rack mount f/x unit used by 80's guitar players

[notesfromhell]

what are some rack mount f/x unit processors used by 80's guitar players such as Reb Beach, George Lynch, Warren Demartini?

I want to get an ADA MP-1 and match it up with a rack mount f/x processor complete with a midi foot controller.

[straycat]

They used Eventide and Rocktron products plus ADA.
I use this set up.

[VitaminG]

what was that super-expensive Lexicon delay they were all using back then? I think Demartini still uses them

[vklobucar]

The Lexicon PCM 70

I had one and it was simply awesome. Having said that if you want a nearly spot on copy for a fraction of the price, score a Digitech TSR-24S unit. It's a real sleeper in the studio industry and produces some killer plate reverb not unlike the PCM 70

I have it in my rack and while it is not easy to program due to the countless parameters, it does reward you for your efforts.

[Newc]

I've always wanted to get a TSR-24 to compare to my TSR-12, just to see what the main differences were, and if it was worth the extra $$.

Another 80's rack fx unit that's still in use today is the Yamaha SPX-90.

There were a few popular Alesis units as well, such as the MidiVerb (I and II).

[DonP]

Did anyone use BBE Sonic Maximizers?

[dannyr]

Roland SDE-3000 Delay

[Frigo89]

Did anyone use BBE Sonic Maximizers?

Vito Bratta definitely did. his rig was actually pretty small

[Nightbat]

Tc 2290

[markD]

i had a TC2290 in the early 90s....

i recently picked up a roland GP-8 - one of the first rackmounted guitar effects units from the 80s. it is pretty cool. NOTHING like the fancier units i have used in the past, but i like the simplicity and "vintage" sounds. it is basically 8 BOSS pedal in a digital rack format. the effects are:

envelope filter
compressor
turbo OD
distortion
phaser
3 band EQ (hahaha)
delay
chorus

since i use it in the loop of my amp, i don't use the OD/distortion effects. what i do use has made me very happy, especially since it is also MIDI controlled. the good part? i only paid $55.00 for it!!

it certainly is a limited piece of gear, and i am already looking for something more "studio" like to replace it. the digitech quad i had in my rack for years has landed in my studio. i DO miss the clarity of that unit, but the roland is a lot of vintage fun.

[chrisolson]

Tc 2290

Which you can get the sim of in the Flashback pedal! It rocks.

[Axewielder]

The Soldano SP77 was pretty happening back in the day. Like a fool, I sold mine.

[Nightbat]

Which you can get the sim of in the Flashback pedal! It rocks.

hmm, I'd rather shell out the $ for Eventide pedals if I were to go that route

[vondran]

Rocktron Replifex is an awesome unit. I believe it came out in the early nineties, but really has great effects.

[rocksoldier]

Rocktron Replifex is an awesome unit. I believe it came out in the early nineties, but really has great effects.

It's not bad at all, I used to have one.