Operators Manual Rocktile GP-120 Guitar Effect Processor 00028540/00027927 Version 04/2012
Congratulations on your purchase of this Guitar Effects Processor. Now you have this incredibly advanced multi-effect guitar processor which can enhance your creative impulses and to learn more about different types of effects. You can create your own tunes easily through the user-friendly interface, parameters and the built in drum machine. You are recommended to study this manual carefully before using the unit.
A total of 54 effects, up to 11 effects can be used simultaneously. 48 user patches and 48 default settings. One type of one effect can be adjusted by up to 4 parameters. The expression pedal can be used to control the volume and wah by your foot. User-friendly interface, with simple parameters adjustment function and a built in drum machine.
5-6 General Guide 5 Front Panel Rear Panel/Connection 6 Power Supply 7 7-9 Patch Select a Patch 7-8 Patch Function 8-9 9 Factory Reset Tuner 10 Drum 11 Tap 12 Master Volume 13 Pedal 13 Store 14 Select Effect 15-16 Parameter Adjust 16-23 Nosie Gate 17 Compressor 17 Wah 18 Distortion 18-19 Amp Sim 19 EQ 20 Speaker 20 Modulation 21-22 Delay 22 Reverb 23 Bypass 23 Specifications 24 4
Main IndexFeatures STOMP AMP STORE EQ CAB WAH 1 COMP NG PLAY TAP 2 MOD 3 TYPE/PARA/M.VOL 4 ON/OFF 6 - BANK + 5 DELAY REVERB P. F. 8 PARA 1 PARA 2 PARA 3 PARA 4 9 BANK PATCH GP120 PATCH- GUITAR EFFECTS 7 PATCH+/ BYPASS 6 TYPE/PARA/M.VOL Knob 1 Effect Selection Knob Use to adjust the effects and parameter. 7 PATCH +/- Foot Switches 2 STORE Button Use to save the settings you have created. 3 Rotate to select the type/para/master volume.
Guitar amplifiers Guitar INPUT PHONES OUTPUT 9V 1 2 3 4 POWER 5 ON OFF Headphones AC adapter 1 INPUT Jack Connect your guitar to this jack. Fasten the cord of the AC adapter around the hook as shown in the diagram before connecting it to the AC IN jack. This will prevent the plug from being disconnected if the cord is accidentally pulled. 2 PHONES/OUTPUT Jack Connect your stereo headphones or guitar amplifier to this jack.
INPUT 1 The connections have been completed. 2 Switch the POWER ON/OFF button on to turn on the unit . 3 After the power is on , the LCD displays the 'GP- -120', followed by the current patch, previously saved name and the effect chain.
Patch PATCH+/ BYPASS PATCH- 3 Then press the foot switches PATCH +/- to select the PATCH in the current bank. Press and hold PATCH+/- to change the patch consecutively. The screen displays the current patch number (1~6) and the relevant tone name and effect chain . BLUE1 BANK PATCH STORE TAP 1 - BANK + Press simultaneously P. F. At the same time the indicator 'P.FU' will be lighted on the display .
STORE TAP 3 Then press BANK+ and BANK- simultaneously to disable the patch function and the 'P.FU' symbol will be off. 1 The 48 user patches are the same as the 48 default patches before storing your own patches. 2 Turn off the power. 3 Hold down STORE and buttons simultaneously, then turn on the power. The screen appears 'RESET' until the reset process is finished; the display window appears '01' tone, its name and the effects chain. - BANK + Press simultaneously P. F.
1 Press simultaneously PATCH- Press PATCH+ and PATCH- switches simultaneously to enter the tuner mode. The LCD displays 'TUNER'. Hold the two switches longer to enter the MUTE status. The LCD displays 'MUTE'. You can tune your guitar strings without sound. PATCH+/ BYPASS PATCH- Hold the two switches longer TUNER MUTE BANK PATCH BANK PATCH 2 Tuning with the stings The LCD will display the pitch : A, B, C, D, E, F, G and b. Symbols > or < imply whether the tune is flattened or sharpened .
LED Flashing STOMP AMP STORE CAB COMP MOD NG PLAY TAP EQ WAH The unit has a built-in rhythm function which plays realistic drum sounds in various patterns. - BANK + 1 Dial the knob to PLAY, press DELAY button, the indicator PLAY on the LCD is lighted. REVERB P. F. Set to PLAY 8beat BANK PATCH 2 Press the dial to adjust the parameter, rhythm pattern, tempo or rhythm volume. Tempo TYPE/PARA/M.VOL Level If no action of the rhythm is taken in 8s, the LCD will redisplay the patch name.
LED Flashing STOMP STORE AMP The rhythm tempo can be adjusted in the range of 40 --- 250 bpm (beats per minute) TAP EQ WAH CAB COMP MOD NG - BANK + DELAY 1 To continuously change the rhythm REVERB PLAY P. F. tempo, firstly press the dial switch to set the tempo as the adjusting parameter. Then dial the knob. Set to PLAY 8beat BANK PATCH TYPE/PARA/M.
TYPE/PARA/M.VOL Under the PLAY status, rotate the knob to adjust the master volume. The range is from 0 to100, the default level is 70 Rotate to change the master volume Muza BANK PATCH The light is off Move back and forth to control volume Step on and push strongly, in order to activate the button. 1 This unit contains the expression pedal. 2 It can be used to control the volume when the light is off; when the light is on, you could use it to control the polarity of Pedal Wah.
STORE TAP TYPE/PARA/M.VOL 1 After editing any of the effect programs, press the STORE button to store up a new program. The tone number and a changeable letter of patch name will flash on the display. - BANK + P. F. 2 You can select the tone that you want Muza to store by pressing BANK+/- or PATCH +/-. Only the user patches(A1~H6) can be chosen. Press the switch of the dial to select the letter of the patch name to be changed. Choose the character by dialing the knob.
The patches of the unit consist 11 serially linked effect modules, as shown in the illustration below. You can use all effect modules together or selectively use a certain modules by setting them on or off.
TYPE/PARA/M.VOL 3 If the effect symbol flashes continuously, that means the edited effect is activated. But if the indicator only flashes a little while, then stops, that means the effect is now under a bypass mode. 4 You can dial the knob to select your desired effect. 5 If the effect selected is not set as PLAY, the unit is under edit status, so the EDIT symbol will be lighted . Rotate to choose the effect type Flashing T.
STOMP AMP EQ WAH CAB COMP MOD NG DELAY REVERB PLAY 1 NOISE GATE is designed to eliminate noise while the signal is on but you are not playing the instrument. It has only small interference on the guitar sound and it does not affect the overall color of the tone. 2 Parameter 1 sets the signal strength (threshold) required to enable or disable the noise gate range from 0(open easily/high sensitivity) to 100(requiring strong/ high sensitivity) 3 Range: 0~100.
STOMP AMP EQ WAH CAB COMP MOD NG DELAY REVERB PLAY 1 The wah effect creates a unique tone like the 'wah' sound of a kid, by changing the frequency responses of a filter. 2 Pedal Wah allows you to use the expression pedal to obtain real-time control of the wah effect. 3 Auto Wah creates an automatic wah by cyclically changes of the filter or by changing the filter in response to the input volume. 4 Sweep Wah creates wah effect based on the frequency of the pedal's given angle.
Type name LCD Display Description Para1 Para 2 Muza Preamp Boost Drive Tone Level / Classic OD US Overdrive Classic DS Super Distortion UFO Fuzz Rat Distortion Grunge DS Smash Distortion Heavy metal Acoustic TS808 Monky M104 DS1 Fuzz Rat Fx69 SM7 MT2 Acous This distortion sound boosts the low and high ends yielding a clean and rich sound .
STOMP AMP EQ WAH CAB COMP MOD NG DELAY REVERB PLAY 1 EQ further shapes the Bass, Midrange and Treble tones of the output signal. 2 Adjust the frequency of the low ,mid, mid freq and high frequencies with the 4 parameters, which usually known as BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE. 3 Range of low, middle, high: -50~50. 4 Range of mid_frep: 0~100.
STOMP AMP WAH COMP EQ CAB MOD NG PLAY DELAY REVERB 1 The modulation effect contains different effects such as Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Pitch Shifter, Vibrato, Auto Riff, Ring, Modulation.... based on the amplitude and signal delay variation. 2 The Chorus effect combines the delay time and amplitude modulation to effectively thicken and add warmth to the sound . 3 Phase effect adds varied phase portions to the direct sound, creates a whooshing and swirling character to the sound.
9 For Pitch Shifter : the range of pitch is -12~12 . The range of cent is -50~50. 10 For Tremolo : the range of type is 1~3. 11 For Clop Slice : the range of type is 1~4. 12 For Auto Riff : the range of type is 1~8. the loop display on or off. 13 For the rest of the effects, parameters' range : 0~100. STOMP WAH COMP AMP EQ CAB MOD NG PLAY DELAY REVERB 1 Delay is an effect recording a portion of the incoming signal, and then play it back after a short time.
STOMP AMP EQ WAH CAB COMP MOD NG PLAY DELAY REVERB 1 Reverberation is the warm musical 'ambience' you can experience from listening to the music in a hall or other natural environments. This unit offers several different reverb effects, simulating types of reverberation as if you are experiencing in a hall, or a small room. Reverb effect ideally suits to the vocals.
AD Conversion Controls 32 bit, 64 times oversampling Store button Bank +/- button Tap button button Effect modules knob Type/Para/M.Vol knob Patch +/- foot switches Expression pedal Power switch DA Conversion 32 bit, 128 times oversampling Sampling Rate 48kHz Display 5 characters (backlit LCD) 5 BCD Patches Weight 96 patches: 48 user patches (0-1~7-6) and 48 default settings (A-1~H-6).
