Better Algorithms Than The AXE-FX? NUX MG30 

5150 will be added for free for sure.

I didn’t really have any issue with that first tone you got on the NUX. It sounded pretty good. I’m really impressed with the budget options of guitar gear these days. I realize it’s almost apples and oranges at this point, but 14 year old me would never believe the tones available at $300 bucks.

The most important feature of this modeler, is an ability to play freakin SNAKE on it!

MG-30 user here. You‘re spot on with many points. with the expression pedal… this would really be better done as just a socket for something substantial. The stock cabs are fair enough for some tones but don’t really cut it on things like metal. So I can’t agree more to MG-30 users: Give this thing some good IRs.. the technical base is really capable - it can shine! I‘m mostly using York Audio IRs and they make this thing nearly a new device. So YES you‘re right about that too. Regarding the missing 5051… so true too… it’s one of my favorite and I really hope they will include a good model of it. The Good thing is: They do hear us. The new Scenes feature was an idea I brought up and they did include it. I also mentioned organizing IRs being a bit cumbersome and they added the IR collection list. It’s a cool little vendor. Regarding the axe-fx analogy… actually I don’t think they really tried to make the point that the MG-30 is on that level. I think they just wanted to describe their approach to modeling being similar. When talking to them they really are very down-to-earth. As a user - what made the MG-30 shine against some others I had or tried? The complete set of sound quality, build quality, user interface and also one thing: It really „feels“ very direct and dynamic when playing compared to e.g. the Mooer devices. I can’t speak about the Ampero because I didn’t have one. I know someone who has the MG-30, Ampero and Axe Fm3 and he likes the MG-30 more than the Ampero. This isn’t a metal player though. I always got the impression that the Ampero particularly appeals metal players. So as you ask: Is it as Good as an Axe Fx? Your spot on with „yes and no“ by at the same time making clear that this question is overly simplistic. The Axe FX offers MUCH more options so it can do MUCH more. But for some peoples use the MG-30 might actually really be enough and just costs a fraction of the fractal - pardon the pun😉. For the NUX I‘m really hope for inclusion of the 5051 and that they are successful with the output transformer modelling they might have in the next update.

Great review. I love mine and the new firmware update was nice too. The computer software interface is hands down the best on the market. A couple things not mentioned about it is the built in drum machine and the looper. Lets not forget about the A B footswitch included.

They should really consider putting in Mesa Boogie Mark 2C+ and Mark 4 amps too. That's the only reason I didn't buy this unit and went for Valeton GP 200.

I love the Bogner Uber on this pedal, paired with an IR from Odeholm audio and my 8 string sounds awesome 👍🏼😎

For the price range I think it's a good value considering the # of amps/cabs/effects as an entry level product, definitely better than my Digitech RP100

It would be good to hear this where it matters....in a live environment with a live drummer and bass player.... good vid man...

Can’t complain about it It’s pretty impressive for the price

How to remove noise inside riff...It makes my riff noisy even though I put noise gate

You rock buddy. Always dig the content..

Came back to this, The Ampero II and Headrush MX5. I think this is crazy good for the money. Headrush too.

How do you compare this MG-30 vs Line6 Pod Go, in terms of amp modeling anf effects sound quality?

I own the mg 300,for $150 it's great!, will be updating very soon.

I am late to the party but they are refering to the quantization resolution when they say HD or 2K.

Wow! The ML Soundlabs IR transforms this unit!

I have the previous model. It’s a good value if you want something to get a bunch of different tones from, but it doesn’t sound like the real amps and cabs. Some tones are muddy and others sound like overly compressed digital versions of tube amps.

what about the headrush mx5 vs nux mg30?

3:06 - not sure why but that tuba hit laffs me up. Anyway - great vid. Trying to justify a floor unit thru my stupid loud amp in an apartment when my sims and IR's are damn near perfect.

How would you compare the MG-30 with the Hotone Ampero in terms of clean amp sounds with some reverbs or delays? I am planning to buy one of them but I can't really compare them, but as you have used both units, I am really interested in your opinion.

Oh my God you said white-box they're going to come after you bro...lol

In the axe vs Nux sound demo I had my AirPods Max on. I heard extreme lack of bass in the Nux, but otherwise it sounded very comparable. I prefer less bass in my tones, but considering you had the bass cranked to 11 on that Nux preset that’s kinda unfortunate.

Dude..those metal patches all sound like noise

TSAC-HD (White-Box) vs AIRD boss

Congrats... I feel same on mg30 cheap n sound greats

Nothing but my Metal Zone MT2 :)

As always a great job and your opinion is very valid to me, maybe you have the possibility to try a headrush gigboard, it looks very interesting and second-hand has a good value, do you think it is still a good buy? thanks for the work you do to show all these options.

all of them sound like it's either missing mids or it's just super woofy.

Both the mg 300 and the 30 are my favorite pieces of gear for one reason - they sound good to great. the 300 is very easy and there seems to not be a bad sound in it as long as you dont go silly . the 30 , well i have only had it for a minute but there is more to it and it sounds really good . transfering patches manually (using the same models with the same settings) from the 300 to the 30 i found unsatisfactory results until i went and really fine tuned everything the scenes and parallel routing options for example are great but required me to jump thru hoops to match volume levels ... iif you live in an apartement or if you record music these things are great. out of the box this type of stuff doesnt hit its mark till you customize it , which on the 30 is gonna take you some time .OF COURSE it sucks compared to axe fx which costs 2000.oo... if you got burned by digital once before this is the one you should try - you will like it ... But this of course is all just my opinion, i do feel the user experience is very good and the top thing is the sound- wowie wow wow -it can be great - BTW thomann has the30 for 211 USD and the 300 for 89 USD .

Obviously different price points but the AX FX sound much better. How do you think it'd stack up against a Mooer GE300?

Excellent video. And the fact you got NUX to claim they are adding the 5150. Hats off Sir...Love your channel. Metal drummer most my life , but crazy as I is, I play Atmos ish guitar now learning. Hahahaha exploring emotional side. Heheh

HUGE amount of noise until 10:55 when it suddenly stops? What is that?

the TSAC-2K thing is really ironic for those of us who were around in the actual year 2k. it does sound good, but WAY off from the ahem.. AX-FX

Dude I love your shirt

Not everyone is looking for a Peavey 5150 model, I don’t miss it at all 😂

Love for the Metallica style Mandalorian T

This or POD go. Can nu x do channel switching on amps.?

Hey bud can you tell me what kind of stand you are using on top of your rack to hold up the Nux like that?

I dig the sounds here. Have not used a Nux product but intend to. Mostly a plugin person myself but sometimes like busting out a flor unit and going from there. Ps: Any thoughts on how you think different approaches of modeling/capturing change the end sound? EG, something like the AxeFx or a Mercuriall plugin is generally modeled after the circuit in question. That is, there's little digital things that model diodes and transistors etc, vs something like a Kemper or Quad Capture or Reamp Studio from AA that takes a snapshot of an amp (or several snapshots) and averages all that out. Something like Reamp Studio sounds good, but there are profiles in it that sound... Static. They don't react or behave like a ground up circuit model. Perhaps a future vid idea? This subject fascinates me to no end. If I had a Kemper, I'd purposefully try and mess with breaking a profile whilst capturing it and see what goes wrong. Like, does it just totally trash the gain structure of the amp in cool ways, or how would capturing a super high gain tone work then bumping the gain down on the profile differ from the real thing? Thx for reading. My post script was longer than the OG subject. Lol. Cheers

Hey Taylor, can you disable the power amp modelling in the amps in this?

Had a hard time discerning tonal qualities through those Toyota mounted phase cannons. Tight riffage work!

Please include Friedman BE 100 to any future comparison.

Please make a review for Headrush Mx5 vs fractal and Mg30 aswell

Can you load in 3rd party IR's?

2024 V5 upgrade 5150 on board.

Is this an upgrade from using boss gt1?

On paper closely modeling the amp sounds great. In practice that is not necessarily what people want on a multi-fx/amp modeler. When Line 6 released the Pod HD it had some models that so closely followed the amp that they had to be dialed in in weird ways. This was so confusing that they released alternate models of the amps later that behaved the way people expected. The same could be an issue here. Especially since this modeling seems far more accurate.

Awesome review. Do Zoom G6 too please.

Taylor what stand are you using for the NuX MG-30?

I found that i must adjust global EQ in Hotone Ampero to get more "natural" amp sound, between solid state PA and Tube PA has also difference. How bout this NuX ??Did others notice same? Would be nice to hear others eq settings when using multifx thought cab..

Thanks for the review bro, it serves me a lot as a reference, and now I am going to consider acquiring one in the future ... but I want to ask you since you have one for a while 1: can I use more than 1 IR in U preset? 2: They didn't upgrade to use a 5150? (Just read the comments from nux) Thank you (kelly lover here)

If you're buying a $400 modeler just so you can get the 5150, you need to get a life.

I still haven't decided if hotone ampero or Nux mg30. Which one do you recommend?

Can you move the signal chain around how you want to?

Not a bad deal for the price!

That is a really disappointing list of included IRs. I know most people, myself included, will just opt for 3rd party ones anyway but there should be a better selection. Agreed about the mini expression pedal, complete waste of space. Looking to seeing a shootout with this vs line6 and zoom

What do you think of the NUX MG-400 ?

How does this compare to the hotone ampero or line 6 pod go in terms of amp simulation (specially the fender and marshall amps),audio depth quality of reverbs and modulation ?? Plz tell

I'm still waiting for Hotone Ampero 2, supposedly coming out this year

Do you have a Chug Battle between this and the MX5?

Do you like this or the Helix Stomp better?

Sounds very similar to the zoom 505

Can audio do both from heaadphone and output at the same time?

which do you think is best the nux or the Valeton?

Nux mg 30 or zoom g5n which is better?

i have one big issue with this unit, and that is when changing presets it reacts when i release the footswitch instead of changing instantly when i step on it, this is totally counter intuitive and sucks big time in a live scenario? is there any way it can be fixed in settings? for instance on my boss ms-3 there is the possibility of setting up the footswitch either on pull or release.

5150 included in Zoom GFX8...

If I was looking to ease my way in to modeling, could I use this just for the effects along with my drive pedals for now and maybe lose my amplifier at a later date and then use the modeling amplifiers inside this unit? Are the effects alone good enough?

Headrush mx5 ? Nux mg30 ? Hotone ampero ? Which one ?

Hello Nux when should the 5150 come?

Great review man, I had no idea this didn't have the 5150 as a base amp model (my favourite for the music I like to play). So will probably keep saving my money and get a more substantial amp modeler. Cheers! 🤘

This or boss gt 1?

Ok ampere or nix? Best higain

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great video but just one doubt.. if I want to play only trough headphones . is it necessary to connect the MG30 into an amp or PC?? or can play just trough the headphones without connecting the MG30 into amp or PC?? I'll appreciate someone reply me ..t-you=)

I am Mooer GE300 Lite + stomp boxes user and I can tell Axe3 just crushed that toy. Axe's midrange and amazingly controled high end are something which modelers as Headrush, Boos, Mooer, Helix incl. Quad Cortex can dream about. Kemper is the only option which can be considered to get great sound too I think.

I bought the mg30 to play metal 🤔 i jest

Zoom g5n vs nux mg 30?

nux mg 30 vs zoom g6???

Ampero is still king.

ampero hotone or nux mg30 for metal?

Axe-FX on a budget.

The A$$-FX sounds better.

well, I want 4k jk

That t shirt tho…

Sounds good to me. What do I know though Nothing. Lol 😂

can you play doom on that screen?

It’s a shame all this does is metal sounds… I’m sure I’m not the only one looking for something a little less one-dimensional!

hold on...let me fire up my 5000 dollar quadruple rectofier an hook up million dollar axe effects to give a proper poor persons setup...jeez

Nowhere near an axe fx. Some folks had the same opinion of the Ampero and whilst it is undoubtedly phenomenal for the price, it’s clearly in a much lower league than an axe or fm3.

I don't listen to or play metal. Thanks but this is not the droid I'm looking for. Do love early Metallica tho

Still think the 300 is much better especially for the price difference. It is a Bummer neither come with the 5150.

Sound lil bit muddy for me

Appreciate the info but can't handle the music. Consider doing something that doesn't sound like dirt and I may subscribe

Comparing these 2, is like comparing a Fiat and a Ferrari.....Geezuzzzz dude

I wouldn’t ask the question…the circuitry and components used to transform digital into analogue and the way back have a strong impact in the final sound…and for the price the AXE FX 3 will have high end connections and stuff… putting aside the technical talk…is amazing how companies are putting out great sounds at lower prices every time…for me the Axe FX killed the MG30 completely, but in its own cathegory should be competitive…is very usable for us the youngsters that don’t have 3 grand to buy pro stuff…oh, and it would be overkill for a teenager or casual player…so leave the Axe FX to the pros haha

Ge 200 is more awesome

Sounds like crap

you dont need an expensive pedal ..... WHY ?..... Just because of that kind of noise you makes