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Originally posted by Sirion View PostAny thoughts on the XPR? I've actually seen one for a fair price in Europe (!). I assume it will need refurbishing; is this something that the knowers-that-be have looked into?
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I saw that. There is, however, a seller who claims that he has refurbished his XP100. A one-off? A lie? I don't know.
https://reverb.com/item/10883058-sch...man-repair-com
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Turns out that the patch cable was bad. Using a new cable, it actually sounds pretty good for such an old compressor. If I were to keep it, I'd use it for acoustic (feedback prevention) vs electric play. Degrades pick attack and dynamics to a point, though not as badly as it did with the failed patch cable. For electric, the original Barber Tone Press is the best I've found.Last edited by 67Mopar; 04-16-2018, 12:47 PM.
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To those who still think Rockman = Boston, this might be illuminating:
Originally posted by K. K. DowningHi Mathieu. You are right I was using the Rockman [on Painkiller] but with 3 other pedals but I can’t remember what they were right now. I was using a Tascam 8 channel mixer and I think each channel had a send and return to connect the units to it. It was a full range system as my amps were clean pa amps and the speakers were actually JBL studio monitors. The Rockman was important as it has filters that cut out the fizz. I think I was ahead of the game because now many guys use gear such as line 6 pod so that they can take a line to the pa just as they do to get their sound in the studio. My problem was that I kept on blowing up my high range tweeters. That’s the only reason I changed I guess. Hope this helps a bit.
Regards K.K.
Last edited by Sirion; 04-27-2018, 06:34 PM.
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Getting a more traditional sound/feel from a Rockman Sustainor is achieved by minimizing the effect of its compressor/limiter circuit. Minimize the compressor setting, then punch the input with a hearty drive pedal. The Sustainor (IMO) works best when paired with a Ibanez TS9 or TS808. What about a KLON, you say? I'll experiment today.
Painkiller is one of my least favorite JP albums. As a matter of fact, it is completely removed from the JP music I relished throughout the 1970's and early 80's. Everything up to DOTF, nothing after that for me. I think my favorites are Stained Class and Hell Bent For Leather.Last edited by 67Mopar; 05-05-2018, 10:15 AM.
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Ironically, you jump off JP at the same time as they jumped on the Rockman gear. I rather like both Turbo and Painkiller, and whilst I am a stalwart defender of the merits of the former, I can see why it was disappointing to many in context.
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