What a very articulate and pretty thorough presentation. Glad L&M is making videos like this (and videos period!!) Need that Canadian representation! Great job, Justin. Looking forward to seeing more.
Best demo I’ve seen for this. Clearly you care about showing it all properly. I feel like a lot of people have phoned this one in. Nice one Justin! Ace playing to brother
Hi Justin great demo will definitely be getting this one, got my OX yesterday, I have the dream and ruby also starlight it's all you need, cheers from the UK.
Out of all the demo videos I've seen for this, yours is the best explained and demoed - very methodical approach, one setting at a time. A lot of other videos just play and knob tweak with brief explanations that don't serve as well to understand how the unit functions. I have the other 3 UAFX pedals (Dream/Ruby/Woodrow) and was looking for this one to get a sense of what it does so kudos to you.
You can totally do that! There’s actually a configuration within the UAFX app which lets you run the pedal’s inputs/outputs as sort of a hybrid setup with your amp. In this mode, you are able to select your amplifier’s natural preamp tone, or switch over to the amp sim with a press of the footswitch. Check it out, if you get the chance!
The Lion has got to be one of the best pedals ever created to my ears..... great review too.... and the Ox is great too.... Though, too many choices and too much time lost in stuffing around to my way of thinking.... as amazing as it is.
I’m running my pedal into 2 orange power baby solid state power amps (in “stereo” )- pedal seems cool. The app on the other hand is very unstable. Just got it this week…
@@charleszaman7666the pedal is fantastic and I use it with and without the amp sims. My biggest issue is their app and firmware updates aren’t very intuitive- but, once you do get that all working. It’s fantastic. I recommend the pedal and the tones. Just know the app and firmware can cause frustrations. So- if you do get the pedal- update the firmware immediately- don’t play through it. Update it first.
@@charleszaman7666 I've run mine into my duncan powerstage 200 and my splawn 4x12 and my mako 1x12 and it sounds great. I gigged with it this past saturday and ran it into an ox stomp then one output to house and the other to a stage monitor behind me and it also sounded really good.
Hey thank you for the video! Would you happen to know if I could switch between (or summon) presets from just the pedal? E.g You are on preset 1 but you set up the right foot switch to pull up Preset 2 with a different volume/output setting. Thus being able to toggle between 2 volume and output configs at any given time. I’ve been able to do this somewhat with the Live/Preset config but “live” isn’t very… savable. If you get what I mean. Thanks in advance!
As far as I know, the UA pedals operate only in 2 modes: Live and Preset. So you’d need to set up your Preset first, then rearrange everything for the Live mode and hope nobody moves the knobs! I believe this is very much in keeping with the design ethos of all UA’s pedals - they want you to forget this thing is digital and just use it as you would any other stompbox. Hope this helps!
@@JustinWaterfield84 I see, it's the "hope nobody moves the knobs" bit that I struggle with! But thanks, I get it. Will work with the way it's designed :)
Do you think these Universal Audio amp in a box pedals would pair nicely with Fender’s Mustang GTX amps? For example if I wanted to bypass any of the built in emulations in the amp and use just the preamp/mic/speaker/cab emulations in the UA Lion?
If the Mustang lets you bypass its own amp/cab modelling, then yes, that would work well. The one thing to keep in mind is that any effects you add from the Mustang will effectively come after the amplifier sim, which will create a very different sound than putting those same effects in front of an amp. You might like the sound, so give it a try!
GTX has stereo effects loop and the send and return come at the very end of the chain I believe so you could put these pedals there and have all effects in front.
Yes that'd probably pair nicely because the Mustang speaker has to be pretty neutral to give the best representation of the built-in model. Bypass that and use this pedal and it'll probably sound great!
Just curious.... I noticed the cab Sim light was off when you were using the Ox Stomp. Am I correct in assuming that the cab simulator can be turned off? Like, what if I were to plug this into a solid state power amp and run it through my celestion loaded 4x12? I wouldn't think I'd want the cab simulator to be active while already running through a cab.
Is there any way to cycle through the presets without using the app? Say, using footswitches, ideally? No one seems to address this question anywhere...
No, there's no footswitch input on this pedal or MIDI functionality. You have the option to save one preset on the pedal, allowing you to switch between 2 settings - the "knobs as is" setting, and the saved preset, regardless of where the knobs are currently set.
You can, although it's not ideal nor what the pedal was really designed to do. It would sound best direct into an audio interface for recording or playing through monitors/headphones, or into the effects return of a guitar amp. By putting it in the front end of your amp, you're essentially running two amps in series. Stacking the Lion/Marshall amp tone on top of your actual amp tone. If you have to run it into the front end of your amp, we'd recommend turning off the cab sim part of the pedal, and try to run your amp as clean as possible so that your amp's gain isn't colouring the Lion's gain too much.
@@FastRedPonyCar You are correct, but the OP was asking about running it into the front end of their amplifier, ie hitting the preamp stage as well, not just the power amp via the effects loop.
Question- I’m seeing different opinions. Do you have a perspective on using the various cab options, when running in front of your amp (I’m using 2 orange baby solid state (clean) power heads in stereo). Is the a major issue to run the cab emulators in front of an amp?
It’s not an issue at all! Cab simulation is just another “flavor” to put on your guitar tone. If you like how it sounds running into your amp, then do it. There’s no Right or Wrong answer here.
Yes it will work, but since the Twin Reverb does not have an effects loop, the Lion pedal has to go into the front end of your amp, which will "stack" amp tones. That is, the simulated amp from the Lion will run through all stages of the Twin Reverb amp. The Lion and other amp sim pedals were designed to sound their best "flat" ie without any other colouring from an amp or speaker, that's why they sound best through a FRFR speaker or direct into a console or audio interface for recording. The Fender Twin is a very clean pedal platform amp however, and is difficult to push into overdrive to get it to colour the amp tone. So for use with your Fender Twin Reverb amp, we'd recommend running it into the front end of the amp (the only choice you have) but turning off the cab simulation on the pedal since you're hearing it through the real speakers on the Twin.
Lion is very limited. You wouldn't need OX Stomp if Lion had the possiblity to upload your own Irs, like Strymon Iridium does. I have uploaded to my Strymon Iridium 4x12 Kerry Wright cab Irs by York Audio and it sounds fantastic. I can upload any impulses in any mixes in mono or stereo to Iridium and get any sound I want. And I don't need to spend another $399 on a separate cab sim pedal to do this.
I've got the lion and ox stomp as well as several IR loaders and none of the IR's sound or feel as good as the cabs in the OX stomp. I truly wish it were different so I wouldn't have that $400 hole in my wallet but it just plain sounds better and not by a small margin.
That's great Jerry, but the purpose of an amp sim pedal like this is to not use a real guitar amp. An amp sim is way smaller, way lighter, less to maintain, less expensive, and great for silent/quiet practice or recording. A Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is a 40w all tube amp which would be incredibly loud in a bedroom or apartment. So while you can get sounds like this with your setup, this pedal would replace your amp altogether. Not to mention, the current retail prices on a Super Badass is $200, and the Hot Rod Deluxe is about $1400. So at about $1600 current retail for your rig, the UAFX Lion is about 1/3 the price as well to get "sounds like this". Both the Super Badass and the HRD are awesome pieces of gear, but the primary purpose of an amp sim pedal like this is to replace the big, heavy, loud tube amp in your setup.
@@asafeyal That's not the ONLY way to use it, but that's the intended way (audio interface into monitors or headphones, or mixer/console into a PA system). You can plug it into the front of your amp, and it'll sound "OK" through your Marshall 2x12 cab as well, but unless you turn off the cab sim features of the pedal, you will be stacking the amp & cab sim of the pedal with your real amp and cab.
@@longandmcquade thank you for the answer, if I'm connecting it to my amp, do I need to plug it into the FX loop? Maybe better option that I thought of is to have a power amp pedal before the Lion and connect the Lion trough it and from the power amp pedal to my cab. I'm thinking about taking it with me to rehearsals and gigs, and don't want to run through DI. This is why I'm checking it so seriously. Thanks.
@@asafeyal Running it into the return of your effects loop would be the best option. That way you're bypassing the preamp stage of your amp, and using the amp sim of the pedal to get the majority of your tone. Then we'd recommend turning off the cab sim on the Lion, and using your real Marshall 2x12 cab, because you don't want a cab sim going into a real cab.
It doesn't appear so. You can turn on/off the mics and effects, but the cabinet itself seems to stay active. Even if it was possible, without the cabinet/mic simulation running, the Ox Stomp is rendered down to a compression/reverb/eq/delay pedal with no controls available on the unit itself. So if this is your anticipated use case, we'd likely recommend a different route with more control to the features you want on the face of the pedal.
yes you CAN. In the mic selection, the last option is DI. It bypasses cab/speaker/mic simulation but you still get compressor, EQ, reverb, delay, etc if you want.
There are absolutely TONS of amp simulators out there, some of which have some form of MIDI capability. Be sure to read the manuals for them though - not every amp sim has full MIDI implementation. Some of them only accept program change messages and not CC’s, or vice versa. Hope this helps!
I'm getting a ring or overtone in the vicinity of the 7th fret on the G and B strings. It's a slightly off major 3rd I think. Anyone else experiencing this?!?
@@MrTMC70 That would lead us to believe that it's an issue with the guitar itself, like it has some internal resonance at that particular pitch/frequency.
@@longandmcquade a couple of things wrong with that theory... It doesn't happen when plugged into a real amp. As well as when it is unplugged and I put my ear on the neck I do not hear it.
@@MrTMC70 It might not happen with your real amp because your real amp doesn't accentuate that resonant frequency, but apparently this pedal does. You'd have better luck addressing the guitar (restring, setup, etc) than the circuitry of the pedal. Are you noticing it during recording with the Lion? Or while playing it live in a room? If during recording, do you see the ringing or overtone in the waveform in your DAW? If while playing in the room, what are you listening to it through? A FRFR cab? A PA speaker? Studio monitors?
If you want nothing but the best Marshall sim on the market today, then this. If you would also find yourself using the Fender (round) and Vox (chime) sims on the Iridium, then that.
The Tonemaster Pro has more processing horsepower to emulate several different amps and effects. The Lion (and UA’s other pedals) just emulate one thing each. This allows UA’s software programmers to use the processor to its fullest potential, rather than asking the processor to do lots of different things at the same time (like a multi-fx). Hope this helps.
The UAFX Lion and Fender Tone Master Pro are different products for different customers with different budgets. The Fender Tone Master Pro is an all-in-one multi-fx unit that does have a Plexi model in it, along with different speaker cabs like the Lion does. But it also has tons of other amp models, speaker cabs, effects, etc. So the Fender Tone Master Pro comes with a lot more, however it also costs a lot more -- $1800 CAD more. The UAFX Lion is for someone who doesn't want or need every amp model under the sun, endless effects and 6000 IRs. Its for someone who wants nothing but the most accurate simulation of a 1968 Marshall Super Lead amp, plus a handful of speaker cabs, to pair with their current effect pedal collection.
This pedal can’t be used directly with a cabinet. It’s not an amplifier itself- it’s an amp simulator. You’ll need to connect it to an amplifier to be heard.
@@MW47742 what I meant I don't particularly like the tones I hear from the Lion - sounds boxy to me. I get quite a better marshall tone from the revival drive - substantially better based on this video at least -- my setup is Gibson R7 into phase 90 into revival drive custom (not the hot rod version)
Why do people that do "to camera" videos need extra cameras so we can see the side of their face while they chat to the air?? Save money have TWO cameras, one for the thing you're talking about, and ONE to talk to. NOBODY is interesting enough to watch side on. 😂
We have 3 cameras. ☺ In this case, we're using the main camera for the presenter, side camera for the guitar, and overhead camera for the product. We switch to the side camera either for playing shots, or visual interest, or we needed to make an edit.
Great demo! To my ears this pedal doesnt sound convincing at all. Very thin and boxy. Atleast over youtube and with headphones. Where is the Marshall roarrr!? Perhaps UA did this in a hurry. Cheers
It’s actually there but absolutely agree that this video, while very comprehensive, doesn’t show that aspect well. It is all about volume. I own the pedal along with plenty of tube amps and if I crank it through my monitors it absolutely roars like one of my real plexi amps. One thing that helps is cranking the output which is set at 12 o clock in this video.
Check the video on my channel I did recently. I spent a lot of time going through the settings and different amps. I had a 69 clone for years and this thing (to me at least) absolutely nails the sound and feel. You lose a lot of the appeal of a real plexi by not having it peeling the paint off the walls of the room but for a DI tone for recording or running DI at a gig, it's phenomenal.
This is by far the best demo/ explanation I've seen on these two pedals. Well done and thank you 😎
Thanks very much Paul!
What a very articulate and pretty thorough presentation. Glad L&M is making videos like this (and videos period!!) Need that Canadian representation! Great job, Justin. Looking forward to seeing more.
Best demo I’ve seen for this. Clearly you care about showing it all properly. I feel like a lot of people have phoned this one in. Nice one Justin! Ace playing to brother
Hi Justin great demo will definitely be getting this one, got my OX yesterday, I have the dream and ruby also starlight it's all you need, cheers from the UK.
One of the best pedal demo ever!
The best demo on this pedal I’ve seen so far. I ended up buying this from L&M YYC today!
Thanks, enjoy your Lion! 🦁
Out of all the demo videos I've seen for this, yours is the best explained and demoed - very methodical approach, one setting at a time. A lot of other videos just play and knob tweak with brief explanations that don't serve as well to understand how the unit functions. I have the other 3 UAFX pedals (Dream/Ruby/Woodrow) and was looking for this one to get a sense of what it does so kudos to you.
All knobs at noon made me purchase this pedal. To the point, no menus, and just knobs and tone! May it be!
Incredible review , this guy needs to review everything in the store. Give Justin a raise
Great demo!! I’d love to hear what this through an amp’s effect loop using only the power amp and a real speaker 🥸
You can totally do that! There’s actually a configuration within the UAFX app which lets you run the pedal’s inputs/outputs as sort of a hybrid setup with your amp. In this mode, you are able to select your amplifier’s natural preamp tone, or switch over to the amp sim with a press of the footswitch. Check it out, if you get the chance!
The Lion has got to be one of the best pedals ever created to my ears..... great review too.... and the Ox is great too.... Though, too many choices and too much time lost in stuffing around to my way of thinking.... as amazing as it is.
Sounds great in a open chord rhythm guitar application.
Brown is referring to Eddie Van Halen, its a 68 marshall that is voltage starved.
"game over" ....sounds fantastic!!!!!
I’m running my pedal into 2 orange power baby solid state power amps (in “stereo” )- pedal seems cool. The app on the other hand is very unstable. Just got it this week…
How’s it sound? Thinking of doing this exact set up. Any thoughts would be appreciated
@@charleszaman7666the pedal is fantastic and I use it with and without the amp sims. My biggest issue is their app and firmware updates aren’t very intuitive- but, once you do get that all working. It’s fantastic.
I recommend the pedal and the tones.
Just know the app and firmware can cause frustrations. So- if you do get the pedal- update the firmware immediately- don’t play through it. Update it first.
@@charleszaman7666 I've run mine into my duncan powerstage 200 and my splawn 4x12 and my mako 1x12 and it sounds great. I gigged with it this past saturday and ran it into an ox stomp then one output to house and the other to a stage monitor behind me and it also sounded really good.
Awesome vid! Looking good Justin!!!
Thanks Danny!!
nice demo❤
Thank you!
Thanks for the great demo!
Very nice info and demos! Subscribed.
Thanks, Gramps! 😊
anybody else having terrible bluetooth problems. for days i'm unable to pair the pedal with the app - tried everything!
Damn you UA!!! I need to satisfy my GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)!!! This is so wonderfully designed🥰
It would have been great to hear some clean or edge of breakup tones out of this pedal but otherwise nice demo.
Hey thank you for the video! Would you happen to know if I could switch between (or summon) presets from just the pedal?
E.g You are on preset 1 but you set up the right foot switch to pull up Preset 2 with a different volume/output setting. Thus being able to toggle between 2 volume and output configs at any given time.
I’ve been able to do this somewhat with the Live/Preset config but “live” isn’t very… savable. If you get what I mean. Thanks in advance!
As far as I know, the UA pedals operate only in 2 modes: Live and Preset. So you’d need to set up your Preset first, then rearrange everything for the Live mode and hope nobody moves the knobs! I believe this is very much in keeping with the design ethos of all UA’s pedals - they want you to forget this thing is digital and just use it as you would any other stompbox. Hope this helps!
@@JustinWaterfield84 I see, it's the "hope nobody moves the knobs" bit that I struggle with! But thanks, I get it. Will work with the way it's designed :)
Do you think these Universal Audio amp in a box pedals would pair nicely with Fender’s Mustang GTX amps? For example if I wanted to bypass any of the built in emulations in the amp and use just the preamp/mic/speaker/cab emulations in the UA Lion?
If the Mustang lets you bypass its own amp/cab modelling, then yes, that would work well. The one thing to keep in mind is that any effects you add from the Mustang will effectively come after the amplifier sim, which will create a very different sound than putting those same effects in front of an amp. You might like the sound, so give it a try!
GTX has stereo effects loop and the send and return come at the very end of the chain I believe so you could put these pedals there and have all effects in front.
Yes that'd probably pair nicely because the Mustang speaker has to be pretty neutral to give the best representation of the built-in model. Bypass that and use this pedal and it'll probably sound great!
Just curious.... I noticed the cab Sim light was off when you were using the Ox Stomp. Am I correct in assuming that the cab simulator can be turned off? Like, what if I were to plug this into a solid state power amp and run it through my celestion loaded 4x12? I wouldn't think I'd want the cab simulator to be active while already running through a cab.
Exactly. When the light is off, the cab simulation is turned off, which is the setting you would use if plugging it into a real 4x12 cab.
Great sound
Just best review os this animal that I bought by the way. It sounds like this
Is there any way to cycle through the presets without using the app? Say, using footswitches, ideally? No one seems to address this question anywhere...
No, there's no footswitch input on this pedal or MIDI functionality. You have the option to save one preset on the pedal, allowing you to switch between 2 settings - the "knobs as is" setting, and the saved preset, regardless of where the knobs are currently set.
Can I put this on my pedal board and run it into the front end of my amplifier thanks great channel
You can, although it's not ideal nor what the pedal was really designed to do. It would sound best direct into an audio interface for recording or playing through monitors/headphones, or into the effects return of a guitar amp. By putting it in the front end of your amp, you're essentially running two amps in series. Stacking the Lion/Marshall amp tone on top of your actual amp tone. If you have to run it into the front end of your amp, we'd recommend turning off the cab sim part of the pedal, and try to run your amp as clean as possible so that your amp's gain isn't colouring the Lion's gain too much.
@@longandmcquade the 4 cable mode in the app is specifically made to do this.
@@FastRedPonyCar You are correct, but the OP was asking about running it into the front end of their amplifier, ie hitting the preamp stage as well, not just the power amp via the effects loop.
Question- I’m seeing different opinions. Do you have a perspective on using the various cab options, when running in front of your amp (I’m using 2 orange baby solid state (clean) power heads in stereo). Is the a major issue to run the cab emulators in front of an amp?
It’s not an issue at all! Cab simulation is just another “flavor” to put on your guitar tone. If you like how it sounds running into your amp, then do it. There’s no Right or Wrong answer here.
Feasible to use this into an audio interface and use headphones out from the interface?
Absolutely! Or just a regular headphone amp if you don't want to have it connected to a computer when you want to just sit down and play guitar.
I’m planning on running this through my Fender Twin Reverb, is this pedal gonna work with that?
Yes it will work, but since the Twin Reverb does not have an effects loop, the Lion pedal has to go into the front end of your amp, which will "stack" amp tones. That is, the simulated amp from the Lion will run through all stages of the Twin Reverb amp. The Lion and other amp sim pedals were designed to sound their best "flat" ie without any other colouring from an amp or speaker, that's why they sound best through a FRFR speaker or direct into a console or audio interface for recording. The Fender Twin is a very clean pedal platform amp however, and is difficult to push into overdrive to get it to colour the amp tone. So for use with your Fender Twin Reverb amp, we'd recommend running it into the front end of the amp (the only choice you have) but turning off the cab simulation on the pedal since you're hearing it through the real speakers on the Twin.
Would have liked to have heard some clean tones too. And how about taking that Strat off the wall so we can hear that too...
Doesn't this have to go through an frfr cabinet to get the best out of it?
Yes, or directly into an audio interface for recording. But it can do into the effects return of an amp too.
This thing is going to sell boatloads
We certainly hope so! ;)
Black Shuck.
Yeah!! I was hoping somebody would catch that.
@@JustinWaterfield84 Love that song. Sounded great.
question, i have seen usb port in the back, can enter digitally directly into a DAW?
No, that USB port is just for registration and firmware updates only.
Lion is very limited. You wouldn't need OX Stomp if Lion had the possiblity to upload your own Irs, like Strymon Iridium does. I have uploaded to my Strymon Iridium 4x12 Kerry Wright cab Irs by York Audio and it sounds fantastic. I can upload any impulses in any mixes in mono or stereo to Iridium and get any sound I want. And I don't need to spend another $399 on a separate cab sim pedal to do this.
I've got the lion and ox stomp as well as several IR loaders and none of the IR's sound or feel as good as the cabs in the OX stomp. I truly wish it were different so I wouldn't have that $400 hole in my wallet but it just plain sounds better and not by a small margin.
Lol I get sounds like this with my mxr super badass through a v2 hot rod deluxe. Changed the speaker and did the basic mods to it.
That's great Jerry, but the purpose of an amp sim pedal like this is to not use a real guitar amp. An amp sim is way smaller, way lighter, less to maintain, less expensive, and great for silent/quiet practice or recording. A Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is a 40w all tube amp which would be incredibly loud in a bedroom or apartment. So while you can get sounds like this with your setup, this pedal would replace your amp altogether. Not to mention, the current retail prices on a Super Badass is $200, and the Hot Rod Deluxe is about $1400. So at about $1600 current retail for your rig, the UAFX Lion is about 1/3 the price as well to get "sounds like this". Both the Super Badass and the HRD are awesome pieces of gear, but the primary purpose of an amp sim pedal like this is to replace the big, heavy, loud tube amp in your setup.
Can it be plugged in and used in front of an amp?
Yes, but the cleaner / more neutral your amp sounds, the better this pedal will sound.
Can I connect it to my Marshall 2x12 cab directly?
No, there's no power amp in this pedal.
@@longandmcquade thanks for your answer, so the only way to use it is to connect it to a monitors interface?
@@asafeyal That's not the ONLY way to use it, but that's the intended way (audio interface into monitors or headphones, or mixer/console into a PA system). You can plug it into the front of your amp, and it'll sound "OK" through your Marshall 2x12 cab as well, but unless you turn off the cab sim features of the pedal, you will be stacking the amp & cab sim of the pedal with your real amp and cab.
@@longandmcquade thank you for the answer, if I'm connecting it to my amp, do I need to plug it into the FX loop?
Maybe better option that I thought of is to have a power amp pedal before the Lion and connect the Lion trough it and from the power amp pedal to my cab.
I'm thinking about taking it with me to rehearsals and gigs, and don't want to run through DI. This is why I'm checking it so seriously. Thanks.
@@asafeyal Running it into the return of your effects loop would be the best option. That way you're bypassing the preamp stage of your amp, and using the amp sim of the pedal to get the majority of your tone. Then we'd recommend turning off the cab sim on the Lion, and using your real Marshall 2x12 cab, because you don't want a cab sim going into a real cab.
Can I use OX Stomp effects only (speakers off)?
It doesn't appear so. You can turn on/off the mics and effects, but the cabinet itself seems to stay active. Even if it was possible, without the cabinet/mic simulation running, the Ox Stomp is rendered down to a compression/reverb/eq/delay pedal with no controls available on the unit itself. So if this is your anticipated use case, we'd likely recommend a different route with more control to the features you want on the face of the pedal.
Thanks for the detailed explanation, it was helpful.@@longandmcquade
yes you CAN. In the mic selection, the last option is DI. It bypasses cab/speaker/mic simulation but you still get compressor, EQ, reverb, delay, etc if you want.
@@FastRedPonyCar Thanks for the correction!
Hits the open A, I'm thinking "That sounds like the Who"...goes on to play the Who :D
Released it to where? Nobody has it in stock.
"Released" as in "announced". It's not yet available in stock. We have a bunch on order and are expecting them to arrive in January 2024.
@@longandmcquade Thanks for clarifying.
Is there anything like this with MIDI ?
There are absolutely TONS of amp simulators out there, some of which have some form of MIDI capability. Be sure to read the manuals for them though - not every amp sim has full MIDI implementation. Some of them only accept program change messages and not CC’s, or vice versa. Hope this helps!
I'm getting a ring or overtone in the vicinity of the 7th fret on the G and B strings. It's a slightly off major 3rd I think.
Anyone else experiencing this?!?
Does this happen with any guitar you try the pedal with?
LP yes, but I'm not hearing it on a Strat.
@@MrTMC70 That would lead us to believe that it's an issue with the guitar itself, like it has some internal resonance at that particular pitch/frequency.
@@longandmcquade a couple of things wrong with that theory... It doesn't happen when plugged into a real amp. As well as when it is unplugged and I put my ear on the neck I do not hear it.
@@MrTMC70 It might not happen with your real amp because your real amp doesn't accentuate that resonant frequency, but apparently this pedal does. You'd have better luck addressing the guitar (restring, setup, etc) than the circuitry of the pedal.
Are you noticing it during recording with the Lion? Or while playing it live in a room?
If during recording, do you see the ringing or overtone in the waveform in your DAW?
If while playing in the room, what are you listening to it through? A FRFR cab? A PA speaker? Studio monitors?
Good Pedal For Hard Rock 🪨 Blues/ Blues?
You bet!!
@@JustinWaterfield84Thanks Justin
This or Strymon Iridium?
If you want nothing but the best Marshall sim on the market today, then this. If you would also find yourself using the Fender (round) and Vox (chime) sims on the Iridium, then that.
Sounded really muddy all the time. Definitely needed presence up more, from the get go.
I have some ua pedals. But what is different with this pedal and a fender tone master pro. They both simulate ?
The Tonemaster Pro has more processing horsepower to emulate several different amps and effects. The Lion (and UA’s other pedals) just emulate one thing each. This allows UA’s software programmers to use the processor to its fullest potential, rather than asking the processor to do lots of different things at the same time (like a multi-fx).
Hope this helps.
The UAFX Lion and Fender Tone Master Pro are different products for different customers with different budgets. The Fender Tone Master Pro is an all-in-one multi-fx unit that does have a Plexi model in it, along with different speaker cabs like the Lion does. But it also has tons of other amp models, speaker cabs, effects, etc. So the Fender Tone Master Pro comes with a lot more, however it also costs a lot more -- $1800 CAD more. The UAFX Lion is for someone who doesn't want or need every amp model under the sun, endless effects and 6000 IRs. Its for someone who wants nothing but the most accurate simulation of a 1968 Marshall Super Lead amp, plus a handful of speaker cabs, to pair with their current effect pedal collection.
Can it be used directly with a 4x12 cab? What about the ohms?
This pedal can’t be used directly with a cabinet. It’s not an amplifier itself- it’s an amp simulator. You’ll need to connect it to an amplifier to be heard.
Hotone power amp between it then you can run it in your cabinet
No, there is no power amp in this pedal.
I find that my Revival Drive does a much better job in my setup. but nice pedal indeed
How can you tell? Did you use the Lion with your setup already?
@@MW47742 what I meant I don't particularly like the tones I hear from the Lion - sounds boxy to me. I get quite a better marshall tone from the revival drive - substantially better based on this video at least -- my setup is Gibson R7 into phase 90 into revival drive custom (not the hot rod version)
Yeah sure ok
It sounds like fuzzy crap the bottom end is incredibly flubby
Why do people that do "to camera" videos need extra cameras so we can see the side of their face while they chat to the air??
Save money have TWO cameras, one for the thing you're talking about, and ONE to talk to.
NOBODY is interesting enough to watch side on.
😂
We have 3 cameras. ☺ In this case, we're using the main camera for the presenter, side camera for the guitar, and overhead camera for the product. We switch to the side camera either for playing shots, or visual interest, or we needed to make an edit.
please tune your guitar
Don’t be a wiener
Great demo! To my ears this pedal doesnt sound convincing at all. Very thin and boxy. Atleast over youtube and with headphones. Where is the Marshall roarrr!? Perhaps UA did this in a hurry.
Cheers
It’s actually there but absolutely agree that this video, while very comprehensive, doesn’t show that aspect well. It is all about volume. I own the pedal along with plenty of tube amps and if I crank it through my monitors it absolutely roars like one of my real plexi amps. One thing that helps is cranking the output which is set at 12 o clock in this video.
Check the video on my channel I did recently. I spent a lot of time going through the settings and different amps. I had a 69 clone for years and this thing (to me at least) absolutely nails the sound and feel. You lose a lot of the appeal of a real plexi by not having it peeling the paint off the walls of the room but for a DI tone for recording or running DI at a gig, it's phenomenal.
400???? Think I'll wait till an Asian company comes out with the same pedal for half the price. Just sayin
Good idea! Why not waiting for China to take over your country?
This is a bush league quality demo.
can I conect it to front of my TwoRock ????????????????????? or I have to conect it to some interface ?????
The UA app is only controllable by smart phone. There’s no version controllable by desktop.
Thanks for the correction!