It does put a smile on my face :) Though they seem to be missing the gap between Pete/Lee’s generation against Digital Jon. Someone in the late 30s new coming to digital tech but more comfy with it since we sort of grew up in the early days of tech. Amstrads, Windows 95 so on
I remember "Allo Allo", which ran on PBS in the United States -- British comedy totally shaped my sense of humor! (And the robotic "DIGITAL JOHN" callout continues to make me laugh!)
I bought an Ampero Mini last month here in France and love it. It's a Swiss Army knife on my compact pedalboard. It's a scaled down Ampero II, but has what most people use and at a real budget price. I paid 199 euros, which made it a no brainer. It accepts my other pedals well, like the new Kelley HALO, DOD chorus and expression pedal. By far the thing I like the most is the touch screen interface. I've waited years for guitar effects to catch up with iPhone technology. Two thumbs up.
I am actually very impressed the way this thing sounds. And I am QC touring and recording owner. Like i would use this as my backup setup any minute, its good enough.
@@KenithCopeland I understand the difference. Katana is a solid state amplifier with a digital effects circuit. It doesn’t really matter at the end of the day as long as it sounds good, and Pete’s patches for Katana are indeed very good.
Okay that's one of the better multieffects i've seen for that price from a practical aspect, love the intuitive touch controls for the presets! Also great to see Pete just dig into it and making great sounds from just fiddling around a bit, great way to demonstrate how well designed the interface is.
Great video ! It is simply amazing the amount of power and variety of effects they can include in such a small package these days. Absolutely boggles the mind.
Man this little multiFX is ALMOST perfect. The only thing I'd really like is a single knob that adjusts whatever you tap. So you tap mix on your reverb and then you can use the knob. Then tap mix and use the knob, etc. the little touch sliders are finicky, especially since you can't really see it while you're sliding, and the little + - buttons presumably go up and down 1 at a time. Other than that this thing looks fantastic and I'm almost certainly going to have to get one! For only $220 I can't afford not to! :D
I have to say this was a pretty cool demo reel for Pete to get a job at HOTONE making their presets. The person that made the original is probably off in a corner somewhere. Cool bit of gear, great video
Love how John is so young that he doesn't know the Rosanna solo that Pete starts singing at 10:15, and just chuckles and moves on to something totally unrelated!!
This made me look into the Ampero II Stomp and grab one of those. This looks really good, but I think I'd prefer having the knobs and the extra switch. Definitely excited to give it a go!
this is a convenient pedal for the price. I plugged it into the clean channel into my Marshall dsl5cr and it sounded okay, but incomparable to the distortion channel boosted with an Ibanez ts mini. However, it comes with a tuner, a drum machine, enough ambient effects, and usable distortion sounds. Also, you can use it with an iPad to conveniently record your own guitar sound to detect small glitches in your playing.
i really think i might get one as a practice tool or a small gig amp box instead of taking out my valve amp head and box, or, even as a back up should my amp fail. there's lots to like with these units, and they keep getting more natural sounding. And, Pete likes it, so must be good.
I agree Pete. I am tired of crappy stock presets. They are not hiring musicians to hone these in properly. Spend the money manufacturers or we ain't buying!!! Thanks for being honest Pete! o7🎸🇺🇸
I had the Valeton but sent it back. Didn't like the high gain sound. Had some unnatural sounding textures for my taste. Now I have the Ampero Mini, which is much better in that regard for my taste.
I was torn between this (but in ampero 2 format) and Mod Dwarf, i got the latter and im also very happy! Almost the same in-out, but the options with the plugins are endless. Guitars sound rowdy and full, cut through the mix very well. I can practice with my dad on bass and guitar at the same time on the same device, while using the AidaX on guitar with IR, drive and convolution reverb, combined with bass amp and IR with compressor. About 65% CPU with that patch, so with a room to spare some additional effects. I could perhaps add drums or a looper and have the perfect bass-guitar duo practice setup. It also does synths, and audio to CV so the options are endless. But the ampero is also great with that price!!!
Every time I end up not finding the right pedal after buying several even a Strymon and hating it, LOL. I ask Dave Friedman . yes that Dave. 100% of his choices are an 11 out of 10. He has the regular Ampero. He says it sounds great and you do not have to read the manual, period! My guess is this could be an even better answer to those like me who hate modeling but have got into the DAW thing and this seems like the perfect accessory. As for live I will stick with my Plexi. 😇
I received mine about a week ago, and I really like it. Sounds great and really easy to use. There's some things with the interface that I would've preferred, but overall, it's well worth the $300 Australian that I paid. I don't think I would've gone to $400, which is what the price was before the eofy discount.
@VMinoda I haven't gotten into midi with it yet, but I've just received an email from Hotone that is providing upgrades to the (midi) firmware of a 4 button footswitch, so I think it is midi controllable, but you'd need that footswitch.
Good to see Pete be honest about that first preset. It was a bit much. Each player needs to find their own sound with these units It’s a sweet little toy
Like most modellers go through the pre-sets and its fizz city or overwhelming effects. Glad to see you tweak it and actually pull out some good tones. 👍
