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IK Multimedia Tonex Board review
IK Multimedia's Tonex Board offers premium guitar tones but has usability and processing limits.
In brief
IK Multimedia's Tonex Board offers premium guitar tones but has usability and processing limits. The Tonex Board provides high-quality guitar tones and effects but requires extra hardware for Tone Models. Originally reported by Guitar World.
Quick answers
- What is it?
- The IK Multimedia Tonex Board is a $999 guitar effects floorboard with Tonex Tone Models and multi-effects.
- What is the key takeaway from IK Multimedia Tonex Board review?
- The Tonex Board provides high-quality guitar tones and effects but requires extra hardware for Tone Models.
What is it?
The IK Multimedia Tonex Board is a $999 guitar effects floorboard with Tonex Tone Models and multi-effects.
Specs
Launch price: $999 | £949 | €999. Type: Amp/stomp capture and multi-effects. Controls: 4 footswitches, volume, home, live, edit, save, browse, 6 mini encoders.
Build quality
The Tonex Board has a robust metal chassis with matte black finish, tube-like side lighting, and metal protective rails.
Usability and features
The Tonex Board features a five-inch touchscreen with three UI modes: Home, Live, and Edit for signal chain editing.
Sounds
The Tonex Board's drives and effects, including the Ambass’dor and Fuzz Age, are among the best digital guitar tones.
Tone Models
The Tonex Board includes 76 AmpliTube and Tonex effects models, with 1,440 presets and preloaded Tone Models.
Limitations
The Tonex Board has limited processing power, requires extra hardware for Tone Models, and lacks Bluetooth.
Firmware updates
Updating the Tonex Board requires creating an IK user account, downloading the IK Product Manager, and using the Tonex Board Editor.
Competition
The Tonex Board competes with Neural DSP Nano Cortex, Kemper Profiler Player, and Line 6 Stadium.
Verdict
The Tonex Board is not perfect but offers excellent guitar tones and effects for its price.
Price comparison
The Tonex Board costs roughly two to three times more than the Tonex Pedal but provides more features.
Tone Model quality
The Luxury Clean Amp Model from a Fender Deluxe Reverb is a high-quality Tone Model for guitar tones.
Signal chain
The Tonex Board allows up to 12 effects blocks in a signal chain with drag-and-drop editing.
Live performance
The Tonex Board can handle live performances with quick parameter access and scene switching.
Conclusion
The Tonex Board is a worthwhile but imperfect floorboard for guitar tones and effects.
The key point
The Tonex Board provides high-quality guitar tones and effects but requires extra hardware for Tone Models.
