Rockman Tone in 2017

[Sirion]

Re: Rockman Tone in 2017

I haven't, and I must admit having grown very tired of the pedal format in recent years. Still, that might be worth looking at if it is any good. Has anybody else tried it?

[JMP/HBE]

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Always liked Tom's tone but his modular systems are just too complex for today.

In the 70's his power soak Marshall tone was to die for & in the early 80's i got a Rockman.

A couple 100 watt Marshalls & good guitars and im good.

The Rockman's these days sound thin & twangy to me.

[Sirion]

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That DOES look like a mad scientist's lab, now doesn't it? Coming to think of it, that might not be so far away from the truth.

[LLL]

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That DOES look like a mad scientist's lab, now doesn't it? Coming to think of it, that might not be so far away from the truth.

The MIDI Octopus is aptly named, even with a smaller Rockman Rockmodule stash like my own.

[BloodRose]

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One of these days when I have time I'm going to do vids on all my Rockman gear; separate and combined.

I have X100B, Sustainor, Distortion Generator, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Delay, MIDI Octopus

Id love to hear those demos!

[BloodRose]

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I will keep you in mind!

Dave Accomando at perfectsoundrockrefurbs is who fixed mine. I thought his price was pretty reasonable, and he was great to work with. But yes your location would add to the price in an unpleasant way.

yeah, Dave refurbed my rack unit for me too

[ehdwuld]

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Ok so maybe one of the purists can help me

The Rockman tone is typified by
Chorus
Overdrive
Compression
And some EQ

Could I get something similar
By stacking these pedals.together?

And if so
Which order?

Is there some special sauce?

[rbc]

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Understood. However, most of the people using/owning these units are collectors or nostalgic. When is the last time a Rockman was used outside of someone's bedroom? There is plenty of gear out there that is no longer manufactured that is sought after for music production. A lot of the analogue synths come to mind, or a vintage electric piano, Wurlitzers or Rhoades. Most decent recording studios also have a vintage Fender blackface somewhere. You will not find SR&D gear in the studio or the stage. The tone just does not translate to any form of music in the past 30 years.

This guy's a home player. I don't think that's his bedroom though:

It's one of those 500 watt Rockman Guitar Monitors. He just posted it in August.

[Sirion]

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Man, that lead sound!

[rbc]

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Man, that lead sound!

Here's another demonstration. This is a "White face" Sustainor by itself with no chorus or delay:

[LLL]

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This guy's a home player. I don't think that's his bedroom though:

It's one of those 500 watt Rockman Guitar Monitors. He just posted it in August.

Welcome, RBC - I'm on your Rockman forum.

[rbc]

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Here's another recent demo of a "white face" Sustainor that focuses on duplicating the Boston sound. I know that's not for everyone. It's interesting in that he used a hybrid Sustainor/GarageBand lineup. Here it is:

[Sirion]

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Hah! I was already 3 minutes into this on YouTube when I saw this!

[johnthomas]

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I believe the Rev was using it during this period:

Afterburner was recorded using a Gallien-Krueger 250 ml...which could easily be dialed in to the Guitar Institute of Technology mandatory 89's sound.

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[rbc]

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My favorite Satriani Rockman Ad is the one for the Rockman Guitar Monitor: