The ROCKMAN Headphone Amp | Def Leppard 'Hysteria' Guitar Tones

What do Boston, Joe Satriani, & Def Leppard have in common? The Rockman headphone amplifier or course! I finally got my hands on one, and I'm not Foolin' when I say I got a case of Hysteria.

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[RJRonquillo]

🔴 Other than Boston, Satch, and Def Leppard, other players that have recorded with the Rockman are Billy Gibbons, Jerry Cantrell, and Megadeth. Can you name some others and/or famous songs??

[anarchywon]

Only in the 80's would "normal mode" have echo & chorus on by default. Love it!

[torainbowsend]

My wife bought me one, when they first came out... For my birthday. (Which coincidentally is today... 72 and still jamming)
I think it was circa $180.00.... She handed it to me with a large smile and said "now you can play through the ear phones".
It was a great sound.... And, It really loved to eat those AA's.
After years of use/abuse it finally gave up.

[jasonrackawack]

Its almost like it was designed by an engineer who was a musician that knew exactly what sound he wanted and created a no fuss magic box to get that sound in a convenient preset package without all the hassle of a bunch of different pedals and amps to record wait it was!😉😁🎸

[DrProgNerd]

I had one of these in the 80's. I walked around high school - playing my Rockman X100 in my headphones - and just KNEW I was going to 'make it' someday. (I didn't - but still play guitar)

[PickettMusic]

There is no such thing as 'over-produced' in Mutt Lange masterpieces.

I have a Rockman 100 watt head, and it is a work of art.

[deanbibb]

Your face when you played the “Hysteria” riff in Clean II was priceless!

[mdwayne]

Those tones from the Rockman still hold up today and sound amazing.

[robertiola]

I was in high school in the early 80's and this is the best sound ever. Instant Boston, Def Leppard, and big smiles all the way around. Love it.

[wjatube]

Tom Scholz inspired me as a young guitarist to design and build my own amplifiers. It wasn't that my end product became as popular as Rockman but the process of my design, prototyping, tweaking, and constructing formed an incredible discipline for me. A hobby that was closely aligned with my guitar interests that kept me busy while others my age were out getting into trouble.
I attribute these disciplines to my later successes while designing automation technologies used in both the manufacturing and in the equities trading markets.
I also had a grandfather who was an electronics engineer who I used to visit and watch in wonder.
Young people today all want to get rich and be like Elon. But instead of spending hours on TikTok dreaming they need to be seeking out mentors because without Tom Scholz and my grandfather I would never be where I am today.

[OGPND]

That moment when you started playing Hysteria, sounded like it was lifted off the record, so cool

[ICACJ]

RJ to himself while browsing ebay/reverb for this relic: Are you getting it? Yes Armageddon It.

[thomcatx]

My then 16yo girlfriend bought me one for Christmas 1987 when I left for the Air Force. I had never heard of it before receiving it. I do remember it was back ordered as Christmas came and went but I eventually did receive this amazing box. LET ME TELL YOU, I came to depend on that thing to get me thru 4 years of the air force and beyond. I could play without disturbing anyone, keep in mind this was 1987 and the ability to play electric via small portable unit with headphones was unimaginable at that point. I plugged it into my dual cassette boom box to play when I wanted to hear it without headphones AND I could record right to cassette. The tones were satisfying and inspiring, I still have it but has long stopped working. It lived it's life to the fullest for sure!

[davedobson]

Back in the 80's, I had a Rockman Sustainor, Stereo Chorus, Stereo delay, and EQ in a rack case and ran direct into the PA. Our singer used the Distortion Generator direct. We had no amps on stage at all. This video brings back really great memories! The Rockman stuff sounded so great and you really couldn't make it sound bad. I wish I had kept all that gear!

[AutismRocksOfficial]

Saw Def Leppard on the Hysteria tour years ago. As soon as you hit those strings, I was taken back in time. Cool vid! ✌

[TomStrahle]

It actually sounds really good RJ. Great video as always.

[DavidDiMuzio]

Damn, that's definitely the sound of my favorite records 🤘

[leftwing]

Damn. Hysteria actually lives in that little box. It's really in there.

[neilegan]

Never knew Leppard used the Rockman on Hysteria but hearing you demo it now it all makes sense. Wasn't everything so much simpler back then??!!!

[SuperdangerStudios]

literally love every tone out of this thing. Tom Scholz was so far ahead of his time. Cheers!