Let me know your thoughts and if you want to win a FREE Tonex Max license, be sure to write down why you think you should win! The winners will be announced on my official channels soon! Cheers!

I am always on the lookout for good high gain tones for my bedroom project studio recordings, so I would love the full version of Tonex. Thanks for the videos! Your high gain tones are always fantastic

Thank you so much for making these direct models. I too find the flexibility to switch out IR’s so much more useful than models married to a cab.

You've really peaked my interest with this comparison. I'm shocked how close they are. The riffs are tops as always. I'd like a license to honestly rediscover what IK is all about these days. They fell off the radar for me for a time. You Sir appear to have remedied that. Thanks again! Keep them slammin riffs rollin!

What a great tone, and they sound identical! The riffs do a great job of showing off the tone as well. I'd love a chance at a Tonex license to see for myself.

As always, awesome tones and even better riffs. I love the way the Tone X mimics the tone of that orange amp. It is just awesome. I have been looking around for a amp modeler like this for a while now but only trying out the free versions to see what I like. And the Tone X modeler is just the right choice for that. I am currently using a combo amp at home which works, but can be quite annoying when you want to have a bit more control over your sound and volume. If I would be able to get the Tone X modeler I would be able to explore the different sounds it comes with and try out new stuff. It would be such a perfect plugin. And ofcourse there is a lot of awesome tones that comes with it. Love the content Sonic. Keep making awesome videos!

In the context of a dense heavy mix no one can tell the difference. Sounds great and thanks for making this video!!!

I would love a Tonex licence since I'm into some old Orange, Matamp, Earth, Sunn and vintage Ampeg amps that are too big,heavy and hard to ship, and most need a ton of work and a good tech get to a playable state, so helping a Community grow and preserve these kind of amps would be fantastic, thanks.

I can tell B is the real amp by the palm muted chugging. Just reacts differently to my ears. That being said, the Tonex sounds amazing and saves so much time and effort in the studio!

Been using Tonex's free version and your profiles for months now. Probably upgrading to max anyway, but would love to win the license. It still amazes me how close Tonex comes to the real recorded amps. really lke how you demonstrate the profiles in a musical way. Came here for the comparison, stayed for the great riffs.

I would enjoy trying your captures via Tonex. Thanks for all the excellent content!

This is the first video Ive watched that actually made me want to get this program I need all the tones!

I've been following your channel for quite some time now, and since the first time I heard the tones you can pull out I got hooked. So, for me to enjoy all those juicy chugs and tone captures on my own I'd really like to have one of those licenses!

Sounds really great! I would really like to check out the "feel" of the Tonex, since when it comes to the sound in the mix, I don't think anyone can tell the difference! Great job!

Hello Jon!!! I just purchased the SDS Tone Heavy Legends Vol 2 and let me tell you these are the BEST captures I have had the pleasure of owning so far. Wow! these are great! I love that you just captured the Amps by themselves. It makes a big difference. Keep up the great work and I'll continue to look out for more of your captures in the future.

Oh hell yeah! Thanks for the opportunity 😊 Absolutely crushing tones as always!!!!

Sounds pretty much identical- nice work

Awesome comparison video as usual! I honestly couldn't tell a difference at all!! I'd love to get one of the licenses! I am just starting up my home studio and this would help out tremendously! Love all of your stuff Jon!

The pursuit of the perfect tone is infinite and subjective. A journey with no borders or finish line. It's been 4 years already since I started mine and Tonex is absolutely a top tier conquest partner in this story, for its competente in recreating the feel and soul of character and behaviour of all the best gears. I'd love to be part of the MAX Team! 😮

Recently, I began uploading guitar playing videos to KZfaq on a weekly basis. It would be fantastic to have the Tonex, as it offers a wider variety of tones and can greatly enhance audio quality. The software sounds amazing; in fact, I was even contemplating selling my multi-effects pedal to acquire the Tonex pedal. However, if I were to win a software license, such a step wouldn't be necessary. This way, I could hold onto my pedal, which I genuinely adore. I've been a follower of your channel for many years, and you've truly become a standard-bearer in terms of sound quality

Wow, I think you're my new favorite guitar player! I couldn't tell the difference. I'm wearing noise canceling earbuds. Killer riff... Killer tone. I just bought Amplitube 5 Max, I would love to add Tonex to my arsenal. Thank you for the content.

Great video as usual man, I would love one of those licenses since I live in Brazil and it would cost me around 5 times more than the dollar price to get Tonex. Thanks a lot and keep rocking those tones!

Really very good sounds and very close to the amp. 🤘🔊🔥🔥🔥

Awesome video! Seriously, your riffs always are so good. Doesn’t matter which modeler is used lol. But, initially, I thought the real one was “A” and I was wrong. So it fooled me. Tonex really does nail a lot of these captures. Keep up the great work! 👍🏻 I would love to have a license to Tonex! I’ve been dying to get it but just don’t have the funds. :)

I tried the Tonex pedal once and I loved it! I think is one of the best modelers out there, especially considering the price!

Awesome tone, awesome playing! I would very much like to have the Tonex license to play at home, compose and continue learning. Best regards!

Killer sound! I'm loving my ToneX, just need to spend more time with it!

love every video that u post, also love the tones!

Man this tonex stuff blows me away. I started playing with amplitube recently and it's pretty impressive. I'd love to win a license so I don't have to further ruin my back lugging around heavy amps and cabinets. Love your videos!

man that comparison really got me. A from my speakers had a little more top end but just slightly more so than B I was definitely wrong about which one was tone x and that is pretty awesome.

I'm putting together a small studio setup right now, and Tonex is literally the last thing I need to complete it. I've been doing research for months and it seemed like the best quality option for the price.

They sound exactly the same. Nice!

I'm so impressed with both your captures and what Tonex can do, awesome job!! I'd love to win a full version of ToneX. Especially since I'm taking a big leap into the digital realm selling off nearly all my tube amps (I know, I know, I may regret it) so at least this would mean I'm never without an awesome guitar tone.

I honestly couldn't tell the difference very surprised, really makes me want to finally try out digital modeling.

Honestly, I couldn't tell. I recently bought the Tonex and I love it for providing amazing tone. I believe it is a one of best modeler out there. the fact that makes these captures very precise it is an AI that they build in the unit. that why Kemper and Quad Cortex. are inconsistence with their capturing amp tones. keep up the great work.

Wow, I'm really surprised because I dig the version A. I'm always looking for more interesting quad tracked tones that I can pair with my tube amps. Tonex has plenty of great options, so I could definitely use the licence for sick tones!

I heard some slight differences on some of the riffs, but I could not tell you which one is the real amp ... very nice demonstration. Thanks for your work and for the giveaway.

Great tone as always! I’d like to have tonex max too. I’d like to use it for more flexible preset tweaking. More tones always good too)

I'd love to check out what Tonex is capable of! It sounds amazing in this video especially with your ear for tone and the crushing riffs you always write. As a non-gigging musician that had to sell almost all of his amps recently, I really would like to try out alternatives like this software since the technology has come so far in recent years

Would love a copy of the Tonex MAX software! Have Amplitube 5 MAX and have been saving up for the Tonex pedal and associated MAX version of that software. Super cool video! I couldn't tell the difference, lol. Keep on rocking, love your channel!

They were so close. It was at the very beginning at the first change and my ears (on decent but not great ear buds) picked out the fuller base on B. Then for most of the song I couldn't tell. It wasn’t until the very end where I heard the fuller base again and made my guess that B was the real amp. But they were so close. As someone trying to be a home studio musican with a die hard love for valve amps. Getting the tonex would be cool to have access to great sounding amp Sims without annoying my neighbors. Keep up the good work! The picking bit on the high strings was beautiful, by the way. I was hearing tons of vocal melody potential.

Great stuff. Would echo the support for some NAM comparisons. I'd like to win because I preferred the Tonex in this example, so I ain't gonna say no to some sick free tones.

Awesome video! There are subtle things I like slightly better on each, but man ToneX sounded killer. I would love a ToneX license to get a wider array of tones out of my home setup!

This is one of the closest sounds in the channel, so good. Definitely would like to win and test in depth the Tonex software.

ToneX is great and it's capture capabilities are just unreal! Other than that, your mix sounds great, dude! Last but not least, I'd love to win a full version of this fantastic piece of software! Keep rocking, dude! Cheers!

Cheers from Texas! 🤘😺🤘 Long time fan! Your amp wall is beyond epic! 🎉 I would use the Tonex for church to avoid bringing amps/cabs. Also for small venues Great channel/video Peace

A and B comparison reaches a point that it is not possible to tell the difference. I love your content with Rockerverb, and if I win the Tonex Giveaway it would be to definitely leave my Orange in the rehearsal room and play at home with the PC

Cool comparison! The amp seemed to have slightly more harmonics in the mutey-chuggy bits in the comparison, but if I hadn't been listening for differences I probably wouldn't have noticed. I'd of course love to win a license to check out the cool new thing and compare it to Amplitube and NeuralDSP!

Hello John ! How're You ? Congrats great job ! You did an awesome profile ! No way to understand the difference between hardware and software they are identical ! With Ik Multimedia's TONEX you can have the same features of a real amp ! Thank You to Ik for their wonderful software/ system and thank you a thousand to John for his tone knowlwdge and ability to set amps ! I'll be really honored to be choosed as winner of one of the five licenses ! I started to be an Ik afficionado since their day one ! I use to play tonex as standalone into Ik's Amplitube 5 MAX !

Well yea, I would love a license for ToneX. I would use to to explore the different amp models and use it to inform me if getting a ToneX pedal would be worth it. Going through different amps as I am practicing is really fun, and inspiring when I am trying out new riffs in that eternal tone chase.

Just wanted to let you know that I got the Heavy Legends pack and I’m loving it! I’m addicted to the Rockerverb and Dark Terror models.

Hell Yeah, very cool contest. This software is amazing. If I won I would use it to record demos for my band, right now we are a Deftones tribute band but I've slowly been creating some originals. Cheers from Dallas, Texas.

I would love to have the full version of Tonex. Getting ready to record an album and it looks like the perfect software to help out!

I really like the tones, i'm currently using the free version and definitely would love to get in for the giveaway for a chance to get the full, with all of those tone options

I really could not tell a difference between A and B. That’s what makes Tonex so great. It would be great to utilize all the different tones in there and see what can be achieved.

You always do a great job on your videos. I thought that both the Tonex and the amp sounds great. I would use the Tonex to record some new music for sure. Hope I can get one of those licenses. Either way, thanks for the opportunity.

I liked them both. B sounded brighter and more forward. But, at the this point it doesn't really matter. They both sound awesome.

With the OR30 out now and tempting me daily, I’ve been debating the next step for my home studio. I don’t think the amp + cab are quite in the cards yet, so I would love a MAX license to start recording! Great tone in the video too, I totally picked A as the amp and was pleasantly surprised to be wrong!

Both sound fantastic! I though A was the real amp. That’s convinced me enough to trust the software for use in composing! Nice demo

Great Sound! I would love to compare Tonex vs. my other Plugins and Kemper amps.

Sounds EPIC !!! I would like a license to BLARE THAT AMAZING TONE ALL THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE... please !!!

I've been watching videos on the advancement of amp sims, and the tonex seems like they're part of the next step. I would love to use it in my bedroom studio, this type of gear just makes sense for us.

A very slight low mid is more present on the actual amp but without an AB there is no way to tell which is which. Anyone claiming otherwise should stop listening with their eyes. I'd like a license to ToneX max, I am an indie small time guitar player trying to get a project started and I am in a process to determine the tone I want for it ... but I am no millionaire to demo dozens of amps and play around with them! ToneX is definetly the efficient and cost effective way to do it.

Yes man, I need tonex license. It's the most interesting plugin going on nowadays together with NAM. Love them both.

I would love to have Tonex. I'm a hobbyist who plays only plug into a real amp and I think the tones from Tonex are some of the best I've heard, so I think it's the time I go digital. Thanks !

Another very awesome and very informative video. I'd love to win the license because and I'd use it for pure tonal enjoyment and tons of fun! Thanks again for another great video!!

Oh yeah! And I'd love to win a license. Since I'm only recording at home, it would be GREAT to have TONEX Max! 😎🤘🤘

Scary close with those tone models! Would love a full license to explore ToneX further.

I honestly couldn't tell the difference between the two when listening on a decent pair of speakers. I could also use a license of Tonex Max for recording some sick rock and metal songs and publish them for fun.

Thanks for doing this giveaway! I would like to win a licence because I find the technology of capturing exciting and don't have anything that can do that. Also I'm very interested to try and capture some of the digital gear that I have and see how good of a job it does.

It sounded silly close, tbh! I think the real amp maybe had an ever so slightly rounder top end and thus sounded a tiny bit warmer (sort of as if they'd rolled off a presence knob on it), but I'm not even sure if I was just making that up for whatever reason! Sounded absolutely killer, both of them. Cool stuff and thanks for the comparison!

Sound the same 😮 Wow I got my tonex a couple of months ago and haven’t yet taking out of the box yet lol Trying to find good tones to use it’s my second one first one didn’t have the greatest love for it so sold it But hearing how good the orange sounds might be time to open 😊

I haven’t played any kind of effects pedal whether it is an amp simulator or effect pedals and I frankly don’t know how to use it. I jut recently purchased an ibanez gio mu first electric guitar without knowing the effects of anything else. But now as I dig and dig deeper on the amp simulator, it seems that catches my attention. You don’t have to buy big amplifier and different kinds of pedal and one is already plenty just as how you. demonstrated sir. How cool is that! Hope to catch up with you and the other guitar players in the world. 31 years old and just uncapable of doing what you are doing guys. But the old adage says never to stop learning and I hope I can win your licenses tonex. And I swear I will be the best version of myself and learning and learning until I see myself drastically improve. I am teaching in Thailand and the same time expat trying to earn for a living. But when i see a guitar, stress and anxiety go away. Rock on sir😎

So much closer than I expected! I would love to win a license. It would help me integrate silent practice to keep from disturbing the family.

yeah I was totally wrong lol (I prefered tonex since it sounded a hair brighter in the mix) also thanks for the giveaway, right now I'm using a boss katana that sounds great through the speaker, but not so much with the cab sim on headphones, so this would really help

Holy F***I was convinced the A was the real amp, I would love to be able to have that tone, good luck everyone!

I would love to compare by my self and use the licence for recordings 🙌

I love the Orange Rockerberb it's perfect for heavy Alternative music

Sounds really similar to the real amp. Some high-end thumbs and mutes were the most obvious giveaway, I guess, but I bet they will make it even more convincing in the future. Soling tune btw! I would love to get the license, because money is a bit short atm, and I would use it daily to play and record my band with a bit more convincing crunch tones. Can't wait to see the Schecter C-VI at the action!

Hey love the content! The tones you get out of that software are amazing! I also have a rockerverb mk3 in my man cave, but just a 4x12 to run it through. I would love to get the tonex license so I could have the same sound but at late night or without being near the amp.

Ohhh!!!!!! I'm impressed. I thought B was the Tonex, I liked the tone of A a little better, but the difference is so imperceptible that it doesn't matter. The Tonex looks like a tremendous tool for my home studio. I would like to have a license to ToneX to get recording sounds in my recording in home.

Got my eyes on the ToneX since it was released. I was really shocked how crazy good it was when I saw comparison videos with fractal, helix, kemper and other expensive modelers. Well I would definitely use the license to record some original music!

Honestly couldn’t notice any difference between the two. Seems quite capable piece of software. It would be nice to try one out since i really don’ t have much experience with such plugins nor several real amps either.

I guessed that B was the real one. Would love to win one of those licences cause I'm starting a career in mixing and it would help me a lot dialing some great tones. Thank you Jon for the video.

Man, Potočnik certainly sounds incredible. I don’t really like using a DI box with my big tube amps because I have to move them next to my computer so I would be much happier using this software.

Great video as always! Barely could hear the difference between Tonex and the real amp. As a long time Amplitube user I would love to get a license for Tonex. It would be great to incoorporate it in my workflow to create songs, and to try out Heavy Legends V1 of course ;)

They both sound spectacular. One is a little tiny bit more open and the other one sounds a little tiny bit more focused. But the difference is sooo small. Great job! I would love to win and to have a tonex license to give the bands I work with a huge and individual tone because tonex sounds awesome! I'm a mixing and mastering engineer and love to make huge sounding guitars. Keep up the good work!

Nice comparison, i had never the opportunity to even touch a real tube amp (where I'm from, rock isn't a thing), so for me both sounds really close. Well, i want to win one of the Tonex Licenses because for me will be a great upgrade to my desk studio and i want to improve my records with a real professional software like that. Thank you!

great work, tonex sound amazing!

Another mind melter. I had no idea which was which. Thanks for doing this. Please put me in for the Tonex license drawing. I'm aiming to get a similar sound in my home studio for some worship music. I currently use universal audio models and I like them but this video sounds better. However, I have a sense you could get a bombastic sound playing out of a sparkomatic stereo.

Great video man! I'd love to win this as I could buy your tone packs then :D I would use that Rockerverb tone everdy as it it one of my favourite amps! Such juice!

Whatever you play, your riffs and mixing make the difference! And I'm in for the contest! Wanna buy your Tonex Pack.

Great compare, even with headphones I could not tell the diff. I'd love to win a license and use Tonex to record guitar for my next album (recorded in the basement!). Helix Native and Neural DSP would go on the back burner...

That was very close! The palm muting usually gives some of the digital stuff away but this is more than good enough. I would like a license so that I can shoot this out with my Kemper, other plug-ins, and of course real amps!

Great tones ! and Thanks for the giveway ! Metal (Guitarist ) Bassist that really want to give it a shot ! Really want to compare this with the VSTs i use !

Best Orange juice ever, tastes soo good! :D I'm writing my first rock album in Italian, with influences from bands like Verdena and Afterhours, I would like to use some of these tones 🤘🎸🤯

I cannot tell the difference. I thought I might have heard something on the high end frequencies, but further listening negated that assumption. I would like the license because I would like to capture my super sick, definitely better than everyone's metal tone that I've developed over the past decade. And then I'll share with whomever wants it!

It sounds like B is real and A is capture. B has a bit of a fuller low end and less harsh top end. It’s very close though. And yeah, I’d love to have a copy of ToneX! I record guitars for the songs I write and having the chance to add captures of actual amps that I like the sound of would be amazing!

to my ears the A would be the real amp , with small nuances of texture in the high - mids but apparent . I am an IK user , I love everything about them and tonex is what is missing in my arsenal of amps to offer the best to my clients in my small home Studio here in Brazil

With these blind tests, I always tend to guess that the "better" sounding amp is the real amplifier, because of course it would be, and I'm always wrong. I've slowly come to realize that when choosing an amp in these blind tests, the amp that sounds better to me is the model! That was definitely true here. I guessed that A was the model simply because it sounded better to me! I would love to have the Tonex software simply because I would never be able to try out all of these legendary amplifiers in real life. Thanks!