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Product: Rocktron Blue Thunder
Price Paid: US $350
Submitted 02/21/2005 at 11:52pm by Anonymous
Ease of Use: 7
The presets are useable but either very basic or over radical. Editing is a bit more complex than other midi pre's I've used but once you figuree it out it's incredible. If you like to plug & play go with something else, but if you love custom tweeking your sound then this is a goldmine. The manual is ok but leaves out critical linkage details that made me think this was crap at first. Always set global functions in conjunction with the individual effect your tweeking.
Sound Quality: 9
Ibanez sr800 > Tube pre > Blue Thunder > power amp > 4x10.
Very quiet in all modes and an incredible compressor. I hate all bass distortion that isn't a tube parametric design. The chorus is excellent and much cleaner than the boss ce-5 I'm used to. I particularly love the fx crossover option on chorus with NO mud on the bottom. The flanger is simular but a lower Xover seems to make it more traditional sounding. This is not an Aguilar/Eden/SWR tube pre so use it with a good tube preamp and the effects will knock your sox off if you spend the time to tweek a bit.
Reliability: 10
I've owned it for 6 months now and aside from hating the tap tempo blue light, it has been reliable through heavy use. I have no need for a backup with this trustworthy little thing. I've owned rocktron stuff for years without ever having a problem.
Customer Support: 8
Very friendly but not a lot of enthusiasm for my picky tech questions. Great at returning my calls and getting me my stuff.
Overall Rating: 8
I play traditional HARD rock and behind some acoustic guitar songs and this thing lets me cut through the mix CLEAN. I've been playing for 20 years through some of the best from Ampeg, Aguilar, Mesa, Eden, Trace & SWR. after boutique bass burnout I will only play Ibanez SR 800 & 400's (realy). I love the Xover feature for the modulation effects and the compressor is amazing. There is NO substitute for tube warmth in my world so this would be my only preamp if it had one but until Rocktron pulls their head out I'll use a seperate tube pre. Boss has superior effects by themselves but the crossover option makes the Blue Thunder better overall. Why boss and the other guys don't get this is dumbfounding to me.
Product: Rocktron Blue Thunder
Price Paid: US $325
Submitted 09/28/2004 at 11:52am by Tom
Email: wtf1895 at hotmail<dot>com
Ease of Use: 8
It's pretty easy to use. One wheel for selecting presets. Three for bass/miud/treble tweaks. Editing patches is pretty straightforward, press the edit button..adjust the EQ or parameters..hit edit again to store. The manual isn't much.
Sound Quality: 4
I use both active/passive basses with an Ampeg SVT2Pro and/or SVp 1500 watt poweramp. The Blue Thunder can be noisy on certain distortion and flange patches. The preset effects patches are weak. Only 2 useable patches that didn't require any changes. Disappointing since I also own a ART nightbass SE and that had at least 10 presets that I could use right away.
Reliability: No Opinion
It's pretty brand new on the market, don't know if it will last or not. It better! Chinese made, designed in Michigan. Hard to get something that's not chinese made these days.
Customer Support: 7
Rocktron managed to ship this thing without a power supply to me. It also requires an odd amount of amperage, so without the power supply, it wouldn't function. I couldn't purchase a replacement one at Radio Shack or an electronics supply store. I had to get Rocktron to ship me one, which they did.
Overall Rating: 4
I play everything from funk bass to metal. I think my ART Nightbass SE is a much better unit than the blue thunder. I think I may sell off the Blue Thunder and not replace it.
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