This feature changes EVERYTHING! Sonicake Matribox II

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Is it worth upgrading if you've got the Matribox? I'm about to show you the reasons why you might just reconsider. Today we are looking at the Sonicake Matribox II in all of it's glory. We will take it through it's paces and show of some of the tones you can get with it and outline some of the reasons you may chose this one over the original Matribox. Big thanks to Sonicake for sending this out, it's not a paid demo but I do get to keep the unit afterwards. If you'd like one of your own, get it here (affiliate link - for 10% off, use code: budgetpedalchap):
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Chapter
0:00-0:32 - Intro
0:33-1:53 - Differences
1:54-2:53 - New hardware
3:05-5:40 - Gigging solution?
5:41-6:00 - Conclusion
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@JasonWharton82 2 ай бұрын

These are great for new players IMO, when I think about what was available at the price point when I was learning… this blows that stuff out of the water. Great vid budge!

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Cheers gent, it's a great bit of kit for that price point and could easily be a great first gigging solution for new players. It reminds me a bit of the old boss GT100, which I've seen being used live to great effect 👍

@jcwoodstl 2 ай бұрын

Always bringing the spicy licks!

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Bless you kind sir, I do the best I can 👍

@gringogreen4719 2 ай бұрын

You can gig anything, that said how you are received by other people and how you sound may or may not be positive. The issue with budget gear is when you play them next to professional gear, you can hear how anemic they sound. It's a revelation that can have negative potential on how you perceive your gear, tone, and reputation. If you do play budget gear I would recommend keeping things simple with just a few well sounding settings. Less to go wrong. I've owned and played all sorts of gear and I will always tell you to play gear that inspires you to be confident whether it's professional grade or not. The other thing to keep in mind is what sounds good at home usually does not sound good on a stage whether you are playing with others or solo. I definitely encourage more people to follow their goals when it comes to playing music but don't be too surprised when you have rude awakenings. We all go through them.

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I suppose you can. I would be hesitant to gig the smaller version because if any of the settings were a bit off, it's so much more difficult to alter on the fly. Like you say, a lot of why we chose gear is how it feels to play, that touch responsiveness and player feedback you get. Considering the price of this, it feels pretty good to play and responds to the volume control even 👍

@gringogreen4719 2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap Gear is a bit weird. I've had good luck with guitars and amps that most wouldn't fit with and I have had professional gear that wasn't worth the cost. That's why I said gear that inspires confidence, it can be cheap, mid priced, or expensive. Usually I do my own thing so fear I have modified usually gives me more than what I need.

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

@@gringogreen4719 absolutely. I run a Variax guitar as my main guitar switch is basically a Yamaha Pacifica, most look upon them as student guitars. It serves me well and sounds great, so I've no need to change. The goal is to make some great music, some forget that and get lost in the gear

@gringogreen4719 2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap I'm an Old School Punker and loads of guitars like Les Paul Juniors, Fender Mustangs, and Danelectro guitars. I've seen touring bands with bottom of the line Epiphones and Squiers. It's whatever works.

@musoseven8218 2 ай бұрын

Nice playing as always✌️💜👍😊 The product? Great value and features, wish I'd had something like that when I started 🤔✌️🙏

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Bless you, I try my best 👍 Absolutely agree, if something like this was available when I first started, I could easily get the tones I needed (though I probably would have found the highest gain setting and cranked everything to max 🤣🤣)

@musoseven8218 2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap Ahh a man after my own (re cranking it up) - I'd have done the very same😲🤭😀🤣

@gregorwalton 8 күн бұрын

I'd like to hear more about the features, especially the send loop. Is it movable in the order of effects? Are the other effects movable? Are send and return independently movable? I like that the return can be mixed with the normal path

@BudgetPedalChap 8 күн бұрын

@@gregorwalton all of the FX are moveable, I'm not sure if the send and return of the FX loop are though, I think they class as one block. I haven't dabbled too much with the FX loop if I'm honest because the features in the unit cover everything I need them to. I've got a video coming out where I use an external expression with it, so look out for that one 👍 if there is enough interest, I'll make a follow up deep dive on this one covering the features in a bit more detail

@gregorwalton 8 күн бұрын

Cheers, mate

@stevecassidyguitar 2 ай бұрын

Enjoying the tasty floaty chops on this one mate 😎👌

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Why thank you. There were a few points where I decided I would play all the notes I know at once 🤣🤣 some decent tones coming from this unit eh?

@stevecassidyguitar 2 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap You make it sound great mate 😎👌

@cathaldalymusic 2 ай бұрын

Smoother operator you will never see, Rosalie

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Gotta love some Lizzy ❤️

@cathaldalymusic 2 ай бұрын

@BudgetPedalChap every day or you get ass cancer, that's the truth! Its been proven with science and magnets n stuff!!!

@davidgreenheld4337 Ай бұрын

Are the parameter knobs directly under the display supposed to just keep turning around and around? There's no stop position on mine.

@BudgetPedalChap Ай бұрын

Yeah, they are designed to adjust digital parameters so they have no start or end point 👍

@mattquiney8 2 ай бұрын

If this had existed in 2006 when I started playing then I don't think I'd have ended up with a valve amp. I'd have used this for a while then upgraded to something like a Helix or QC

@BudgetPedalChap 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. It's a great gateway into the world of modelling with enough switching options to make it a plausible option for gigging. Knowing my dumb beginner guitarist self, I would have found the 5150 amp setting and cranked it to max 🤣🤣🤣

@mattquiney8 2 ай бұрын

As is the right of every teenage guitarist.

@rafaelcrow5942 23 күн бұрын

I have valeton gp100 for small gigs. Do you think that Matribox 2 is a worth upgrade?

@BudgetPedalChap 22 күн бұрын

I can't say for certain, I've not tried the valeton. That being said, the gp100 send very similar to the Matribox and the gp200jr send very similar to the Matribox ii in terms of button layout and IO. In terms of sound quality, there isn't a vast difference between the Matribox I and ii, but the switching and ability to edit are where the II really shines. If you find the switching limited on the valeton, it might be worth considering upgrading. Hope this helps 👍