We Try The Cheapest Guitar FX - And Its GREAT!

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  • Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2024

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  • @Superjet113
    @Superjet113 Год назад +28

    The digital stuff just keeps getting better and cheaper.. Great review guys. The Studio Rats RULE!

    • @michaelflagulant
      @michaelflagulant Год назад

      it helps to create cheap stuff when you have SLAVES in china chained to tables working factories and hooked on drugs. average 12 hours days, 7 days a week with no way out ever. i feel bad buying this stuff but i also know that it would continue without me. 🤷🏽‍♀️

    • @monmixer
      @monmixer 11 месяцев назад

      That Cube is probably ok for the price that reverb is nowhere close to a good stomp box and nor is the Chorus.

  • @rebeccaabraham8652
    @rebeccaabraham8652 3 месяца назад +2

    Bought one of these a year ago - and played a few gigs with it; just got the new version - Tank-G - and that's amazing!

  • @davidmcquillan4754
    @davidmcquillan4754 Год назад +14

    My son would have a blast with this. Think I’ll get one for him. Won’t tell him the price, let him think it’s expensive 🎸🎸

  • @kcfreakster1
    @kcfreakster1 Год назад +12

    I think Paul can make anything sound amazing. Awesome review, which is the standard for the Studio Rats!

  • @chriscromelin413
    @chriscromelin413 9 месяцев назад +2

    I watched several videos about this pedal and I just ordered one off of Temu for $35.00 US. I'm not a big effects guy. I use a touch of reverb and Chorus for my clean tone, That same clean tone with delay for one song, and a good Marshall sounding distortion.

  • @EasyHeat
    @EasyHeat 4 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely brilliant! Getting one ASAP!

  • @88namiller
    @88namiller Год назад +6

    I've been using this pedal for a few months now. If you take the time to load in IR's that match the amp models then you can get pretty good results. I've used it for recording on my own little projects. Playing live I've used it as a direct amp moddler as well as just an IR loader along with a JOYO AC tone. I've been pretty happy with the results. My only complaint is that there is a noticeable sound dropout when you change patches or turn an effect on and off. But for that price I can live with that. If you pair this with a cheap overdrive and a cheap distortion pedal, you can make a poor man's fly rig 5. And it can be totally battery powered! Just make sure you set the volume of the IR's close to the bypass volume so you can have your presets volume matched.

    • @pipipermusic
      @pipipermusic Год назад

      I keep hearing this unit is fairly noisy, do you find it so and if you do what gate do you use ?

    • @melorogerio
      @melorogerio 4 месяца назад

      ​@@pipipermusic yes, it's fairly noisy! It's a hissing sound.

  • @zazoomatt
    @zazoomatt Год назад +1

    You RAT-ED this right out into the Crowd did you ! Great Job MEN. Hats are OFF. thank YOU BOTH.

  • @douglasnewman4163
    @douglasnewman4163 6 месяцев назад

    After watching a bunch of YT vids yesterday, I *RUSHED* to purchase one of these ”Cube Babies"!! How could I miss with it?? You simply can’t, for the little money spent! And, I’m also here to say, I love The Studio Rats vids!! Great stuff!

  • @JoshuaMilrad
    @JoshuaMilrad 11 месяцев назад

    Just ordered one. You guys are a great team. Cheers from WAY across the pond in Cali!

  • @adairo16
    @adairo16 Год назад +1

    Love that! I used mainly for practice songs through Bluetooth with my cellphone and sometimes to record some videos with my cellphone camera.
    I plug my hx stomp to input on bypass mode.

  • @AllanGildea
    @AllanGildea Год назад

    Lovely playing, Paul and Lee! Fab stuff. 35 knicker?????? Wow!

  • @Mcgiver699
    @Mcgiver699 Год назад +5

    You forgot to mention that the unit is an audio interface too, plus the battery lasts up to 6 hours and it is rechargeable.

    • @alchemysticgoldmind4164
      @alchemysticgoldmind4164 8 месяцев назад

      It sounds only as good as the playing..you guys make these bits of gear all sound good 🎸🔥.but it's getting to the point where you could record full on product with these new amps...It's a Great time to play music

    • @Mcgiver699
      @Mcgiver699 8 месяцев назад

      @@alchemysticgoldmind4164 indeed, their latest is a bigger version of this tiny pedal that competes with the SansAmp Flyrig. Like you said, it's a great time to make music

  • @Stefan-
    @Stefan- Год назад +4

    I think this sounds much better than a lot of sounds from modelers that i have heard surpricingly, i would totally at least use it as a backup. The reverb was pretty bad but probably usable if its not used loud in the mix.

  • @rockingstar3534
    @rockingstar3534 5 месяцев назад

    People often go for brand. This pedal is one of my favourite. Cheap and it gives good tone. The distortion effect out of the box is very usable for rock rhythm part. Pair with a nice booster or overdrive pedal and you can get a nice lead tone. This is definitely worth buying.

  • @orionktulu
    @orionktulu 5 месяцев назад

    As well as also being an audio interface, the preamps make great boosts when used as such. Just turn the tone and gain down. It would be super easy to make a corrective EQ IR to put in it, too.

  • @sroelit
    @sroelit Год назад +1

    Love the outro, where you’re playing multi-thousand dollar Suhrs through a multi-effects unit cheaper than the tremolo arm on the guitar.

  • @iurigrang
    @iurigrang 10 месяцев назад +1

    If you know what you’re doing with EQ on a PC, you can bake that into an IR, and put that into the pedal. It’s an annoying way to EQ, but you can for sure make it work live that way.
    Compressor is honestly the most sad omision, especially for clean tones, it could do wonders. The quality of the reverb is also a shame, and the fact that it has only 3 presets is a bummer. But honestly, I think they nailed the core of it. Decent enough drives, IR loading is just insane, good delay, has reverb, phaser and chorus for if you truly need it, and it’s so small, it fits nicely in the guitar bag itself. For sure my main rehearsal pedal moving forward

  • @borzas
    @borzas 7 месяцев назад

    I've had one for quite a while now, it is pretty great. We rehearse with headphones on, with electronic drums, for that it is perfect, for making recordings as well. I once tried it through a PA in our previous rehearsal space, it got a bit lost in deed, as you guys supspected, so I stopped trying, that's not why I bought it anyway.

  • @1978garfield
    @1978garfield 2 месяца назад +1

    Apparently there are programs out there that allow you to flash the ROM on this and reprogram the amp selections.
    The only problem is they are all in Chinese or Portuguese.
    I picked one up from Temu for $25 USD.
    Plan on using it for a headphone amp.

  • @Manuel-Burnett
    @Manuel-Burnett Год назад +5

    MAN! those drive tones are incredible! This would absolutely work as part of a budget flyrig I’m building. I might run this into an hd500x or m13 for post fx (probably the hd for the stereo balanced outs)…Might even experiment with Ownhammer IR’s if possible!

    • @minkorrh
      @minkorrh Год назад

      Trying to do the same but portable as in a small stereo practice amp without the $350 price tag. I have the actual solid state 30W amp board which I can mount into a small cab with a pair of 5" speakers....kind of like the Spark amp or the latest Mooer SD30i but for less than half the price. I just want to know if the headphone output is stereo because if it isn't then this won't work for me. I also have an HD500x and could just use that I suppose but it's the form of the Lekato being so small.

  • @6969jezabel
    @6969jezabel Год назад

    I own one. It solved a problem for minimal cash. I run it through the effect loop of the trio plus. Now I can loop different patches.

  • @plotin2009
    @plotin2009 Год назад

    Excellent review, guys! Thx for saving me bucks $$… 👍👍👍👍

  • @hanovergreen4091
    @hanovergreen4091 Год назад +1

    I use a Valeton GP-100 as a backup stuffed in my gig bag. This is 4x cheaper than that and sounds as good or better. Best Regards and Best Wishes!

  • @LuchoFerro
    @LuchoFerro Год назад +2

    I like this series, keep it coming. Just for fun, it will not replace my GT-1000 😂🎉

  • @otter5555
    @otter5555 Год назад

    i just got one and it really, really sounds good. it will never replace my kemper-tonex-etc, but it stands on it's own . the gain and clean sounds are very good ...just don't overdo the fx.

  • @sebs.989
    @sebs.989 Год назад

    what you played at the beginning...just super good

  • @LiveToPlayGuitar
    @LiveToPlayGuitar Год назад +1

    I could see myself using this on my desktop Daw and for practice but that’s about it…I have very little faith in the build quality of these “affordable knockoffs” while gigging…as always another great demo video from you guys! Thanks!
    🎸🔊🎶🤘✌️♥️🤟

    • @LA.Guitar
      @LA.Guitar Год назад +2

      It’s made out of steel and built like a tank

  • @gavincrispin1436
    @gavincrispin1436 11 месяцев назад +1

    cheaper on temu and called the cube baby wave,love the bluetooth function as well. for 35 bucks a lot of fun.

  • @benzuckerman
    @benzuckerman 6 месяцев назад

    Good review. Think I'll buy one. Not risking much.....

  • @paultaylor2968
    @paultaylor2968 Год назад

    Lee that riffage was ace.

  • @brendanflaherty6696
    @brendanflaherty6696 Год назад

    This is my break-glass-in-case-of-emergency gig-saver device. I don’t go to a gig or even a rehearsal without it. I’ve also found it to be an incredibly handy practice tool… the rechargeable battery and Bluetooth connectivity see to that. The fact that it is (at least in theory, I haven’t tried the software) an IR loader too? Crazy, crazy value.

  • @topavelka
    @topavelka Год назад

    I have two. First is cca 3 years old . . . new one is cca 1/2 year old. The older one has automatic NOISE GATE, the new one has not. Exact same like LEKATO :-) but name is the Cube Baby. Bluetooth works, battery has long durability. Reverb is relatively good, delay im not using, chorus+phaser . . .both is bad. Amp types - good. IRs - good. Very small ALL in one solution :-) and its in metal house :-) good for practice . . .

  • @nicksantus5307
    @nicksantus5307 11 месяцев назад +1

    apparently if u wish to change the rev, chorus, etc you need to do it in the software

  • @sunnytaufiq07
    @sunnytaufiq07 Год назад

    Got myself 2 of this Cute Baby. One at my garage & in my room too. Small & compact plus built-in rechargeable batt make this a great easy going pedal. It's maybe a cheap china gadget but it sure makes a lot of noise...

  • @DisruptedSinner
    @DisruptedSinner Год назад

    After watching this, I just went and bought one online for $55.56 Canadian shipped. 🎸🧡 Going to also try it with my Katana MKII-100

  • @jasoncookston
    @jasoncookston Год назад +2

    At 13:00 it sounds great!

  • @MRxr400
    @MRxr400 Год назад +1

    well, i think it sound amazing. I'd gig with it with a back up or as a back up. but mostly, great little practice tool.

    • @TheStudioRats
      @TheStudioRats  Год назад

      Agreed

    • @МОЛИТВЫЗАПРОБУЖДЕНИЕ
      @МОЛИТВЫЗАПРОБУЖДЕНИЕ Год назад

      @@TheStudioRats
      Hello! Please tell me:
      *a.* What length cable do you connect from LECATO to the guitar?
      *b.* What length cable do you connect from LECATO to the audio card?
      I *want to do like you.*
      *Thanks for answers.*

  • @bf2err
    @bf2err 8 месяцев назад +1

    I have one. The high end buzz makes it unusable for anything but practice. I'm surprised you didnt mention it

  • @deanrobertnoble138
    @deanrobertnoble138 Год назад

    I have the Valeton Dapper mini which is pretty much the same thing. Like Sonic cake and many others, they are all very similar. Probably all use the same DSP.
    The Dapper is awesome. £50 and it is a really good, capable sounding multi FX. All i need into my Blues Cube Artist.

  • @toneydavis9802
    @toneydavis9802 Год назад +4

    I dont know why anyone is surprised. What is surprising is that people will pay huge money for a pedal that might be a fraction better in some way or have a nice graphic or have the cable and power plug ins in the desiresd location. Paying hundreds for a pedal is madness.....I am now finding out:)

  • @iamstan_rimp
    @iamstan_rimp 3 месяца назад +1

    I will say I don’t like that it doesn’t have a bass/treble/mid for the amp but you could always pair this with an EQ pedal

  • @scottg8660
    @scottg8660 Год назад

    I have one going through a joyo zombie , 1x12 and it sounds great.

  • @alexforget
    @alexforget 11 месяцев назад +1

    The IR/Amps sound great. Make me sad that zoom didn't do something like this in their lines of affordable product.
    They have awesome system for effect config, the screen, the button, way better navigation and configuration but anemic IR

  • @ianbrown5486
    @ianbrown5486 7 месяцев назад

    Some of them tones are great i would like one

  • @swervature
    @swervature Год назад

    I'm 52. $100 is a lot of money to me mow, lol. Let alone as a teen. Great video, guys.

  • @craigsmith9456
    @craigsmith9456 Год назад

    £35 multi effects.... £million playing!!! great video

  • @BS-gj5ot
    @BS-gj5ot Год назад +1

    The cheap stuff keeps getting better and better. Won''t be much longer until you can't hear the difference between this and the pricey stuff. Will be interesting to see how stuff like this will impact the fancy-dancy stuff.

  • @monmixer
    @monmixer 11 месяцев назад +1

    The Cube Baby sells on Temu for 35.00

  • @Davefranzin
    @Davefranzin Год назад +1

    OK Paul you would also make Hello Kitty's guitar sound good... but I also have the same multi effect... in Italy they sell a similar one but with 8 selected and of quality IR loaded. and believe me it sounds even better ... ideal for study and playing in the hotel with headphones and to keep in the guitar case as a spare.

  • @gwugluud
    @gwugluud 10 месяцев назад

    I'm stunned with the sound quality of inexpensive gear as of late. I ordered a $20 "Movall JFET High Gain" from Temu, just randomly. Once received, it proved to be one of the best dirt boxes I've ever heard. It's two distortion modes in one stomp, even. And my cheap digital "Flamma FX 100" sounds...Better..? Than my Line 6? In some ways. The amp models which have high gain available do this uncanny thing which made my really cheap Glarry strat copy with weedy single coils, sound like I was playing a git which had hot humbuckers. It seems to be part of the algorithm. Unless I'm just wrong in the head, lol? But I could swear it does. I've now collected a few more various efx and dirt stompboxes from them, and none so far have been disappointing. I'm this close to declaring that Temu and their like are "revolutionary" or something. Man, the devs in China have done thorough homework. I'll try to shut up now, lol. Nice demo, helpful and informative; thx for posting this. Greets from Texas.

  • @Margilio5150
    @Margilio5150 Год назад +1

    I love mine (Re branded as CUVAVE) but I just don’t recommend using the presets live 😅 but you can put an OD in front of it and yeah, it can rip 😎

    • @2Xboti
      @2Xboti Год назад +2

      I use it as a standalone monitor :P ... a split before the last chain of my pedalboard...one to the amp and another to this pedal, and there you go.... standalone monitor mix to your guitar :P

    • @rjlupin96
      @rjlupin96 Год назад

      ​@@2Xboti hows that

  • @bennobassosaurus7078
    @bennobassosaurus7078 Год назад

    Great review guys, Just picked up the bass version for $6 on Temu ❤ but unfortunately no bass reviews as good as this. Bravo

    • @TheStudioRats
      @TheStudioRats  Год назад +1

      $6 wow

    • @james9789
      @james9789 Год назад

      6 dollars ...they seen you coming

    • @bennobassosaurus7078
      @bennobassosaurus7078 Год назад

      @@james9789 The product arrived early and is SUPER handy.
      So how did they see me coming?
      Keep your baseless comments to yourself.

    • @james9789
      @james9789 Год назад

      @@bennobassosaurus7078 calm down please .....it was meant to be a warm hearted joke because you got it at an extremely low price

    • @bennobassosaurus7078
      @bennobassosaurus7078 Год назад +1

      @@james9789 apologies then bro, it's pretty easy to get comment triggered these days 😂 so many keyboard warriors! Peace ✌️

  • @12vessels
    @12vessels Год назад

    I got one and it’s going to Rwanda with me this summer.

  • @circleVI
    @circleVI Год назад

    was not expecting THAT sheesh

  • @casim8842
    @casim8842 Год назад

    I bought one. Plugged into your favourite combo, or into headphones, not great. Reverb is VERY noisy, unusable. Drive and cab IR tones are nice and varied. FX are usable but basic. But last resort plug-n-play? £30, yep! Happy purchase.

  • @andystrings
    @andystrings 7 дней назад

    Shame you didn’t read the manual, it sounds ok without a cab IR but when you load a cab IR to suit the amp IR, It’s so much better.

  • @danielramokgopa6702
    @danielramokgopa6702 2 месяца назад

    Hey there thanks for the awesome video🙏.
    I wanted to find out if this pedal sends midi information when connected to a computer.
    I wanted to get it and double it up to control effects on my computer

  • @keithboddy
    @keithboddy Год назад

    This dood got me to buy a Jet guitar to try out... Now I might have to hunt this pedal down.. heheh

  • @paulcopemusic108
    @paulcopemusic108 Год назад +1

    Thanks Paul, great demo and lovely playing

  • @rodneylee4026
    @rodneylee4026 3 месяца назад

    I need something like this but with a compressor. I think it sounds great however.

  • @Terrysoddy
    @Terrysoddy 2 месяца назад

    Sounds pretty good. That tele sounds great too, is that stock pickups in it

  • @hollywoodactress
    @hollywoodactress Год назад

    Great to see Lee again.
    Through my headphones, the pedal sounds great .
    Tech is getting better every day.
    To Lee when you next on the live studio rats stream and are you still using the GT1 and jet guitars for your gigs ?

  • @sbrave2
    @sbrave2 3 месяца назад

    Can those 3 buttons be 3 different modulation effects?

  • @ZeginMakesMusic
    @ZeginMakesMusic Год назад

    With this pedal, sit at the beginning or the end of my chain. I use a busking PA.

  • @RameshRamloll
    @RameshRamloll Год назад

    Hey, I have a question, when charging the Cube Baby, how do we know when charging is completed? Does the red light turn green or turn off? or does it blink when battery is low? I could not find any information.

  • @modscientist9793
    @modscientist9793 Год назад +1

    Try the Flamma fx10

  • @iamstan_rimp
    @iamstan_rimp 3 месяца назад

    The slightly bigger one is $79 and has xlr out. Can’t go wrong with either one

  • @douglasnewman4163
    @douglasnewman4163 6 месяцев назад +1

    But here’s the thing… Isn’t the kind of sound coming out of this device. what perhaps MOST young rockers are looking for??? Well, it is for THIS 74 year old rocker!! Haw haw haw!!

  • @DynamicDave-z8r
    @DynamicDave-z8r 5 месяцев назад

    Can you crank it up?
    The most common question we ask 😊

  • @basicforge
    @basicforge Год назад

    I'm not sure why he said it would get lost in the mix used live. How so?

  • @marcinzienkiewicz4427
    @marcinzienkiewicz4427 11 месяцев назад

    I agreez it's fun, but there's a problem with mine. Sometimes, when i turn it off, it just wont turn on for some time:/// it happened to me twice during band rehesal, first time probably due to low power level, but second time i just don't know why did it happened:/
    So fun thing for home, maybe not the greatest for rehesals

  • @thiagoervolino
    @thiagoervolino Месяц назад

    Which guitar is which pickup?

  • @matthewstearle7395
    @matthewstearle7395 Год назад

    Hi,Just bought a Boss GX100 and finding it complicated,would a few pedals be better,the Boss sounds great but its confusing to me,thanks.

  • @Amazon10101
    @Amazon10101 7 месяцев назад

    How do u record it????

  • @timothy5974
    @timothy5974 Год назад

    Nice to be a guitarist today, I have an iPad that’s lightening. Will this connect via lightening or the new usb c cable.

  • @thiagoervolino
    @thiagoervolino Месяц назад

    muito timbre 😍

  • @Tucanaldelguitarralicks
    @Tucanaldelguitarralicks 10 месяцев назад

    Donde esta enchufada. Por favor ayúdame

  • @orionktulu
    @orionktulu Год назад

    It's also probably the cheapest audio interface you can get. That's mostly what I use mine for.

    • @TheStudioRats
      @TheStudioRats  Год назад

      I didn’t realise you can use it as an interface. Great tip thanks.

  • @frettymcfretface73
    @frettymcfretface73 2 месяца назад

    First off. That tele sounds like the setup is dialed in.

  • @twentydollarwedding
    @twentydollarwedding 8 месяцев назад +1

    Why don’t you use a clean sound so you can hear the effects? It’s all about distorted guitars with you guys!! 😅

  • @chrisdaviesguitar
    @chrisdaviesguitar Год назад

    Have you ever reviewed the Mooer GE300?

  • @minkorrh
    @minkorrh Год назад

    Is the headphone output in stereo?

  • @TheBudgetMusician-xs6ob
    @TheBudgetMusician-xs6ob Месяц назад

    A Vox Stomplab cost about the same and sounds much better

  • @kevinmyles6369
    @kevinmyles6369 10 месяцев назад

    This product is nuts eh. I'd buy it alone for the IR-loader for that great price if the rest sucked holy cwap

  • @soonerscooter3249
    @soonerscooter3249 Год назад

    What Amp are you running this into?

    • @LA.Guitar
      @LA.Guitar Год назад

      We’re not. You’re hearing it direct

  • @เสกสรรคมสันกาโม่

    This thing has 5 volts. Are you sure all those sounds really came from this device?🙂

  • @cocolisito
    @cocolisito Год назад

    Fantastic video.... how does it works with Boss Katana Amps ? IRs, effects, ...

  • @Maturin500
    @Maturin500 Год назад

    Can pay another £5 and get my own Lee to tweak the knobs for me?

  • @juliusbeljera1991
    @juliusbeljera1991 Год назад

    Is it direct to daw or an interface?

  • @Adventuresingearland
    @Adventuresingearland Год назад +1

    Sounds tasty enough for the money doesn’t it!

  • @mr.timebombman2230
    @mr.timebombman2230 Год назад

    So what is this like 50 bucks USD?

  • @modscientist9793
    @modscientist9793 Год назад +1

    Donner arena 2000

  • @TheBudgetMusician-xs6ob
    @TheBudgetMusician-xs6ob Месяц назад

    1 clean, 1 crunch rythum, and 1 lead. I've gigged with less. 😁

  • @fritsvanzanten3573
    @fritsvanzanten3573 Год назад

    "I don't know how they do it" You need to see the bigger picture. They get valuable currency, they get industrial activity. 'We' end up unemployed, they buy the resources like gas and oil, so 'we' have to pay more for our energy. In the end we're off far more expensive than we think. Even more so because the affordable gadgets we buy are mainly dopamine stimulating 'kicks'; we need new stimulants everyday, so keep buying stuff, and the things we buy end up unused, in thrift shops or in the garbage can. In the end we pay more for having, for instance guitar effects by buying cheap stuff than by buying good stuff. It's not about how they can make it so cheap (local wages, lack of, for instance, environmental regulation, health and safety, human rights etc) but why they sell it so cheap. It's about creating economic power (like EU/Brexit is).

    • @fritsvanzanten3573
      @fritsvanzanten3573 Год назад

      And one of the main causes it's so hot these days is the amount of huge bulk containers ships cruising the oceans to get all this stuff over here, as well as all the cardboard and vans used to deliver them.

  • @ksharpe10
    @ksharpe10 Год назад

    I think you can retire the matchless independence now. ???

  • @giancarlomartinez5630
    @giancarlomartinez5630 Год назад +1

    I don't understand how it would get lost in a full mix when it has all the midrange needed to cut through.

  • @ogmakefirefiregood
    @ogmakefirefiregood 6 месяцев назад

    I have one of those duct taped to the back of my 56 Les Paul.

  • @gauranshbhutani1397
    @gauranshbhutani1397 Месяц назад

    Does it have a looper?

  • @kens.5095
    @kens.5095 Год назад +1

    Even funky, weird, cheesy sounds can be useful, eh?