Members SnowStorm Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 First off, it's been forever since I've posted in here. Like 2 years. I recognize some of the old names. Glad to see things haven't changed a whole lot. These Randall RM amps never really seemed to take off did they? The ones with the modules you can swap in and out. I know K-Bizzle had a RM50 that he always said good things about. I'm looking at these amps now and they're selling like half off of what they used to be brand new. Did people just not like the sound of these things or what? I was always surprised more people didn't use them. Does anyone know if they're not reliable or something? I'm putting my flame suit on as I know it will take a couple of answers to get an informative one. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I still have my Egnater M4 and about 7 Egnater modules. I guess I wish it would have been more widely accepted. I guess Randall and Egnater have both stopped developing the concept. I guess they didn't really take off. I guess it was kind of a niche thing meant for tinkerers with lots of cash to blow. FWIW, They sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I got an RM100 combo off of CL for dirt cheap. It's a nice amp but I don't like it any better than my other amps. Lots of sounds are possible if you want to spend the money on buying/trading/selling modules to find what you like. I'm not much of a tweaker though so it's not really for me. Actually been trying to get rid of it recently but no one has been biting. I think I'm just going to take it to Music Go Round and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks. It seemed like an awesome concept. I remember you having the Egnater with the modules. Bruce was hired by Randall to make their modules right? They must sound pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevePage Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 They were introduced right around the time the world plunged into a {censored}ty recession, so people didn't have much money to spend. So the amp was pricey to start with and then you had to spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks. It seemed like an awesome concept. I remember you having the Egnater with the modules. Bruce was hired by Randall to make their modules right? They must sound pretty good. Not exactly. Bruce invented/patented the concept He licensed it to Randall. Bruce did actually build the Rocktron Vendetta VP-4 rackmount preamp though. There are only 25 of them floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 And on top of that, Randall went through a big change for the worse. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grunge782 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 New modules can get kinda expensive, especially if you get the better modded ones. With some of them, you just wish you were playing the actual amp instead of the module. That all said, they do sound damn good and give you a TON of flexibility. Its just that when your eyes see "Plexi" or "Blackface" you want it to sound just like that amp which is impossible. Funny thing is the Tweaker is the result of Bruce messing around with those modules and the Tweaker amps really took off. Turns out most people just want fender, vox and/or marshall based sounds and don't need a billion different preamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 ?? Doug Reynolds left RandallThey moved all production to ChinaThe whole line became cheapo scooped metal amps.etc. They really went down the toilet post '09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 They sound great and are stupid cheap second hand now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 I always just thought the whole concept was cool and thought it would be cool to have one of the amps. I just wondered why I didn't see more people talking about them or using them. I would rather just have the amp I want such as just having a Fender or Vox or Marshall, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Doug Reynolds left RandallThey moved all production to ChinaThe whole line became cheapo scooped metal amps.etc.They really went down the toilet post '09. Is everything MIC or just the lower end stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cougar Hunter Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Is everything MIC or just the lower end stuff? pretty sure all of it is MIC. Even the module production started moving to China in ~'08 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 pretty sure all of it is MIC.Even the module production started moving to China in ~'08 or so. Hmmm... Out of curiosity I may have to take a look at my RM when I get home and see where that was made. For the price of those things I just assumed it was MIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 For the price I thought they must have been MIA but I think they were all MIC. I couldn't believe it. That Doug Reynolds guy seemed like a good guy. I think I exchanged an email or two with him and he seemed to be a good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Cool concept. If the modules weren't 200+ bucks apiece, I would've been more interested. But cost-wise, it kinda started to look similar to having a rack rig with a bunch of single-channel preamps. Add to that most people wanted their modules modded, it could easily get more expensive than I'd want it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnowStorm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yeah, I couldn't believe the price of the whole amp line and the modules. Seemed really pricey. A lot of features but just pricey and I think they were all made in China which made them seem completely ridiculously priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattACaster Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Cool concept. If the modules weren't 200+ bucks apiece, I would've been more interested. But cost-wise, it kinda started to look similar to having a rack rig with a bunch of single-channel preamps. Add to that most people wanted their modules modded, it could easily get more expensive than I'd want it to. That was pretty much my thinking after I got my combo and started looking at modules. Plus the combo is like 300 pounds... not quite something I want to haul around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 13bats Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 Not exactly.Bruce invented/patented the conceptHe licensed it to Randall.Bruce did actually build the Rocktron Vendetta VP-4 rackmount preamp though. There are only 25 of them floating around. You left out they Hired Joe Delanny from Bugera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harvester1199 Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 i still have mine, rm100kh great amp i had one issue with a bad pot, other then that its been fine. it really is too bad these amps didint do better, i was hoping for soem new modules soon..i guess thats not gonna happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 13bats Posted January 30, 2012 Members Share Posted January 30, 2012 i still have mine, rm100kh great amp i had one issue with a bad pot, other then that its been fine. it really is too bad these amps didint do better, i was hoping for soem new modules soon..i guess thats not gonna happen Actually ironically enough the Modders are releasing new modules and doing a way better job than Randall did IMO The Are Shivas, Soldanos, Engls see here www.salvationmods.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zhorellski Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Ran-dull dropped the RM line, I heard Egnater will continueHis patent after every stock of randull modules are sold?Stock modules are definitely dull modded modules way to go.Thanks to the modders like Salvation, Jaded Faith etc.. Without themI'd sell my RM22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 Yeah they never really did. Really seems like every time they tried to do something new with em after the beginning it was always pretty half baked and never enough follow through.Still have my RM50 but I haven't kicked it on in a bit, I need to though. I always really loved that 1086. Hell on that note I'm thinking maybe I'll snag another SL+ module and kill my JCM800 gas. That said on the used market they've always gone for considerably less than new, more so lately than ever but they've always been on the cheap side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harvester1199 Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 my kh-3 module is actually with Rob at Jaded faith mods right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted January 31, 2012 Members Share Posted January 31, 2012 my kh-3 module is actually with Rob at Jaded faith mods right now Thats the thing right there. If the stock modules sounded anywhere in the ballpark that the modded ones did I think they'd be one of the biggest things going right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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