Members nightflameauto Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I may have a line on one and was wondering what peeps think a fair price is for one that's a little beat up but functional. If I'm remembering correctly, and I wouldn't make any bets on my memory right now, they can sound pretty gnarly. Opinions? Prices? Tone thoughts? A2M/GAPE/MURDER/SUICIDE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sixtonoize Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 For a beat up one, $200. Killer preamp - pretty tight gain, and plenty of it. Cleans are...not worth mentioning, IIRC, but it's been a while since I've owned one. I'd like to pick one up if I can find one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 ^^^^ yup not bad at all. They don't sell around these parts for more than $200 in mint shape but it is different every where. Rockmaster is my favorite preamp of all time. Cheers, Lucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norton666 Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 KILLER preamp. $250ish is going rate in clean shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nightflameauto Posted December 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 I'mma float this dude an offer and see what he says. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heath Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Great preamp. With the right power amp they are hard to beat. They are also fairly simple to mod if you find something you dont like about the tone. My favorite mod for it though is to change the crunch pre-gain pot out for a 1meg pot which makes it identical to the Ultra channel. If you have a thing for the crunch channel you can also change the ultra channels pre-gain pot out for one the same value as the crunch and have two crunch channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Does it come with a footswitch? You need one to switch between the crunch and ultra channels. Otherwise it defaults to the Ultra without the footswitch. FX loop jacks are notorious for getting gummed up then it cuts out and loses volume. Not a big deal, Deoxit every now and then takes care of that.To my ears they sound a bit dry and lack some of the low end of the XXX/3120s but a conservatively set BBE or Aphex Exciter can brighten it up and add bass.I have owned a Rockmaster preamp and currently have an Ultra 60 which is similar to a Classic 60 power amp with a Rockmaster preamp in head form. At some point I will probably get another Rockmaster preamp and run it with my 22 Caliber or a Lee Jackson SP-1000 if I can ever find one.I wish AMT would come out with a pedal based on the Rockmaster preamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nightflameauto Posted December 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by Goop I wish AMT would come out with a pedal based on the Rockmaster preamp. I'd guess AMT will stick with the P1 for Peavey. I do dig my P1 a whole lot though. I'll have to ask him about the footswitch. Do they take a standard footswitch or need something special? If it doesn't have it that may not be a deal breaker, I'll just adjust my offer a touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by nightflameauto I'd guess AMT will stick with the P1 for Peavey. I do dig my P1 a whole lot though. I'll have to ask him about the footswitch. Do they take a standard footswitch or need something special? If it doesn't have it that may not be a deal breaker, I'll just adjust my offer a touch. As much as I would love to see a pedal based on the Ultra series I agree with you and will not be expecting an AMT Ultra/Rockmaster any time soon. It's been years since I had my Rockmaster but I do remember my standard footswitch did not work so I ended up finding one that would work on ebay. Don't remember how much it cost but not a deal breaker by any means. I'm guessing it was 30 or 40 bucks. I ended up running mine on the Ultra channel all the time anyway and ultimately didn't need the footswitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 any run of themill two channel tip to gnd will work as the footswitch. Cheers, Lucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members charveldan Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Had this rig for about 12 years, it was decent, sold it to my amptech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted December 19, 2012 Members Share Posted December 19, 2012 Originally Posted by charveldan Had this rig for about 12 years, it was decent, sold it to my amptech. Clean rig. Great for those Dokken riffs. Too bad you didn't keep it.Add a BBE and maybe an Alesis Midiverb/Quadraverb in stereo to your Marshall cabs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nightflameauto Posted December 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Dude wants way too much for it for the shape it was in. I had to pass. Kinda sad now. I was listening to some clips people had of them and they sound . Ah well, there'll always be another somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mamberg Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 How much was he asking?? It was stock? FJA modded quite a few of those with good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nightflameauto Posted December 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by mamberg How much was he asking??It was stock?FJA modded quite a few of those with good results. He wanted two fiddy, and said that was bottom line for him. It was stock, and pretty beat down. Missing some knobs and such. Functionally OK, but I wasn't gonna toss that much AND have to do a bunch of work to it. I'm fussy with my gear and even though you can turn the pots without a knob, I'd OCD until my brain exploded over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heath Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 $250 is a bit steep, but I may be biased as I got mine in near mint condition for $35 with the footswitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DoubleBarrel Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Total meh for me. I don't know what the big deal is about these preamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by heath $250 is a bit steep, but I may be biased as I got mine in near mint condition for $35 with the footswitch. A lot of times they will charge $35 or $40 for the footswitch then throw in the Rockmaster preamp for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Anomaly Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by heath $250 is a bit steep, but I may be biased as I got mine in near mint condition for $35 with the footswitch. Lol, I got mine in near mint condition, WITH the footswitch, (from a friend of mine) for free I'm actually still using it as my tone generator in my GSP1101 rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted December 20, 2012 Members Share Posted December 20, 2012 Originally Posted by DoubleBarrel Total meh for me. I don't know what the big deal is about these preamps. Try a gun in the FX loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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