My NOTAKLON gets as good sustain for $100. I have all the rack effects I ever need now. For $4000 I could a couple new guitars and a Line6 DT-50. 1/2 stack. The XPR does sound great though. I need a new X100 Rockman for almost $500 brand new I like 1989.😂
Man, That's so beautiful! I absolutely love high end solid state gear from that era. It sounds heavy processed but very analog and warm. I instantly thought about Gary Moore's Wild frontier album ...
Still got my XPR that I bought it 26 years ago! At the time it was the only thing that sounded great straight into a desk, way before cab sims and IR’s existed!
I just bought an XPRa about 2 weeks ago and it had the Ultimatum mod done to it. Paid $2500 and I didn't even realize it was the "a" version of this unit until it was on its way to me. Only 70 XPRa's were made. I've wanted one of these for 25 years. I'm so happy.
Whats the ultimatum mod , i swear i didnt even Know this was a thing but two days ago i saw a Photo Of John Mayer in the studio , noticed some rackmount rockmans and thought hmm that’s odd .. must be for sob rock … as i have an xpr upstairs i bought new perhaps 89 i went googling and found this whole xpr culture ….
I've personally never heard a modeler that can ape this properly. It gets "kinda sorta" in the neighborhood but it's not like this. Those XPR's are a thing of beauty.
@@aliensporebomb Solid state paperweights, once you lose the actual tubes you might as well play though plugins. These rockman amps have NO FEEL and you are just being blinded by random nostalgia.
That ZZ stuff came out of left field for me and it was just dead on. That's a tone I'd never really sought out but wow, there it was like I'd heard 1000 times. Well done man.
Unfortunately the only they did that was close is the Smart Gate pedal. However there is Japanese clone out there now called the GOAT Generator that does a damn good job of emulating the Distortion Generator Rack unit ua-cam.com/video/HO6EgdNqwno/v-deo.html
They are nice, but not like I'd use it for a youtube handle... Oh wait :P Seriously thanks for this review, not many people would did this. I collected all of my Rockman gear early 2000's when it was somewhat affordable, XPR, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Echo, MIDI octopuss, 12 band EQ's. I did have a couple of Sustainors but now I'm content with the XPR for the tones. The Smart Gate I did get was the Dunlop pedal version of it since they own the Rockman rights so they used the original design and tweaked it a bit. If I had to pick ONE piece of Rockman gear for any setup it would be the Stereo Chorus. It's lush, organic, and it can be subtle when set up as such. A lot of owners really love it when they use the full range cabs and a Solid State amp to run it, however my best tones came from a standard 1960 4X12 cab and a Mesa Boogie 20/20 power amp. It sounded a lot "warmer" compared to going Solid State route.
I cant believe you made this video today, I was literally JUST hunting YT for some rockman love and holy crap, you just covered everything! I miss my old SRD equipment.... but everything I played on it sounded like Boston LOL. I love it, but not today hahaha I 100% BLAME Tom Scholz for my LOVE of stereo effects, because of him every damned rig ive had since the 80's was full stereo, that $%^# cost me thousands!
Man…the XPR really does “those things” incredibly well. Wonderful playing/demonstration. Here’s hoping some type of affordable Scholz-sanctioned re-issue/plugin/etc comes down the pipeline!🤞
Brings back some memories. I was really into the SRD thing as I was figuring out my 'sound'. Had a few of the half-rack modules that they made...not quite as expensive as this beast.
that clean direct sound with compression is the sound of endless walks around the high school dance looking for a young lady available for a dance to a slow jam ...with no luck... it's just that sound
@@DickMotorman he said they sell for around $4k? Not sure they could increase much more... Does make me wonder if SR&D could reissue some of these units...
just an aside the new Rockman doesnt compare to the older ones. I guess another company bought out the Rockman and it dosnt sound nowhere near as good. I dont own the new or the old one but this info is from guitar forums and people commenting so make of it what you will...
I found my preproduction prototype on Reverb years back. I spent the better part of a year looking for it. It cost about $1200 at that time, and that was priced high compared to the 8/900 most of the others were going for. I don’t believe it had been serviced, and the buttons are sticky. But with some patience, it’ll do everything you’d expect. My buddy had the XP100, he was kind enough to lend it to me for a month or so back in the late 80s. And after that I bought the ADA MP1 when it was new. There are good reasons for all of the preamps. The XPR is such a unique sound, you sound great here. But the ADA has its own screaming sounds, and for those who get into other preamps, they all have a unique result. What’s most satisfying is having a decent collection of power amp output sections to pair with these preamps. I am always surprised by adding the Mesa preamp to a Marshall power section with Greenbacks. But going direct to console, that’s always been a great clean alternative to classic Fender sounds. These days, for people who have Fractal and Kemper units, it’s just nice to have a full color palette to paint with. I find lots of reasons to not play, that’s life. But if you have an interesting guitar rig, that can break the barrier and get you to sit down and enjoy some alone time. Another of your outstanding demos, happy jamming.
yes please, I managed to get a semi working copy of the rockman by Nobels, and Im not exactly looking forward to dig into the electronics of that thing lol
Awesome dude!! I still have my Rockman XP 100 portable amplifier from 1989/1990. It was my first real amplifier. It has the same layout as this preamp but with a built-in solid state power section with Rockford Fosgate speakers but it Jams.
I used to run a sustainor mixed with a Marshall back in the 80’s…..I had all the Rockmodules….and they weren’t cheap back then….They were $250 to $300 a piece brand new….that was a lot of money in 1987….I liked them though….instant 80’s for sure…
Yesterday, I think, the Professor of Rock put out a video on Def Lep’s Hysteria. One of the things that stuck was a quote from the engineer that went something like this, “The rockman sounded like absolute sh1t and you couldn’t get a good tone out of it but when it was layered and EQ’ed it became something different.” Back in the day I wanted one of these and didn’t have any issue with solid state, as I learned on a Peavey Bandit with a few pedals. Did I want a Marshall stack, oh yes, very much, but that was out of my price range in the 80’s. Good stuff. Love the videos. Thanks!
They used little GK combos through a Palmer DI for lead and distorted tones. Clean tones were a rockman with the compressor bypassed. Edit: maiden also used those gk amps on somewhere in time and seventh son.
So nice!, I bought the Rockman XP100 amp brand new when it came out and kept it till about 2002 kick myself everyday for selling it they want $6k for them now days in good condition.
I think they are great for recording, but they don't cut it live! I had a friend, back in the day, that would do gigs with it going through the PA and it got lost in the drums. It is that Satriani and Def Leppard sound from the 80's. Thanks for the demo, great to watch as per usual Mr Nielson :)
Didn't Mutt force DL to use these on Hysteria? I had the rack version of the Distortion Generator and I think the Compressor Sustainer combined? Correct me if I'm mistaken.
The clean is THE CLEAN, used on everything back then, thank you for this. The clean alone makes me want it. The dirty tones meh, sounds like a rockman + added some eq. But that frikkin clean is the absolute baddass-est
@@DOKITT yeah the units are rare, and the same cleans can be achieved many other ways that are not rare. I won't waste time seeking out rare stuff that's 40 years old. Thx though
I have an XPR that was restored by a man named Dave Accomando who is a rockstar in the Rockman refurb business. I paid just shy of $1,000 for mine 4 years ago and I see them going for $3,500+ What the HELL happened??? There was a time when and XPR couldn't fetch a cool G...
@@BigHairyGuitars definitely understandable and thanks for giving it a shot to recreate these cool tones. I'm wondering if the Kemper has effects that can get in the ballpark to simulate the sound of the compression and FX of the XPR, then you'd probably only have to profile just the clean direct signal off of the XPR. Hoping for the best! :-)
Consider this my vote for a Kemper pack, as well! FWIW, there's a particular Italian profiler dude that did the Rockman X100 and, at least to MY ears, got pretty darn close to the tones my actual X100 can put out. So I think it's possible for the XPR, but it is probably a LOT of work. I don't want to put a link to a competitor's product here though, but it's easily found because that dude posts all the time on the Kemper forum. Feel free to tell me delete this post if it's bad form to discuss this here.
@@SliderJeff Hi Jeff. Thanks. It's VERY difficult to get a comparable profile for the X100. So if you have a link to someone, feel free to post. Also, people can go to my www.bighairyprofiles.com to see if I manage to make some in the future. Thanks!
@@BigHairyGuitars Thanks, Michael. For reference this is what I was referring to. ua-cam.com/video/z5CgPvSME_8/v-deo.html. Again, it might sound like dog doo to more professional ears, so YMMV. :)
Yeah those cleans are incredible and I don't know why but as soon as you associate a certain tone with the eighties, you feel like you can't use it because you're living in the past or something... lol ... but it sounded great!
Sounds incredible. Nothing sounds like that particular unit. I wish someone recreated this for sale in 2023.
An absolute must for a Def Leppard / Boston / Mid 80's Billy Idol Tribute band 😊👍
Or any guitarist who wants that sort of tone!
That 80’s clean is heavenly!
The clean is nice. The dirty is horrible.
But please make them full rack size like the XPR.
My NOTAKLON gets as good sustain for $100. I have all the rack effects I ever need now. For $4000 I could a couple new guitars and a Line6 DT-50. 1/2 stack. The XPR does sound great though. I need a new X100 Rockman for almost $500 brand new I like 1989.😂
Man… still love the Soloist I got back in 1989… 🤣
Amazing how much of that Scholz DNA is in every device.
Tom was literally decades ahead of the time. The functions of the XPR has only started showing up in amps in the last decade!
Oh man, the Rockman - Given this a like before I’ve even watched it!
Tom Scholz needs to build these rack units again
wow, that clean sound is amazing! The Shabat guitar is a work of beauty and tone! Nice job
Man, That's so beautiful! I absolutely love high end solid state gear from that era. It sounds heavy processed but very analog and warm. I instantly thought about Gary Moore's Wild frontier album ...
Still got my XPR that I bought it 26 years ago! At the time it was the only thing that sounded great straight into a desk, way before cab sims and IR’s existed!
Tom's phase notcher cab simulator was a terrific thing - it did the cab thing better than a lot of other things and 20 years ahead of its time.
I've used these for 25 years plus fantastic units very fun to record with as well.
This is all kinds of cool. Thanks for demoing one for us. That snappy, percussive Strat clean is just perfection. So HiFi and clear sounding.
I’m in Europe I’ve got one of these.. The cleans are incredible.. The prob is getting it serviced,. It’s a brilliant piece of kit….
Went on a rockman binge and had a rack full of the old gear. Was fun, but had to move on. Everything I did sounded like a Beverly Hills cop solo.
That's a great line
Nothing wrong with Axel Foley on lead guitar!
@@MrCrstfhomhaha right that was so good so true !
I just bought an XPRa about 2 weeks ago and it had the Ultimatum mod done to it. Paid $2500 and I didn't even realize it was the "a" version of this unit until it was on its way to me. Only 70 XPRa's were made. I've wanted one of these for 25 years. I'm so happy.
Whats the ultimatum mod , i swear i didnt even Know this was a thing but two days ago i saw a Photo Of John Mayer in the studio , noticed some rackmount rockmans and thought hmm that’s odd .. must be for sob rock … as i have an xpr upstairs i bought new perhaps 89 i went googling and found this whole xpr culture ….
@@bobbyarthur-yf3yf the ultimatum is a distortion pedal , the Mod means that same circuitry was added to the XPR
@@The_Real_Zaineman Thanks for filling me in 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
to be fair, pretty much any of the Fractal products could nail these tones.
What’s impressive is that this device existed way back then!
What's really impressive is that you can get the Rockman XPR for $3,000 AUD cheaper than the Fractal AXE FX III XP Ultra.
@@vaughanmacegan4012 Yeah… except you’d only have a few dirties and a couple of cleans
@@vidsforsquids How much more tone do you need? That covers all the tone ..
I've personally never heard a modeler that can ape this properly. It gets "kinda sorta" in the neighborhood but it's not like this. Those XPR's are a thing of beauty.
@@aliensporebomb Solid state paperweights, once you lose the actual tubes you might as well play though plugins. These rockman amps have NO FEEL and you are just being blinded by random nostalgia.
What a cool sounding box! Love the chorus/comp clean--Noice demo my man!
That ZZ stuff came out of left field for me and it was just dead on. That's a tone I'd never really sought out but wow, there it was like I'd heard 1000 times. Well done man.
I wish Dunlop would make Rockman pedals!
Yes! That would be brilliant
Unfortunately the only they did that was close is the Smart Gate pedal. However there is Japanese clone out there now called the GOAT Generator that does a damn good job of emulating the Distortion Generator Rack unit
ua-cam.com/video/HO6EgdNqwno/v-deo.html
They are nice, but not like I'd use it for a youtube handle... Oh wait :P
Seriously thanks for this review, not many people would did this. I collected all of my Rockman gear early 2000's when it was somewhat affordable, XPR, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Echo, MIDI octopuss, 12 band EQ's. I did have a couple of Sustainors but now I'm content with the XPR for the tones. The Smart Gate I did get was the Dunlop pedal version of it since they own the Rockman rights so they used the original design and tweaked it a bit. If I had to pick ONE piece of Rockman gear for any setup it would be the Stereo Chorus. It's lush, organic, and it can be subtle when set up as such.
A lot of owners really love it when they use the full range cabs and a Solid State amp to run it, however my best tones came from a standard 1960 4X12 cab and a Mesa Boogie 20/20 power amp. It sounded a lot "warmer" compared to going Solid State route.
Oh man... making me REALLY regret selling off the couple of the Rockman half-rack units I had back in the early 90's.
I cant believe you made this video today, I was literally JUST hunting YT for some rockman love and holy crap, you just covered everything!
I miss my old SRD equipment.... but everything I played on it sounded like Boston LOL. I love it, but not today hahaha
I 100% BLAME Tom Scholz for my LOVE of stereo effects, because of him every damned rig ive had since the 80's was full stereo, that $%^# cost me thousands!
Man…the XPR really does “those things” incredibly well. Wonderful playing/demonstration. Here’s hoping some type of affordable Scholz-sanctioned re-issue/plugin/etc comes down the pipeline!🤞
When you scooped the mids with the post EQ the sound got very Painkiller era Judas Priest and it was glorious
Brings back some memories. I was really into the SRD thing as I was figuring out my 'sound'. Had a few of the half-rack modules that they made...not quite as expensive as this beast.
You've demo'd this iconic piece of gear beautifully ol' buddy.. thanks for that..
I’m pretty def leopard used these in their Bradshaw racks for the 1992-1993 tours
that clean direct sound with compression is the sound of endless walks around the high school dance looking for a young lady available for a dance to a slow jam ...with no luck... it's just that sound
This thing is bananas
Damn I’ve been looking for one of these
Don't say that! The prices will go up instantly!
@@DickMotorman he said they sell for around $4k? Not sure they could increase much more...
Does make me wonder if SR&D could reissue some of these units...
I have one with the footswitch I barely used back in the day. Do you want me to put it on Reverb or EBay?
Scholz MUST be in the RnR HOF. Besides Boston being great, his creation of the Rockman line alone to me is better than LL Cool J being inducted.
I'm hitting the thumbs up on this even before it starts! this is going to be killer.
Had the portable one. Simply amazing
For me that's THE sound!
sounds freaking amazing
just an aside the new Rockman doesnt compare to the older ones. I guess another company bought out the Rockman and it dosnt sound nowhere near as good. I dont own the new or the old one but this info is from guitar forums and people commenting so make of it what you will...
My 1st preamp! I wish I didn't selll it ages ago... best cleans ever
I found my preproduction prototype on Reverb years back. I spent the better part of a year looking for it. It cost about $1200 at that time, and that was priced high compared to the 8/900 most of the others were going for.
I don’t believe it had been serviced, and the buttons are sticky. But with some patience, it’ll do everything you’d expect.
My buddy had the XP100, he was kind enough to lend it to me for a month or so back in the late 80s. And after that I bought the ADA MP1 when it was new.
There are good reasons for all of the preamps. The XPR is such a unique sound, you sound great here. But the ADA has its own screaming sounds, and for those who get into other preamps, they all have a unique result.
What’s most satisfying is having a decent collection of power amp output sections to pair with these preamps. I am always surprised by adding the Mesa preamp to a Marshall power section with Greenbacks.
But going direct to console, that’s always been a great clean alternative to classic Fender sounds. These days, for people who have Fractal and Kemper units, it’s just nice to have a full color palette to paint with.
I find lots of reasons to not play, that’s life. But if you have an interesting guitar rig, that can break the barrier and get you to sit down and enjoy some alone time.
Another of your outstanding demos, happy jamming.
That’s some serious 80’s tone in a box!!!
Someone should release a copy of this unit, maybe updated in a few areas, better verb, bigger bass, longer delay, quieter compressor. Be a big seller
Billy used a Legend Combo amp to record Eliminator / Afterburner. It's a rare amp that has tube preamp but a solid state power section.
Dude that Guitar has the Most Beautiful Neck I have ever seen.. Shur Or Fender.. Love the Channel.... That Sounds Awesome..
awesome tool for our instruments
C’mon Michael…we need a good Kemper profile pack of this thing!
Everyone is releasing reissues of their original gear, please Tom get nostalgic for us. Or whoever ownes the rights, Dunlap I think.
Yep Dunlop have the rights and they’ve done nothing with it…
Dunlop Please reissue. I’d buy one!
@@Swybryd-Nation I think when Tom sold Rockman he had an agreement with Dunlop about modifying/reissue. Sadly. Japan has a clone.
yes please, I managed to get a semi working copy of the rockman by Nobels, and Im not exactly looking forward to dig into the electronics of that thing lol
Awesome dude!!
I still have my Rockman XP 100 portable amplifier from 1989/1990. It was my first real amplifier. It has the same layout as this preamp but with a built-in solid state power section with Rockford Fosgate speakers but it Jams.
I have one of these, bought it from a Turkish goblet drum player who had absolutely no idea what it was. True story.
I love my XPR's!!! Sound amazing through a VHT 2150 (but so does everything).
I use mine all of the time. It's amazing.
I had one that I ran into the front end of my '74 Marshall head. It sounded amazing.
I can still remember sitting down to test this preamp 30 years ago lol 😆 at the time i wasn't crazy about it .
I had all of the rockman effects wish they would bring them back out again
I had the XP-100...basically the powered version of this with small speakers. I loved it. SO sorry that I sold it. Big mistake...so many tones
Those things are Holy Grails now
Unfortunate, but who'd think these things would be so valuable in the future
I had a friend gift me an XP-100 last week. Hence why I’m checking out this video! I love it so much.
I want this as a plug-in
I saw this device only once in my life in the '90s era.
I love rockmans! I have the Sustainor and Delay units.
Maaaan! The neck on that guitar is GORGEOUS! 😛
I used to run a sustainor mixed with a Marshall back in the 80’s…..I had all the Rockmodules….and they weren’t cheap back then….They were $250 to $300 a piece brand new….that was a lot of money in 1987….I liked them though….instant 80’s for sure…
Rockman is eighties reference! An icon!👍👍👍😁👍😁👍👍👍👍😁
Instant SWTA,Gimme all your lovin‘,Paradise City,Roll the Bones …you name it,i love it-ah!
That clean tone.........❤️❤️
The holy grail of Rockman gear
Rockman worked for Megadeth! Cool video
Oh man, you finally got it!
Yesterday, I think, the Professor of Rock put out a video on Def Lep’s Hysteria. One of the things that stuck was a quote from the engineer that went something like this, “The rockman sounded like absolute sh1t and you couldn’t get a good tone out of it but when it was layered and EQ’ed it became something different.” Back in the day I wanted one of these and didn’t have any issue with solid state, as I learned on a Peavey Bandit with a few pedals. Did I want a Marshall stack, oh yes, very much, but that was out of my price range in the 80’s. Good stuff. Love the videos. Thanks!
They used little GK combos through a Palmer DI for lead and distorted tones. Clean tones were a rockman with the compressor bypassed.
Edit: maiden also used those gk amps on somewhere in time and seventh son.
My buddy used to have the ghetto blaster Rockman amp back in the day
I wish I had that thing nothing but classic tones hy
Fantastic video! Thanks!
So nice!, I bought the Rockman XP100 amp brand new when it came out and kept it till about 2002 kick myself everyday for selling it they want $6k for them now days in good condition.
Tunoman ♥️ Rockman
Where i can buy this Rockman kemper pack??????
Hi Michael ! You should try with solid state poweramp
How about a video on how to get these sounds with some basic pedals. Bet a fella like you could do that
I think they are great for recording, but they don't cut it live! I had a friend, back in the day, that would do gigs with it going through the PA and it got lost in the drums. It is that Satriani and Def Leppard sound from the 80's. Thanks for the demo, great to watch as per usual Mr Nielson :)
You have to use a big power amp… then no prob…
@@thefilmandmusic yeah, but I will just use my Victory amp with boss Ce2 and TC Delay live thanks :)
Didn't Mutt force DL to use these on Hysteria?
I had the rack version of the Distortion Generator and I think the Compressor Sustainer combined? Correct me if I'm mistaken.
I wish they would repackage this and sell it in a pedal.
The clean is THE CLEAN, used on everything back then, thank you for this. The clean alone makes me want it. The dirty tones meh, sounds like a rockman + added some eq. But that frikkin clean is the absolute baddass-est
you can get Clean 2 with the Rockman Sustainor, or the compressor unit which is much more rare
@@DOKITT yeah the units are rare, and the same cleans can be achieved many other ways that are not rare. I won't waste time seeking out rare stuff that's 40 years old. Thx though
Is this the same pre Dean DeLeo used in the very early years of STP when they were going by mighty joe young?
He has always used a Demeter preamp with a VHT power amp. You might be thinking about the rocktron intelliverb which he uses for effects.
He used a rockman octopus to switch channels on his Demeter TGP-3 tube preamp via midi.
I want that unit man! :0 jealous
Nice intro jam man
Forgot how good the Rickman gear is. Tom Sholz., Please reissue these gems!!!
Big, spanky clean guitars.
Musical history would have been very different if Kurt Cobain had been given one of these :D
Best comment Ive read in a while, thanksman
Nice to have a video of this unit but why are you running the world's first stand alone amp and speaker sim into a 4 x 12?
Hey Michael, what does the record button do? Is that how you save your own preset?
Yes. Weird nomenclature.
It saves your patches.. you can set up 99 of your own sounds and save
Can this be profiled?🤔 very effects based. Effects wise the Kemper could manage right?
There are some good ones on the forum!
Oh man bring on
the butt rock!!!! Such a great pre!!
It's the Buckethead Rockman x100 sound in a rack space...
Loving the tones but man, that strat .. the flame is ridiculous.
Fantastic video. Great demo of this unique piece of gear. Have you been able to squire your own unit yet??
Nice!!!
I have an XPR that was restored by a man named Dave Accomando who is a rockstar in the Rockman refurb business. I paid just shy of $1,000 for mine 4 years ago and I see them going for $3,500+
What the HELL happened??? There was a time when and XPR couldn't fetch a cool G...
It's nuts.
Wow. I believe I heard some Van Halen diver down album tone.
Your nutty sustain face at 4:14 made me lose my ☕!!! awesome
Great sounding cleans on that unit. Shame they are so expensive. Are you planning on doing any Kemper profiles for these tones Michael?
Thanks. I'm going to try. A BIG part of the sound is the compression and FX. I'm not sure those elements are so easily replaced in the Kemper.
@@BigHairyGuitars definitely understandable and thanks for giving it a shot to recreate these cool tones. I'm wondering if the Kemper has effects that can get in the ballpark to simulate the sound of the compression and FX of the XPR, then you'd probably only have to profile just the clean direct signal off of the XPR. Hoping for the best! :-)
Consider this my vote for a Kemper pack, as well! FWIW, there's a particular Italian profiler dude that did the Rockman X100 and, at least to MY ears, got pretty darn close to the tones my actual X100 can put out. So I think it's possible for the XPR, but it is probably a LOT of work. I don't want to put a link to a competitor's product here though, but it's easily found because that dude posts all the time on the Kemper forum. Feel free to tell me delete this post if it's bad form to discuss this here.
@@SliderJeff Hi Jeff. Thanks. It's VERY difficult to get a comparable profile for the X100. So if you have a link to someone, feel free to post. Also, people can go to my www.bighairyprofiles.com to see if I manage to make some in the future. Thanks!
@@BigHairyGuitars Thanks, Michael. For reference this is what I was referring to. ua-cam.com/video/z5CgPvSME_8/v-deo.html. Again, it might sound like dog doo to more professional ears, so YMMV. :)
Yeah those cleans are incredible and I don't know why but as soon as you associate a certain tone with the eighties, you feel like you can't use it because you're living in the past or something... lol ... but it sounded great!
Good tan you got going on there :D
haha! Summer at the lake!
Way cool.
So I just found out about all this and I’m a novice to rack mount gear, but you can run all this through tube amps right?
Any chance for a BHS THU rig player pack on one of these glorious preamps?
Is there another product out there that sounds this good?
This is pretty unique.
Technically zeroed out EQ has two LEDs light in the middle.