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My local store has a Fender Roc Pro 1000 for $150. If it was the combo, I would have left with it but I need another 100w head like I need a hole in the head. I do need a powerful combo I can move easy and the Fender Roc Pro 1000 1x12 would fit the bill, but alas, this is the head. The amp was in pristine shape and sounded freaking amazing. I have loved these amps since they came out.
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I don't even remember these amps..what was their thing?Administrator of the SDUGF -
They were Fender's answer to the VS series. They were a hybrid solid-state amp with a tube preamp. They are loud as hell and have great tone from crunch to gain-driven tones. Malmsteen was a big fan of them in the 90's using them at his clinics and theater gigs. He also used them in the studio.
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Very cool, I must have completely missed these. I always liked hybrid designs, too.Administrator of the SDUGFComment
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mid 90s i think?Comment
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Do they Roc?
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Sometimes walking away from a good deal is a difficult thing - because you know it's a good piece of gear and that the price is fantastic. However, at some point logic/restraint has to kick in and you ask yourself that question, "what am I going to do with it?" I've had to do that myself a number of times. Just yesterday, I had to talk a buddy down from buying a vintage Roland Space Echo. It wasn't even a ridiculous deal - but they're rare and it's in great shape. But I asked him, "What are you going to use it for? That's basically a studio tool, and you're not a studio/session/recording player. So it'll sound cool and you'll jam on it for a bit and then it'll go on your shelf. So is there any better use of that money that you can think of in terms of what you want to acquire for gear?" He came around and agreed.-
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Tell me about it. A few weeks ago I walked away from a Carvin X-100B head going for ~400.
I just don't need another large amp.Comment
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You could flip it for ~$700, $600 if you want a quick turnaround.Originally posted by Demanic View PostComment
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That's the thing, I wouldn't flip it, I'd keep it.Originally posted by Securb View Post
What I should do is look into how much it would cost to repair the one that I have sitting in my garage. A few years back, it let the smoke out of a resistor, so I pulled the chassis out of the combo that it was in and made the remaining cab into a closed back 2x12. So I would have to have it both repaired and housed in a head.Comment
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Someone is selling one of those Roc Pro heads locally for $300.-
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Well worth it but a bit high. They can be had for under $200 in most cases. Send the seller these GC links and see if they will drop the price. Seeing you gig a lot a Roc Pro would make an inexpensive, light and powerful backup. The are a very good pedal platform and Yngvie approved.Originally posted by Powdered Toast Man View Post
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Keep in mind $300 is in our silly Canadian monies. Probably closer to $200 USD.Originally posted by Securb View Post
Well worth it but a bit high. They can be had for under $200 in most cases. Send the seller these GC links and see if they will drop the price. Seeing you gig a lot a Roc Pro would make an inexpensive, light and powerful backup. The are a very good pedal platform and Yngvie approved.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Fe...ar-Amp-Head.gc-
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