Cheap vs Expensive Digital Guitar Rigs | Neural DSP Quad Cortex vs Valeton GP-200LT

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⏰ Timestamps ⏰
» 0:00 Intro Playing
» 0:46 What We Are Comparing Today!
» 2:45 How We'll Compare Them!
» 3:35 First, Fender Style Sounds!
» 5:10 Adding an Overdrive!
» 5:52 A Ping Pong Delay
» 6:37 An 80s Chorus!
» 8:32 A Vox AC-30 Style Sound?
» 11:15 Classic Marshall Style Tone
» 14:55 A High-Gain Sound!
» 16:23 Final Thoughts
» 19:58 Thanks For Watching!

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[skate_oasis]

Honestly, I could never justify spending multiple times more money on the Neural unit. The Valeton unit sounds incredible for the price, I can only imagine that with some time dialing in settings (plus experimenting with other IRs) that it would sound even better!

[scottwinning]

Love to see a reserection of 'sounds like' with Digital John, doing both with and without busting.... Also using plugins etc like Guitar rig or Amplitube This is the future for many of us home guitarists, there's 1000s trying to do covers in DAWs who will never gig, big big market.

[ivan_osorio]

"DIGITAL J O H N" is still one of the best running gags of this channel. Amazing video. I ordered a GP200LT recently after doing a ton of research (a lot of which was through this channel, so thanks a bunch for that) and am super excited for its arrival.

[Wildkarrde]

Man, every TIME the Digital John makes me giggle. Always happy to see DIGITAL JOHN back on the program.

[markadams]

Why I love my QC: I can play 2 guitars, 1 bass and a vocalist in 4 parallel chains. And it sounds amazing. It might cost 4x but you get 4x - maybe you don't need it - but something to bear in mind.

[brucemcsquid]

I doubt that most of us would have an opportunity to make a comparison like this, and it's interesting to see just what the difference is between budget and pro-level. Way less than what I'd been been led to believe from online comments - I thought the Valeton stood up pretty well there. More of this kind of thing please Andertons!

[deckert]

As an old fart who grew up on ProCo Rats and Big Muffs, these are both just amazing pieces of gear. What a time to be a guitarist.

[AndreiCoste]

Hey, sorry for budging in like this, but it could be a good idea to try and compare them using the same cab IR. I've generally found that cheaper modellers tend to sound way better when using a good quality IR vs the stock cabs. As a plus it would take that element out of the equation when comparing amps and effects. Cheers!

[treforroberts]

I bought a Valeton GP200 as I needed a cheap backup for gigs where space and risk from drunk punters etc meant I didn't want to use my main pedal board. I just run it without any amp / cabs in the chain into a clean running Victory V50. I just have compression, OD, Chorus, EQ, Delay, Reverb in the chain. I find this is how it sounds best with an amp. Direct into a desk is a different matter. That's when Amp and Cabs come in handy. The line level mode changes the eq dramatically. EQ module is very usefull and could compensate for most of the difference in tone and "fulness" in the the two units shown the demo.

[christiaandemarezoyens]

For me the best bang for the pound is the Line 6 HX Stomp. Tremendous sounds and value.

[alexmachado]

I use Celestion IR's and I also added a BBE Maximizer stomp in the loop right after the amp/Speakers in my Valeton GP-200 and it really brings the amp to life and removes that boxy/blanket sound making it more alive. Yes it is a little of an extra expense but not nearly as much as a more expensive unit.

[timhopkins]

I think the quality of the cheaper multi units is really improving. HX stomp user here but would have been very happy with something like the hotone devices that have come out.
It would have been good to see what they both sounded like with the same IR too. That’s largely when you can start to hear differences or similarities with the devices as they play such a huge part in the sound

[shambapoo]

Fascinating to see the latest amp and pedal emulators. I had and extensively used the original Line 6 Pod and for many years a Pod X3 Live which in particular is still a fantastic bit of kit with great sounds. I've recently moved back to lots of pedals (mostly modern ones and a couple of my old vintage ones) and a flexible 20w Blackstar amp. I'm much, much happier with the tactile nature of actual pedals and knobs. Being able to tweak everything without the need for any menu's at all and no need to download the latest updates is such a benefit live, when practicing and recording.

[georgewilkins]

Adjust the global EQ on the Valeton to the room you are in. It will then match the Quad..

[nokturnalrust]

i just bought Valeton GP 200 after watching loads of vdos from you guys ... and am loving it

[_rafael_b]

It just goes to show how far digital tech has come. Only the player using these units would be able to tell the difference between the real thing and the digital simulations. In a recording mixed with other instruments, it would be very difficult to distinguish between the simulated settings and the real things that they're trying to simulate.

I have to give credit again to the next level sound quality of Anderton's YouTube videos. The best in the business! 👍

Cheers guys.

[MattSwain]

Am very happy with my Valeton GP200. I’m just a beginner guitarist so it allows me to try a load of different amps and effects for not much money. It’s a lot more cost effective than buying a load of pedals or a QC while I’m just figuring stuff out. One tip I would give is that if you run the Valeton app on a laptop and connect via a USB cable then you can use your mouse and keyboard to tweak all of the settings, and if your laptop has a touchscreen then you can use that so it doesn’t matter that the unit doesn’t have a touchscreen

[mikedamisch]

I don't care since I won't be buying either BUT it would be interesting to see how the cheaper one sounded with good aftermarket IR's. To me the IRs are the most important part of digital sounds.

[jasono]

I got the Valeton, i really like it. It was a huge upgrade from my old Line 6 XL live pedal, and much smaller too.

[loubydal]

The Quad may have far more features, capabilities and sounds, but thinking on what's realistic or useful when playing in a band, but also recording, I believe the Valeton can stand up quite well in many situations, and has all the essentials to make it versatile enough. The price difference is like day and night, but I would believe the Valeton can keep up also well, with use but not abuse only time can tell. Thanks for the demo, great video.