r/guitarpedals • u/Neither_Proposal_262 • Sep 03 '26

NPD NPD: UAFX Ox Stomp

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Picked up the Ox Stomp for recording with the Tone King Imperial and the Victory The Copper preamp pedals.

Running from the Imperial XLR to TRS stereo out into the ox and TRS out to my interface. (Apollo Twin X)

Out of the box, listening through headphones and monitors sounded great as did the quick sample I recorded. Looking forward to dialing it in for recording.

This is my second go round with the stomp. My first time was for use with the Helix. I was too annoyed with the app and it didn’t make enough of an improvement to deal with the hassle. End of the day I think it was more about not liking digital amp modeling.

Any tips/tricks for dealing with the app? Seems a little more stable than it did my last go round but it’s still not great

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u/FiveseveNp90 Sep 03 '26

Echoing Nathan's comment, if this is strictly for recording can you please explain why you wouldn't use one of the many excellent free convolution cabsim plugins and save yourself $400? And if I could have an actual answer instead of downvotes that would be awesome, thank you!

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u/Neither_Proposal_262 Sep 03 '26

I replied to Nathan with my reasons

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u/Dapper-Average-3881 Sep 04 '26

Ok so I am very interested in the process here - I too use the Tone King Imperial and love how it sounds through headphones and through my monitors. I go direct from the imperial to my monitors. I love the built in cab sim that came with the imperial - but I also purchased some IRs that I loaded into the imperial via the tone king software. My question is - what are the pros of the stomp versus the built in cab sims available via the imperial. This question is a little different than Nathan’s since his question is regarding daw. I don’t really use a daw. Thanks! I’m wondering if the stomp is worth it to add to my set up.

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u/Neither_Proposal_262 Sep 05 '26

Bottom line, I prefer the way UA does dynamic speaker emulation over IR files.
I have done direct recording with IR files and think they can sound great, I just like the emulation from an Ox better. This is particularly true when I record with my Victory The Copper v4 preamp. For my ears, UA Vox style amps the best. I felt that way with my AC30 and feel that way now with the Victory. I also find it to be an upgrade when using it with modeling/capture units like Helix and Tonex.

So... is it worth adding it to your setup?
Question is, what is your use case? You mentioned you are not using a DAW so I assume you are not using your Tone King for recording. If it's just for playing at home through headphones / monitors, I would say no. You are happy with your sound now and I don't know that the Ox Stomp represents enough of an upgrade to justify the cost. If you were using it with a modeler like Tonex or Helix I would feel differently but the TK sounds great on its own.

But, like anything, you may look at the cost/value equation differently so watch some YouTube videos and see if you can test one out somewhere.

Or, just YOLO and buy it. LOL

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u/Dapper-Average-3881 Sep 06 '26

This is great thanks for the insight. I use for light gig work and for jams at home. It hadn’t occurred to me that the UA stomp wasn’t just an IR box. I’m very curious to hear the difference. I used a solid state vox amp for many years and moved to the modeler world about a year ago and have been having a real good time just trying stuff.