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moosers
Published on 07/08/09 at 23:59
The T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate is a reverb effects pedal made for use with electric guitar, but suitable for use with any type of electric instrument. It has 1/4 inch connections (one for input, two for output) and is powered by a T-Rex power supply. It also has a real tube in it for power that gives it a really warm sound. It isn't rack mountable as it is a stomp box.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate is pretty easy to follow and I've never had any problems operating this pedal. The pedal has parameters for mix, high cut, level, and mode, which there are four different ones to choose from. The pedal is pretty self explanatory and after playing around with it for a few minutes you should be able to get the hang of using it. The manual for the pedal is put together well and is thorough, but isn't necessary to learn the pedal.
SOUND QUALITY
The tones that are possible with the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate are pretty awesome. Each mode brings something new to the table, but even within each of the modes there is a lot of room to get a bunch of different reverb sounds. The real tube that it has makes every sound on this pedal extremely warm as every sound is really thick and warm. I usually use the pedal with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb so I can get some varying reverb sounds, and it really sounds great with this configuration both for recording and live shows.
OVERALL OPINION
I haven't had the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate for all that long as I hesitated at first because of the heavy price tag, but in the end it was worth it to me because the tone is really outstanding. I love the sound of this pedal and if the price wasn't so much I would imagine that more people would be using this pedal. If you are looking for a really incredible sounding reverb pedal that is versatile, I would recommend biting the bullet and picking up a Room-Mate.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate is pretty easy to follow and I've never had any problems operating this pedal. The pedal has parameters for mix, high cut, level, and mode, which there are four different ones to choose from. The pedal is pretty self explanatory and after playing around with it for a few minutes you should be able to get the hang of using it. The manual for the pedal is put together well and is thorough, but isn't necessary to learn the pedal.
SOUND QUALITY
The tones that are possible with the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate are pretty awesome. Each mode brings something new to the table, but even within each of the modes there is a lot of room to get a bunch of different reverb sounds. The real tube that it has makes every sound on this pedal extremely warm as every sound is really thick and warm. I usually use the pedal with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb so I can get some varying reverb sounds, and it really sounds great with this configuration both for recording and live shows.
OVERALL OPINION
I haven't had the T-Rex Engineering Room-Mate for all that long as I hesitated at first because of the heavy price tag, but in the end it was worth it to me because the tone is really outstanding. I love the sound of this pedal and if the price wasn't so much I would imagine that more people would be using this pedal. If you are looking for a really incredible sounding reverb pedal that is versatile, I would recommend biting the bullet and picking up a Room-Mate.