Rocktron Pro GAP

[emperor_black]

Hey Guys,
I hear this preamp unit has gobs of gain and is very tweakable. I have a chance to get this for $125 shipped. How usable is the gain? Can I get thick distortion with low-end like a Mesa or Uberschall with this? Right now, I'm tuning myself to be the guitar -> amp head -> cab kind of guy. With this, I'd have to buy a tube power amp, rack fx's, foot controller, etc. Is the unit so good that its worth all the hassle? :think:

thanks
Sam

[lhrocker]

You could always put the pre into the return of your amp FX loop. The pre is very good - I had one about 10 years ago - tons of gain. Very usable - it was a predecessor to the Chameleon, so it is SS. Still, it's a blast to use.

[toejam]

Edit: I had the Pro Q, not the Pro GAP, so never mind. LOL

[k65h]

Edit: I had the Pro Q, not the Pro GAP, so never mind. LOL

DOH!!! j/k Toejam.

The Pro Gap is a very nice preamp.
Just make sure it's V2.0

Another one to keep an eye out for is the Rocktron Piranha.
Has two 12ax7s in it.

[emperor_black]

Thanks guys! But I just couldn't convince myself to go back to the preamp/poweramp, racks, etc. I just dumped the cash for a Blackstar HT-5. I've been listening to a lot of clips of the blackstar and it will be a nice "Marshally" complement to my Mark IV.