THIS is the Sound of the 80's | Rockman Stereo Chorus/Delay
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00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Chorus Side
06:28 - Strat Crunch
08:18 - Delay Side
11:19 - Les Paul Crunch
16:26 - Filth with Delay
18:30 - Filth with Chorus
19:50 - Closing Thoughts
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Who would buy this as a pedal? Asking for a friend.
@sirrealistic5625 Жыл бұрын
There is no doubt that I would be the first in the queue for this.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
@@sirrealistic5625 that makes 2 of us then!
@sirrealistic5625 Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd 🤘❤️🤘
@heavybrett-al4082 Жыл бұрын
Well yea! I'm actually surprised there hasn't been a range of Rockman pedal, I remember a mate having a little Rockman box thing...and it had the best distortion EVER (got no idea what it was though)😂
@joejohnson8966 Жыл бұрын
YES
@towardstar Жыл бұрын
80s choruses still deserve more respect than they already have
@KoolKatDave 3 ай бұрын
Yep! BOSS and MXR both made great rack choruses in the 80's.
@5150JAM Жыл бұрын
love anything Tom Scholz made in the 80s....he was a genius of cool effects and a good player in Boston.....saw them 2 times as a kid
@GOOSER7771UP Жыл бұрын
FRACTAL WE NEED ROCKMAN MODULES IN AXE-FX 3
@usagi2988 Жыл бұрын
Love, love, love when you use a Lifeson/Rush riff to demo something (particularly with Chorus as it's pretty apropos)!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Alex got me hooked on chorus!
@markjohnson1020 9 ай бұрын
Why no one is making modern versions of these Rockman products is beyond me. I have an XP100 which I absolutely love. To have a modern, all analog floorboard version of the XPR/XP100 would be out of this world! Name your price! Anyone else?
@aangtonio5570 11 ай бұрын
The Rockman has not only a great chorus sound, but also a fantastic doubling/ADT mode. 👌
@wasichu66 Жыл бұрын
Superb tones. Gee it had been at least 35 minutes since I had last been nostalgic about the 80's.
@JohnyLondon 4 ай бұрын
Hello Rockman goodbye low end... but I LOVE it! :) Surprised Behringer haven't started knocking these out yet, they're definitely missing a trick! Maybe the "Rackman" ?
@neudan7788 2 ай бұрын
Awesome sound. I have a Boss dimension C Waza on my pedalboard and I must say I like this rack unit for the same reason in that it doesn’t go into that “Sea sick” mode, the modulation even in extreme settings is musical and smooth. Thumbs up
@jimmcdougall9973 Жыл бұрын
I would be at the factory gates waiting for the first pedal I love 80’s chorus tones, even if the do colour the guitars tone. That’s what it’s all about!
@kfliegner Жыл бұрын
I love that you always go straight into Rush mode!
@funfreq9282 Жыл бұрын
I wish FAS would put this box in their effects lineup! Also to bust out a Rockman mod and not do any Boston licks is sacrilege.
@heavybrett-al4082 Жыл бұрын
Just love when your testing gear your not used to, the infectious vibe that comes through the channel when you hit a sweet spot or a tone that's gold. makes me pick up one of my axes every time.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it! What a treat
@StuartKReilly Жыл бұрын
The best sounding chorus ever made! Right up there with the big dogs like the CE-2 and the Dimension. I own a Rockman headphone amp so I have that beautiful chorus. I used to own a whole module rig. I sold it, years later I missed the sound and got the headphone amp and I'll never sell it!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
It is truly glorious
@scottpeters4401 Жыл бұрын
I have the Rockman Chorus module,and the separate Echo module…I really like the Chorus,because it never gets super crazy sounding…Just wide,80’s analog chorus..these things were so good…by the way,TC Gakki,a Japanese company has released clones of the chorus,echo,and Distortion Generator in pedal form…and they sound great..
@geoffreymerrifield5666 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Those GOAT products are incredible! They nail the tone, are much more sturdy with more options.
@LeStraTele Жыл бұрын
I have a Rockman Distortion Generator. I love it. I HAD the stereo echo and really miss it. The Rockman gear was so good. I would love to see an updated version brought back.
@kg4st 9 ай бұрын
Sounds awesome from here!!
@harry-callahan-aka-dirty-harry Жыл бұрын
Always killer playing and tones! I wish I had 5% of your talent. From Brazil.
@peterharvin2775 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love what it did for those Rush chords. I'd use it for that alone, not to mention the creamy effect with filth. Nice stuff.
@SlyHikari03 Жыл бұрын
I love the crunch and filth stuff. It’s so huge!
@peterschaefer1665 Жыл бұрын
Loved it Leon! Please demo the other modules if you can!!
@BobGuido Жыл бұрын
Not Of This Earth by Joe Satriani is the very best example of this unit being used to it's top potential. The clean guitars on the title track or Rubina, Memories, Driving At Night, and more!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Love the cleans on Rubina, that makes a lot of sense!
@edrosenquist6541 6 ай бұрын
Awesome vid amigo!!! Get to the states soon. All kinds of these in pawn shops and used music shops.
@alexlifeson8946 Жыл бұрын
Love the Time Stand Still chops👌
@ch3nz3n Жыл бұрын
Love the SR&D stuff!
@geoffreymerrifield5666 Жыл бұрын
Well done Leon. Must say the Zakk Wylde riff at the end was my fave part!!
@seventhsealhere Жыл бұрын
17:18 nuff said! The unit sounds fantastic with that riff! 👍
@patrikknoerr9777 Жыл бұрын
I'd totally use this.
@HackerHaus Жыл бұрын
I still have mine along with the distortion generator. Amazing stuff.
@yeahright73 Жыл бұрын
I had the Sustainer, EQ, Chorus and Delay. Such a great tone, and I regret to this day ever letting them go. I suspect the Chorus/Delay you're using has some issues, although I could be wrong - I never used that particular module. Anyway, that Rockman chorus is just one of the best ever. What I always find odd about Rockman gear is that people automatically shoot for that nasal midrangey Boston tone, but with the EQ you could really push into a much more diverse array of tones.
@jasonsapp792 Жыл бұрын
Leon, NICE Strat!!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Thankyou!
@tonyvermeer7409 Жыл бұрын
I like how whenever you plug into a classic Scholz = instant 80's tone. BTW - Tom really loved his sliders over knobs.
@kenmonaco610 Жыл бұрын
I have all of the Rockman rack modules and they are amazing! I hope they never stop working as they are irreplaceable in my opinion. Thanks for the review!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
That's too cool!
@Burkhimself Жыл бұрын
Years ago I had one after my soldano preamp, splitting the chorus into an older Mesa 2:90 🤘🏼 I also used (of course at different periods)an MXR (vintage 3 knob) yellow chorus, a TC chorus/flanger and several others….
@FelippeAssisMusic Жыл бұрын
Fantastic !!!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@bub2010 Жыл бұрын
Definitely do the rockman gear demo video!
@KoolKatDave 3 ай бұрын
Great review, Leon. People are charging stupid prices for Rockman stuff on eBay and Reverb that just sits and sits for years. I think they really don't want to sell any of them...
@LeonTodd 3 ай бұрын
"My significant other said I have to sell it so I listed it but no one wants to buy?!"
@wolfsdenmusic9404 Жыл бұрын
You should've gotten out the Strat with the Michael Landau pickups for this! Funny enough, I'm tone chasing some of his sounds for stuff I'm working on right now. I just read an interview with him talking about his rigs from the past. He said he even used the Rockman for a bit..."it was my low point in my tone" lol. I LOVE the rockman sound though. I know I'm always touting Amplitube, but as a long time Rockman user, the "Boston" model they have (modeled after Joe Satch's personal Rockman X100) does this sound justice. Of course you don't have the extra options like this since it's based on the X100...but "that" sound is there. Then throw on their Fulltone TERC and slap on some delays and reverb...it's glorious sounding!
@Shred_The_Weapon 4 ай бұрын
It’s March 2024 as I watch and comment. I wasn’t aware that the Chorus/Delay module also included a drive circuit in addition to the chorus and delay sections. Meanwhile, I had to nudge myself to focus on the module and not your first guitar. It’s been years since I last saw a Strat with V-Lace Sensors.
@chrisknapp3413 6 ай бұрын
Nice PRS, I had to rockman XPR, and the sholz x 100 , wish I would have never sold them, beautiful sounds, I don't think I've ever come across anything that rivals that, wish I had an XPRA, supposed to be a lot quieter, only a few were made though. Got to love Tom sholz rockman, they are awesome unraveled sound. Boston's always been my favorite sound .
@chebrneck 10 ай бұрын
I have a whole rack full of these things and they sound incredible.
@johnerodz7 Жыл бұрын
Hi buddy, great video I still have that rockman sustainer distortion, best rack mound, distortion ever. God bless you.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'd love to try one if those one day
@r.llynch4124 Жыл бұрын
Yep Rockman stereo chorus is great. You should purchase the Stereo Echo it has a very special delay to it. I have never found one like it anywhere just amazing
@geoffreymerrifield5666 Жыл бұрын
GOAT Stereo Echo totally nails it and is so much more sturdy.
@drockny Жыл бұрын
Nothing better than the lush chorus sounds from the 80's. Nuno on "Watching Waiting", Eddie on "Cabo", DeMartini on "I Want to Love You Tonight", Lynch on "Walk Away" and Lifeson as you played all killer tones! Who's signature is on the headstock of your Fender?
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Buddy Guy
@tubo777 Жыл бұрын
No more tears is the song by which every chorus must be judged on the distorted side, Angelia on the clean side of things
@PrattDirkLerxst 4 ай бұрын
Playing that Alex Lifeson g-flat chord to demo the chorus. Perfect.
@LeonTodd 4 ай бұрын
Essential
@bobjoe7508 Жыл бұрын
If you run two rockman units in series into a compressor (might be reversed) you get the Steve Stevens Flesh For Fantasy tone. Anyhow, these units are absolutely great. You can get those elusive 80s studio tones without a refrigerator sized rack.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Very interesting!
@robb4340 Жыл бұрын
Plus A Roland Dimension D SDD-320. I use the Boss Dimension C. DC-2W Waza Craft pedal after the Rockman Chorus. Killer Tone.
@pavewayproductions3800 Жыл бұрын
I know exactly what you mean about associating the color blue with chorus! Staring at my Boss CE-3 for years....
@RUHDD4HVN Жыл бұрын
Nice wide doubled mode... phat!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah!
@jasonlee8497 Жыл бұрын
Had a friend that had a rack of this stuff. I did like the equalizer.
@Misticmyst73 Жыл бұрын
Spotted the Hall of the mountain King back there, One of my favorite Albums, Criss is in my Top tem of all time Favorite guitatists.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
It's a gem hey. RIP Criss
@donsmith5385 Жыл бұрын
I never knew that this module existed, people wby a pedal this Leon
@libertywormfarm3819 Жыл бұрын
Yeah boi! Now we’re talking
@theanalogkid4171 Жыл бұрын
Pretty darn Operation Mindcrime sounding clean to me!
@gkol69 Жыл бұрын
Chorus sounds like: Subtle: mono with volume lower than direct, Equal: mono w/vol. equal to direct, Normal: stereo w/one side direct and the other effected, Wide: stereo w/one side direct and the other effect out of phase. Viva '80s!!!
@timlaine6268 Жыл бұрын
Leon, consider review the bogner mini ODs. I have the blue and I think it's killer. I really enjoy your content.
@TheTactical6string Жыл бұрын
i just sold off my original ROCKMAN SOLOIST. Bought it around 1987. To this day my tone is heavily chorus, reverb and Delay laden. I tend to use the chorus like a Pitch shift, I turn the rate to almost zero, the AA3 (as you know) has really good (however scant) effects. No band just Livingroom Rockstar and currently use the Atomic AmpliFire 3 button with some average computer speakers and Its Glorious.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Grease it up good!!
@guitardave Жыл бұрын
PastFX have been working a Rockman pedal for a while now. Hoping it (or is there more than one?…) gets released soon!
@Simeon_Harris Жыл бұрын
wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide! i dig it.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Sooooo gooood!
@Yupppi Жыл бұрын
The amounth of width this can kick in is crazy.
@donaldmoser212 Жыл бұрын
Was expecting you to play some Boston! Tom Schultz was a genius. 😀
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@ginoames Жыл бұрын
Man, back in the day (circa '95-99) you could pick these up sub $100....🤦. PS-props for slipping Time Stand Still in again. I watched the Lace Sensor vid yesterday 😁
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember scooping up so much cool rack stuff 15 or so years ago for peanuts!
@jamdalf4343 Жыл бұрын
🤘
@Me37368 Жыл бұрын
Phil Collen of def leppard had that in his rack in the 90s. Great tone
@sirrealistic5625 Жыл бұрын
🤘❤️🤘
@jakeynez Жыл бұрын
...and there it is! why is this sound so hard to get elsewhere?
@briancoyne6700 4 ай бұрын
Leon, what amp or amp sim were you playing your guitar through before the chorus/delay? Thanks!
@TheCleaner6969 4 ай бұрын
How does the sound of the Sustainor compare to the X100? Is it as muffled on Edge & Distortion?
@shorerocks Жыл бұрын
I was never a chorus fan, though ok for others, even in the 80s I was never tempted to own one myself (flanger is more my thing). I am surprised how great this unit. Tom Scholz definitely is a master of creating these little blue sound machines. Yeah. I would buy one. Now. In 2023. At age 56, ha ha.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Never too late to get into chorii
@litos_mendes Жыл бұрын
steven wilson will not be pleased that the chorus is in full revival mode hahahahaha love it
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
I often think about this. Love Steve AND chorus :p
@litos_mendes Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd me too hahahaha and steve is a huge rush fan so i dont think he hates chorus with the passion that is portraid in the media
@LookingForEntertainment112 Жыл бұрын
What a great sounding chorus! Would definitely buy it as a pedal! What Stratocaster are you playing? It's a beaut!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Buddy Guy strat
@LookingForEntertainment112 Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd Great, thanks!
@rockstarjazzcat Жыл бұрын
Aw man. All the unobtania of my youth. And now wondering how to get rid of things. If I had it back then, would I be done or just have more stuff? It’s way below zero here in Colorado. Hope everyone is staying comfortable. Cheers brother, legends, D
@rockstarjazzcat Жыл бұрын
Definitely blue. Does Cliff watch your channel?
@AngusClarkGTR Жыл бұрын
I’m getting a combo of Whitesnake 1987 cleans and “Distant Early Warning”
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Two of my all time favourites right there
@Qwaserdftyghyuhj Ай бұрын
Did the sound Start with a Rockman XP 100 then going into the chorus/delay unit?
@jupjuck Жыл бұрын
Oaaa shieeeetttt
@jovanvanheckers9224 10 ай бұрын
is it either chorus or delay like can u activate ate them both at the same time?
@Turboy65 9 ай бұрын
In my opinion, the Rockman sound, while undeniably iconic, is, was, and always shall be, cheesy. But it was fresh back in the early 80s, we'd never heard THAT before, and who doesn't like fresh cheese? But its basic principles can all be improved on with better equipment and settings today. With a more friendly EQ curve, better chorus, flanger, and delay settings with modern gear, you can get a tone that completely outclasses the original Rockman gear while preserving the spirit of it. Start by reconfiguring the EQ so it isn't so insanely midrangey.
@charlesb7831 Жыл бұрын
You should do an old Rotovibe!
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
That sounds fun. I used to have a Dejavibe in the wah style housing that was really fun.
@joejohnson8966 Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that the equal mode sounded the least usable. Everything else can be used on any song that we need a chorus on.
@GOOSER7771UP Жыл бұрын
Leon this is the chorus defleppard used on hysteria can you emulate this i your axe-fx 3 ??? Love it thx
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
there's a rockman inspired factory preset on there - RockMeOn or something like that
@tonictonetomrockstar1931 Жыл бұрын
Alex lifeson, first chord. nice
@inspiringminds7284 Жыл бұрын
Can you mimic that on the FM9?
@kenerb8249 Жыл бұрын
Did a string of dates opening for Savatage on the Hall Of The Mountain King tour in 86. Petty sure Criss Oliva. used one of these. Wish I would have spent more time picking his brain instead of acting like a Rockstar.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Love Criss! Sorely missed
@jovanvanheckers9224 9 ай бұрын
What song did he starts playing at 5;40
@LeonTodd 9 ай бұрын
It's a bastardised version of Whitesnake's "Is This Love"
@carlroberge7535 Жыл бұрын
All you need for a chorus is minimum rate and full depth so it doesn’t matter that it only goes up to 1 hz 😂
@bobandblackeyfanclubsucks Жыл бұрын
Anybody else think this is perfect for '90s Van Halen
@synner7524 Жыл бұрын
is it direct in into an audio interdace?
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
It's in the loop of my Axe-Fx
@JohnRobbfl Жыл бұрын
How close can the FM3 come to replicating this?
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
I'll have to do a video on some Rockman style stuff again soon
@TheMarcospatroni Жыл бұрын
Waiting for your video from ToneX pedal.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Coming soon!
@TheTactical6string Жыл бұрын
I mean, this is literally BOSTONs entire tone considering Tom Scholz invented it, and Def Leppard too.
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Yep!
@Bat21bravo 26 күн бұрын
12V [DC] 500 ma on that one.
@bryanterry415 Жыл бұрын
Filth always brings out the stank face. 😣😖😫😩😅😢🤘🤘🤘
@GOOSER7771UP Жыл бұрын
Tom schultz from Boston made them ???
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Yep.
@745bob Жыл бұрын
CHORI
@shaharbar Жыл бұрын
Steve Vai Rescue Me or Bury Me vibes…
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
Thankyou fur reminding me that I need to listen to that song again
@Rockman-kj7pm Жыл бұрын
Might dump 8 AAAs in my original Rockman…👍
@LeonTodd Жыл бұрын
:D
@funkmachine6420 Жыл бұрын
I actually didn't like the sound of this at all. It seemed kinda grainy/harsh and lacking in the usual 80s lushness. Wasn't expecting that. Maybe I'm having an off-day lol
@officialpoa3171 Жыл бұрын
*Todd stop smiling and look hard! .................LOL*
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