Real Amp VS Qoad Cortex VS Kemper VS ToneX

gergohajer 🎙️ · 1st February 2025

Hey digital gear lovers,
I compared a real guitar rig recorded with microphones and analogue preamps and the same rig captured & profiled for Neural DSP Quad Cortex, Kemper profiler and Tonex pedal. They sound pretty similiar, but not exactly the same... Which one do you prefer? Let me know!

Real Amp VS Qoad Cortex VS Kemper VS ToneX

lllubi · 1st February 2025

Any idea why Tonex was closer in the low end to the other profilers?

gergohajer 🎙️ · 1st February 2025

Quote:

Originally Posted by lllubi ➡️

Any idea why Tonex was closer in the low end to the other profilers?

TONEX definitely has that rumbling low end frequencies. Maybe it's because this is the newest technology?

lllubi · 1st February 2025

Quote:

Originally Posted by gergohajer ➡️

TONEX definitely has that rumbling low end frequencies. Maybe it's because this is the newest technology?

You showcased why I am a huge fan of Tonex. Great job.

gergohajer 🎙️ · 1st February 2025

Quote:

Originally Posted by lllubi ➡️

You showcased why I am a huge fan of Tonex. Great job.

Thanks mate! Only the TONEX delivers that low end frequency rumbling, that's for sure.

gergohajer 🎙️ · 2nd February 2025

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rabauxel ➡️

Great gnarly sound. Good video. Everyone is quite close to the original. The Kemper maybe with the least amount of bass. But nothing that a little EQ couldn't cure.

Good times for guitarists.

Thanks for the feedback mate. It's definitely a golden era for guitarists.

Snorktop · 5th February 2025

I like your presentation and rock n roll style. They sound the same. On the crappy earbuds, they sound the same. Most all of the demos I've heard in this style, on YouTube, sound the same. But then, most everything on YouTube sounds the same. Maybe post the wav files? The Kemper and Quad Cortex sound pretty much identical, the real amp and ToneX sound pretty much identical, the the amp/ToneX and Kemper/Quad differ slightly but not in any way that would matter to me.

Oh sorry, you said digital gear lovers, I shouldn't have responded.

Yuri Kogan · 6th February 2025

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snorktop ➡️

I like your presentation and rock n roll style. They sound the same. On the crappy earbuds, they sound the same. Most all of the demos I've heard in this style, on YouTube, sound the same. But then, most everything on YouTube sounds the same. Maybe post the wav files? The Kemper and Quad Cortex sound pretty much identical, the real amp and ToneX sound pretty much identical, the the amp/ToneX and Kemper/Quad differ slightly but not in any way that would matter to me.

Oh sorry, you said digital gear lovers, I shouldn't have responded.

Disagree on Tonex and amp sounding the same. Different upper mids and bottom and even on little computer speakers the amp projects better and is more 3D. On monitors - you definitely hear that

Thread / Thread Starter	Replies / Views	Last Post
Is Digital Amp modeling the future of guitar tone? mattvdh	replies: 3008 views: 338937	feck 9th February 2014
Kemper Profiler StillCrazy	replies: 100 views: 29132	Riccardo 25th November 2013
Neural DSP Quad Cortex tjontheroad	replies: 269 views: 49942	InPhazor 30th November 2023
Here comes the Quad Cortex Terryrocks	replies: 127 views: 17066	RevDrucifer 21st March 2021

Similar Threads

Is Digital Amp modeling the future of guitar tone?

Kemper Profiler

Neural DSP Quad Cortex

Here comes the Quad Cortex

Welcome to the Gearspace Pro Audio Community!

Registration benefits include:

Gear discussed

Similar Threads

Is Digital Amp modeling the future of guitar tone?

Kemper Profiler

Neural DSP Quad Cortex

Here comes the Quad Cortex

Welcome to the Gearspace Pro Audio Community!

Registration benefits include:

Gear discussed on this page in this thread

Gear discussed