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Rocktron Piranha
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Hey all, I just picked up a Rocktron Piranha in excellent condition for cheap. Man, this thing has some serious ballz!!
 Anyone else ever used or still use one?
The cleans to me are better on the MP1, with my Voodu Valve a close second. Crunch to medium gain the MP1/Jmp1 blended are the best (awesome 80's hair/sleaze metal), but for hi/ultra hi gain the Piranha really shines. The Voodu Valve does great high gain but the Piranha just eats it alive... :lol:
My rig has transformed a lot in the past couple years, current line up list in my sig, here's a few images:
(not shown Rocktron Intellifex, currently not in my rack)
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Live Rig:
Fractal Audio FM3 ver 1.06
Boss GT 100 ver.2.11
Switching- Radial Engineering Big Shot I/O v2 - Radial Engineering Pro D2 Stereo Direct Box
Power - Live Wire Power Conditioning Distribution System
Monitors  - (2) FRFR-112 Headrush Stage monitors
Axes - Charvel So Cal Pro Mod-Jackson DK2MQ Pro-Jackson USA Soloist-Ibanez RG3XXV
ADA gear: MP1- MP2 - MT200
Studio gear- way too much to list.

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Re: Rocktron Piranha
« Reply #1 on: Time Format »

Hey Soloist, good score  :thumb-up: and very nice rig, seems you have all the bases covered for great tones and versatility  >:D . Shame the Marshall and the Voodu don't have rear inputs.
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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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Yeah, I agree on the rear inputs but for the tones I'm getting....I can live with it. :metal: :whoohoo!:
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Live Rig:
Fractal Audio FM3 ver 1.06
Boss GT 100 ver.2.11
Switching- Radial Engineering Big Shot I/O v2 - Radial Engineering Pro D2 Stereo Direct Box
Power - Live Wire Power Conditioning Distribution System
Monitors  - (2) FRFR-112 Headrush Stage monitors
Axes - Charvel So Cal Pro Mod-Jackson DK2MQ Pro-Jackson USA Soloist-Ibanez RG3XXV
ADA gear: MP1- MP2 - MT200
Studio gear- way too much to list.

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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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WOW 4 different preamps in 1 rack!!!
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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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Hey El, yeah, kick arse  >:D , very nice rig, and the Alesis rack mixer to bring them all together and well thought out switching, very nice set up IMO. I imagine I could loose myself for a few hours playing through it  :whoohoo!: . Moreover, IMO it's a really good example of how to do it right (with all the vagaries of how you might patch a system/rig)  :thumb-up:
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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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Interesting rig,how is this all patched up,i also see some pedals?
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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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Hey MJMP, it took awhile and countless signal routings I think I wired it every way possible, but here is what I decided on:
Floor Board-

 Guitar>Noise Suppressor in. Noise suppressor send>Tube Screamer>Super OD>GE7>Noise Suppressor return. Noise Suppressor out>Morley A/B/C in. (Morley a/b/c) A>GE7>JMP1 in, B>ADA MP1 in, C>Morley A/B in. (Morley a/b) A> Rack Tuner>Piranha in, B>voodoo Valve in. Ground Control Pro wired to all 4 preamps, G Major2 and Intellifex. I use the CC on the GCP to turn on/off G Major 2 effects.

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ADA MP1 r/l out>r/l in BBE 462> channel 2 on alesis mixer
JMP1 r/l out> r/l in channel 4 on alesis mixer
Voodu Valve r/l out> r/l in channel 6 on alesis mixer
Piranha r/l out> r/l in channel 8 on alesis mixer.
Intellifex in fx loop of Piranha
Alesis Mixer out > G Major 2 > Carvin Power Amp > 2 ADA Split Stacks.

Very versatile set -up. I can use any combo of preamps, from 1 to all (not that I would use all at once) but you could.
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Live Rig:
Fractal Audio FM3 ver 1.06
Boss GT 100 ver.2.11
Switching- Radial Engineering Big Shot I/O v2 - Radial Engineering Pro D2 Stereo Direct Box
Power - Live Wire Power Conditioning Distribution System
Monitors  - (2) FRFR-112 Headrush Stage monitors
Axes - Charvel So Cal Pro Mod-Jackson DK2MQ Pro-Jackson USA Soloist-Ibanez RG3XXV
ADA gear: MP1- MP2 - MT200
Studio gear- way too much to list.

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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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That's quite a setup,are all 4 on at the same time?
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Re: Rocktron Piranha
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No. Usually 1 or 2. I can do all 4 at once but that takes some major level tweaking.
Sounds like a wall of sound with only 2 on.
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Live Rig:
Fractal Audio FM3 ver 1.06
Boss GT 100 ver.2.11
Switching- Radial Engineering Big Shot I/O v2 - Radial Engineering Pro D2 Stereo Direct Box
Power - Live Wire Power Conditioning Distribution System
Monitors  - (2) FRFR-112 Headrush Stage monitors
Axes - Charvel So Cal Pro Mod-Jackson DK2MQ Pro-Jackson USA Soloist-Ibanez RG3XXV
ADA gear: MP1- MP2 - MT200
Studio gear- way too much to list.
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