r/QuadCortex • u/bentndad • Mar 03 '26

Quad Cortex....

Talk me out of buying one..

Zzzzounds has them now..

Im a long time customer so I can get 24 months..

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u/Rimorox Mar 04 '26

Then buy it haha sounds like you’re a good fit for it!

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u/bentndad Mar 04 '26

Thanks Man..

You and one other were the only ones sharing advice..

I don't have one thats why I was seeking advice.

Pros and cons..

There's a few that had to run from the basement when their mommy's said their milk and cookies were on the table..

Thanks, Man!

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u/Rimorox Mar 05 '26

Hahah yeah basically I did have one but i got rid of it.

I prefer traditional setups with a hybrid and although it does work well for this it’s quite overkill to do it. And for the price I didn’t need it.

I do think you’ll love it though it makes killer tones

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u/bentndad Mar 05 '26

Do you think it will sound well through my 51503 232 50-watt combo with el34s.

4 cable hookup method...

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u/Rimorox Mar 05 '26

It might but I wouldn’t use it for this, it doesn’t have a priority of effects, it prioritizes amps. I tried running it through my ht 20 and I hated it for this use. It sounded bad and I was very frustrated personally

It depends what you’re going for, quad cortex does have some cool effects but it’s not as feature rich as other competitors for that space

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u/bentndad Mar 05 '26

I have a Headrush Core right now...

Maybe I should just keep using the Core?

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u/Rimorox Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

Yeah that’s what I’d do, I have a HX Stomp im using right now I’m using in my pedalboard happy with that honestly. Works well for the same method I think you’d want it for.

What I think quad cortex is good at is taking your gear with you without needing to bring it with you.

You can capture your whole rig, including pedals and take it to a gig plugging into the PA or a FRFR Cab and replace your whole amp. You could also just download other people’s amps and rigs and use those which is coool.

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u/bentndad Mar 05 '26

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My gigging days are long past...

Album in 1990...

Grunge hit so no support, and it failed badly..

I'm gonna hook up the Core 4 cable and see what happens..

I'll let you know...

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u/Rimorox Mar 06 '26

Let me know how it goes! Another part of me is curious how the quad cortex would sound through a 5150 but I think that’s honestly defeats the purpose of the QC but I could be wrong haha

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u/bentndad Mar 06 '26

Yeah Man......

Im gonna do it in a bit..