This video confirms what I’ve been thinking about the pedal. I’ve watched videos of people trying to use this to drive speakers through an amp. It sounds horrible every time somebody puts this in front of an amp and the best application of this pedal is going to be direct. This should be thought of is a direct box. Sounds very useful for studio, probably not so much in live setting. It definitely sounds better in the loop but I don’t think it’s as iconic in tone as the direct signal. The amp always colors tone, I bet you would get different tones from different amps effects loops.
Saw many videos but this one is convincing as you plugged into an interface! People demo with expensive amps & we don’t really if the tone comes from the unit or amp!
IMO MXR made a HUGE oversight leaving off the echo of the original. I remember buying one of the first edition Rockman in the early 80s and it was just an incredible revelation to turn on that chorus and echo---Instant Boston!!! When I would experiment and turn off the echo it was like meh!
I heard a rumour that the reason they left the delay off was because the chip is no longer made but the chip for the chorus is. Plus everyone has a delay pedal kicking around.
@@antoniomarcello9872I don’t buy this excuse. Every chip has an equivalent analog circuit so they could have added an echo circuit fairly easily. It’s called “designed obsolescence”. Apple is really good at this!
Mein erster Studioaufenthalt irgendwann in den 80ern hatte ich den originalen im Einsatz. Für Clean und Solo. Ging halt schnell und Studiozeit war sehr teuer. Vom Kopfhörerausgang ins Pult. Fertig
I tried buying one but they are on back order. So I took my mxr chorus, mxr classic overdrive (internal switch set to GT-OD not the zak whylde setting), and a cheap compressor going into my vox ac-15… it gets me close enough I don’t feel bad not spending $250 on it. Try using what you got at home.
I’m still waiting to see an unbiased or independent review of this pedal. I can’t believe they are calling it a “Rockman x100” when they left out the echo effect which was an integral part of the original sound. Sure you can just get a separate delay or “echo” pedal but it just seems disappointing that they left this out. I do not think it would have been very difficult to include it. I’d rather pay a little more for the pedal to have that feature. I’m guessing they will come out with a version two with the echo circuit so they can sell a ton more after they unload these🤨
I got one first day of release and it sounds nothing like all the demos - if you put it into the front end of an amp, as many would expect to, given the form factor - it’s hideously, piercingly bright. They should have sat on and upgraded this, perfecting it before releasing… the modes and chorus buttons on foot switches, an external mono / stereo switch, dedicated output jacks for mono and stereo, tone control(s) and MOST importantly the delay / echo… if the original delay chips weren’t available, they should have commissioned exacting replicas - the Chinese will build anything if there’s a profit for them
I reccomend turning up the volume or using studio headphones. This is anything but a toy. UA-cam tends to add compression and the quieter something is in the recording typically the less harmonics your brain will pick up.
Hopefully this is popular enough that they come out with a bigger programmable version so you can switch from, say, a clean sound with chorus to a crunchy rhythm without.
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This video confirms what I’ve been thinking about the pedal. I’ve watched videos of people trying to use this to drive speakers through an amp. It sounds horrible every time somebody puts this in front of an amp and the best application of this pedal is going to be direct. This should be thought of is a direct box. Sounds very useful for studio, probably not so much in live setting. It definitely sounds better in the loop but I don’t think it’s as iconic in tone as the direct signal. The amp always colors tone, I bet you would get different tones from different amps effects loops.
Always great demo, Thanks!
Saw many videos but this one is convincing as you plugged into an interface! People demo with expensive amps & we don’t really if the tone comes from the unit or amp!
IMO MXR made a HUGE oversight leaving off the echo of the original. I remember buying one of the first edition Rockman in the early 80s and it was just an incredible revelation to turn on that chorus and echo---Instant Boston!!! When I would experiment and turn off the echo it was like meh!
I heard a rumour that the reason they left the delay off was because the chip is no longer made but the chip for the chorus is. Plus everyone has a delay pedal kicking around.
@@antoniomarcello9872I don’t buy this excuse. Every chip has an equivalent analog circuit so they could have added an echo circuit fairly easily. It’s called “designed obsolescence”. Apple is really good at this!
Allein schon wegen dem tollen analogen chorus ist es eine Kaufempfehlung ❤
I like it! I see the Rockman SUSTAINER behind you. Would be cool to hear an A/B comparison. Thanks!
It’s at 5:19 in this video
Tweaking the gain seems to be key in dialing in the Rockman!👍
2:44 I'm sold. I'm ordering one now hahaha
Clean 2 Chorus is MINT!
Mein erster Studioaufenthalt irgendwann in den 80ern hatte ich den originalen im Einsatz. Für Clean und Solo. Ging halt schnell und Studiozeit war sehr teuer. Vom Kopfhörerausgang ins Pult. Fertig
I tried buying one but they are on back order. So I took my mxr chorus, mxr classic overdrive (internal switch set to GT-OD not the zak whylde setting), and a cheap compressor going into my vox ac-15… it gets me close enough I don’t feel bad not spending $250 on it. Try using what you got at home.
I know this thing is a novelty, but I really think it's cool. I may try to snag one at some point.
Sold.
Histaria of more than a feeling
forgot the fact .. open back and there is a stereo button..
Cln1, Dist, and Edge modes all sound like a cocked wah pedal. Why? Reminds me of AM radio.
No Plug into a tube amp ????
Curious why no one reviewed Colombo's Rockman clone that's been out for a while? Too boutique to send them to influencers for free?
Searched fot it watched 3 vids of demos and it was horrible. For 2/3 of the price
3:25 did you break the PCB ?
I’m still waiting to see an unbiased or independent review of this pedal. I can’t believe they are calling it a “Rockman x100” when they left out the echo effect which was an integral part of the original sound. Sure you can just get a separate delay or “echo” pedal but it just seems disappointing that they left this out. I do not think it would have been very difficult to include it. I’d rather pay a little more for the pedal to have that feature. I’m guessing they will come out with a version two with the echo circuit so they can sell a ton more after they unload these🤨
I'll wait for the Behringer version at 20% of the price.
reckon itl be more in Mooer territory, sounds very processed
I got one first day of release and it sounds nothing like all the demos - if you put it into the front end of an amp, as many would expect to, given the form factor - it’s hideously, piercingly bright.
They should have sat on and upgraded this, perfecting it before releasing… the modes and chorus buttons on foot switches, an external mono / stereo switch, dedicated output jacks for mono and stereo, tone control(s) and MOST importantly the delay / echo… if the original delay chips weren’t available, they should have commissioned exacting replicas - the Chinese will build anything if there’s a profit for them
It should go into an effects loop return not the front of an amp.
In isolation sounds like a toy. Could work well in context of rock mix, though.
I reccomend turning up the volume or using studio headphones. This is anything but a toy. UA-cam tends to add compression and the quieter something is in the recording typically the less harmonics your brain will pick up.
A bit pricey...$225.00 beans
Have you seen what the original x100s are going for? This is a steal!
@@517bjhand cheaper than the Japanese GOAT version,and this sounds better!
Comp - Dist - Chorus tho,
You get what you pay for.Beringer is still to be proven.on any of their clones.
Nice, but not very practical for changing sounds live.
Hopefully this is popular enough that they come out with a bigger programmable version so you can switch from, say, a clean sound with chorus to a crunchy rhythm without.
@@gregalon Ok.
You can get the foot switch .
Yes for the four modes but not for the chorus. Useless live.
Should be $99
Sounds noticeably a far cry from the OG, but hey, great cash grab
Interesting. I thought it sounded just like the original it was being compared to in the video.
300€ NO.