Neural DSP Morgan vs Tone King amp sim shootout

Tone King vs Morgan amp sim by Neural DSP!
The Tone King Imperial MKII amp sim is Neural DSPs first real step into the classic and vintage guitar tones we all know and love. Now they've released the Morgan Amp Suite. Is the Tone King still king?

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[carloswhomusic]

MORGAN = my new go-to amp sim for everything, including all 2024 YouTube videos! Fantastic! Thanks !!!

[patrickmonvignier]

I was hoping for this video and you did it. Thank you! I think both sims sound great!

[JoseLuRu]

Waiting for Tone King X
(I still need to try the Morgan Suite)

[AdamStachelek]

Great presentation on this comparison. Lots of detail here and to the point. A/B comparisons are really well done. I have the Tone King and Plini X but in the end I'm probably gonna grab this one too. For the price it's an insane amount of options of variation. Sometimes I like to multitrack layered guitars using a very paltry guitar collection, and having the amp variation would certainly help with the layering. Subbed and liked. You had me on your first Tone King video!

[SupaMarioJCS]

Got Tone King recently and use that for my HipHop/R&B/Neo-Soul productions
Morgan just a tidy tad too crunchy for me!
Great vid!

[david_farmer]

Cool video showcasing the comparisons. I have them both but can hear the differences in your video better than when I'm playing. :) I've been digging the Tone King for a while now. The Morgan is great too and this video shows how Neural has effectively created a diverse set here and we really "need" both!

[WillemStrandberg]

Thanks for this! It is indeed hard to pick a favorite. I liked the Tone King for the cleans, the compressed, and the reverb (not to mention that lovely chorus), and the Morgan sounded better for the overdrive and the delay. Both sounded killer!

[XDflight]

Thanks for the comparison! I have been using Tone King for a year for many of my recordings, and to me it sounds pretty good! I am glad that now we have more choices when coming to vintage and clean guitar sounds. :)

[oundStudio]

technically Archetype Cory Wong was the first classic vintage thing that NDSP released. but morgan and tone king are my favourites as well

[mikekratochwill]

Great comparison! I had a hard time deciding so I opted for both! I have a real life Tone King so that seemed like a no brainer but the Morgan Suite is really awesome too.

[Illiyinmusic]

It depends on which amp you prefer. They're both very true to the actual amps. Edge of breakup for sure morgan. Cleans with a great reverb. The tone king is really bass heavy though before EQing

[Zafersernikli]

I watched loads of Neural DSP videos before purchasing one of these little boyz. I only wanted a good solid amp but these pedals also sound phenomenal. The only issue I have with them is that, they don’t seem to be replaceable in the signal chain. I use my pedals in a kind of experimental way: put some time based stuff and phaser upfront, then drive, then compression, then modulation and other time based things. As far as I understand from all the videos, the signal chain is static. It would be much more useful if the signal chain was more dynamic, allowing pedals to move around and also allowing external pedals to join the party between the pedals. If Neural DSP is supposed to be a professional recording and performance suite, this kind of flexibility seems like a must to me if the pedals are gonna be used.

[lippi]

I'm planning to buy the Morgan because it seems to have the most advanced and impressive cleans and is also capable of some old school heaviness (maybe new school too?)

[TrevorrNourse]

Both great plugins. Nice review, great work!!

[gratefulmusicsound]

I subscribe to your channel cause the name, What an inspired name! Without finishing the video. Hope your channel more success, cheers!

[Everrrrr]

Im here for the clean sounds and the sparkle from the Morgan amps takes the cake. But I perfer the distortion on the Tone King waaaay more than the Morgan. I thought the 2nd Morgan sounded alright for distortion.

[richardsanders]

Fantastic Video. Thank you. I think its going to be the Morgan

[a.j.schuler]

I have both and yet I don't see those presents in my menus. Did you make them?

[thomasfokas]

I haven’t played through either, but trying to decide which one to get during the Black Friday sale. Leaning towards the Morgan. I use my Fractal for just about everything but would like to have a few clean amps for my new M4 MacBook Pro.

[lowellhall]

I loved the Morgan Suite, didn’t care much for the Tone King. If you are a dad rocker have you ever tried the Marshall Suite from Softube? Probably the best vintage amp sim I’ve heard