Rocktron Hush Pedal

Easy to use, hook it up after your effects chain, 2 channels, one for clean, one for distorted noise reduction, or hook it up to your effects loop of your amp.

I play Gibson Les Pauls with EMG's through 2 Marshall Jcm 900 SLX's and a Gallien Krueger 2100SEL, all hooked up stereo, a Dunlop Crybaby Wah, old Ibanez Tube Screamer and a Boss Chorus. Since all that stuff in combination with the already quite noisy high gain amps creates plenty of static noise, I finally decided to get a noise gate. I play hard rock, heavy metal for 20 years, went to all sorts of equipment, and from my rack system days I remembered Rocktron as being a good choice for guitar effects, especially their Hush Noise Reduction, known from their legendary Rack Effects. MISTAKE!!! Before I keep going, one thing for the Rocktron employees or the people that bought a Hush Pedal and are just pissed to have spent the cash, then left a review here before me: I hooked the thing up in any possible way, tweaked and turned and experimented with every single knob setting for hours, and I have been playing professionally for 20 years as mentioned above, this pedal is a great looking, solidly built piece of crap!!!
Not only does it take the punch out of your sound, its treshold reacts slow and if you play high gain, it doesn't quiet shit down at all unless you crank the treshold knobs and then there is silence..complete silence without sound! Turning the knob a little counterclockwise, you guitar comes back a bit, sounding like a wasp...Disappointing!

I won't even be able to find out whether I can depend on it or not, it won't make it to a gig, only back to ebay, for cheap!! So whoever's interested, look it up and waste your money!

I called them up and inquired about the problem and they emailed me a manual how to hook it up!!!!Duuuuh! Thanks anyway! But I guess that's considered a try!

As I mentioned, I play rock, heavy, hard, loud. Have been playing for 20 years, had metaltronix amps, GK's, all sorts of 800's and 900's Marshalls, always Gibson Les Paul Customs, Standards with Duncan's and EMG's. Tubescreamer, Boss Chorus, Cry Baby Wah. That's it. It it would be lost or stolen, I'd open a keg! But maybe I can sell it and get at least half the money back. Some people might like it for it's color..

This pedal is worthless.

Just plug it in and turn one dial, easy as pie. I never even read the manual.

I've had no problems like other reviewers have had, but I can hear just a small loss of growl (I use the Boss Metal Zone(Keeley Mod) pedal). On/off comparisions tell me that all the hiss is gone but the tone is still there. I did notice that if the battery starts going the Hush pedal will really mess up the sound. I use a power brick. If your using it with a multifx processor you will have to adjust the dial as u switch between fx as gain distortion and feedback vary per effect. When I use it with my Boss Metal Zone I have the hush set to minimum but with my RP2000 on some of its presets I have to turn the dial way up.

I'm a part time player,its never not worked and Rocktron has a very good name IMO. I would not use a backup with this, but everyone learns somethings the hardway.

Never had to deal with them

My interest lies in metal to hard rock and with all that gain used in it so far it has kept things quiet. I'm more of a hobby player just do it for fun not money. I have a Marshall G100RCD with matching 4X12 bottom an ART DST-830 Rules Breaker120 watt head thru the Marshall bottom. I switch between ART SGX 2000 w/Big Foot and a Digitech RP200. 2 Vandenbergs, 2 Wolfgangs (one Archtop one special), Ibanez RG ### (forgot number 650 I think).

If it was lost or stolen I would replace it. I compared it to the Boss NS-2 and liked the rocktron better. With the turn of one dial it did what I had to mess with 3 dials on the boss to do (I really like boss products and am getting the GS-10) but the Rocktron preformed better. I only give it a 9 because nothings perfect.

easy as hell to use...1 knob, on/off switch..just turn the knob until it the noise goes away!

NOTE: if you use this pedal directly from your guitar to your amp (or with any pedals in between as well), it WILL slightly affect your tone, by cutting off the highs. if used in this manner, the pedal can only cut down on the sound from pedals, pick up buzz, and feedback.

***** the proper way to use this pedal is in the effects loop. this will get rid of amp hiss and noises without affecting your tone at all...however, the pedal is too strong, if you play your amp at low levels and have the pedal in your effects loop on, it will sound like shit, because the pedal is silencing too much. but if you turn your amp up, it will reach a point where the hiss will go away due to it being in the proper range of the pedals use.

my setup: Custom Jackson Rhoads with EMG 81 in bridge, (50ft cord) Crybaby 535Q wah, (1ft cord) Boss CE-2 Chorus, (10ft cord) Peavey 5150 combo.

i purchased this pedal off ebay and when i got it i thought i got ass raped. i put it in my chain right before my amp like it says to in the manual, and when i turned it on, it got rid of my pick up buzz, feedback, and the standard wah hiss, even on the lowest level. but it did make my overdrive slightly thinner and reduced the presence a bit, just a slight tone alteration. but then i found the true use for the pedal:
I put it in the effects loop, and my first reaction, was again, shit, because it didn't sound good at all. I asked for help at the peavey forum, and the guys told me to turn my amp's post gain up on 5. this amp, at that volume, can begin to hurt your ears, so i was skeptical. funny thing was, this worked. The hiss which almost made the amp unplayable at high volumes before is gone now, with out any change in my tone. my amp has never sounded better. but now i still have a slight pick up buzz and feedback...i just might pick up another one of these, or maybe one of those Boss NS-2's just to get rid of that.

its Rocktron, i would depend on it with my life, and i would never have a backup. just need to get a power adaptor, since i'm only using batteries now, but it seems to be doing fine with them.

i sent an email to Rocktron a few days back asking about the slight tone alteration, but they haven't replied yet

i've been playing guitar for about 7 1/2 years now, and mostly metal these days. as i've said before, my initial reaction to this pedal was bad, but then when i figured out what it was for, it made things better than i could have imagined. almost no hiss anymore, and i'd buy it again if i lost it. i still use it in both ways that i mentioned, but i think i will still pick up a Boss NS as well.

very easy to use, it just alters your guitar tone so badly i will never use it.

iused this with aan american tele, through fender blues jr. with an analog man boss overdrive, this unit alters the sound of the guitar worse than any pedal i have ever tried. even without the overdrive this unit sucked the tone out of my sound. i have been playing for over 25 years, this is the first review i have ever written because this pedal is soooo bad.

it appears built well but i will not have it one day longer to find out

i have not dealt with them, i have a big crush compressor that i like though

i play rock and blues, i have an american tele, strat, and g&l asat, i play through a blues jr. at home, and a real tube preamp into an ada power amp for live, i will repeat this product is terrible, and i am dissapointed in rocktron for selling such an inferior product, by the way i own an older rocktron rackmount hush unit which i use for recording, and it is great

one knob , one switch

firstly ,I must say one thing ITS NOT A NOISE GATE !!! IT IS'NT MENT TO BE A NOISE GATE!!! Thats the point of this pedal! it takes away the noise from other pedals when you are NOT playing your guitar it does not gate noise it suppresses it .
I run a lot of pedals ( some of which I have circuit bent making them much noisier) whith this pedal I can have a bank of 5 or more pedals and not even realise your amp is on when your not playing
FAR BETTER THAN ALTERNATIVE BRANDS (I've got a Boss gate and noise suppresser)

If you think its crap either you didnt read the box to find out what it did befor you bought it , or your not using it properly

If it ever broke it would be replaced within the week
but I think it will outlive most of my others

good value, idiots mean that you can always get one used

(2004) Rocktron Hush Noise Reduction Pedal.
One Threshold control knob, & one on/off button.
The Rocktron HUSH pedal has NO redeeming qualities! It should be
re-named the SLUSH pedal!
The manual was no help at all because the unit cannot produce any good sounds!
This is by far the WORST noise reduction pedal money can buy.

My current setup includes: a Standard Fender Telecaster (2003 model); a Fender Princeton 65 amp (2001 model); Boss Chorus; Boss Delay; Ibanez Phaser; Dano Tremolo & Dano Flanger. The Telecaster (with it's stock pickups) is naturally noisy-so I wanted something to "tune out" the background distractions.
The HUSH pedal seemed like a cheap way to clean up my sound...but what a MISTAKE!
First off, it KILLS most of the natural tone, sustain, and brightness of the guitar. What's left is a bland, lifeless tone that sounds like you have rubber bands for strings. Frankly, this pedal is waste of time, money and shipping costs.
What is Rocktron thinking here? Why haven't they recalled these "sound abortion" pedals?
C'mon Rocktron, remove these "dogs" from the market...just like Ford Motors did with the "Edsels".

Despite the fact that this unit built like a new "Hummer"- this pedal just plain SUCKS as far as sound is concerned.
I returned mine the day after I bought it.

After HEARING this pedal I did not want to deal with Rocktron. I figured their Quality-Control department must have "dropped the ball" when these models were made. I realize Rocktron is a decent company...but c'mon, now! Have they heard the "turd-like tones" this pedal makes?!!!!

I play Classic Rock in a five piece band- so I need a guitar/amp/& effects that can get good clean and overdriven sounds. I simply wanted a noise controller to help me keep the natural hum and crackle down between songs, etc.
I've been playing for 33 years and I play out on a part time basis.
The HUSH pedal was so bad I brought it back and stepped up to a BOSS NS-2 pedal -which is AWESOME!
The best advice I have is get a BOSS pedal instead of the Rocktron Hush (Slush) pedal!

I have the older model with 2 knobs, one to be used for a clean setting, the other may be used for a distortion/overdrive setting. Very simple to operate, plug in and while the guitar is not being played, turn the dial clockwise until the hiss and unwanted noise from your noisy effects pedals goes away... Very Simple!

My setup is as follows:
Gibson RD 77 -> Ross Distortion -> Boss Compressor -> Boss Chorus ->
Hush pedal -> Boss digital delay -> Marshall Amp. The setup is fairly noisy when the chorus pedal is on, and the HUSH eliminates the unwanted noise. I have played with the HUSH in the effects chain, and when it is out of the chain and there is no noticable difference in the tone of my setup. However, I have found that if I use batteries in the HUSH, the tone of my setup and the ability of the HUSH to perform as specified will deteriorate significantly as the battery loses power. Switching to a 9v power supply changed that. Because of the battery-life/sound degradation issue, I'll give it a 9...

This thing is built like a tank, and is very dependable

I have never had to deal with the company, so I cannot comment.

I have been playing for over 20 years. I have played many different styles of music including Hard Rock, progressive rock, Motown, Blues and comtemporary Christian. I own another setup that is comprised of a Carvin T-100 power amp and a Rocktron Chameleon preamp (built-in HUSH!)I like that the Carvin/Chameleon setup is incredibly quiet and wanted to have that same noise free environment in my Marshall/effects pedal setup. The Hush helps me to achieve that goal. If it were lost or stolen, I'd buy another one. It works well.

It only has one knob !!!! How hard can it be?

Okay, first let me just say that I had the same problem everybody else had with this pedal. When I first used it, it was a disaster. Even in the lowest setting it just whacked my guitar tone. I knew there must've been something wrong with the pedal so I contacted Rocktron. At first, I got some dude from the tech dept. to tell me that maybe I was using a low signal setup. Yeah right ! But then, I got a reply from their Chief Engineer who told me that the factory that was making them wasn't calibrating the units to Rocktron's specs. Then he proceeded to personally set one up for me and sent it free of charge !!!! Now the thing works wonderfully !!!

I guess its pretty solid...

Are you kidding???? Where else are you going to get the company's Chief Engineer send you a replacement that has been personaly set up by him???? I would give them a 100% rating !!!!

This pedal, as with any other noise suppressor, isn't perfect. It will take away some of your sustain and color your tone if you go pass the 12 o'clock setting. But it does the job it was intended for. But what really sets Rocktron apart is their customer service. I still cannot believe MR. Robert Oeschen's gesture.

Only 1 knob ! Just plug it in and since it sounds like crap no matter how much you tweak it, bingo ! Man it just so easy...

I have 3 amps. A Gibson Goldtone, an old Carvin Vintage 50 head, and a Tech 21 Trademark 60. I tried all three amps with my PRS Custom 22 and my Les Paul Std.and I just could not get a good sound, and sometimes any sound at all. Its like the "mute" button on your tv's remote. It kills your tone. Your high frequencies just go bye bye and your signal becomes flat, muffled and weak. And yes, I read the users manual's warning about setting this thing up. It makes no F@#$*g difference!!!!!!!

So, it is built Ford though... Big deal ! Why would anybody take this on the road anyway? Hmmm, I wonder if it can survive my Wilson scattergun?

Sent e-mail. No answer. I guess they're tired of all the complaints...

I play mostly hard rock and blues and I always like to have a really heavy deep sound ( Got Mule??)so I was looking to kill the noise and unwanted feedback from my high gain setup. Well, it was a massacre since this thing killed even innocent by-standers. If it were stolen, oh well, $60 down the drain. I don't know why Rocktron made this pedal, it just doesn't work. Guess I will try some other brand since I need a noise gate. All I need to do is get a RA # AND PUT IT BACK IN THE MAIL !!!!

Rocktron has made the HUSH pedal for many years and I have used several different iterations. All are very easy to use. But you have to pay attention to the instructions and NOT run your guitar directly into it, as I suspect many of the IDIOT reviewers here have done.

Again, if you hook this baby up CORRECTLY (for you brain-dead morons - this means running it AFTER your distortion and noisy effects pedals and NOT simply slamming your Strat into the front of it and then going into your amp) then you get what you are ultimately after: NO NOISE and no tonal difference. If you buy this to simply wipe out your pickup buzz, and you use no distortion pedals or other noisy items, it can NOT do what it is supposed to do. There are some young 'uns out there that simply do not understand how to hook up. Do it correctly and - bingo!

Been using Rocktron HUSH for many years. Never had one break down. Have travelled all over the country with it.

Everyone at Rocktron makes it easy to get information. I have often spoken with tech support there when doing elaborate rigs, and even when doing simple stomp box setups. They rock for sure.

There is no other noise reduction like the HUSH. Hook it up right and you will be satisfied.