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dude, that opening jam is SICK... both in your playing and production. killer, dude!

The opening jam was superb! I think it right off the bat shows the justice and capabilities of the Captor X, and I do agree with what you say, being that as long as you like what you play, that's all that matters. Cheers!

I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon and say that the opening jam is one of my favorites you've done. I'd be thrilled to hear a full track if you decide to do more with it

Finally somebody who wants to explain things in a way that some of us who are not so tech savvy can understand. Thank you

OMG dude, the opening track was worthy of this video alone. Dude you rock!

Rhett my guy... you don’t have to go so hard on those opening tracks my guy!!! You’re gonna melt someone’s face off 😂

I was shocked to learn that it only requires power for the virtual cabs and IRs. Even when it’s not plugged in, it still functions as a load box and attenuator for your amp and cabinet. That’s pretty handy. My amp already has an XLR output that I send to the DI, so I don’t have to worry about powering the Captor X on every time, unless I need the virtual cab/IR feature. The load box and attenuator are just always there working in the background, even when I forget to power it on. Very cool.

Yo that opening track!!!!!!!!!!

I was going to say how much I loved the intro and realised that half of the comments are the same. Makes sense, what a GREAT intro man

Where has this Rhett been? Bring out the riff rock/punk!!! I'm jamming making dinner for the kids 😆

ok that was one of the best openings you've ever done

You can bypass the cabinet and use Impulse Response loaded in your DAW with the OX by choosing Direct for both Mic in the OX App

Just wanna say, I bought one because of this video - and that alone has inspired me to finally do a full album whilst isolating before Christmas in order to safely see family!

You can put hundreds of IR's on Captor X. Just need to set the length to 20ms, which is plenty long enough to make it sound good. This confused me too at 1st because the default IR length in captor is 500ms from memory. Problem solves. Awesome bit of kit, really well thought out and sounds great.

The last video’s opening made me say, “DAMN, Rhett is frickin rocking out!!!”. But THIS video was ALSO rocking, but with many layers of it. So good!! And also....ALSO....the editing made your playing VERY exciting. The editing was so on point. Can’t help but wonder how your cd will sound, whenever you get around to it.

This is one of the finest product reviews I’ve ever seen on KZfaq. And for me personally, very timely as I am considering purchasing this piece of equipment.

"So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good"...Great playing all around Rhett!

Dude that opening track is the first song I'd hear of a band of which I'd be instantly hooked, amazing work!

Love the music first, and talk afterwards. I own a Captor regular 8ohm version, and use it for silent recording of my tube amps at home. The version I have does not have IRs, so its more barebones, but I add IRs in the DAW, and it sounds and works well, also with pedals in the chain. I did consider the UA OX, but I didn't want to pay for the limitations also mentioned in this video, and the wifi issues in the software is an absolute dealbreaker. Id rather go for the Boss Tube Amp Expander then. But the Two Notes gear is great, and I will keep using my Captor for quite some time. Its built like a rock!

Now for the next shootout. Captor X vs Suhr reactive load IR. Someone needs to do that video.

Oh man please rock out more Rhett. That intro was savage AF.

Love the Jason Isbell partial guitar cover at 15:26

That intro was awesome! Got some QOTSA vibes from that.

Nice vid Rhett, great intro!, one thing no-one ever considers (or cares) about is build quality, I primarily repair backline gear for a living and often the internal design, component and assembly quality is where the $$ is, loads of gear nowadays looks great until you open it up. I own an OX and it's incredibly well built, inside and out, love your vids man 🤘

I'm glad you mentioned the issues with the Ox app, I have been having such a hard time with it I am considering returning the unit...

I live in an apartment and have been thinking eyeing an Ox, but oh man, the $1200 bucks hurts to think about -- this Captor X unit might be the answer! Thanks for another great video, Rhett!

Bro, your intros are getting better and better. Been following for about a year, and I’ve seriously seen some growth! Love it

Enjoyed the "intro" so much that this is like the 4th or 5th view.... reminds me of "PLAY" D. Grohl. Most of the comments seem VERY pumped about the groove you found. It's next level!

That little slide jam at 8:00 was breathtaking dude...the resolution at the end was beautiful. Sounds killer too.

Hi Rhett - great video. I ended up buying one and love it. One thing i think you may have missed in your video was to mention the Ohms. I ordered ma 16 ohms version and then realised my old tube amp ( 1967 Fender Stageman ) is 8 ohms after ui ordered it. The shop was able to switch my order and i returned the 16 and they sent me a 8 ohms but perhaps worth mentioning. Keep up the great work man - love your channel!

Rhett, informative video as always. 2 tangential thoughts: 1. I’d love to hear an album of instrumental songs of yours along the lines of your intro tune in this video; 2. Your studio gear seems to have grown exponentially in size, range and quality over the last year or so - congratulations!

I just got one of these. I'm using it with a Marshall JCM 800 Combo. I really like the low setting. Great sound without the neighbours being annoyed. The low setting is pretty quiet, as you say, but that isn't an issue for me. The software installation was easy and it's really good. I really think that they should have included one more attenuation setting - at least. The top one means basically 'off'. I would have liked a setting between low and middle and another setting between mid and high/no attenuation. The options are too limited. The head-phone option and the option to plug into the interface instead of the cabinet, is very good, especially for recording. Over-all, it's great, especially seeing I got it on sale.

An update were you could actually level those attenuation levels to any db atenuattion between 0 and 20 20 to 40 would be awesome!! nice rig

Hey T...great vid as always We have three studios and we swear by the Ox. We have one in each studio.the clarity and translating the bloom of the tube amp. The playing experience truly connects the player with the amp just as if the guitar its plugged directly into the head. We tried the waza and everybody agreed the sound was substandard and the resonance and presence switches changed thing very little. The waza software is terrible and you must connect to you computer usb to do anything. There is no wireless option/ The Captor X has an excellent app to control everything from your phone. The Captor x is better sounding than the Waza in our opinion . It’s closer to the Ox but not that close. The captor x requires a lot of fiddling and tweaking to get an acceptable sound. But that said you can get a rewarding sound if you spend the time. Clean and crunch sounds sound pretty darn good. When we output a Plexi or JCM 800 the Captor needs a lot of. Eq twiddling. That said if you spend the time you can get much closer to the Ox and we really like the noise gate it has a learning function for quick setup. The twin tracker is useful and with some adjustments it can sound massive. The reverbs are not good or usable...we end up using a Strymon in the loop to get good results. With our years of practice and playing professionally we will spend the extra money to be able perform with the best sound equipment available. The ox is fantastic and we love it, but for the price and portability the Captor X is a blast!

I’m glad you did this because I’m a huge metal guy. I love to chug my face off. There’s tons of metal guys demoing this thing so I know it works for that… but I also love and write a lot of clean and mid-gain stuff so hearing how good this thing sounds doing what you do, has got me REALLY excited.

Beautiful arrangement of Cover Me Up, Rhett. I have both the Ox and the Boss tube amp expander, and I find I gravitate towards the boss in my studio. Maybe they’ll send you one to review? I know I’d never gig with either because of the size and weight, and having an extra piece of gear to worry about. But if I did, the wall wart issue is annoying. The boss has an IEC cable, and I believe it’s worldwide universal. I would definitely want this from a piece of live gear. The other feature that seems like a no-brainer would be to have stereo capability. It wouldn’t need to have another load or attenuator, just a guitar-level input to take the R-side output from a stereo effect on my board, like the H9. If torpedo would add these two features I could definitely see this on top of a tube amp at a gig.

Mine is coming in a few days, going to use it in conjunction with the Ocean Wave studio plugin in UA

I have heard the Captor X's attenuation, and found it to be just perfect, it was a really small venue though so manybe that doesnt count.

Rhett, as regards to the slots available for the IR's, I have just come to realize that there are more than you might have thought, as there are in fact 4 banks available for slots, as follows : - 512 slots for 20ms IRs, in 4 banks of 128 slots - 256 slots for 40ms IRs, in 4 banks of 64 slots - 84 slots for 100ms IRs, in 4 banks of 21 slots - 44 slots for 200ms IRs, in 4 banks of 11 slots Which should be more than enough I think...

Rhett, it's time for a solo album. I'm serious dude. At least an EP. These opening jams are insanely good. I think you went a little hard on the Captor. I understand that you prefer the reverbs on the Ox more, but you gotta consider that most of the guitarists buying it won't be using it for gigging. That's the perfect device for home recording without getting arrested for turning your amp up. Effects like overdrive and distortion may get baked in, but most of the "fancy stuff" like reverbs, delays, modulation, etc will be done with better pedals or in post - with plugins that put the OX effects to shame as well. That's the whole reason I didn't jump at the Waza Tube Expander. $1200 bucks for a bunch of extra effects I would never use while recording. At half the price, this thing is totally the answer for us home recording nerds.

Another fabulous clip from Rhett. I really appreciate the content. These ~20 min videos are just the right length to maintain interest & get the main points across without getting lost in the weeds. I also have gotten bored with the nonsensical comedic distractions that so many other KZfaqrs are incorporating these days. It seems to have gone way over the top & is often very distracting. Please keep doing what you do, as it really works!

This Jam was amazing! Can't wait for your album

Thanks for mentioning the headphone functionality. It's one of the main reasons that I wish to purchase one of these and no one else has seemed to address this feature.

Thanks so much for that review - and what a great intro jam! It's exactly the kind of review I was looking for. I understand the Ox Box might be a bit better, but given how I want to use them (and I currently have the Captor 8 running into a IR/cab sim pedal), I will go for the Captor X

Great video, love your style man ❤️

Nice writing on your intro! It’s been a pleasure to watch you evolve and improve as you keep going. OMG could have been a Fuzz demo (did I hear the supreme?)! Loved it!!!!!

Another flow of the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X is that you have to purchase either 8 Ohms or 16 Ohms versions. Easy to have a selector for 8 or 16 Ohms, it may add a bit more hardware but it would optimize the production as well.

This sounds HUGE!!! Dude ya got the most vibin' sounding clips on KZfaq for these sortsa videos by FAR!!!!

I bought this as soon as it came out. I personally love it but I 100% agree with you on the reverbs in it it sounding the very best out there and I do hope they fix that they eventually with firmware updates. Also, you didn’t really go into the double-tracking feature which is magic! Very important thing.

I’ve been watching so many videos to really understand what it does…. Yours is so clear and dummy proof :) thanks a lot

some of the best guitar sounds I've ever heard on youtube.

THAT INTRO IS BY FAR YOUR BEST RECORDING I'VE HEARD TO DATE

Hi Rhett, it's great to a have full and honest reviews about products. It definitely help us to make choices.

Awesome review, Rhett. I purchased the standard Torpedo Captor right when the lockdown occurred. Personally, I would probably not use it in a live setting, but for at home recording it is worth every penny. The TwoNotes Wall of Sound plugin is great and I find myself using both OH IRs as well as IRs within the TwoNotes plugin. I can see those who need an IR loader for live use purchasing the Captor X.

Great video, as always, Rhett! Your slide riffing on the Rivolta was absolutely stellar! I own the OX and I use it constantly, I love it so much. But I think you hit the nail on the head with this. The Captor X is such a great value with comparable features (in some ways, more features) to the ox.

1. Opening jam - moistness! 2. “I think you should play what you like; play what inspires you” - perfect answer!

Wow... I think that was the best opening jam of all the guitar tubers I follow. Superb Rhett!

Can't wait for your solo album! the guitars on the opening track are IMMENSE

Hey Rhett, great video. I have an Ox and from a studio perspective it’s perfect. Also, a tip. You can have the Ox Box log on to your network. So your computer or iPad won’t have to change to the Ox Box network. 😊

Rhett this intro song is intense!!!! Love it man!!

My procrastination has finally paid off. I've been planning on OX for a while. thinking seriously about Captor X I think it will absolutely get me where I need in my home studio and Whenever gigging begins again it will make life much easier. thanks Rhett and killer track today.

Far out Rhett thanks man. As the others are also commenting super inspiring and emotional guitar play, wow!

Due to my hearing problem I was forced to switch to inear some 3-4 years ago. Back then I played a Friedman SB and used the Palmer Bonamassa DI for inear. The sound wasn´t really that great, though, so I switched to Kemper and -BAM- what I got into my inear was great. I studied the market and noticed that there was really much going on in getting real tube amps into the digital world, peaking with the OxBox, which is - to me- way to expensive and prolly too sophisticated, as well. As soon as I saw the first vids on the Captor X I preodered it. Yesterday I connected my gear, the Friedman SM, my beloved pedal board and I new instantly: YES, this is it. And frankly playing a real amp again just feels ... better, yes! I also cannot comment on how it is on stage but what I heard so far it exceeds all my expectation and I cannot wait ´till I dfo my first recordings! Best buy since the Kemper!

I got my Captor X a couple of days ago. Sound great. Not grainy like many modelers or other digital gadgets.

JUST the video I was looking for!! Thanks Rhett!! And, that opening jam was scorching hot!!!

Rhett that opening jam is ridiculously great

Been using a Torpedo reload in house for a number of years. totally love it .

This video made me want a hiwatt really bad. That first tone was amazing.

I just ordered the captor x, partly based on this review. Thanks, appreciate your time and wisdom.

Ok man that opening track is outstanding. Well done on all aspects of that.

WOW...great changes in that opening song...the slide was perfect.

Dude, your studio is getting stacked! You are correct with the audio quality of the OX over the Captor X. If I hadn’t just bought a Strymon Iridium, I would probably pick up the Captor X. It checks off a few boxes.

Love Your Playing! Inspiring. When I need a boost I just watch one of your videos and I'm creative again. Thanks brother. Rock on!!!

That tune at the top was awesome!! I'm really interested in the CaptorX. This video taught me more about it. Thanks!

Thanks Rhett! Killer opening tune as mentioned. Regarding gigging, I had two prototypes that I was able to gig with from Jan- March, before the world was shut down. Here's my BIG takeaway. It was so light and compact- literally carried it in my gig bag. It made load in/ out a breeze.

Best rockin’ jam ever on your channel! Thanks!

Rhett, thank you so much for these videos and reviews. The tips and knowledge I get from these video's is invaluable.

still learning more about these types of devices, but I've loved all your vids so far. Very informative, and quite helpful!

Jesus, whatever tone you come up with sounds amazing.

Captor X,... a box that does many tasks at a good level of quality. The OX Box,... less bells and whistles but performs its tasks at a level of greatness. I'll pay more for less features if a unit nails the features it was intended to perform. Personally, I'm a little tired with products that try to be everything to every differing task required during a recording session. The best gear I have worked with always has less knobs and buttons than the one size fits all approach. OX Box,... I love you for your plainness and authenticity,...you're truly a natural beauty, SMOOCH!

Paused at 1:44 just to write this. Dude. We're gonna need that solo material. That was KILLER

Great job Rhett! That double tracker on those slide parts is 🔥🔥🔥 Also my Firebird GAS is level 💯

Best demo on this yet! I am waiting for mine to show up, but after watching this, I definitely made a good decision buying this thing :-) Can’t wait to get it!

Holy cow. That intro …. Dude. You’re awesome.

Where I could see this excelling is at the heart of a "fly rig" with a good amp sim/multi effects unit for when you need a compact, yet full sounding rig.

Killer video, I’m really liking everything you put out, I appreciate all the great contact!!!

The TwoNotes is so good! Even if you don’t use the app! Unbelievable tones with PRS MT15

Delivering the ROCK on the intro- favorite tone was the solo- screamin!

Killer editing over the opener Rhett!

Thanks, this video and the video on how to make the Helix sound better video helped me finalize my decision on the Captor X. Just ordered mine today.

Dude, this into song is KILLER

I think you're eval is spot on. I play at home so the Ox seems best to home record. The price is the only thing holding me back and I have a Bassman cab amp and the speakers are connected so I'd have to make a modification to allow connecting an Ox to the amp.

Great review !! I just pulled the trig @ sweetwater on the Cap X - Now I have even more confidence I went the right way !! Thanks Rhett! BTW nice playing too and smooth Chicago Music Exchange shoutout! My man Phil in their shop does work on my axes, he's the best !!

Thanks Rhett for the info and the Giggle 🤭 option.. LOL 😝 ⏱20:08. You rock 🪨 man. 🙏🏼

Loving the sounds & playing man! That intro was majestic

My Captor should arrive today. Thanks for your insight 🙏🎸🎶🎼

Outstanding demo! Great playing! Thanks for sharing!

This was your best opening jam to date. Awesome stuff.

Ordered one last week. Shipping on Friday! Like your channel