What's a Preamp? Why a rack unit? : Rocktron Widowmaker Unboxing
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this dude's got racks on racks on racks
Finally a video that explains what and how a rack unit works, thanks Tone King
My pleasure! Thanks FM
+The Tone King Nice review I'm seriously considering getting one of these.. rather than the Marshall JMP-1
The first 4 minutes taught me so much. Thanks for this. No one will gives the basics for why these things can improve our current setup.
Thank you Tone King... been playing guitar 2 years now and have come a long and your explanation made understanding preamp much easier... i’m forever grateful 🙏🏼
Racks are great!! I have used them over the year and yes you can get that tube and solid state mixture. By plugging your output to your effects return on your head amp and man its nice to have. TK says that in the video and he is correct use your Tube head return for any rack you run and its a win win situation. Rocktron was one of the leading rack producers in the world and still are. Its great to see them still producing incredible products.
Assuming that Rocktron preamp is solid state, wouldn't you be missing out on all that nice 12ax7 tube sound by bypassing your tube preamp?
Yes you do. This widowmaker is very harsh and shrill sounding, quite the opposite of what you expect from a real tube preamp.
+Frommel2000 However as it's solid state it'll be dependable..
Tell Maw I said hi! Great she let's you use her basement! 😆 🤣 😂
Nice info, I LOVE my Rocktron Piranha preamp! It still blows me away every time I play it!
+Адам Томпсон I'm new to the rack gear so I'm confused as to what to buy? I read good things about Rocktron even Dave Mustaine from Megadeth rates Rocktron and uses their gear.
Where the statement that, "pedals are effects only" may have been reality 10 years ago, today we have pedals for guitar preamp and amp now. Great stuff.
I'm an aspiring sound tech I do alot of live shows recording bands event planning ect... but I know I have so much to learn. It's like that saying the more you know, the more you know you don't know. Thank you so much for these videos. One day I want to be the next Jeremy Ward he's my hero. R.I.P.
no one has made a rack audio overview video, this is pretty much the closest one. After I bought my first gear, it made sense but was hesitant.
TTK, I have the Rocktron ProGap. My rack is in the closet.. We need a short chat and demo at end of month LIVE cast. I pulled out the Digitech GSP 21 the other day and it sounded good. Take it easy.
I believe the guys from Born of Osiris use an AXE FX into a Roctron Prophecy power amp.
Hey, man, thanks for explaining this! I've been playing for 3 years and had no idea what the hell a preamp did in someone's rack haha.
For the last couple months I've seriously been thinking about going all Rocktron.
+Reece113 Not a bad choice.. as they'd all be compatible.. Rocktron gear is decent stuff from what I've read.. But like any manufacturer there's always the odd product that fails.. From what I've read on the whole Rocktron is solid gear.
I don't consider myself a "pro" guitarist but I play and I just so happened to have some extra scratch this year and decided "What the hell! Let's try this and that." I got a Rocktron Voodu Valve, Velocity 300, BBE Maximizer and Alesis 3630 Comp/Gate...i'm piecing it together and my question is HOW DO I OR WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND THE WAY TO SET IT UP? Do I use stereo TRS cables to connect them all? Help is needed, thanks and keep on rocking \,,/
+4142Wilb I'm new too to racks but from the advice I've read: the heaviest item goes on the bottom.. Which is usually the power amp.. have the pre-amp at the top of the rack (under the power conditioner (if you plan to use one) so go in order of what gives off the most heat as heat rises. So heaviest item on the bottom then put the the other effects in whichever order you like but have the pre-amp at the top under the power conditioner.... I plan to use a rack mounted power strip which will be on the back of my rack..
All that equipment... holy cripes
HI Tone King. Years ago I had a Boss GL100 guitar driver preamp, and a Marshall 2020 power amp. I loved the set up, but I sold it. I recently bought another GL100 and I'm looking for a way to amp up the pre-amp easily - I'm never going to play gigs again, but I'm looking for a way of getting a recording set up / headphone to play in my house. I have a tiny Roland 405 twin stack, and don't want to use the included combo (I've never liked combo amps).
ever thought of getting a kemper? looks abit cramped between that big rack :P
Awesome video love you sharing he knowledge i have stuck with pedals because i never understood the set up of rack mounts please keep building on this video i am catching it two years late thanks Shawny
Your videos are so helpful! Thanks! Liked and subscribed!
I own zero pedals.
The start of a good rack system is a Sound sculpture Switchblade GL. These are programmable routers. They will let you connect all of your gear 200 ways without unplugging any cables. They control your MIDI gear as well as your relay switches. Mine is overloaded. I have 4 preamps, 7 amps, 4 guitars and 2 Eventide Harmonizers on mine. It handles this all flawlessly.
Preamps are all of the character. Marshall is not the same as ADA is not the same as Mesa is not the same as Engl. These different preamps will create the root tones of your rig. Most of them are programmable, so if you want half power you can customize presets and pull them up with one button press. Some preamps include chorus, and the Rockman XPR had analog delay, eq, reverb.
The poweramps are somewhat predictable. I have a Marshall EL34 50/50 that I just retubed that roars. It has Greenbacks on one half and Alnico Golds on the other. For 6L6 Mesa Boogie provides a split Dual Rectifier section with their 2:100 into Vintage 30 on one half and Creamback on the other. Brutality. For EL84, Peavey Classic 50/50. It is the middle ground amp, I use Alnico Blues wide open. I'm only using half of that amp.
Because there is always potential to fall out of love with these, I have the Marshall JTM45 by Victoria, the Sovereign and for the Vibrolux, a Victoria Victorilux. A simple circuit amp head or combo give a great touch sensitivity for low gain applications. Believe it or not, rack gear works great wide open.
I will never again put my effects between the pre/power. I used to, but since I bought mic preamps, those are the signals that flow to effects. The massive difference in tone, having the power amp and the speaker in line adds so much warmth and character, it is hard to go back to in-line effects. I send a preamp signal to effects so I can use the tuner silently, and that's it. All effects are done as AUX sends. Comparable to a Wet Dry Wet rig, the AUX Send method leaves the dry signal untouched, and you eventually appreciate that. Your dry sound is most of your sound.
What comes into the interface is dry guitar/preamp/poweramp/speaker. It does a loop out for effects, and you can add whatever you want and any mix level. There are no rules, it is all preference. Some say racks died, well if that were the case TC1210s wouldn't be $1600, Rockman XPRs wouldn't be $1200, and Marshall EL34 amps wouldn't be $750. Eventide's would come down in price...
If you end up with numerous amps, read the back for the fuse size. This is the amperage you can expect this to pull, for example the Marshall has two 3.5A fuses meaning 7A pull. Most circuits in houses are 15A circuits so it is easy to overload. Pay attention to your power pull and stay under 12A on a 15A breaker, circuits are rated for 80% constant. Use surge protection.
I have 8 mics permanently setup in the speaker iso booth. These are selectable in software, and these routings are used in conjunction with MIDI patches to record the specific amps. A switchblade will let you route to every amp at the same time without penalty, but the mics will pick that up. They are the ultimate tool for guitar rigs.
Shame we have devolved back to pedals. I have never liked them.
Love your rack setup! Keep putting the video's out Tone, as I use you as a source for what to check out and use.
Thanks for the run down on racks on racks and power amps👍🏼🎸
HI TK
could you advise a way of switching between multiple rack preamps IE ada mp1,marshall jmp1 digitech 2112 I know there's patch bays but do you know of a device the would switch the units them selves ...thank you for your time.as always great videos
Perfectly explained. Thanks
Thanks TK
You do the most entertaining music gear reviews out there my friend.
I really like the way you make everything easy to understand, and you demo guitars and gear I can afford.
I usually watch your demos at the beginning of my day, to set a positive "tone" for the rest of it.
Thank you TTK
I love my RP 500 through the power section of my Crate it sounds great. But I will admit the crates pre amp sucks but the power amp is nice and clean
good god dude you have an sp77! that thing makes for a rack gods would worship. X88r is better, but its still amazing.
Tone King, can you explain how to connect a preamp to a power amp and how to adjust volume levels? I have been looking around you tube but no luck so far....
Carlos Galindo if your amp has an effects loop run an out from your pre to the send and back to one of the rear inputs from the return of the effects loop on your amp. Plug your guitar into the input on the front of your preamp instead of the amp and your done. If you don’t have an effects loop you will have to run your preamp output to the front of the amp input and plug your guitar into your preamp.
I'm a newbie to rack effects. I bought a 6U ABS rack case. I bought a ART SGX with an included X-11 MIDI foot controller from EBAY. What's your opinion on the effects processor? What should I get next? A pre-amp or a power amp? If so what do you think of the Rocktron Velocity 300 power amp?
Cool Chapman shirt!
Your my awesome uncle that I never had! Btw congrats on the 100k!
I have some pedals that I LOVE to use with my setup, but im not sure if i got a rack how i would use them, how could i do that?
Which came first the Rocktron intellifex or the ADA MP1?
If you have a rack unit, do you need a regular amp at all?
Why doesn't Rocktron install an internal PSU in its products? The adapters are real pain in the rack. No way I can plug it into my power conditioner.
+verbotenco If you bought a rack mounted power strip. As I plan to.. then the supplied power adaptors wouldn't be an issue. Power Conditioners are good if all your rack gear all use kettle type sockets on the back. As you know many manufacturers like to use small circular input sockets. I think all companies should use the kettle D power sockets as standard on rack gear.
its getting harder and harder to find a pure guitar amplifier (not a preamp and not an integrated amp) these days.
Awesome! Great explanation.
Kiana =)
Excellent video, thanks for simplifying the use for a Pre-amp, just subscribed !
I'm quite new to all of this pre-amp and power-amp business, is it like an amp head for an amp cabinet?
output signal is line level?
This answered many questions I had, thank you!
Hey
I very new to this and i was wondering if i need a pre amp for recording vocals? i already have a focusrite 2i2 audio interface isn't that enough? I found a focusrite Platinum Voicemaster not the pro but its cheap so i just want to know if its worth it
Great video btw (subscribed)
i love your channel man,everything guitar ,and awesome reviews !
im fucking jealous of the amp room
"Racks are fun"
So why a rack vs a pedal board?
For gigging musicians, putting your pedals on the floor is begging to have someone spill beer on them.
+Anthony Coughlin A rack means the effects and other things are all plugged in and ready to go. just have a power strip on the back of the rack.. then you can leave them all plugged in. Just plug in the guitar lead and the mains lead from the power strip and plug a cable into the ext cab or amp. then you're all set.
saaaaayyyyy.....this guy sounds like a wise guy mmmm see? *rolls up sleeves
Well done :) Rack gear is for Pros. Going pro? GET A RACK!!! :)
Jesus fucking christ that room is busy
dude must be rich
NICE!!! RACK!!!!
+GREENE TERROR Say that with a big breasted woman nearby lol..
the reaction could go either way you have a 50/50 chance.
This guy HAS to be from New England... at least the Northeast
Rad!
Make a real new rack...
My:
Samson Power Brite PB10.
Behringer RACKTUNER TUNER.
ROCKTRON HUSH SUPER C.
ROCKTRON WINDOWMAKER.
ROCKTRON XPRESSION.
BBE 882 SONIC MAXIMISER.
HARLEY BENTON GPA-400 stereo amp.
Made your own rack:-)
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what a bunch of crap... if you spent as much time in your videos explaining how to hook it up as you do talking about the box and pushing product you might be interesting...