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Is the Quad Cortex Worth it in 2024? Is a question I keep seeing across my KZfaq feed. And I'm thinking the main reason ya'll are asking this question is because Neural DSP has unleashed a wave updates since its initial release. They've enhanced the built-in sounds, they've given us even more flexibility, they finally released a desktop software application, and now, the promised plug-in compatibility from update 3.0.0 is imminent. With all of these improvements, is the Quad Cortex finally worth it?
To attempt to answer this question I'm sharing my story of my first year using the Quad Cortex. Everything from my day 1 sounds to now, my year 1 sounds, how I learned the operating system, how to maximize the internal sounds and routing, and of course, how I was able to re-create my pedalboard in the Quad Cortex. You read that right- how I was able to re-create my go-to pedals: Deep Six, Bender Fuzz, Belle Starr, Moonshine, Mobius, Timeline, BigSky, and ACS1 all inside of the Quad Cortex.
The Quad Cortex while in many ways a labor of love has proven to be an amazing guitar rig for me. It's made my workflow more efficient, my load-in and load-out easier, and most importantly, provided me with a way to bring the sounds of my massive "worship pedalboard" as ya'll like to call it on the go. But with so many fantastic options available like the Line 6 Helix, Kemper, Axe FX, and headrush, is the Quad Cortex the modeler for you? Let me know what you think in the comments, and always, like, comment, and subscribe.
**GEAR I USE**
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Guitar Modeling
Neural DSP Quad Cortex - sweetwater.sjv.io/4PY0yZ
SKB Quad Cortex Case - sweetwater.sjv.io/PyZEmY
Walrus Audio ACS1 - sweetwater.sjv.io/nLzxAX
Amp Load Box / DI
Two Notes Torpedo Captor - sweetwater.sjv.io/757qDQ
Amps
Orange Micro Terror Head - sweetwater.sjv.io/jrg050
Orange Terror Stamp - sweetwater.sjv.io/KjLEgz
Orange Micro Dark - sweetwater.sjv.io/m531NZ
Vox AC30 - sweetwater.sjv.io/xk3oOO
Vox AC15 - sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ3WRB
Guitar Pedals
Walrus Audio Deep Six - sweetwater.sjv.io/Mm1zgK
Jackson Audio Belle Starr - sweetwater.sjv.io/5g3EKL
JHS Bender Fuzz - sweetwater.sjv.io/DKrGBn
JHS Moonshine - sweetwater.sjv.io/QygL03
JHS Notaklön - jhspedals.info/collections/al...
Strymon Mobius - sweetwater.sjv.io/eKGXaz
Strymon Timeline - sweetwater.sjv.io/JzaXBE
Strymon BigSky - sweetwater.sjv.io/B0QaBq
Guitars
Fender Stratocaster - sweetwater.sjv.io/R5jE2y
Gibson Les Paul Standard - sweetwater.sjv.io/eKGXJO
Gretsch White Falcon CBDC - sweetwater.sjv.io/6eKLDq
Martin Custom X Series - sweetwater.sjv.io/LXqERO
Martin 000CJr-10E - sweetwater.sjv.io/rQ3WJB
Accessories
D'Addario EXL110 Strings - sweetwater.sjv.io/GmB1RB
D'Addario Pro Capo - sweetwater.sjv.io/jr3aVb
Dunlop Green Tortex Picks - sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz0ZRN
Dunlop Glass Slide - sweetwater.sjv.io/WqaE2n
G7th Capo - sweetwater.sjv.io/Jz0ZBe
Mogami Instrument Cables - sweetwater.sjv.io/WqaE9O
Mogami XLR Cables - sweetwater.sjv.io/bazQqm
Mogami Patch Cables - sweetwater.sjv.io/vN3m0W
Chapters
0:00 Is The Quad Cortex Better Now?
0:49 The Beginning
3:13 Did this fix my delays and reverbs?
4:19 I re-created my Pedalboard in the Quad Cortex
5:41 This sounds as good as my Pedalboard and Amp
8:13 My 1 year Review
9:10 What about Helix, Kemper, Axe-FX?
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