Peavey Rockmaster - do I need one?

[Arnab Siddiqui]

I have a H&K Access Sound Module B, a Rocktron Piranha, and a Mesa/Boogie DC-5 1x12 combo.

I play 7- and 8-string guitars,
and play almost everything between straight-up jazz (ala Ted Greene, Tal Farlow, Jody Fisher),
to fusion/shred (ala Allan Holdsworth, Greg Howe, Frank Gambale),
to modern metal (ala Animals As Leaders, The Faceless, Veil Of Maya).

My DC-5 on its own can do lovely cleans and lead tones,
and I use my preamps mostly for the metal rhythm and higher-gain lead tones.

Just wanna see if it's worth my time (and money) to add the Rockmaster to my collection,
and if it can actually give me tones that I can't otherwise get from my Access and Piranha.

And if I do end up getting the Rockmaster, then I might end up getting it modded by FJA;
but I'd have to factor in those future costs into the overall value of the preamp.

 

[MikeDV]

No.

 

[Mudder]

The Rockmaster is essentially the Ultra preamp. It's solid, the precursor to the JSX. It will never be worth a whole lot, even modded, but a neat little preamp. I have an Ultra 60 and there's plenty of good tones in it.