Another Gower Rockmonster thread!

[mooncobra]

I have had this bad machine for a few months now. I look forward to playing it every day. You can dial in MANY great high gain tones. The eq section is quite powerful. You can do a lot with it. Some amps don't have a big difference within them in the eq section, but even the slight turn of a knob on this amp makes a big difference. The depth control is a push/pull and makes a big difference to the sound and feel of the amp. The high/low gain toggle switch also makes a big difference is feel/punch/articulation of the amp. The fx loop is great. Foot switchable channels. I know I have said I am going to get some clips, but I still have not got an in/out device for the computer yet. I have had a killer kali++ before and I much prefer the gain on the Rockmonster. It has one more gain stage than the kali, but it more has to do with the feel and touch sensitivity. rarely do you find an amp that is super touch sensitive and yet quiet at the same time. his amp does that. I forgot what Gower told me he did to keep it so quiet, but what ever it is, man, it works. This thing can have massive gain levels happening without that awful high gain hiss that occurs on so many amps. You can also get AWESOME tones at bedroom volumes. I cant say enough good things about it!

Here is the clip I always post, this is one Gower recorded, but I have the amp used for this recording. I don't even know if anyone else has a Rockmonster?? Everyone usually gets the killer kali++ I think??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XwINCikWoA

Imagine being able to grab an old Marshall, mod it and get it to sound like this. How awesome would it be to have the skills of Gower/Friedman/Cameron/Rhodes, etc. Plus, Gower is a good player, so he knows how to make an amp feel also. To me, the feel/touch sensitivity/punchiness is a huge part of the amp.

 

[alan67]

I have had this bad machine for a few months now. I look forward to playing it every day. You can dial in MANY great high gain tones. The eq section is quite powerful. You can do a lot with it. Some amps don't have a big difference within them in the eq section, but even the slight turn of a knob on this amp makes a big difference. The depth control is a push/pull and makes a big difference to the sound and feel of the amp. The high/low gain toggle switch also makes a big difference is feel/punch/articulation of the amp. The fx loop is great. Foot switchable channels. I know I have said I am going to get some clips, but I still have not got an in/out device for the computer yet. I have had a killer kali++ before and I much prefer the gain on the Rockmonster. It has one more gain stage than the kali, but it more has to do with the feel and touch sensitivity. rarely do you find an amp that is super touch sensitive and yet quiet at the same time. his amp does that. I forgot what Gower told me he did to keep it so quiet, but what ever it is, man, it works. This thing can have massive gain levels happening without that awful high gain hiss that occurs on so many amps. You can also get AWESOME tones at bedroom volumes. I cant say enough good things about it!

Here is the clip I always post, this is one Gower recorded, but I have the amp used for this recording. I don't even know if anyone else has a Rockmonster?? Everyone usually gets the killer kali++ I think??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XwINCikWoA

Imagine being able to grab an old Marshall, mod it and get it to sound like this. How awesome would it be to have the skills of Gower/Friedman/Cameron/Rhodes, etc. Plus, Gower is a good player, so he knows how to make an amp feel also. To me, the feel/touch sensitivity/punchiness is a huge part of the amp.

THAT is rather sick...

 

[spliffsperlunk]

Thanks for the Info Mooncobra, I've scoured YT for every Gower mod clip I can find and have to Say I'm impressed with the tones , I was also curious about how they perform at lower volumes but you've answered that (Thanks) and the loop I suppose its friendly with Pedals or Rack gear?

For some reason I was thinking the KK++ was supposed to have more gain on tap than the Rockmonster dunno why I had that impression.

 

[mooncobra]

Thanks for the Info Mooncobra, I've scoured YT for every Gower mod clip I can find and have to Say I'm impressed with the tones , I was also curious about how they perform at lower volumes but you've answered that (Thanks) and the loop I suppose its friendly with Pedals or Rack gear?

For some reason I was thinking the KK++ was supposed to have more gain on tap than the Rockmonster dunno why I had that impression.

the loop has worked awesome with pedals and rack gear. you cant go wrong with this amp. if you are into any kind of high gain music this amp can do it.

 

[metalmaniac93]

Amazing amp as is the KK++!! Most people get the KK++ since it is more versatile!! I looked into the Rockmonster when I was getting ready to pull the trigger on sending Dan an amp and he stated that the KK++ was more versatile and he provided me with the info stated below as far as the comparisons between the two. Both awesome amps though!! Dan does awesome work!! So there are two KK++ in the classifieds, but no one has picked one up even the Metro one!!

The original Cali Mod was 3 stages + diode clip and was like a variation of Jose's mod.
The KK++ is the Cali but instead of diodes it has the extra tube stage. So the KK++ is like a Cali on steroids IMO. Lots of gain but open sounding and not majorly compressed.

The RockMonster has 5 gain stages and overall probably the same amount of gain on tap as the KK++. But since this is 5 gain-stages, it has some extra compression and a thicker tone too.
It's midrange has that singing quality when you play solos and it cuts like a knife in a band mix, but it's definitely more of a wider/beefier sound overall.