is all good .! 😎

[@10sassafras]

Presets… They always sound great as you make them and just a bit wrong the next time you play them.

[@RonFast]

Every damn time

[@theoversouls]

Great observation! LOL

[@gibs8412]

How do you like your nashville tele? do you use the middle pick up much?

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

Love it….. so much better than the 60th Anniversary while one, which I sold. However, I don’t find I use the centre pickup much, if at all.

[@stevegardiner8473]

Those Marshall pedals, and the captures sound fantastic.

[@waynedoherty7758]

ToneX capture of Strymon Deco tape saturation please 🙏

[@CheesePlow]

I wish I could actually BUY one of these things. They're out of stock everywhere!

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

Not a bad problem for IK to have.

[@alanrice9768]

Hi James, I really got something from this. I’ve just bought the Tonex 1 in my quest for a ‘sound’. I know you like Eric Clapton and what I’m looking for is his sound at the intro of Phil Collins’ “I Wish It Would Rain Down”, that creamy overdrive. Any suggestions? I’ve already got the Marshall Silver and the Matchless captures. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

I’ll have a look and see what I can come up with.

[@alanrice9768]

@@TSR-JiveyTalksTech incidentally I have purchased the pedals pack and the soldano pack. I am using an Eric Clapton “Blackie” guitar with the Tonex 1 with a power amp and speaker. Hope this helps. Thanks.

[@dasczwo]

NO. dont shrink your pedalboard. tonex makes space for one more.

[@nekkon1989]

Next up, Paul Drew playing the drums 😂

[@TheStudioRats]

I only play instruments

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

Now that I would pay to hear……. Stop.

[@theoversouls]

@@TheStudioRats LMAO!

[@KennethMoyer-t3y]

I never liked real fuzzy fuzz face so the tonex works for me

[@BaroqueBlues]

Never heard James play guitar before, your vibrato sounds great! Nice & slow.

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

Thanks very much.

[@Adventuresingearland]

Getting closer aren’t they!

[@keithb5612]

Can the Tone X sit at the end of a pedalboard signal chain? Does it take Overdrive, Distortion and Fuzz pedals well?

[@gibs8412]

yes

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

Yes. I was using ToneX as my amp sim in this demo. ToneX One was just the stomp boxes.

[@leehenderson8132]

It's a computer.

[@TSR-JiveyTalksTech]

Well, it’s a pedal really……. Just connected to a computer for this demo.