Famous Artists/Studio Musicians
"My KASHA Rockmod head kicks ass.  All three channels are perfect and  represent three
completely different awesome tones.  I play live in 2 bands and do  sessions
all over LA and i've never heard so many compliments about tone in my  life.  The Rockmod
screams so ferociously, most people think i'm using pedals but it's  all in one amazing
amp."

Phil X

“The ROCKMOD 50 watt head is amazing. I took it to a session for the first time. The producer and engineer both loved it and wanted to use it on the record. They also requested that I bring it back for later sessions. Great amp!”

Tim Pierce

"In the early `90 I ordered several Rockmods for diverse guitarists in Germany and the Netherlands. They all still play them, including me! Since 7 years I'm playing in a very successful German band, that`s called "Höhner" www.hoehner.com Now I`ve heard, that this Rockmod is alive again. Great!"

Ralf Rudnik

Pro Guitarist

Germany

"From the second I tried it in my rig, I knew the Rockmod preamp had something special for me. It has been a major voice in every session I've done since."

Dean Parks

"As one of the first to use the ROCKMOD back in the late 80s, the new ROCKMOD provides even more rich musical sounds coupled with the new RoBo-CAB making it a valuable tool either live or in the studio."

Kevin Dukes

Harmony Central Reviews

The Quikmod actually resides in a box that sits on top of your amp. It connects to your first preamp tube socket, given you additional gain stages at your fingertips. Makes your single channel amp a two channel amp. It comes with a gain and post gain control and is footswitchable.

I have one and use it with my modded out Epi Valve Jr, an old Silvertone 1482 and my Marshall 1959 SLP.

Andy Z.

The primary quality this amp has is "Character"...it takes the sound of your guitar & enhances it...really it does- -each of the guitars I use (70's Les Paul TV Special, Anderson Pro-Am, Zion Radicaster w/Bartolinis, Modulus Tele w/Bardens...main instruments) ALL sound better than they do through a standard (you name it brand) amp. Your effects also sound fuller & articulated.

Roderick

This is a 3-channel, all tube preamp. The channels are, Clean, Crunch, and Burn. Cool names! Channel switching is awesome and very flexible. There are three ways to switch channels on this preamp, on the front panel there's a knob for manual switching, on the back of the unit there's a jack to connect the included footswitch, and then there's the 1/4" jacks to connect to a switching system...like with a Bradshaw or Axess switcher. The effects loop in this thing is great. It really adds warmth to my effects because it's an active, tube-buffered loop. It's great to get my effects out of the way and into the loop. It made my $100 BOSS delay pedal sound like an expensive studio rack delay. A friend of mine put his Line6 Pod XT pedalboard into the loop and it totally made a huge difference, for the better!

Kenneth

I really love this pre as it is very versatile. I have been told That Dann Huff(Giant,session ace,producer)used these at one point. It is a box of tones if you like to tweak a little. It is very friendly to rack fx and pedals in front of it. I think these pop up for 300-500 once in awhile but they are pretty rare. Way better that SP-77, Piranha(yuck!), MP-1, JMP-1(not versatile)I have heard it be compared to an IE4 wich I would love to try out.

JakeMR


I've owned quite a bit of gear. I actually A/B'd this against a CAE 3+ preamp, it it held it's own wonderfully. It's a great sounding piece of gear. I wish I had 2 of them. If you have one out there HOLD ON TO IT!

MusicGearGuys
Shoot, I grew up with you guys in CA.  You guys have always made a killer amp.  Cant wait to visit you at NAMM.  BTW, the cabs are off the hook!

Gregory

Patrick, was great meeting you. It would have been great to get pictures of everyone's face of the before and after tones on the Epi Valve Jr and Super Reverb using the Quickmod. Priceless! Time after time all day long! All the gear sounded great!

The new Kasha stuff is amazing. I got to play on the 3ch head and the Epi with the QuickMod at NAMM and I was blown away. I had already ordered a RockMod-3 preamp before the show, but after hearing the head, with the switchable output sections and all, I had to switch my order to a head. I can't wait for it to get here. I've had basically EVERYTHING and this stuff rocks! Great work guys!

BradS71

i have used this pre with about 20 different guitars over the years everything from a japanese squier strat to a shecter C1 blackjack. i play all kinds of music funk, metal , ska , blues , etc. it is not to noisy but i use it with a bbe sonic maximiser and symetrix compressor through the effects loop and then into a midiverb II out to a microverb 4, into any # of amps and cabs, this thing has punchy heavy saturated distortion and very fender style clean. the clean channel is very clean, you can get a slight distortion if you push it. i have used this for many years and i got rid of my modded marshall when i bought this. most guitar amps are not this versitale.

Anonymous

Finally got it mounted back in my rack and hooked up to the power amp. After a few minutes of dial turning I found a good base setting to build off of. The clean channel on the Kasha is spectacular. With the resonance and presence control on the Peavey power amp I can really dial in the sound. The initial attack thumps you in the chest and then the note just cuts like a razor sharp sword with a chocolat pudding aura around it. In other words, it makes you forget that there are still two other channels to play with on this thing. I didn't spend much time on the crunch channel, but it has a lot of gritty bite. Gave me a bit of a ZZ Tops vibe. The burn channel is where the action is. Tons of gain, huge body...none of the thin fizzy sound that comes out of a lot of hi-gain setups. The only thing I could ask for would be a little scoop on the midrange. I may be kidding myself, but I'm going to hook up a 10-band EQ and see if a little more shaping gets me where I want to be.

XelderX

Huge Racks Reviews

New Kasha Rockmod

I have the new Kasha Rockmod now for two weeks and have the experience of one live performance and one weekly exercise with the band www.aparty.nl.

The live performance was great. After a bad sound check (too little time) I had my first live experience with the new Kasha Rockmod. Rhythm is crisp and clear. I play a Fender Stratocaster with 2 EMG singles and 1 humbucker, which can be pulled to a single coil. The clean is so clear with a highly dynamic sound, breaking through the whole band. It is excellently suitable for dance and funk music. The crunch channel is one of the only usable crunch channels on the market. It delivers the same amount of gain as the lead channel of my former amp. It sounds like an old Marshall JCM800. Perfectly suitable for Brian Adams songs. Then last but not least the burn channel. This is why I wanted the Rockmod so badly. It provides rich harmonics, excellent clear and clean distortion with an excellent, never ending sustain. We played The Final Countdown of Europe and the solo was amazing. It seems that my fingers had a much easier job using this pre-amp. People were watching which equipment was producing this sound. The attack of the plectrum is very good hearable. It’s no mud, but really good defined distorted sound, like you find back on CD’s of Whitesnake and Chicago. Pulling the tremolo completely down and up gives a sound as you are starting a 12 cylinder Mercedes Benz.

John Kasha built in a new channel switching mechanism, which can be used by all standard channel switching devices. The TC-electronics G-Major features a relais switch, which can be configured per channel. The channel switching of the new Rockmod is excellent: noise free and extremely fast. I had it setup in less than 5 minutes. I was a little bit afraid for getting hum for the 240 V/50 Hz versus the 110V/6 Hz difference between USA and Europe. Nothing was less true: the amp is very quite. No hum at all. Excellent signal/noise ratio, especially for a tube pre-amp with this high-gain level.

I had a Kasha Rockmod 1 before and was very happy with the burn channel, but the clean channel was just average. John Kasha managed to set a new standard on the market with the new ultra-clean channel. I have now an excellent crunch channel and again the famous – even more fat – burn channel as I experienced from my Rockmod 1.

My current setup is the Kasha Rockmod tube pre-amp, TC-electronics G-Major, Brunetti Star-T-Rack 2x50W tube power-amp with a dual cab 2x12 Celestion Vintage speaker set. I am always searching the perfect guitar sound and now I found it. Finally, John Kasha managed to create a 3 channel pre-amp, which brings the best of clean, crunch and burn into one high-end device. John, thanks for being back in business.

Mathieu

Hi, I have a rockmod that I bought in about "93" new. ( Dan Huff recommended it) I recently pulled it out after about 10 years-it still sounds unbelievable.

Michael

E-mail Raves

Hi John,

All I can say is “The Rockmod head kicks ass”. The crunch is FAT and the burn is well ON FIRE! I used it tonight with a Maxon chorus and Echo Jr delay in the loop, that’s it and no overdrive on the front end! The fact that all I had to do was punch the burn button and I was in Yngwie lead heaven was unreal. No tube screamer or power screamer needed at all. It had a really nice tone, sustain and gain but the notes were distinct!

John, thanks for taking care of the amp! Thanks for everything. My words about you will be a true testament to what you do! Thanks!

Regards,

Rick

Hello,

 
This is Rene, the guitar player that came through with the groovy hat(smile), Thanks so much for giving your time to me, Your gear is great , and I;m hoping we can do something in the near future together. I know you're busy so get back to me when you can.
 
Rene

Hi John,

Thanks for the demo at NAMM of the Quikmod unit. My friend was amazed..... Do you have any pics of your 100 or 50 watt head's back panel? I'd like to see the controls and am interested in getting one, a 100 watter that is.

Thanks!

Brian

Hi,

I'm located in sunny Athens,Greece! I'm a seasoned professional player(40 years old). I'm using a Top Hat Emplexador as well as other Marshall inspired amps. I'm looking for more and smoother sustain. I knew about your company and products from the 80's but my interest was sparked again by Andy Z's post at The Gear Page.

Theodore

John,

Thank you very much for your advice and time about my Rockmod 1.
I cannot wait to see and hear your creations at NAMM !Amazing!

Send me everything you can. 

Shawn

Hi.
I attended the guitar fair in Reading, PA this past Sunday, and watched in
amazement as your amps were being demonstrated.
I'm a player of 41 years experience, and I have to say I was mightily
impressed by what I heard and saw.
I am interested in both the 1x12 & the 2x12 Robo Combo amps. I play a lot of
clubs and the occasional large venue. My style of playing encompasses a wide
range; mostly rock, blues, and some country.
Could you let me know what the prices are for both models?
Thank you,

Erich

John,
Its nice to meet you and appreciate the response. 
I was very impressed with your Model - RM50HD. I was checking your sound clips and they were incredible. I am very interested. Thank you for your time.  
Luis 
I have a rockmod preamp that i`m very pleased with........
I would like to check out the heads ,do you have any resellers in  
Europe.

Per
I would like to know the price for the 50 watt dual mode head or a dealer in the Phoeniz AZ area. What I heard on the website sounded awesome.
 
Thanks, 
Michael
John,

Yes, It was a pleasure and an honor to get to hear
your amps today. Some of the guys kept coming up and
wanted to know more about them after you left... they
were definitely interested. 

We shall keep in touch.

Regards,

Jon
Guitar Center Hollywood
John, I love your preamp man.

I'm just setting up my studio in my house and will get some shots of the pre
in the next week. Don't worry about the rack rash on the unit. I can remove
it. :-)

Any product testing would be welcome. I'd be glad to help...

Dave
Hello – I met John in approx 1990 in LA and he had just finished a prototype midi controlled memory Rockmod ala Triaxis Soldano X99.
What ever happened to that unit and when is he going to release one to the public??? 
The unit I saw had a few bugs but was in the throws of being finalised before he left town
I have owned approx 4 Rockmods in the past. I am very interested in the midi version.  

Regards,
Steve
Hello,
While surfing the web I found your site, and I`m very impressed by the 
sound-samples...
I have some questions: Is it possible to switch from 120Volts to 
230Volts (for Europe), or do I need an adapter?
And would you sell and ship this preamp also to Germany?

Thnaks for your replay,
best regards,
Steffen
Hello,
 
I love the sound clips on the web site but I still don't know if this preamp will be the "end all" that I hope it will be. Do you have a return policy if I find that it doesn't work out for me?  Also, can you please tell me the price I'd pay if buying direct within the next few weeks. 
 
Thanks,
Paul

I received the Kasha RM50HD on a Wednesday. I was anxious to play with it but was unable to due to the fact that my loudspeakers were all in the storage at the gig. So I sat and looked at it, talked to it, discovered where all the knobs were. So I thought “OK so I play tomorrow night, I need to get the settings dialed in” and I proceeded to use the basic settings that are shown in the manual.

That night went by and the next thing I know I was loading my new friend into the car to go to the gig! It was a bittersweet moment because over the last six months I have literally done this every week or two. The anticipation of a new amp had become the stress of hearing my band mates say “Another amp?” and laugh and joke and say the same old things that they usually say. “That thing will be on Ebay in a few days” or “dude save your money and buy a _____”

I arrived at the gig to the disappointment of a major thunderstorm. We play outside and the storm meant NO GIG! So instead of turning around andheading home I decided to pull out my speakers and just plug this amp in, no effects, no special reverb or delays, just a cable and the amp.

What I discovered was pure and utter surprise. The clean channel was glistening, it had the depth of any high dollar amp I have ever owned. The tones rang through effortlessly, almost made me think I had my piezo output going into the amp but I didn’t. I hit the crunch button and went into the most solid and tightly overdriven tone imaginable. NO pedal needed, no problem going from AC/DC to Dokken to even the more saturated metal sounds. The EQ was very responsive, it reacted a lot like a Midas console. If I wanted more highs it took very little adjustment to get it. All three channels have independent EQ.

The BURN channel was exactly what it says it is. I basically left the preset as it was n the manual and made a few minor eq changes to adjust for the difference in speakers. I use a custom 1X12 cab with EVM-12L speakers and the tone on the amp was the tightest and most enjoyable of any of the almost ten amps I have tried since March. I used some and had great chunk but were too fuzzy on leads, some had great clean but the overdrive was muddy. None handled the simplistic task of plugging in and playing the way the Kasha has!

I am not new to playing. I started gigging in 1986 and have played regularly on the club and regional touring circuit since then. The service and response from Kasha has been second to none and I can honestly say, without a doubt, that this amp is the most flexible amplifier I have ever owned and I plan on buying at least one more for my home rig!

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