Rocktron Prophesy? Is it worth it

[Turumbar82]

Right now I'm using my ENGL E530 and a Digitech GSP1101 and sometimes my G-major. I have the ENGL in the digitechs loop so I can switch it in and out and sometimes use the models on the digitech.

I see a lot of people using the Prophesy and am interested in it and am wondering a lot about it. I don't know of any place in my area that sells them.

I know it only has 4 amp sounds and from what I've read they sound the same but just have different amounts of gain. How are the effects?

 

[Danimal]

I'm interested in your thoughts on the E530, as I've long thought about getting one of those to supplement my TriAxis.

 

[Turumbar82]

I really love my 530. I think the clean channel is very nice. Clean lo gain is very clean and sounds great with effects and takes overdrive pedals well. The "hi gain" clean is almost like a good overdrive pedal. I'm not too keen on the lo gain lead channel though. Hi gain lead is great. It's tight, heavy and has tons of sustain. I don't feel like it needs any kind of boost for great lead sounds. The contour switch on the lead channel really brings things up a notch in good way. It boosts some mids and highs. Otherwise it's a little too scooped sounding even with all of the knobs set at noon. For the most part I keep the knobs at noon and keep the low mids just below noon and then use a parametric EQ to fine tune things. I think the ENGL is great sound and definitely worth the price brand new. It does lack any MIDI though but if you are using a G-major then you can use the relays to switch channels.

I'm interested in adding another preamp to my set up too for more sounds. I like the modeled sound on the Digitech but I'm interested in the Rocktron Prophesy or definitely a Triaxis. I've played on a Triaxis a bunch and if I had the money right now I would buy one.

 

[MesaGod666]

Rocktron Prophesy II is the bomb.

 

[ryjan]

Rocktron Prophesy II is the bomb.

The Triaxis is the Nuclear bomb!

 

[MesaGod666]

Rocktron Prophesy II is the bomb.

The Triaxis is the Nuclear bomb!

Not gonna get an argument out of me on that one.