TC Electronic Plethora X5 TonePrint Multi-Effects Pedalboard

Review of TC Electronic Plethora X5 TonePrint Multi-FX Pedalboard

I recently broke down my kit just to simplify everything in an ampless/recording/playing/streaming setup that works incredibly well for all those things.The Plethora offers an All I Need in One Unit - almost. I've put a compressor/Boost and the Broadcaster AP in front of it, and looped everything and out of a Simplifier.Modulation sounds, specifically Delays and Reverbs are my Jam, and the Plethora delivers. Having as many as I need on tap is where we're going here, and the options with Toneprint are vast. Then we can tweak.There's also plenty of scope to experiment and look for inspiration, so in all it looks to be a great value proposition for most. I think that TC Electronic realised that most people are going to have a favourite Overdrive pedal, so the ... MoreI recently broke down my kit just to simplify everything in an ampless/recording/playing/streaming setup that works incredibly well for all those things.The Plethora offers an All I Need in One Unit - almost. I've put a compressor/Boost and the Broadcaster AP in front of it, and looped everything and out of a Simplifier.Modulation sounds, specifically Delays and Reverbs are my Jam, and the Plethora delivers. Having as many as I need on tap is where we're going here, and the options with Toneprint are vast. Then we can tweak.There's also plenty of scope to experiment and look for inspiration, so in all it looks to be a great value proposition for most. I think that TC Electronic realised that most people are going to have a favourite Overdrive pedal, so the omission of any digital replica is actually welcomed from me. (Seriously - you've gotta try the Broadcaster!)It was between this and a Helix Stomp XL. In the end I figured I could live without the amp sims, and I prefer the user interface and less menu diving with the XL. They sound the same to me.There's always room for improvement somewhere. Another loop might have been good, and the looper function is perhaps lacking in full functionality for some, but it's enough to keep you ticking over.Not much to complain about though, especially when you consider that buying pretty much ANY boutique 2 or 3 switch pedal is going to cost you £300, it's a bit of a no-brainer