Watched this whole series, you did a great job! very informative and it helped in my decision process. No one has done it better! A question though, is there a video on how you route your heads to different cabs?
After this video I'm going too say this; This is 100% studio musician tool. you can take this device as part of your rig, taking your favorite amp that delivers the sound needed for the session. This is a potentially awesome rig addition that could make recording session easier, and can go to a live environment and be able to recreate that sound on the stage.
Thanks Henning looking forward to this review...right before the OX came out, I bought the Torpefo CAB and a Captor to set up a rig I cold use in studio and live on occasion....because budge... and because I don't play out much but thought it would be cool to be able to take the perfect sound/set up I come up with in studio, out on a jam with me... this seems like a much more elegant solution, especially if you want to have the flexibility of using any IRs out there... thanks for doing this! You Rock! 😎🎸
The main reason why I want this product is because I have a 20 watt tube amp that I gig with, i love this little amp but I wish it was a bit louder. I've been looking around the interview since I got it and found this tube amp expander, this way I can get 20/1/5 watt heads and gig with them
I've been waiting for this! This series will decided whether I buy this or not.. from the videos I've seen so far it looks awesome. I had the OX and sold it within a week. Love your work Henning!
I'd like to point out that there's already some available gear that allows the "adding effects to a non-master volume amp" thing, it's the Fryette Power Station PS2, it also includes a reactive load with different reactive options, an effect loop and a 50W tube power amp... It doesn't have all the routing/switching options the TAE has though.
At smaller venues you might not have two channels per guitar available at FOH, so a mono sum makes sense in daily gig life for the most bands who play small clubs or festivals. We have had 16 channels total for 4 years and when you have some famous drummer in a band who insists on his 7-9 channels for the kit alone, you don't have two channels for some guitar amp left, especially if the guitarist is doing background vocals as well. Usually the left channel is a mono sum if you don't plug in anything into the right XLR but what I could imagine with the Waza is that you might be able to split the amp's mono signal and the Waza's FX across the mono and stereo outputs. That would be cool :)
Henning, you mentioned in the video, that the TAE doesn't have a digital out. But it has an USB connector that can output the audio to a DAW, and even play audio from the DAW through the TAE to the guitar speaker.
Boss missed a great opportunity to make this thing that much better by I'm luding a $10 wifi adapter or even simple bluetooth connectivity. Hardware like this shouldn't be using USB for app connectivity for simple configuration, especially if not being used as an audio interface.
@@EytschPi42 I have a few tube amps for metal playing.in my home. I also have MESA fifty fifty + peavey rockmaster preamp. SO...what do you think? I dont have to many space for recording like in the professional studio. I have axe fx too and i like it but ..I still prefer classic amps..BTW. Thank you for fast answer
I wonder if stereo effects are working in stereo when you plug two cabs to the two parallel outputs. It would be a great option for stereo/ambient players.
Henning - About 4 hrs of video and you never answered the most important issue with all attenuators / reampers. Does the unit change base amp tone and feel? If it does then it's no good - the rest of the features are not important. After seeing many reviews from owners, including on TPG, it's clear the WAZA does significantly change both amp tone and feel. And that's what people should expect from a digital device with a/b converters. The Fryette Power Station is 100% transparent, is full tube driven analog and costs half the price.
Would it work with a hybrid tube bass amp like an ampeg svt4-pro? Seems like a nice solution to get a lot of effects and give me the possibility to play with headphones at home (rip neighbours when I play my 2x12)
This may seem like a silly question, but you can never be too careful with expensive equipment. Could I plug in a UA Dream or Ruby into the FX Loop return, and just use this TAE as a power amp to a 2x12 cab? Must there always be an amp plugged into the “from tube amp” input? Also, I have a 15w Fender Blues Jr. and a Vox AC30 Head, would I use the 50w input level for both amps? Thank you in advance. I really appreciate these very informative videos.
Yes, you can do that. However, i tried the Lion with a Seymour Duncan Power Stage and it wasn't nearly as good as with a tube power amp. With a tube power amp it was amazing.
@@EytschPi42 oh good, I’ll have to try it for myself and see if I can get a sound I like. If not, I’ll just use this for what it’s truly designed for. 😂 Thanks for the quick reply. 🤘
I don't like the idea that it uses it's own poweramp to pass the sound to the speaker,.... Why would I pay big money for a butik amp , and then play it on Boss poweramp? Does it have an option when signal to a speaker is not attenuated at all, but a real pass through, like torpedo live have it, that would do the trick for me?
I've had both and vastly prefer the Boss. The attenuator on the OX was not very good at all. Really dulled the sound, and was always attenuating. If you didn't care for the few cabs they had you were out of luck. With the boss I can use the IR's i've been using for a long time, and the built-in cabs are pretty nice. The attenuation aspect of the Boss is a complete game changer for me. It sounds very, very good at all volumes, and I can play a NMV 50w plexi at comfortable volumes completely cranked, or silent through headphones and it works great, like it's not even there. It costs as much as the OX, yes, but IMO, and my specific use case I really feel it's the vastly superior product.
@@Chad11491 I use it even with a 100W 1959HW Plexi for Bedroom playing and it works well. Yes, the TAE is expensive, but playing a Plexi was an old dream that now came true.
3:00 "What doesn't it do that others don't?" Well, making coffee, I guess, walking the dog, parking the car, keep the wife happy, ...., ..., Almost everything, in short ;-)
If I use the TAE with just the headphones, does it need to be plugged into a cab or no? Also, if I wanted to practice with just headphones with the TAE but also jam with youtube videos at the same time through the same headphones, what would I need to do it?
@True Gooner Still haven't really used the thing that much. I'd say quality is definitely there. I think if you own a Tube Amp which you love or even even a multitude of older amps this thing will bring you great features and quality. Only in terms of PC setup implementation I think two notes will probably still take that cake. I haven't used the two notes stuff personally though.
@True Gooner the attenuation of the TAE is actually one of the strong points because of its internal Poweramp. So attenuation works stepless like a regular volume control. If you were interested in a more budget friendly solution I'd say look at the two notes stuff. Cab M looks really good for silent recording plus it can be put between an amp and a cab or attenuator. But don't use it without any load. The cab m does not load your amp
@True Gooner I have no experience with this one but I know in the past it had no PC connectivity only Mac and does not have as much features as the TAE.
@True Gooner When it comes only to level attenuation the TAE is great because you can dial up the level pretty much exactly up to taste because it is powered by an internal poweramp with 100W which doesn't really affect your amp. Usually attenuators work in steps that cut a certain amount of decibel but don't let you set an exactl volume level. The TAE allows you to dial up the Volume as little or much as you want. From complete silent to perhaps even louder to what the amp alone could give you if you had a low wattage amp. To my knowledge the TAE is the attenuator which does it that way. So I guess attenution is a big plus on the TAE. plus you have the 16 variying resistive loads. On Paper and in terms of usefulness this is pretty great I can't really compare it to anything though personally.
Do you know if the TAE truncates IR’s?The manual says 200ms or 500ms can be loaded,but it doesn’t say if it shortens them...I can’t find this info anywhere...
Oooh I love mini series 🤘🏽 are there clues in this one? 8 meter usb cable would be great for a tech to use side stage after that the prices get stupidly high per meter
Has anyone mentioned that now Noise Gates can be put into the FX for vintage amps that couldn't be tamed since? Hope @EytschPi42 adresses this in the video. Haven't seen all episodes, yet.
EytschPi42 I was planing on developing such a device for vintage amps in my Bachelor Thesis because my brother was looking for it for his Randy Rhoads Signature Amp but there was none on the market. I was already in the development as I saw the TAE came on the market and has already done what I was planing to do. Little said on the personal side but very happy to see our idea would have had some fruits. I’m curious if the noise gate functions well in the fx-loop.
@@EytschPi42 not sure as in actually dont know, or not sure as in ”lol bruh that would suck donkeydicks”? Was thinking of running it straight into the fx return
Im looking for a ir loader, i don't need power amp simulation, only cabs, i have a Hot Rod Deluxe and Torpedo Captor 8, for the most important things are audio quality and low latency, (and trs out, not only XLR because i want to use stereo effects after it), if it would be affordable and/or had some eq or/and mics settings it would be a good added bonus. What would You reccomend Henning?
I only paid about $500 apiece for the Fryette Power Loads that I use in my rig. But I don't record. I don't simulate speakers with anything but IRLs, mostly Celestions and JBLs. I don't attenuate anything down to residential zoned volume. And I sure as hell don't try to pack this room up and ship it to a gig. Everyone else I know can use the heck out of one of these, but they play guitar for a living. Even so it seems attractively priced to me.
God, I just can't care about all this new tech anymore. I just wanna plug my Strat into a couple of pedals, maybe an OD/Boost and a Delay and run into one of my small valve combos, crank it a bit and here...we...go. But nooo....the venues in my city that still have actual bands (for local, smallish bands I think there are two places left where you get to play without having to *pay* to play) - they generally don't like amps at volume. If I have to DI with IR/Cab em etc again I'm gonna quit electric guitar. It's sucking the life outta me. Yes, I'm sure I have misunderstood the VAE (Valve Amp Extinguisher) but as I said, I just can't care anymore. We live in shitty times, my friends.
So much woffle... Let's hope that Part 2 is better... Word of advice - Don't try and explain the complexity of the electronics involved (... in this case, the pointless woffling about 'reactive loads' and the 'relationship' between amp and speaker). . And I don't want to hear you explaining how much there is to do, to report on this device. JUST GET ON WITH IT!!
