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This is the version that was used by many in the 80's, including Def Leppard and their album Hysteria and ZZ Top ...just listen to Rough Boy.
Other notable users of the Rockman:
Steve Stevens, Alex Lifeson, Neal Schon, Buckethead,
Megadeth (Peace Sells).
From Sports by Huey Lewis to Satriani's Surfin' with the Alien via ZZ Top (Eliminator, Recycler, etc...) and Don Henley's "Building the perfect beast", the Rockman sound was omnipresent throughout the whole decade.
Quotes by Tom Scholz: “Todd Rundgren once sent me a picture of his stage setup, which was four Rockman units wired together so he could switch between the different sounds,” says Scholz.
This is it, the most popular unit, before any weird revisions and major deviations. This is the unit that is so popular mostly due to the introduction of the hard clipping via the introduction of the two (2) LEDS (hard clipping). The previous Rockman version was more "overdrive" using 4 diodes (soft clipping)
Everything is functional and works flawlessly. When turned on it stays on, no weird powering down on it's own. Switches move without issues and any abnormal noise. Both headphone jacks are clean and free of noise/static. The 3 levels of volume work great and provide PLENTY of volume for almost any headphone. The effects work as intended, as if new. Battery cover IS included and clips in securely and stays clipped on. I used Sanyo Eneloop rechargable batteries and they lasted forever. The original power supply is NOT included.
The unit features 2 cleans modes: Clean 1 and Clean 2
and also features 2 overdrive modes: Edge and Distortion
Echo and Chorus switch and 3 way volume switch. Gain rotary dial on back.
Mini jack on side for connecting a power supply.
Ever want to know how the Rockman works and gets "that" sound, here it is:
Inside the Rockman
If you want to understand what a Rockman is and why it sounds so good, the first thing to do is to ...forget the headphones!
Think of the Rockman as a stereo amp simulator, designed to be connected directly into the soundcard of your PC, or in the mixer of your band. Once that said, let's take a look at the internal structure of a Rockman.
One can roughly identify two parts: a first mono section, that corresponds to the amp simulator in itself. Then a stereo effects section, with a stereo chorus and a stereo reverb.
All in all, you connect your guitar to the Rockman. The signal goes through:
- A compressor
- A distortion unit (or nothing in clean modes)
- A cab sim
That's the amp simulator. Then the stereo part, where the Rockman creates two different versions of the signal:
- One channel is based on the dry, original sound, plus some reverb
- The other channel goes through a short delay modulated by an LFO (thats the chorus effect) plus another reverbed sound
- You have now two channels, left and right, with a huge spatial image due both to the stereo chorus and the stereo reverb.
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