MXR X100 Rockman - Nostalgic 1980s Arena Rock Tones in a Pedal! | Dunlop & MXR NAMM 2025

[@antondiatonikk2256]

Beyond excited. TOM SCHOLZ: If you see this, please do at least one interview, Rick Beato would be perfect, because the guitar community is full of myths about your recording techniques, ROCKMAN products, and of course the Hyperspace pedal. There are many on the edge of their seat, please tell us some of that history before it is too late.

[@paolo4002]

Mick getting some well deserved sunshine. Love it !

[@WillHessey]

Love it when someone in a guitar video mentions Ronno! ⚡️

[@lancecluster]

Seems like the pedal sound that defined my childhood listening.

[@Liam_Doherty_UK]

Lovely to hear this homage to one of our legends, Mick Ronson.

[@markkeneson6806]

Long overdue

[@lydianian]

Mankind has already reached perfect about chorus delay and reverb.MXR Rockman is one of them🎉

[@JKM395]

I love it when you find a classic sound like that.

[@jamesnortonofficial1566]

MXR are hitting us old boys right in the wallet 💳 🎸

[@patricklongshanks378]

That's kinda cooler than all the modern digital direct solutions, in my opinion. Didn't realize this was a thing!

[@Chudhole]

The wah is really cool sounding

[@Mark_J_on_guitar]

Hearing this .... was more then a feeling...

[@ckmoore101]

That MXR X100 is going to flying off the shelves, for years to come. I sure home Tom is getting a big cut.

[@jimduyck]

His beard was almost helping with palm muting duties.

[@rogerYT69]

beard-mutung is a brand new guitar technic😊

[@flinto2002]

Sadly it wasn’t helping with his tuning

[@MrBluesilverred]

It’s almost getting tangled up in the strings

[@douglasdog1]

Adds a little hair

[@rogerYT69]

@@douglasdog1 yeah it's actually a hairy sound 😉

[@333Lightspeed]

I remember seening M. Ronson in the late 70is for the first time on TV an realized that's a real PRO...

[@brianrollins7275]

These videos are the best. Thanks

[@misterknightowlandco]

I appreciate that they are recording direct and not micing things up or just using a damn iPhone like everyone else, buuuut w/e they’re plugging into sounds like a line 6 spider II

[@michaelnilsson3103]

Well I think that "The Captain" needs to read up on Boston and Tom Scholz for the first reference to that sound :)

[@TheGorillafoot]

Everything MXR makes is great. My favorite fuzz is their variac. I bet this pedal is great too.

[@eccentric0official]

The guy from Dunlop is awesome!

[@mclarensmps]

That stereo chorus is glorious :)

[@Rutigliano]

Iron Maiden´s Somewhere In Time songs will be incredible on this pedal with chorus on!

[@Sonnytimesalways-lx7je]

We are making Overdrive Pedals great again.

[@tomblaze2]

Love how its instant 1985 on every setting

[@Peapodzilla]

That wah looks awesome

[@jamiec9080]

Dunlop NEEDS to make more of their Randy Rhoads pedal!

[@houseofshred3725]

2:35 "Aight thig thig" wow, that sounds fantastic!

[@paulvcarter]

Great gear, great guy who knew his stuff! Mick was genius and Bowie made the perfect pair.

[@kevinhindman9943]

I'm definitely getting this pedal.

[@WillHessey]

A Ronno Wah?!!.. 😮 That’s made my year!… 💸

[@terryharris2262]

Orederd mine, cant wait! IMO, RJ Ronquiolo has the best demo!! Really expainled ea channel w settings from a clean amp starting standpoint

[@jimmygillard]

I REALLY want that Ronson Wah.

[@hebo6399]

(1:40) Journey style tone ?!? Lee, don't you mean "Boston style tone" ?

[@gdawgs101]

Everybody in the 80s tried out a Rockman at one point. I believe Shon was using them around the Escape/Frontiers era, but not sure how long it stayed in the chain for

[@paigebuoyspaulding9657]

Bryan Kehoe is a Bay Area treasure...delightful sir

[@princessstardusty1622]

I'm saving up NOW BABY, NOW !!! ❤️😁🥰

[@robclancy6001]

That chorus sound reminds me of the beginning of who are you

[@taylor12elementvb]

The Boston sound used by ZZ Top, Def Leppard, Journey, to name a few with the Rockman sound. Even Jeff Beck sent in a warranty card for a Rockman as per Tom Scholz. Many of the 80s groups used a Rockman at some point. This pedal is a definite winner.

[@JeffWiersma]

It sure sounds like Rush was using it for awhile there too, also Robert Plant solo stuff.

[@joserdiazalmodovar1898]

And an FX Loop as well a direct balanced output for using it directly to the Mixing Board it will be a Winner

[@Beakphoto]

MICK RONSON SHOUTOUT BABY!!!

[@shanedavis3414]

Bout time Dunlop and MXR !! Their version of the Guitar Ace just didn't have the juice. This sounds great so far. Hopefully it will sound good through a solid state amp.

[@porcelainthunder2213]

Really needs to do a huge pick slide when demonstrating the Rockman.

[@joserdiazalmodovar1898]

Hi Captain and Pete 🤘🎸✌️ I think it's a Great Idea from MXR absolutely. I would recommend to make it Stereo with 2 normal guitar cables instead of this system that requires a Y Adapter. Also They must make the chorus switchable and the Stereo Scholz Echo, Delay included with a dedicated on off switch for the Distortion, Chorus and Echo 🤘🎸

[@BillyBlaze7]

finding someone who actually had the Rockman X100 pedal IN STOCK was an all day venture with many false alarms and refunds til I finally just started calling companies directly to have them actually put their hands on the product to be sure they had it. But I do finally have one in the post coming to me. Good luck to you if you are searching for someone who actually has them in stock to sell you because they REALLY under estimated the demand for these pedals and nobody has them really in stock.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

80's tone? That tone was all over the 70's. Remember that band Boston and the debut album from 1976?

[@SophisticatedBob]

Yeah, the guitarist for Boston, Tom Scholz, invented that Rockman, and hence the sound. Others started using it.

[@jean_claude_guitar]

I know what you mean buddy but technically the Rockman X100 was released in 1982 and then used by many guitarist in the '80s like Phil Collen, Joe Satriani, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons...

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

@@jean_claude_guitar Yep, I get what you mean. The 80's being when Tom made the tone available commericially. And it could be heard from Huey Lewis to Def Leppard.

[@gedward4335]

Thanks for the close-ups of the pedal😂

[@Frankie_Holt]

I don’t know how someone who’s been dead for 32 years gets a signature wah, never the less, I want it

[@ivorharden]

Hendrix?

[@SoloSi2024]

Designed to go to PA or guitar amp? The X100 was a headphone amp that also sounded great direct.

[@boonatuna]

This pedal is almost perfect, but why not 2 foot switches so you can go from clean to Lead during a live performance?

[@SwingingCreeper]

That’s what the external Jack is for

[@boonatuna]

@ yea just annoying you have to get a mini foot switch and add another chord but at least there’s that option

[@DonBonin]

The X100 is the perfect mix of distortion, compression and chorus. It is dumbed down to the level of genius... not surprising, coming from the mind of Tom Scholz.

[@_pant0m]

we had that one friend

[@bob_kazamakis]

Really hope we get an eventual reissue of the sustainor with the coveted rev20 circuit

[@davidpaul6656]

An exact replica of a Rockman.... minus the echo

[@philwildcroft1764]

Rebel Rebel isn't a Mick Ronson riff, it was written and recorded after he left the Bowie band. Alan Parker (Blue Mink member and prolific though often uncredited session player) probably played it.

[@SwingingCreeper]

Bowie played it. He’s the guitarist on the Diamond Dogs album

[@philwildcroft1764]

@@SwingingCreeper Alan Parker has the credit for guitar on 1984 and he may have played the electric part on Rebel Rebel (it's a heated debate). But it definitely wasn't Mick Ronson, so it's not a great choice for demonstrating his wah tone.

[@jamesnorton7601]

I want the Ronson Wah. And I don't even use a wah

[@chrisb48907]

those pedals sound awesome ! damn I am gonna be broke...LOL

[@shanedavis3414]

3rd Stage time !!

[@wheresallthezombies]

I understand. Is the pedal just going into those two little combos?

[@gdawgs101]

I've been able to resist the GAS for most of NAMM but these new Rockman releases are going to put a hurting on my wallet 🤦‍♂️🤘

[@BrettRobinson-u6t]

There’s loads of awesome stuff this year I want the peavey preamp pedals too and the new Jose mod Friedman

[@Nathansillav]

Do mxr make a tuner

[@sdell88]

what are the two small amps in the back?

[@Sonnytimesalways-lx7je]

They said Marshall

[@DalelCampbell]

I'm pretty sure they are just cabinets. They are using the Milkman stereo amp on the board.

[@Sonnytimesalways-lx7je]

@@DalelCampbell ah ok thanks, I must of got confused because he was talking about Mick Ronson using Marshalls , makes sense now Cheers

[@mrbigg7255]

Wondering if they are just cabs.

[@Sonnytimesalways-lx7je]

@@mrbigg7255 They are cabs , was just told that they are Milkman cabs

[@trampshady]

“Journey style,” wrong band Cap!😂

[@andertons]

I literally realised that 3 seconds after I said it 😂😭

[@trampshady]

@ BOTH excellent bands!

[@PhreddCrintt]

Awesome.

[@Sixstringer666]

Def Leppard ?

[@Cara-Calico]

Hysteria for sure!

[@LuckySinghMusic]

Just waiting for someone to play Crushing Day or Ice 9 on this thing 😂

[@t0dd707]

The great Kehoe!

[@unclejj509]

Im #1🤠

[@hayabusa1300100]

I want the Mick Wah limit me one of them

[@samright4661]

By law you have to play “ Pour Some Sugar On Me” when using a Rockman 😂

[@liontone]

It’s amazing how ubiquitous the Rockman sound is.

[@mrbigg7255]

Will the Rockman work into the front end of an amp?

[@SwingingCreeper]

Yes, but if you have an efx loop you can plug it in there

[@leviathan76]

@11:40 Ronson didn’t play on “Rebel Rebel”

[@zorglubmagnus455]

thanks for the info! From wikipedia: Originally planned in late 1973 as part of an aborted Ziggy Stardust musical,[6] "Rebel Rebel" was Bowie's last single in his signature glam rock style.[7][8] It was also his first hit since 1969 not to feature lead guitarist Mick Ronson; Bowie played guitar himself on this and almost all the other tracks on Diamond Dogs. In the studio, Bowie informed guest guitarist Alan Parker that he wanted it to "sound like the Stones", before he picked up Parker's black Les Paul and played it to them. Parker then completed it, before the rest of the backing track was recorded. [14] Parker was upset upon learning he was uncredited on the final version. He stated: "I can tell my own playing, and my own sound, and I know it's me." Flowers further recalled: "David played the riff to Alan, Alan made sure it was good enough to record, then [Alan] played it."

[@ronmercer7766]

Epiphone, are you watching ? Mick Ronson tribute Les Paul please !

[@FiguredMaple]

Why didn't they include Echo like the original Rockman?

[@boddumblues]

The chip is not produced anymore and they were going for original..

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

The chip is not available, but more importantly the echo absolutely sucked. I’m today’s world if you’re plugging this direct like it’s meant to be used you’ve got probably got a dozen echos that you already really love to add to this.

[@riffmondo9733]

Rockman needs the echo feature. Not the same without it. Integral to the sound.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

I hear you. They said the original chips were out of production. They considered using a replacement but were concerned it would mess with the fundamental sound. In any case, there are a lot of awesome echos and delays out these days. The Keely HALO has a Tom Scholz mode that Andy Timmons had them put in based on the Scholz rack unit.

[@gdawgs101]

Yeah I'm not sure why they left the echo off, but everything else is there and on the money. You could easily stack this with any decent tape echo/digital tape emulation and it will sound money.

[@Cara-Calico]

​@@gdawgs101 To call it a faithful reissue it would have needed the delay. Its just not it

[@Rockmanxpr]

Here's to hoping they will release the other Rockman modules in pedal form, for now I'm happy with my TC Gakki GOAT clones

[@kingsecho3351]

Could you add a boss space echo to it?

[@Cara-Calico]

What's the song he plays at 2:42? I have such bad brain fog its back there but i cant find it 😭

[@KingKatt1963]

Foolin’ Def Leppard

[@Cara-Calico]

@KingKatt1963 Im gonna cry myself to sleep now. Diehard Def Leppard fan and i coundt catch that.

[@KingKatt1963]

@@Cara-CalicoDon’t feel too bad bad… I needed to double check it before I posted! lol

[@alexdenton6586]

His beard is helping with palm mute ?

[@Fusso]

That pedal looks perfect for my tastes, let's see how much it costs to ship here for Brazil... Oh... I hate this pedal lol

[@almostliterally593]

Just gotta be patient & save up man I believe in you.

[@StuartKReilly]

Idgaf how much it costs. I’ve been wanting this for several years ever since I heard Hysteria. I have a real Rockman but it’s aggravating to set up and noisy as hell. THIS is what I’ve been asking for for years and only boutique guys were making them reverse engineering them best they could

[@jacobbaranowski]

Need the Rockmen

[@rareform6747]

SOLD OUT ?

[@martinclayton7260]

I really want the Rockman, but you're taking the piss with the price!

[@RollerCoasterFenatic]

Seriously?? Everything these days are expensive. This pedal is well worth 229 bucks all day long! This pedal even has the original bucket chip in it and even chorus snd compression! Those effects alone cost if not more!!

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

You’re being silly

[@robertbrown1627]

Mick never played Rebel rebel

[@sigma5054]

that chorus sound that is it the mutts nutts

[@srobbins30]

Did Lee and Pete coordinate outfits? 😂

[@lancecluster]

I think like an old married couple they have just sort of evolved to look, dress and sometimes act the same

[@ScottGailor]

Bk is the best

[@fusionfan6883]

Aaaarrgghh why didn’t they include the echo section of the Rockman in the pedal😵‍💫

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

Wow, £259 for a Wah pedal! Boutique prices!

[@Merglet]

100% the sound of the band Boston, Tom Scholz friggin INVENTED the Rockman effects, very specific to the sound of Boston. Geezus guys, just listen to "More Than a Feeling" by Boston. You'll understand. It was how he found THAT sound, even though he made the effects AFTER that first album. Wanted to recreate that sound. That's as about close as you'd get to the 80's distorted sound before Van Halen came around. To put it in relative terms, it's what the dual rectifier mesa boogie was compared to the 80s marshall sound.

[@vannmagruder9038]

It’s the Megadeth secret weapon

[@TheChainsofAlice]

the chorus by itself sounds good, the overdrive/distortion sounds pretty terrible to my ears but im sure a lot of people with get a lot of enjoyment out of this pedal. Thanks for the namm coverage andertons!

[@tonelocrian]

The best features of this Rockman X100 unit are the : clean compression, the chorus & the distortion for the lead. The rhythm tones sound too mid-focused, almost too boxy.

[@geraldhartley]

Why did Tom Scholz not build and market this pedal 40 years ago?!? He would have become a bazillionaire!

[@JochenReulbach]

tight ;-)

[@helgehaukland5665]

Jeeez .I don’t know any Def Leppard Songs🤦🏻‍♂️ Have you ever heard about Hysteria? One of the most selling albums of all times🤷🏻‍♂️😅

[@tomcoleman8874]

Lee says Journey while reviewing a Boston effect 🤦

[@Kouros-t6d]

It would be great if so called "Arena Rock" will return to the throne it deserves sending boring dumb metal into the dust

[@matthewJ142]

Good God we can't even say box on social media? 🙄

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

Vox. lol.

[@costasci]

I hate demo with lespaul because it's always out of tune 😂😂😂

[@axkmster]

The Zoo 😅

[@thorpenator9148]

Was hoping Schultz would be making some money from the new pedal. 😢

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

Scholz sold his company to Dunlop. He got his money a long time ago.

[@stonecoldval]

I love Pete, but, damn, he looks like an old lesbian from the side....

[@rebeccagarner2576]

😂😂😂✨✨

[@cimmeriakurt]

FIRST. Does it DJENT??!!!