TC Electronics Plethora pedalboard.

jeztone2

They’ve put a teaser video with a flightcase on their Facebook page. Anyone know anything? It looks like a tone print based pedal board. 

WiresDreamDisasters

Gash preview video.

Branshen

The name indicates 5 footswitches. 

Musicman20

I'm guessing a toneprint all-in-one style pedalboard.

I'm shocked they haven't gone into the amp sim/cab sim world....

jeztone2

Branshen said:

The name indicates 5 footswitches. 

True but that flightcase is bigger than a Nova. Unless that guy holding it has tiny hands. I hope it’s not some super compact thing. Otherwise you need a midi controller and all that gubbins. 

WiresDreamDisasters

jeztone2 said:

Branshen said:

The name indicates 5 footswitches. 

True but that flightcase is bigger than a Nova. Unless that guy holding it has tiny hands. I hope it’s not some super compact thing. Otherwise you need a midi controller and all that gubbins. 

I think it's this:

jeztone2

So that’s what line in, stereo out, an FX loop and expression pedal jack with midi. Hmmmmm. 

Musicman20

"Plethora X5 TonePrint Pedalboard is our complete collection of TonePrint effect pedals in one, easy-to-use and intuitive package. Boards. Pedals. TonePrints - 127 virtual pedalboards house up to five digital stompboxes, each capable of storing up to 75 TonePrints for quick access."

digitalscream

Video up in half an hour:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHCabnX0jug

Was really hoping that this would include some analogue drives, a la Boss ME5, but I don't think that's going to happen.

Musicman20

To be fair, that thing is very small, neat and tidy. I'm expecting £400, but that is dangerously close to HX Effects/Stomp etc.

english_bob

Musicman20 said:

"Plethora X5 TonePrint Pedalboard is our complete collection of TonePrint effect pedals in one, easy-to-use and intuitive package. Boards. Pedals. TonePrints - 127 virtual pedalboards house up to five digital stompboxes, each capable of storing up to 75 TonePrints for quick access."

So only the Toneprint pedals, not the analogue drives and boosts.

The way they've phrased the figures is a bit confusing too. I think they mean:

127 virtual pedalboards of up to 5 effects.

Each "digital stompbox" (model of a particular TC pedal) can store up to 75 Toneprints.

So presumably you pair it up with a channel switching amp (that you can't control with it?) or a couple of dirt pedals and you've got a fairly compact pedalboard setup.

Pricewise if it isn't competitive with the HXFX and Boss MS-3 it's going nowhere.

not_the_dj

No drives, but has an insert function and 4CM, so you can place the TonePrint FXs anywhere you want.

Looks pretty easy to use from that demo vid, but no mention of Midi, or price.

Question remains why have they waited so long to release something like this.

menamestom

I like the look of it.  How do the Toneprint effects compare with the Helix?

This is what Eventide should do with the H9.

tone1

No tuner or drives, but it looks interesting 

english_bob

not_the_dj said:

No drives, but has an insert function and 4CM, so you can place the TonePrint FXs anywhere you want.

Looks pretty easy to use from that demo vid, but no mention of Midi, or price.

Question remains why have they waited so long to release something like this.

It has MIDI I/O on the back panel. How much you can do with it, and whether you can use it as a MIDI controller for other pedals isn't clear yet.

joeyowen

I wonder how big the discussion was on whether the poly should be included.

I think it would sell better with it.  Otherwise it is an 'all in one' where you need another pedal. 

Niallseroreilly

Does anyone know if its analogy dry thru?

english_bob

Product page is up:

https://www.tcelectronic.com/Categories/Tcelectronic/Guitar/Effects-Processors/PLETHORA-X5/p/P0D9M#googtrans(en|en)

...but no manual yet.

Rich

tone1 said:

No tuner or drives, but it looks interesting 

According to the TC website it does actually have a tuner, which is cool!

joeyowen

Rich said:

tone1 said:

No tuner or drives, but it looks interesting 

According to the TC website it does actually have a tuner, which is cool!

But in the demo video they use a polytune next to it?

WiresDreamDisasters

127 pedalboards just means 127 presets for the whole unit - think of it as like a preset on the Helix or Axe FX or something.

I'm very sold on this.