MCR Rockman

DinoMikeSr

DinoMikeSr

I have the box
Saw a namm video where they just butchered it. Andy on the other hand seems to have dialed it in.


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MCR? I did not know My Chemical Romance had their own Rockman model. Cool.
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I had the original. First effect I ever owned besides a wah. Used to run it in front of my old Peavey, one side into each channel.
Power supply crapped out sometime in the early 90s and I trashed it during a move.
Didnt really miss it, made everything sound like Boston, lol.
 
Pine Apple Slim said:
I had the original. First effect I ever owned besides a wah. Used to run it in front of my old Peavey, one side into each channel.
Power supply crapped out sometime in the early 90s and I trashed it during a move.
Didnt really miss it, made everything sound like Boston, lol.
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One of the weird things to me was that Scholz's/Boston's guitars always sounded like they were trying to cop Brian May's sounds without the breadth, depth, dynamics, and expressiveness. It was always too safe and correct sounding, while Brian had a real voice and painted so many more details than Tom could ever imagine.

It's a very canned sound, one that you seemingly can't really shape. As such, it's not very appealing.
 
DinoMikeSr said:
Expensive little one trick pony. $253.
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I don’t understand how a pedal that has a signature clean, signature drive and chorus, as well as eq tweaks within those signature sounds, is a “one trick pony.” Tom Shultz came up with his preferred signature sounds and bottled them in a circuit. Those sounds have been used on various recordings in multiple genres. At the very least, it’s a 3 trick pony.

Expensive? By today’s standards it’s not particularly pricey for a truly unique circuit. There are overdrive pedals based on a Tube Screamer circuit that are more expensive, as well as others less expensive. There are circuits based a Klon Centaur that are more expensive, as well as cheaper. It would be more accurate to say that it’s mid priced.

I’m not going to rush out buy one. But, I think the “expensive - one trick pony” characterization is inaccurate.
 
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jrockbridge said:
I don’t understand how a pedal that has a signature clean, signature drive and chorus, as well as eq tweaks within those signature sounds, is a “one trick pony.” Tom Shultz came up with his preferred signature sounds and bottled them in a circuit. Those sounds have been used on various recordings in multiple genres. At the very least, it’s a 3 trick pony.

Expensive? By today’s standards it’s not particularly pricey for a truly unique circuit. There are overdrive pedals based on a Tube Screamer circuit that are more expensive, as well as others less expensive. There are circuits based a Klon Centaur that are more expensive, as well as cheaper. It would be more accurate to say that it’s mid priced.

I’m not going to rush out buy one. But, I think the “expensive - one trick pony” characterization is inaccurate.
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It can do Boston, Def Lepord, Zz Top and noise. First 3 are damn near the same with the fingers being the difference. Noise is noise. From the demos I’ve watched if that’s not dialed into that thing it’s noise. I watched one where they were all smiles saying how great it was and it was literally shit.
 
DinoMikeSr said:
It can do Boston, Def Lepord, Zz Top and noise. First 3 are damn near the same with the fingers being the difference. Noise is noise. From the demos I’ve watched if that’s not dialed into that thing it’s noise. I watched one where they were all smiles saying how great it was and it was literally shit.
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It’s not for everyone. It’s Tom’s signature sounds. Megadeth recorded their debut album using a Rockman. Many Meat Puppet songs were recorded with an X100.

Get a true one trick pony. Buy a TS.
 
Frankly I got sick of that heavily processed area rock sound pretty fast.
For about 10 years there it was blasting from every redneck jalopy in Alabama.
Not something I really want to revisit.
 
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