Warwick’s RockBoard Power MOD Series Puts an Amp on Your Pedalboard
Warwick has expanded their lineup of RockBoard units with the Power MOD 75 and the Power MOD 150, which are compact Class D power amps that mount in a MOD slot on a RockBoard pedalboard. This allows you to drive a speaker cabinet directly from your pedalboard.
“They pair cleanly with modelers like HX Stomp and Quad Cortex, and with tube preamps such as Kingsley, so you can skip the head and keep stage volume,” they write.
The mini-amps come complete with a three-band EQ and volume knob. Aside from a speaker out, the amps have a balanced XLR, a headphone output, and an auxiliary input for connectivity. A Cab Sim switch lets you simulate an analog cabinet on its output.
The Warwick RockBoard Power MOD 75 and 150 are available now for $199 and $279, respectively.
Warwick RockBoard Power MOD 75 and 150 Features:
| Class D mono power stage, minimum load 4 ohm, safe to run without a speaker for DI or headphones |
| Power MOD 75: 50 W into 4 ohm, 30 W into 8 ohm (clean rating), includes 24 V DC adapter |
| Power MOD 150: 118 W into 4 ohm, 70 W into 8 ohm (clean rating), includes 36 V DC adapter |
| Connections and controls: speaker out 6.35 mm TS, balanced XLR DI, 3.5 mm headphones, 3.5 mm AUX IN, instrument input, Volume, 3-band EQ, Cab Sim switch, Mute, clip indicator |
| Cab sim: analog slant 4x12 character, pre-EQ, applies to all outputs |
| EQ centers: Low 50 Hz, Mid 450 Hz, High 6.5 kHz; input impedance greater than 470 kOhm |
| Dimensions with plate: 175 x 116 x 47 mm; unit weight 600 g |
| Protection: thermal and over-current, short-circuit |
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These Pedalboard Companies would do well to sent their Techs to Music Stores ie Greater Atlanta GA where customers can bring/purchase pedals and Pay to have pedals built into the Boards.
Great, but it mounts with the control panel vertical and facing away from you, so you have to lean over your pedal board to make adjustments. From that viewpoint the control labels are not only obscured by the knobs but upside down. That’s going to make it difficult to adjust on the fly. I suppose that could be slightly mitigated by mounting the unit upside down so that the labels appear above the knobs and in correct orientation for that viewing angle (assuming that it’s not indexed or has the fastenings configured so that it can only mount one way), but still not ideal.
It would be better if it mounted with the panel on the top edge of the board so that it’s easily accessible.
I understand the reason for side mounting is to have maximum space on top of the board for pedals but that makes it inconvenient to use.
Hmmm that pedalboard with power amp might seem like a good idea BUT it’s not. Well good idea bad form. Maybe if it was recessed or top loaded. Could you imagine crawling around trying to dial it in. Remember EVERY room is different. Oh the fun that would be.
And just when you get used to it. The nice fragile switches and knobs get busted off because they conveniently stick out. What a horrible design.
Maybe next attempt go top loaded recessed. Add a 10% royalty fee when you use my much better design 😜