Mooer GE 250

As someone who doesnt care too much for [modern high gain metal] tones ..more into old Sabbath and Zeppelin...buying a modeller thats really aimed at that modern metal sound ...probably didnt make much sense ....but this was an investment in tone ....as situations changed ...cranking amps and cotinually upgrading and replacing pedals ...ect ...was becoming no longer the best plan ....so an all in one modeller ...was the way to go .....I tried plugins before ...and thy,re ok ....I was tired of monitoring from the DAW ...as I am just a Home studio guy ....not a live player....I wanted direct monitoring ...from the interface instead ...

The GE250 is fantastic looking ...and heavy ...The UI is very easy to navigate ...and getting a tone is in minutes....The amp sims are very nice especially the JCM800...There are 2 major selling points for this unit ....1...The FX loop ...2 Tone Capture ....[fantastic] ...and so easy to use ...even for a crusty ol, fukkr like me ....Ive captured 2 amps on this unit ..and I am very pleased with the results.....

Now... as a Home Studio messer...mixing down a unit like this is simply not the same ...as mixing amps/preamps ...analog gear ....because youre dealing with amp sims in Hardware form ....compression and eq is your friend .....when you figure that out ....this unit is fantastic..and putting some drives thru the FXloop really gives it that analog bite ...and it takes pedals/amps really well....

Also loading the MNRS captures of real amps into the free amp slots ...is feckin class ....I mean not everyone has a warehouse full of classsic amps
lyin around ...but you can download from Mooer Audio website.....from what ive sampled so far ...theyre really good ....they have weight to them ...
The PC editor is fine ... [Tip].if you are using windows 10/11 when doing youre updates ....just make sure yore folders are kept hidden ...you can do this in File Explorer Options ...[view....Hide Folders].... as sometimes .dll files go missing ...and its a pain in the arse...having to download and re-install ...them ......but the editor is fine ....easy to download and install .....no problem editing patches ...or loading ir,s ...profiles ...ect ....

In conclusion ....this is a great unit ....and I am delighted I took a chance on it ....Took a while to get used to it ....its central now in my small studio set up ....everything goes thru it ....Boosts/Drives/Fuzz ...and even amps from time to time ....if I want to sample a real amp capture ....just load it up .....Happy Days ....and even the stock amps/cabs it comes with are top class in my opinion....

Would I recommend the GE250 to someone looking for a modeller .....absolutely ...especially if you are not too sure about the whole modeller thing ....you can still put your pedals/amps into the fxloop ...and just use ...delays/reverbs...ect and record /practice ....

For a good review look up Leo Gibson on youtube. He does a good job.

I mostly use this for worship at church. I have run both my guitar and bass through this and it works great. There are a few quirks, one of which being if you turn off the pedal, but leave the xlr plugged in, it can cause a nasty loud feedback after a few minutes. One other thing to do it go to the master Eq settings, I have a low pass around 10k. it sounds less digital and gives it a more real sound. Most guitar speakers can't go above 10k either. Overall its held up for the past year or 2 very well, no signs of wear to speak of. It does not really do the amp emulation all that well. It can add too much boomy bass. Also a metal tone is a bit more of a challenge. All in all, its great for both bedroom jamming and as a gig setup. I would say its holds its own to the line six lineup for audio quality. It does take some time to make your own good sounding settings.

It sounds amazing, although it being my first multieffect unit, every feature on it feels well thought of. The learning curve for this unit is not that big, but spending time with the manual I found out many quirky ways to manipulate the effects parameters with the expression pedal and stomps.

What I most like about it is in the amp and cab modelling, even with the options strait out of the box I could dial up various textures of distortion and create some presets for my favorite metal sounds.

Another pro is that Mooer seems to be giving some decent attention to the product, so far they have released two major software updates (make sure to check out the official Facebook group)

Got this Unit today and just in time for my band practice, and boy oh boy this thing slaps it took me 5minutes to make a preset which i really liked my band is playing melodic hardcore and metalcore (The ghost inside, Currents,CounterParts and so on). all in all a great tool which has an amazing organic sound like a real amp which is amazing simple to use and sounds great. all in all really enjoyed it it's a great alternative for a high gain head.
The gear i used was a strandbarg boden standard connected directly to the PA of the rehearsal room so if you're looking for a product for home usage recording or live scenario this tool is for you