Rockman Chorus Delay

stratguy23 · #1 10-22-2010, 09:50 PM

I have a friend who has one of these (inherited it from a family member), and he doesn't use it. I thought it was pretty cool, and I might buy it from him, but I have no idea what it is worth, I saw one ended on eBay for $135, but I don't know if that's typical. Has anyone else used one of these? They are actually pretty cool. Any help is appreciated!

Joe Silence · #2 10-22-2010, 10:54 PM

i got one new back in the day and it cost more than $135!

today's used price, tho, i have no idea.

gatordoc · #3 10-23-2010, 12:22 PM

I have the Chorus/Delay and Chorus units. Probably my favorite sounding chorus and SR&D built them to last a long time. I've seen them go typically between $75 to $150 depending on the condition but I haven't checked out any Rockman gear for about a year. I actually paid around $150 for the used Chorus unit I bought off eBay but it was mint and one of the very last ones built. SR&D was known for upgrading the Rockman units on a continuing basis so the later units incorporated all the mods/revisions that had been made over the years. This makes them more desirable IMO than the earlier units.

douglong · #4 10-23-2010, 12:58 PM

I have one. I paid about $150 (EBAY). Fantastic unit.

stratguy23 · #5 10-23-2010, 02:24 PM

This one says it was made in 1986, so is that an earlier or later one?

bsic · #6 10-23-2010, 02:35 PM

these sound great!!! 135 for a good sounding effect like this is awesome.

stratguy23 · #7 10-23-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bsic

these sound great!!! 135 for a good sounding effect like this is awesome.

Ya I was really impressed by it...

gatordoc · #8 10-23-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stratguy23

This one says it was made in 1986, so is that an earlier or later one?

Right in the middle because they only made those for 3 years: 1985-87. I don't think the Chorus/Delay had any revisions. The Chorus was made from '87-'94 and it had several revisions. I have the Chorus/Delay in my rack and it sounds great. Even better with the Sustainor running before it.

stratguy23 · #9 10-23-2010, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gatordoc

Right in the middle because they only made those for 3 years: 1985-87. I don't think the Chorus/Delay had any revisions. The Chorus was made from '87-'94 and it had several revisions. I have the Chorus/Delay in my rack and it sounds great. Even better with the Sustainor running before it.

Thanks for the info. Is the Chorus have the same Chorus as the Chorus/Delay?

gatordoc · #10 10-23-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stratguy23

Thanks for the info. Is the Chorus have the same Chorus as the Chorus/Delay?

Pretty close. The Chorus unit sounds a little better to my ears but I'm guessing that's just because it's a '90s model so it has been tweaked a bit more. Or maybe it's just been used a lot less!

The visible technical spec differences are that the Chorus/Delay Drive Level goes from -6 to +10 whereas the Chorus goes from -6 to +6. The Preamp headroom indicators go from 0 to 30 dB on the Chorus/Delay and 0 to 18 dB on the Chorus. Not sure if these differences are because of the Delay side or they found out the new specs worked better.

The Chorus unit also has a footswitchable "Sweep" input on the back that is supposed to give you a stereo effect without the chorus effect and a footswitchable input that can select between the short and long chorus.

stratguy23 · #11 10-23-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gatordoc

Pretty close. The Chorus unit sounds a little better to my ears but I'm guessing that's just because it's a '90s model so it has been tweaked a bit more. Or maybe it's just been used a lot less!

The visible technical spec differences are that the Chorus/Delay Drive Level goes from -6 to +10 whereas the Chorus goes from -6 to +6. The Preamp headroom indicators go from 0 to 30 dB on the Chorus/Delay and 0 to 18 dB on the Chorus. Not sure if these differences are because of the Delay side or they found out the new specs worked better.

The Chorus unit also has a footswitchable "Sweep" input on the back that is supposed to give you a stereo effect without the chorus effect and a footswitchable input that can select between the short and long chorus.

I may look for a Chorus then because I liked the chorus better than the delay.

Stupid question but can you run the delay and chorus at the same time and if so how?

Purplexi · #12 10-23-2010, 11:45 PM

I used to run a Marshall Gov'nor pedal into a Rockman Sustainer with the chorus/delay in the loop of a late 80's mstr vol JCM 800...lordy, it was memorable, so linear but still molten.