Brett Kingman | 10 months ago

https://www.hotoneaudio.com/products/multi-effects/Ampero%20II%20Stage
I've been trying to find time to properly demo the Ampero II Stage since it arrived on my desk some weeks ago. Today's firmware V1.04 release kind of forced the issue as it includes a couple of JP Boogie emulations and a cool new reverb 'Silver Linings'. So rather than just sit in front of the camera and ramble on about all of the features, bells and whistles, etc., I thought I should just put it to work in a way that I'd use it. Get straight to the practicality. I wrote a kitchen sink kind of patch that includes two of the new amp models, the new reverb, a couple of Scenes to switch between the amps and some satellite effects to dress it all up. Honestly, this is all I'd need to go out and gig. The Ampero II Stage sounds great, is dead simple to use and the footswitches can be as simple or comprehensive as you see fit. The footprint is small, the interface stellar and the tones exemplary. There's a lot to love. Many other YouTubers have already covered the extensive features so I thank them for doing the heavy lifting, and I'll just leave this here. Rock on.

How to strap a preset like this together: https://youtu.be/-Oh7dQAo0xA

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2022 Charvel Select Custom Shop So-Cal HSS Snow White. Stock
Amp: Hotone Ampero II Stage
Cables: BOSS (Ampero II Stage connected via USB C to iMac).
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic: N/A
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: Ampero II Stage & PreSonus Quantum 26x32 (No longer available)
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors - https://www.presonus.com
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A150 - https://audixusa.com/products/a150/
All Stands: Gravity Stands - https://www.gravitystands.com/en/
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
Backing track "Golden Era" (an all-time fave) courtesy of jamtrackcentral.com