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This pedal has kind of taken over the guitar world by storm and honestly the hype is justified. It sounds REALLY good but there are a few drawbacks that make using it a somewhat frustrating experience and like any modeler or new piece of kit there are some learning curves you need to be aware of before buying. Firstly if you are buying this to capture amps you are kind of not getting the full package unless you already have a reamp solution, you’ll need an interface and reamp box to accomplish that though it can be done with those items and the included software.I was somehow under the impression that the pedal alone with its ins and outs could get that job done, no Biggy as I don’t have many amps but a friend does. The amp does not have any onboard effects so it will not replace a helix or another multi FX and can actually benefit from being paired with a similar unit. It has built in overdrives on some patches, pre and post Compression, built in noise gates, reverb, and built in EQ. This covers a lot of ground truthfully but time based effects aren’t to be found. Think of this pedal as the core of your sound and add your favorite pedals after or slap on a plug-in of your choosing. The editing software and Tonex plugin are really confusing to use. It repeatedly tells me my Tonex has an error connecting and then it just connects? The software is split into three functions none of which are clearly explained. Player - connect to via Interface mode on the pedal or another audio interface to browse and tweak tones/presets Modeler- use interface and reamp box sold separately to capture existing pedals/amps (no time based effect capture allowed, also doesn’t really capture fuzz well.)Librarian - update and re-arrange the amp models on the pedal itself. Add new ones, swap orders/banks etc. Upon initial load I thought that my pedal would just seamlessly connect to the player portion and allow me to tweak amp parameters with the knobs of the pedal. It does not. The only way to use this section is to switch the pedal to interface mode by tapping the model knob, going to global settings>operation>interface mode and once enabled selecting usb out>Dual from here your signal is split between the pedal’s patch to tone on input 1 and a dry signal on 2.From there you want to set your input to 2 on the audio driver settings. NOW You can browse presets to your hearts content and save them to your folder. Once you tweak to your liking you go to the librarian tab and drag/drop to the preset slot of your choosing. I didn’t find any FAQ that covered this on the manufacturers site and only a few YouTube videos that showcased this. The bulk of it was figuring it out on my own and struggling a bit. I don’t think alot of users will have the patience to do the same and may get frustrated. In regards to actual amp tweaking and downloading tone sets I again ran into issues, it would say tone net was not connected despite being signed in via my browser. I had to completely reset my account and sign back into both the ik account, tone net and the license manager. Finally tone sets themself are kind of finnicky, user tones vary alot as expected. I got the best results by swapping Cab models and adding my own IR’s to the amp models I downloaded. That made all difference and gave me some tones I am really really happy with. All in all I love this unit and the sounds I am getting. Just expect to have to put in some time to learn and if you want to make your own captures make sure to get either the capture version or a different reamp solution. I’ll be picking up a walrus audio reamp box in the future to capture some amps/pedals. I also plan on getting an HX stomp or the Helix Native plug-in to handle all the delays and other effects I’d like to use with it.

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Over the past few years I've collected a few great amps. However, I'm not able to use them live because we play a silent stage. For the past couple of years I've been using the Boss GT1000 with excellent results. The only thing is I really want to have my real amp tones so when IK came out with Tonex Pedal, I jumped on it. (Note, I wasn't aware that I needed a reamp box bit Tonex is so good I'm buying one).Using the included amp and cab models, I found that they are ultra-realistic. Not just in tone but also in feel, response and compression. I've been mostly on the Dr.Z Maz 18 model but have gone through a ton more. It's as if you're playing through a real amp. Understand, I wouldn't have bought this because the GT1000 is fantastic. But like I said, I want to model my own amps. You can hit the front end of this box with an analog drive and it just eats it up. Exact response to drives with zero digital issues. Blown away by this technology and looking forward to using it live this weekend.

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I'm going to start right off saying my computer sucks for recording just yet so I hooked it up to get amps and stuff for the banks online and then hooked it up through my amplifier. Many people I am sure are looking for this on how to do it, because I was looking and not sure and just started playing around until I got it. How to Hook up to your amplifier (With effects loop only) because I am not sure on any amps that don't have one. I own no amps like that. Only ones with effects loops in them are all I own. Step 1. From the mono output on the back of the TONEX, start putting your effects like delays, eq, Mooer Radar Cab pedal I use and it helps so much! I also use a Mooer preamp pedal Gold 012, that colors the tone so good!, It even works as an amp attenuator to keep room levels of playing under control. Your reverb, looper, boost pedals, in a chain they way you want them and then running out of that pedal chain int the effects loop RETURN. This will bypass your power amp section and work only off the preamp section of your amplifier now making the TONEX the amplifier basically. Step two: Set in the TONEX Pedal in the Global setting and disable the CABINET to Bypass. This will stop doubling effects of having two cabinets that would sound horrible. Step 3: You front of amp effects like Over Drives, Compressors, Chorus, Phasers, Drop Tuning Pedals, Freqout Pedal, etc,.... I start off by my guitar running into my Wha pedal, then the rest of these effects as normal the way you want them until you go to the input of the TONEX pedal.Your done! Turn on your amp and pedalboard. Its pretty easy really and the tones in this are awesome! I have not been able to record yet, some stuff I still need to get. Or model any amps or pedals it says it can do. But trust me, other people have done some great ones online that come free. The DOWNFALLS I have:The only problem I do have with the TONEX pedal is a slight delay between switching from clean to distorted channels like you would on a regular amplifier footswitch. You just have to learn the timing when to switch. I hope TONEX works this out in an update soon. Ive had this pedal now two days messing with it and it takes a little time to learn all it can do. Once you get it, it gets easier and this pedal really sounds great!The other thing I do not like is I feel it can be a money trap of buying other amps etc... and effects. I think they should come with it free. But I am sure that with recording you have to pay for IR's and stuff as well, so its no different really I guess. But have fun! Its really worth the massive tone you can get with so many amps and stuff. Hope this helped some.

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50+ year player. owned it all several times. got rid of my dual rectifier and 65 deluxe reverb when the kemper came out. love the kemper tones and feel but wished for a smaller, simpler profile player because i had no need to create profiles. kemper never made a profile player but IK did :)the tonex pedal is what kemper should have built.as a kemper owner from the very beginning i can tell you that the tones and feel are just as good as the kemper. several of the "captures" on the pedal are perfect "10"'s. in minutes i had a recto that felt and sounded exactly like my kemper version. i added a delay between the tonex and my headrush frfr to kick on during leads. in a few more minutes i had a killer fender deluxe reverb dialed in clean and crunch. the onboard fx on the tonex are just fine. my kemper goes for sale on reverb tomorrow. all i need now is my delay pedal, the tonex and the headrush and i can gig anywhere with zero back pain and have perfect tones and feel. the manual is just ok. the tonex software is so un- intuitive as to be laughable. if tim pierce hadn't put up his super video showing how to use the software i would never have figured it out and i've been making pc based music since the 90's. it's that bad....

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This thing is amazing for what it does. Profiles are amazing but they are captures this no modeler. I use this with my boss gx 100 through send and return instead of amp sims in boss. If you are playing through cabinets do not use it's. I run through a thermion zero in stereo. It rocks. Running into a 1/12 mesa can and a 2/12 Laney cab