Rocktron Piranha opinions?

[Nightbat]

*Waits*

[chrisolson]

Great....thanks for bumping a 2-year-old thread.

Sure seems like a VINCE post!!

And WTF?? -- "If their other amps were better, KK and Glen would not have replaced them with the Pirahna!" You lost me there. They aren't using the ROCKTON PIRANHA now...so I guess there is something better?

[Nightbat]

Great....thanks for bumping a 2-year-old thread.

Sure seems like a VINCE post!!

And WTF?? -- "If their other amps were better, KK and Glen would not have replaced them with the Pirahna!" You lost me there. They aren't using the ROCKTON PIRANHA now...so I guess there is something better?

[rocksoldier]

Wow, the Piranha has been gone for a long time.

Sounded fine, but I realized that a rack just was a waste of time. Replaced my Piranha/Lexicon fx unit/Marshall 9005 power amp run through a Marshall 1960 with Classic Leads with a modded JCM 800 2X12 combo. Sounds more organic and Marshally to me, and just needs a couple of pedals for perfection. Takes up half the space at most, and genuinely sounds better.

[hotrocks]

KK and Glen used the Pirahna because its a great piece of gear".Used it for quite some time too".They dont use anything new,went back to old amps to capture a different feel they once had,so as to keep refreshing their tone and not go sterile.I"m sure they wouldnt use a peice of gear if it were CRAP! The Pirahna gives that "HIGH OCTANE" rock sound that everyone wants more of from their Marshalls!

[hotrocks]

Amp heads are limited in their tone shaping possibilites'.thats why I dumped all the Marshall-Laney"s etc...I went to a Marshall 9200 and JMP-1 setup.The Pirahna far excells in performance compaired to the JMP-1. The JMP-1 Is great" But, the Pirahna Is "MAGICAL"!!

[Nightbat]

I've been using rack preamps for over 10 years now
Ive owned the JMP-1 and still own a Piranha

What the Piranha has over the JMP-1 is more gain and a mid sweep
The JMP-1 otoh has a better clean and less fizz in the OD channels

ADA MP-1 smokes them both in clean and useable gain IMO

[djpharoah]

I had a Piranha but just sold it because it got replaced by a Peavey Rockmaster Preamp. That thing smokes!