Rocktron Rampage

Couldnt be much easier than this... 5 knobs (bass, scoop, treble, level, sustain). The only thing thats even remotely confusing is the 'Scoop' knob, and thats only if your a newbie, thus the rating of 9. Bass and Treble boost the low and high frequencies, but the more scoop you put in, the more your mids are cut. Level is basically volume and sustain is your distortion level, pretty straight forward.

Ive had it set up a couple of ways...
ESP Ltd 7 string (EMG-HZ) > Rampage > Digitech RP100 > board... that sounded like crap, so i didnt use my Rampage for a while thinking it was that. Turns out its the shitty ass RP100 (stay tuned for that review :P )...
Now Ive got it... ESP Ltd 7 string (EMG-HZ)/Jackson Dinky (EMG 85) > Dimebag Custom Wah > Rampage > Carvin SX300 > Rocktron Hush Super C > Carvin 4x12
Both of these sound wicked as hell. The natural distortion from the Carvin amp is great, thick and meaty, but the Rampage has this insane crunch that I cant find anywhere else. Its easy to get Dimebag or Hetfield tones with this pedal and a decent amp. Basically this pedal kicks lots of ass for wicked crunch and really does have 'endless sustain' like it claims. The thing I like most about this pedal is that even though its got TONS of gain, its really quite compared to a lot of other pedals.

I rated this an 8 because I wish it was thicker, its got a great crunch and lots of sustain, but its sorta thin compared to other pedals and amps Ive tried. Not really a bad thing, just wish it had a 'Thickness' knob too, heh.

Built like a tank... Ive dropped it several times and dented the concrete floor in the garage. Clearly this stomp box was made to be thrashed. Ive had mine for over a year and used the hell out of it, its got no signs of wear yet.

Would I gig without a backup? Sure, cause I dont have the money to buy a backup, heh. If I did, Id probably spend it elsewhere though, this thing is solid enough.

Havent dealt with them yet, like I said, this things solid...

This is good for most breeds of metal, thrash especially. I play mostly metal like Metallica, Pantera, Slayer etc etc, and this fits like a glove. Ive been playing for about 5 years, and have used plenty of pedals, this one takes the cake IMO. If it were stolen, Id probably invest in something else and wish that I had bought another one.
Basically, If you are into hardcore thrash metal, this pedal is for you, Ive seen none better (DOD's got nothing on this).

The only thing I wish it had was a little more body to the tone. Even with the bass all the way up, its still lacking a little 'meat' to it.

Plug it in tweak the knobs, you,re off and running. c'mon, its a stompbox!

Dime-332/Ibanez RG-270DX>>>Snarling Dogs Super Bawl Wah>>>DOD EQ>>>Rampage>>DOD ice Box Chorus>>Danelectro Flanger>>Ibanez Delay>>Marshall AVT-50. Originally was using a DOD Death Metal, which is alright if you just play palm mutes (cuz that puppy broke the signal up a bit too much for me). I got the Rampage because I liked the way the distortion was super-heavy, yet you can still play chords other than power chords and still hear the notes (did that even make sense?). I guess you could tweak it enough to sound like dimebag, or hammet, or hetfield, or whoever. Suprisingly, my setup ain't too noisey even though I run a bunch of effects without a gate. When I first got the pedal I ran it alone and I didn't even notice much noise, just a little humming, but that is probably because my power source is pretty close to my setup. 9 cuz ain't nothing perfect, but that's what we strive for.

Seems solid enough. I tend to stomp kinda hard cuz I get all excited when stuffs about to get crazy, even when I'm playing alone (we all have our issues). I wouldn't even think twice about gigging without it, most amps have two channels anyway.

never dealt, but I'm pretty confident that it would be a big pain in the A@# cuz customer service always is.

I play Metal, Metal, and uh Metal. Not that Nu-metal. Think Sick of It All, Hatebreed, Clutch, Pantera (this ain't all I listen too, it's the style I enjoy too play). That's what this pedal is for. If you are into playing anything else this probably won't suit you. If you are into Good Charlotte, Sum 41, and those types of bands....you should just be ashamed of yourself!!!

Who needs a manual?? It's only a distortion box.

(The older blue model)
In my opinion,this is the GREAT WHITE SHARK of distortion pedals.The Rampage has much better tone than the Fab Tone,more gain than the Smash-box and almost as tweakable as the SM-9.You can suck out the mids for an awesome scooped sound without losing the bass.Did I say bass??Well, this thing is OVER-KILL!You'll blow your speakers apart!
The Rampage packs powerful,rip-roaring dist. with razor sharp clarity.I do have two small gripes though.
1)It's a tad nasal sounding compared to the Smash-box.Maybe it's a built in compressor...??
2)It's a little noisey.More so than most boxes I've used.So keep that Noise gate handy.
But overall,IT'S A NASTY BEAST!!

The old Rampage has sharp corners and edges.It's a WEAPON!If you carelessly shove your hand into a bag of effects,this thing'll cut you to peices...no bullsh*t!
I'm a little wary of the switch.I don't like the way it's mounted.It seems a bit frail.And the knobs are super sensitive.
We'll see.

??? If it breaks,I hope someone can repair it.

When I bought it I A/B'd it against my other boxes.The Rampage just PIMPED them all!Not even the SM-7 could stand up to this thing.It out tweaked the Shredmaster and gave the SM-9 a hell of a fight.
Physicaly,I like the fact that you have to treat the Rampage with respect!Or it can hurt you(literally).
Although it's kinda noisey and slightly nasal sounding,I think the Rampage deserves a CLASSIC rating.Tweaker's delight.
To describe it in one phrase...BLEED!!

simple... how hard can it b????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
scoop (which may not b understood) is scoop (cuting) the mids

i use epiphone les poul-->big muff u.s.-->R-A-M-P-A-G-E-->marshall tremolo-->boss ce20 chorus-->akai headrush delay-->fender shitamp.
its not noisy even at high volumes and its great
its aggresive and bity with a lot of focus (not like big muff) relly heavy (no need for more gain).
i play alternative and actually i make electronic music
so i need a high spectrum of sounds
unlimilet if i coukd...
its great with tweaking the sound and have more fx/
but if u r not a good sound man it might b a bit "taking control"
i need a bit more LOW END.

seems graet
time will say
(its new)

no idea

great

5 control knobs: bass, scoop, treble, level, and sustain. Pretty simple to NAIL the early Metallica, Pantera, or Slayer sound. The manual doesn't give any suggestions for settings, but it's pretty easy to get a hold of good tone.

I use a Schecter C1+, with a Carvin Legacy Combo (all tube--12ax7/EL34). Excellent sound.. Screams from the soul of Satan.

NOTICE: I have a top of the line tube amp. This will NOT make your small solid state amp any louder or sound meaner. you will sound completely like crap unless you get a tube amp. I tried a Marshall AVT150 head with 2)4x12 cabinets.. Try it out you'll see, there is nothing like the real thing!!

I can depend on it just like I can depend on my hands to be there every time to do their jobs, every time I play, same trust goes into this pedal, it's built like Fort Knox.. I challenge anyone to break it on accident..

No Expirience with Rocktron << THAT'S GOOD!!!

80's Thrash Metal-- Metallica ('83-'88), Slayer, and Pantera. I shopped around and tried the DOD Death Metal (very nasal bumblebee-ish sound), the Boss MT2 Metal Zone (better than DOD, but it's just not the sound I was looking for).. $75.00 great product, cheap price

5 knobs, Bass, Scoop, Treble, Level, Sustain, doesnt take to long to figure out what sounds good, etc.

I bought this effect for 1 reason, and thats for metal, good old fashion thrash metal, and it emulates what I need quite well. Im very happy with teh sounds I get with this puppy. I looked around the market, at the MT-2, JH-1 MMX X seriest, etc. But I decided this one would be best for my needs.

Its made out of solid steel, the knobs are plastic tho, but they dont seem to be about to fall off.

Overall I would say its a great pedal, one of the best you can get for under $100 bucks. Best for metal that is, I dont play blues so i could say how it would feel with other types of music

This pedal is exteamly easy to use. It only take five knobs and a little time to master it's tones. The footswitch is really chunky and there's a LED to let you know it's on.

I use a fender strat loaded with Kent Armstrong pickups and a Burns Brian May through a Marshal VS100 amp. For the most part this pedal sounds great, reall Metal 'bite' looong sustain and thick tone. The Level and Sustain knobs are probably the most useful and a quick turn will take you from Metalica to Nirvana grunge. I don't really try and opy other players tones but I have never felt that I needed more gain than this pedal can give, quite the opposite. I often find myself turning it down to try and get a more vintage blues sound but usually end up switching it off! It can be a little buzzy when not playing (switched on) but hey, this is a HEAVY METAL pedal it's supossed to be noisy! As soon as you break out the power chords the noise is forgotten!

I find the pedal a bit to dominating to be used in conjunction with anything other than a little reverb, it tends to drown it all out! This si NOT a subtle effect!

It's has a metal casing and the swutch is really tough. It should last forever! I've had mine 4 years with no probs, I would never dream of using a backup!

Never used them.

I play blues and heavy rock with a little metal thrown in. This pedal can do everything from subtle blues lead - but it gets pretty close! If it could do more blusey vintage tones, I'd never buy another pedal, as it is I may invest in a Tube Screamer or similar.

If it was lost I'd buy another the same day.

I think the sustain control is great you can set everything else and just change the one knob for a dramatcially different sound. I love the build quality.

This thing is "plug and go". very easy to use and crank out some HEAVY THICK MANIACAL DISTORTION. WOW. the level knob is super sensitive and i keep it on about 2-3... anything above that is so loud and boomy it will rip your speakers in half.

I use this thing with my bass rig(SVTIII, musicman sterling, eden, 4x10's and EV 18"). Not too noisy at all. it has SUCH GOOD VOICING, it looses no LOW FREQUENCIES AT ALL using it with a bass. there is no real blend from clean to distortion, but that doesn't matter. this will flood the room with distortion. I've played it through my guitar player's marshal and RED BEAR amps, and it gives an AMAZING DISTORTION for guitar as well. SOO HEAVY!!! very quiet to be dumping out SOOOO MUCH GAIN.

i had one and it completely stopped working, the LED was constantly on and the shop couldn't fix it. I BOUGHT ANOTHER the next week. IT's THAT GOOD. if this one breaks, i will purchase another one. it has a new look now ... i have the older BLUE model... supposedly now it just has a silver casing with the same guts.

I play dynamic music w/ ups and downs, tempo/time changes all over the place, as a 3 piece- i like to have lots of different tones for accenting. i bought this to emulate guitar tones on bass to make up for those parts that need to be filled in, and it does this extremely well!!!! most guitar-specific pedals do not have EQ's, and if they do they suck hairy goatballs (they might as well just stick with the lame "tone" knob). the rampage has high, low mid scoop, sustain, and volume, allowing no real drop in frequency for bass when you stomp on this angry SOB. I've played through every bass DI/Overdrive pedal you can buy, and pretty much most guitar distortion pedals i've ever seen, and this one is a shining GEM in a sea of crap. it's cheap and you will not be disappointed, and not that it matters-but it looks really cool as well. I SCARE PEOPLE WITH THE SOUND THAT COMES OUT OF MY RIG WITH THIS THING. RECOMENDED FOR BASS PLAYERS AND GUITAR PLAYERS.

Well, minutes after hookin up the pedal I was able to get a good sound of it.so I would say a MANUAL was needed.
It's a verry easy to use pedal, the second you get it ,you'll know what i'm talkin about.

I have a Epiphone G-310 with a seymour duncan distortion humbucker on the bridge..and I have a squire strat.The sound Quality,mmmmm well I have this stupid Fender BULLET "REVERB" amp wich is 20 watts I think...U can't get a pedal to sound its MAX on this amp..its just impossible..the amp is to weak, but I tested it(the rampage pedal) on a Carvin tube amp (with my epiphone G-310)...and the sound Just blew my ears away.
Depending on the type AMP and the type of guitar you use...THE BETTER THE SOUND..

Well the pedal looks like it can go thru war and HELL..and its made of good material so I THINK IT WILL LAST LONG...

NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM with THE PEDAL.
so no comment...

its PERFECT for METAL..
I wish it had more equalization possibilities like the BOSS MT-2 metal zone..but the metal zone is to SHARP soo i prefer my RAMPAGE. its the best for me...i won't use another pedal for METAL..

I don't understand the person below, to me its sounds very heavy ,not a creamy tube overdrive but more an metal scoope monster, great to have it next to a two channel tube amp, my tele sounds like Alien Ant Farm's Smooth Criminal, I hear no hiss , just a little not like my friends Boss overdrive , This is absolutely not a tubescreamer or a Boss distortion , more a third channel for a two channel amp