THE $299 MODELER... CAN IT ROCK? NUX MG30

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@AlbertoBarrero1 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Pete !! Thanks for showing one of my presets for the Nux MG-30 (A. Barrero) Big honor. Killer demo, as always. Greetings from Spain. Alberto.

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alberto! Yes I liked your presets quite a bit! Very useful. Nice to meet you, at least here in the comment section! 😊 Hopefully someday in person

@pauljirak2373 3 жыл бұрын

Ha.. The two of you already cost me a fortune... ;)

@mahoganymarco9199 3 жыл бұрын

@Khalid Orlando 100%scam

@mattgilbert7347 2 жыл бұрын

Love your channel, man!

@HankCScorpio 3 жыл бұрын

And just like that the NUX mg30 became successful.

@music440 3 жыл бұрын

They are quietly becoming the next big name in affordable FX

@aphrodence02 2 жыл бұрын

@@music440 I presently have nux mfx10. How do I maximize the usage. I'm not pro guitarist, and not even effects expert. I just select whatever sounds good to me,. But I was able to try mg20 nux, I fell in love withit bcoz it can work like a manual footswitch if you are no geek with settings. But now they phase it out. 😔

@music440 2 жыл бұрын

@@aphrodence02 there isn't anything wrong with just using presets. Rock on

@mattgilbert7347 2 жыл бұрын

@@music440 Yep. Almost half my jam/practice board is NUX and I have one of theirs on my "serious" board (the Atlantic).

@budgetguitaristcom 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great overall demonstration of how to dial in great guitar sounds. Thanks, Pete!

@rodlissat7150 3 жыл бұрын

Pete is a big inspiration to all of us guitar players!!! Cheers from a friend and fan in Brazil! 🎸🇧🇷🤘👍

@AdamGotheridge 3 жыл бұрын

Pete... this was an amazing demo on all levels, audio great, composition great, video great, solo fantastic. It was also kind of a product tutorial on top of it. 18 minutes just packed with great info. Ancillary, it's been really fun watching your bass playing, compositions, and soloing progress over the years. To the point of the product, what you can get out of that $300 is just ridiculous value. Kudos!!!

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

I have so much fun playing bass! Thanks for noticing that

@danriley5848 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always Pete 👍 Really nice demo of this unit , it seems like a great piece of gear for the price. I must add the help of your vast knowledge and experience with your tasteful tweaking of the presets really expand the unit. Your knowledge is always greatly appreciated Pete and sincere thanks for sharing it with us.✌

@Scott__C 3 жыл бұрын

Great job as always, Pete. Look forward to more of this series!

@owendavis4154 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete, some really useful information in here. Kind of like an amps in the zone episode but for a budget piece of gear. I found the video really helped me to get some better tones out of the gear I have already which is not what you probably intended but was really helpful all the same. Thankyou.

@cbeserra 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sounded darn good. Thank you for demonstrating bass and guitar sounds.

@MusicTherapyLaz 3 жыл бұрын

So well put.. so much you can do with gear these days! Truly a Golden Age for music and recording! 😎🎸🤘❤️🐦

@Tmidiman 3 жыл бұрын

Love the sounds you’re getting from this Pete!

@tooofart Жыл бұрын

Just picked up an MG30 after watching this video a few months ago. So far, I'm impressed. Thanks for demoing some of the budget gear!

@AloysiusChowBass 3 жыл бұрын

Finally a video that spoke of its inbuilt volume/exp pedal. Thanks!

@kenphillips3282 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Pete for creating an awesome demo song for another piece of kit that I am looking forward to trying. The reality is that you could make a biscuit tin with wires n string sound great but going a little further into the unit was very helpful. Rock on

@steelerman5830 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos always very informative and genuine. Thanks

@R0BL68 3 жыл бұрын

That was a great video. Couldn’t agree more with reference to the use and exploration of i.rs 🎸

@nmonye01 2 жыл бұрын

It's been years since I watched your Ibanez tube screamer video. Glad your still out here doing demos!

@khuber996 Жыл бұрын

Pete, man I've been looking for a guitar player like you that just knows what he likes and how to get it and your composition is unique and inspiring. Awesome Man!

@jefferson4245 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's amazing just how much power and control over sound has become available to musicians in the last few years. Heck, even just the last six or so months have seen some really powerful, attainable pedals and products come out that provide insane amounts of tonal variation and manipulation with high quality results. NU-X has been stepping up their gain and knocking some out of the park.

@2Plus2isChicken2013 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds pretty good! It really is awesome how far modeling has come. For $300 20 years ago you had stuff like the Boss ME-50 and that sounded nowhere near as good as this.

@aLoudSi1ence 3 жыл бұрын

Pete I feel like you are the only old school rock guitarist left carrying this legacy. I'm fed up of that djent style 'something'. It's always pleasant to listen to you.

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! :) Phil X for sure, doing it old school… Philip Sayce...

@czito 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Seriously looking into getting this. Great playing as always Pete.

@tomduckworth8335 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool gear. Yes I am glad to see you review gear that is more real world prices. It’s one thing to buy stuff when it’s your living and another when you’re a weekend warrior.

@louaguado995 Жыл бұрын

I've been a fan of amp modeling pedals for years, Zoom, Vox, Line 6, DOD. I like the hybrid approach where I plug them into the effects return of my tube amp's, best of both worlds. The new stuff coming out now is so good. I'm looking to get a HeadRush MX5 next for the touchscreen 😊

@tonedriverss8629 Жыл бұрын

Awesome unit , very well demonstrated here ... in the right hands ! Great tune . Top notch stuff bro . I have its little brother the MG300 ... very happening unit as well .

@MrMem90 Жыл бұрын

Great demo, thanks. This is very interesting for you to review budget gear. Especially, since you are very familiar of the high-end gear.

@dwelltone 3 жыл бұрын

Pete with the chewy jammy jams on Friday. Killer playing as always, man!!

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@peterdebad1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete for some budget friendly gear. Will definitely check this out. Peace!

@TheAxeMonger 3 жыл бұрын

Affordable Modelers are getting good! I use Mooer GE200 which cost me around $275. This $299 option sounds great too!

@heavybrett-al4082 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Nux MG300, although it's not breaking new ground,it's still very usable,and very fun to mess with.great review Pete👍

@ideiaslivres8969 Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic tone! Seems to be great value for money.

@thefilmandmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Golden age of gear for sure, especially acoustic guitars... it’s unbelievable what you can buy....

@pjrodz 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome review, Pete! Thank you 😊

@rhythmicon9821 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, I like your presentations they're easy to watch and informative. I have a GT-1 Boss and Amplitube 5 and between those two I manage to get useable guitar sounds, they're not like real amps but they serve the songs and my music is guitar centric. You have to work at it a bit and roll your own but it pays off.

@stevejackson1712 3 жыл бұрын

Holy moly Pete that solo you played was amazing.

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was happy with it too!

@chumdm3 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Great showcase.

@dkpv2012 3 жыл бұрын

You the King of gear review ----good stuff Pete. Thank you

@doctiberius2717 3 жыл бұрын

Oh NUX! Pete you have all those real amps and cabs to keep you warm. 😀 Best regards Doc

@davidwoods358 3 жыл бұрын

For $299.00 it would be stupid of me (or I hope anyone) to complain about anything this unit offers. It's all good !! I've had single pedals that cost more.

@mariorojas3724 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree man!!!!🙏

@yourgen1891 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Great player. I love my mg 30 and had a MG 20 in the past.

@michaelb.4262 3 жыл бұрын

I am quite certain Pete could make a tissue box guitar rock! As always great info and great playing

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MetalRenard 3 жыл бұрын

True.

@mykneeshurt8393 3 жыл бұрын

was going to say "you could make a potato sound good".

@Scott__C 3 жыл бұрын

The vintage tissue boxes have the best tone!

@fredstevens799 3 жыл бұрын

@@Scott__C '59 Kleenex 'burst... like magic!

@Mheyos 3 жыл бұрын

Realy cool to ear budget gear in your hands !! Realy really cool ! It s a bit more realistic for many of us who can't afford boutique gear ! Thank you so much! Best regards from France ! 🤘😘

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you dug it!

@cicerofavaretto 3 жыл бұрын

A.Barrero is a spanish guitar player and youtuber. I was subscribed on his channel

@garywalker8067 3 жыл бұрын

Great tones Pete, you’re sure getting a lot for ya money with this device.

@Pharesm 3 жыл бұрын

Soar like an eagle! :D big thumbs up for what you pulled out of that, not to mention beautiful playing!! And I like that company! They took presets from you and from Leo Gibson also - I love that they do that .. (got a pre-order on Amazon for it ^^)

@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188 3 жыл бұрын

I really liked the bass tone you had on this! A bass that sounded like a bass. No distortion to fight with the guitars!

@fredstevens799 3 жыл бұрын

that's a good thing! I liked it too!

@MarkJPerry 2 жыл бұрын

Great review Pete, as always - and NUX gear def. punches above its weight.

@vonmilash823 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love that red suhr strat with the red pick guard and white pickups. What a beautiful guitar.

@fredstevens799 3 жыл бұрын

nice locking tuners too!

@joesatchton212 3 жыл бұрын

Unfair, trick question of the year - OF COURSE! Pete Thorn could make a kazoo and a digeridoo sound frickin' good... XD And such a valuable point to remind everyone, especially those that like to whine about tweaking modelers. Tweaking has ALWAS been the case in guitar tone safaris. But the fact is tweaking these days on modelers is objectively far, far easier. People just forget and take things for granted. Memory is faulty and we humans tend to only remember the good times clearly.

@budgetguitaristcom 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to post something similar, but you said it much better. Well put.

@peteytwofinger 2 жыл бұрын

im not whining about anything . i was born with out talent , then i had an accident and i am missing fingertops on my fret hand . that being said i own a mg300 which is the cheaper little brother of the 30 , andi will say it sounds REALLY good . mind you i make my own patches . here is the point - yes tone is fingur , we must play , but we also need gear . digital is not a dirty word . yes tubes and analog are great . lets just not get judgemental . like say the next guy doesnt play thru your tube amp, maybe he even lives in a apartment , does that make him less ? lets be nice , not trip out on gear so much and here is one - make music . sorry . i dont dress like a pirate , i dont have a massive quaker beard and wear pilgrum hat . my guitar has 6 strings and i tune to a440, i really let everyone down ... didnt i . i dont even lie to my wife when i purchase gear . she plays bass with me , and picks the parts when we build pedals so yeah loads to hate on . ducks .

@fredyrocazaurus8420 9 ай бұрын

Great tones and song

@kevingorman4666 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of how easy it is these days to change your sound. In 1982 at 16yrs old and spent $100 on a pick up that I didn't like once I installed it. That was a bunch of cash for me and now days you just point and click and if you don't like you move on. Got my NuX mg30 on pre order so I'm geeked for it. Thank Pete great video.

@robertclarkguitar 3 жыл бұрын

These displays today are really making these pedal processors easier to manipulate. Not to mention the tech today has come a long way. The chips are incredibly powerful! My old boss Gt1 and valhalla are my main components on my channel. I've a long way to go yet, this journey is the best! Thanks for a great detailed video man!!

@Drumming_Monkey Жыл бұрын

Currently using a GT1 as well and while it's fine,t it just sounds a bit too muddy for me and I never got THAT sound I'm searching for, so I can't wait for Thomann to finally send my my MG30. :D

@jonq8714 3 жыл бұрын

The magic is always in the fingers.

@sc3ku 3 жыл бұрын

Great timing - I was literally just thinking I wonder if he has demo'd this yet. And here we are

@gustavoviveros8394 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You Pete 👍🏻

@lespaulguy1979 3 жыл бұрын

Pete can make anything sound good. It's him that's good!

@noimpossiblechan 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video！Learn too much！Your playing is awesome！

@MetalZoned 3 жыл бұрын

You're right about how easy it is to change IRs and what a big impact they have

@chadgarber 3 жыл бұрын

Man your riffs are like way long..love that.

@fc2p 2 жыл бұрын

Man, the frets on that red suhr strat (or classic s?) look amazing. I remember what it was like doing effortless bends on nice freshly polished frets years ago. Now I’m gonna start polishing (or repolishing) all the frets on all my guitars. That’ll be this week’s project.

@MrFrkbass 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BlackCatFriday Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. This is useful.

@edupacheco4095 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Great playing. Two rhythm guitar, to me, sounds very thight. I listened using monitors. But the MG30 is cool

@winceyV1 3 жыл бұрын

great demo on affordable gear Mr Thorn thanks

@MelanitaE 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you can do anything!!!

@ZigbertD 3 жыл бұрын

These days, there are so many options for good to great sounding gear at really any price range.

@Imokyourok440 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you play through an ADA MP1. I love my MP1. It was the modeler of its day!

@GabiOprea 3 жыл бұрын

Whoa... His intros always make me grab my guitar 🙌

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

That’s my hope! Thanks man

@raymondjamesrivera 3 жыл бұрын

That Ibanez always has a "chunk" that your other guitars do not have, killer tone!

@sandorkis8813 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic playing, tasty musicality, great review! I am waiting my Mg30 today, to swap my Pod hd500x for that. Its nice, nice, but huuuuuge...

@hanovergreen4091 3 жыл бұрын

10:50 - Dat headstock is beautiful

@cironicholas526 3 жыл бұрын

Pete seems to effortlessly come up with full fledged songs where most guitar channels would just post a jam. I'm always floored by the richness of this dude's creativity!

@PeteThorn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really have fun writing/producing

@GertvanderDoes 2 жыл бұрын

@@PeteThorn I second this remark from Ciro! Must be stop awesome to have this much command over your instrument. I can only dream...

@MiguelEsguerra Жыл бұрын

What impressed me the most is how Pete easily relates all these simulations to actual gear. Massively showing that his knowledge as an end user/professional is way way deeper than we all think. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, Pete! Miguel Manila, Philippines

@AndyDrudy 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine it - for virtually no money you can sound like that!! Job done.

@landosazo7506 3 жыл бұрын

WOW...SOUNDS GREAT

@StephenMarkTurner 3 жыл бұрын

You didn't use much processing after the unit, but, that would be interesting as well, a little pro processing.

@Smurf431 3 жыл бұрын

Watching a tone monster like yourself showing how you got those tones out of a $300 unit is priceless to me! I have a Digitech 360XP I can not get a tone out of to save my life, I hope you try out this older unit some day in the near future! As for cab sims, I have a Crate GFX-1200 that sounded like pure cow pucks before I started trying friends cabs......crate AMPS don't sound that bad, but their CABS do! That is what makes folks dislike the Crate line IMHO.....

@Imokyourok440 3 жыл бұрын

I had a crate head and cab back in the day. I let a buddy borrow it and he pawned it right before he left town. 😡😡

@MarcCoteMusic 3 жыл бұрын

This seems to be NU-X's answer to the Mooer GE200, which I own. They look almost the same and seem to have the same features including 3rd party IR loading. That's not necessarily a bad thing as I quite like the Mooer and this unit sounded as good to my ears. One thing this has going for it above the GE200 is the GUI. Great demo, Pete.

@JHPRS 3 жыл бұрын

It's kind of freaky that this video would come out today, as I just finished watching your Cerberus video from a few years ago. :)

@michaelanderson108 3 жыл бұрын

Hey awesome as always could you review the spark positive grid smart amp got one would like your opinion thanks man love you channel

@tommy2z2z 3 жыл бұрын

Nice song composition at the start

@cuiqueiroh9386 3 жыл бұрын

The 06B is the setup by Alberto Barrero, a great player.

@l6srob990 3 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see a video of the guitar and effect plugged straight into amp only nothing else great opening as always

@joel3730 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe how amazing that intro sounded

@PeteThorn 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@wimcoppens73 3 жыл бұрын

Your intro's are always spot on Pete, and this one is no exception... great bass part too !! :-)

@savoirfaire8979 3 жыл бұрын

*Besides the fantastic guitar playing, I always look forward to Pete’s new hairstyle every few months....*

@chrisdaviesguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you testing less expensive gear, there's a lot of us can't afford the high end gear. Please demo a Blackstar HT Stage 100 amp :)

@witewolfmusic1654 2 жыл бұрын

Blackstars are amazing especially for the price point.

@tarheeltone 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete! Would like to see the MG 30 VS HX Stomp, amp models and feel!

@aliveandfilming2 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👌 video Pete ! I'm 48 getting back into gear stuff lol , any suggestion of something recent that resembles the yamahaspx 90 or the gop50 ? Keep up the great work

@cornbobrimlove7892 3 жыл бұрын

hey Pete....I wish you would do a vid showing in depth how you make your videos. Gear, software, cameras, syncing audio with your clips and so forth. Very interested in your work flow now that you seem to have streamlined a system that works for you after all this time.

@TavaresProject 3 жыл бұрын

You got that thing to sound great!!!!

@mattgilbert7347 2 жыл бұрын

$450AUD for something that can hang with an HX Stomp? I'm in - thanks for these tips, Pete. I'll be using em! Still gonna use my own compressor, boost (I'm married to them), Fuzz - and the mighty Deco will either go in the loop or at the output. It seems like this contains/models a lot of their Verdugo series pedals. The Solid Studio, Masamune, DuoTime, Atlantic - I think they are all in there.

@miguelsebastianduarte5727 3 жыл бұрын

For sure we can say that YOU can make it rock.

@lukaszbohdal8749 3 жыл бұрын

I have mg300 and with selected IR's and some eq tweaking sounds great both connected to my Marshall Tsl or into DAW. Mg30 needs more work to get great sounds in my opinion but It's amaizing for this price. Thank You Pete for great presentation

@IbizaRose 2 жыл бұрын

I've got both. The mg 300 sounds better.

@socialdef3 Жыл бұрын

@@IbizaRose But why? How so?? Do tell.

@pauldeatherage6112 3 жыл бұрын

Your awesome Pete do what you want

@HeadbangoO 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Pete, nice review! A question though: If you change an IR for one of yours, will you be able to move the mics setup, or does each position need its own IR?

@EasyHeat 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible! I honestly can't believe how good the "budget" stuff is starting to get these days! We're definitely in an affordable gear "Golden Age". Just wow!

@Neil-Aspinall 2 жыл бұрын

I had the NUX 300 and I can tell you it was a toy.

@EasyHeat 2 жыл бұрын

@@Neil-Aspinall Good for you. Pretty sure NOBODY was talking about the NUX 300 tho.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@Neil-Aspinall 2 жыл бұрын

@@EasyHeat I know but they are related possessor wise you wreckin?

@EasyHeat 2 жыл бұрын

@@Neil-Aspinall I’m really not sure. I only use digital fx after a real preamp. Had a fractal for a hot minute. Didn’t really gel with it. All digital amp feel weird to be. I’m all about boosting an analog pre. Recently went with a Victory V4. Outstanding piece of gear IMO.

@Jaimefumer13 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video ! Thx :)

@redbarchetta8782 3 жыл бұрын

Nice unit. Be a darn good 'takin to a jam nite' tool.

@mikemckernan1076 2 жыл бұрын

Who else came to hear Pete and wound up ordering this thing? Fingers crossed that it's going to be a good solution for duo/sub gigs with tricky load-ins and for "silent stage" gigs.