Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp 

Comments about Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp:

This thing is great! It gets pretty loud and can handle just about anything you throw at it! It is super tough, and it's pretty heavy, but definitely worth having! I use this for my PODHD Pro, and I love it! It is so perfect! It is really easy to hook up and works really well. I definitely think that this is the way to go if you need a power amp for your rig!

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Anyone who wants a lot of tight, clean headroom with uncolored sound won't find it here. I wanted to use it with a floor modeler (Roland VG-88) and I compared it head to head with an old Digitech MosFet guitar power amp. The MosFet beat it in every way other than being two rack spaces instead of one. There are two controls on this unit labeled "Definition" and "Reactance." The knobs should say "Harshness" and "Mud," because they're simply tone controls with poorly chosen center frequencies. Even so, I could live with the Reactance and Definition slightly turned up except for the fact that no matter where the controls are set this amp SAGS like an old tube amp with a tube rectifier, i.e. like it doesn't have enough headroom or slew rate to reproduce the transient attacks. There's no punch to it, no sparkle, no solid bottom, just compressed mushiness. MAYBE this amp would be good for heavily overdriven metal or something where you want a lot of compression and low end mush from the amp but I need punch and crisp and this aint it.

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I got this a few months back and it is amazing. It's a little on the heavy side but not too bad. It cuts through a band mix which good. I can't really think of any thing that I don't like about it.

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I purchased this to go with my new Eleven Rack. I have been playing for 20 years. I own several tube amps. This unit sounds great and the controls actually work. I was surprised how heavy it was but that is not an issue. It seems well built and should hold up to most abuse. This would be a great addition for the gigging guy because its solid state, so no worries about tubes going etc.

Comments about Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp:

compact,powerfull,normal sounding.

Comments about Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp:

Been playing for 25 years and the velocity sounds amazing. Running a Rocktron Chameleon through it and I can get any sound I want, including those created by an expensive Marshall. I like Marshall equipment but for a fraction of the price this was a good purchase.

Comments about Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp:

Sounds great and very tube like even at practice level volume. It is the perfect companion with a good amp modeling unit such as a Boss GT-10 or a Line 6 Pod. I use mine with a Boss GT-10 and home made Celestion 1x12 speaker cabinet. It's not as good as a full blown tube amp, but it sounds great and won't break the bank.

Comments about Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp:

Perfect. I used and own Marshall Jcm 900. and Mesa Dual rack mount rectifier.Getting a little heavy. the Rocktron Velocity 300 Its tough,Light,and is a lot more consistent then my heavy tube amps .No problem getting my tone it was just as good at low levels.kept the harmonics as well.not just the same but real useable.I found it to be very useable,and for some things its better. I use a compressor racked with a Pod pro.I did have to change a few settings on the pod pro.
Best features.I was able to get my tone out of the gate.I did have to alter my preamp a little.
I run it hard and with a lot of bottom end. with a Mesa 800 wt. 2-15 bass cab on one side and two Mesa 150 wt. 2-12 rectified half cabs on the other .4 ohm and ohm.Really bass cab in the middle and the half cabs on both sides.kicks but in stereo that way.It takes a lot of watts.that little amp has it in spades.
Its worth it Full five star rating.

Comments about Rocktron Velocity 300 150W Rack Power Amp:

I just picked this amp up to combine with my Rocktron Prophesy ii. If you are looking to build a nice rack and save space you found it!! Why? Its clean with alot POWER which equals headroom!! This amp is loud, and I run it in stereo at 75 watts per channel 8 ohms into a Marshall 1960a LEAD cab (same as JCM 800) Any more need to push through a PA or over a loud drummer you can run it in mono bridged 300 watts which you should have no issue punching through until the need of a cab mic. Solid state tone can be tricky to punch through a mix. If you combine this with the right cab and amp pre you can attain an amazing amount of crunch. I punched this up to max and had BALLS of bass and crunch no breakup with my Marshall 1960a. Chest pounding bass. The Prophesy sounds amazing with vibrant highs and mids and the effects glisten with even transparency. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to combine it with an effects preamp such as the AXE FX, Rocktrons, or a POD. With the volume all the way up, I do get some slight hum which is expected with any amp punched to its threshold. With a tube head at 10, the noise would be unbearable. The ?Reactance? control on this amp is an extremely beneficial feature. That feature alone will divide your tone from any other amp of this kind. It will crank the low end and make your tone really warm. I am amazed at how well this works to give a ?tube feel? as Rocktron claims. The definition control works much like a presence control and also is an excellent tone defining feature in that it opens up your sound allowing it to expand. I love the fact that I can shred through this amp and feel all my notes. Much more then I expected in the price of this monster!!!!!!!

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I bought this power amp with the intention of pairing it with the Line 6 Pod Pro Xt. I later changed to a Yamaha Dg1000 preamp which to my ears sounds infinitely better. The main thing to realize is that this amp is going to accurately and powerfully project whatever tones you feed it, so choose wisely with your preamp. That being said, this single space unit is a beast. I have the Reactance set to "3 o'clock" and the Definition control to "12 o'clock." The sounds are indeed very "fat and warm" like the manufacturer claims and still able to retain that "tightness" that you get when palm muting. I have it bridged into a 16 ohm cabinet with 4 Celestion Vintage 30s which allows me 170 watts. More than enough for any application. I have the Volume set at "5 o'clock" and it is extremely loud and defined. I'm very happy with the amp so far. Build quality seems great (This thing is surprisingly heavy for its size.) So once again..get yourself a decent preamp and cabinet and you will be able to elicit some excellent tones with minimal hassle.