DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
So I finally had the house to myself for about 2 hours today, and got to really crank the JCM800 I got from CrookTele a couple o' weeks ago (thanks again! :friday: )
Previously I only got it up to 4 with just guitar>amp through my Carvin 2x12, and then with only one guitar.
Today I used 4 different guitars straight in, each with various pickups - Invader, PATB2, PATB1, and JB-7. The amp definitely needs something to drive it. Barks like Cerberus by itself - I think I knocked something off a shelf :lol: - but I wanted a smoother tone.
I ran my MP-1 into the Return of the amp when I first got it, and while it sounded nice, I coulda bought just a poweramp for that.
So I ran the Send of my ADA MP-1 into the Low Sensitivity input on the front, set the head EQ to all 5s, Gain to 2 (so cleans would be clean), and cooked up some MP-1 settings.
I had the amp's Master on about 8.
The MP-1 has 3 voicings - Clean Tube, Solid State clean, and Distorted Tube.
I started with a Dirty Tube voicing and flat EQ and low gain, then tweaked from there.
I don't know why people say they couldn't get high gain from an MP-1. They must be doing something wrong.
I made a Pure Clean patch just to make sure the amp's Gain wasn't contributing, and sure enough, it was as clean as a JC120, so the head wasn't adding anything.
I was able to do everything from Holy Wars to Sad But True with no trouble. Palm mutes were punchy and arpeggiated phrases on the wound strings were articulate.
Scopped mid tones (-12) didn't sound like a "bee in a bottle".
The MP-1 does favor the trebly side of things, so I dropped its Presence and Treble a couple of points, depending on the patch.
Boosting the Bass can get out of hand, though, so I had to keep that no higher than 4 (it goes up to 16 in increments of 2). If needed, I could inch off the Bass control of the head for further tweaking.
So, it looks like I won't have to go pedal-hunting after all
Previously I only got it up to 4 with just guitar>amp through my Carvin 2x12, and then with only one guitar.
Today I used 4 different guitars straight in, each with various pickups - Invader, PATB2, PATB1, and JB-7. The amp definitely needs something to drive it. Barks like Cerberus by itself - I think I knocked something off a shelf :lol: - but I wanted a smoother tone.
I ran my MP-1 into the Return of the amp when I first got it, and while it sounded nice, I coulda bought just a poweramp for that.
So I ran the Send of my ADA MP-1 into the Low Sensitivity input on the front, set the head EQ to all 5s, Gain to 2 (so cleans would be clean), and cooked up some MP-1 settings.
I had the amp's Master on about 8.
The MP-1 has 3 voicings - Clean Tube, Solid State clean, and Distorted Tube.
I started with a Dirty Tube voicing and flat EQ and low gain, then tweaked from there.
I don't know why people say they couldn't get high gain from an MP-1. They must be doing something wrong.
I made a Pure Clean patch just to make sure the amp's Gain wasn't contributing, and sure enough, it was as clean as a JC120, so the head wasn't adding anything.
I was able to do everything from Holy Wars to Sad But True with no trouble. Palm mutes were punchy and arpeggiated phrases on the wound strings were articulate.
Scopped mid tones (-12) didn't sound like a "bee in a bottle".
The MP-1 does favor the trebly side of things, so I dropped its Presence and Treble a couple of points, depending on the patch.
Boosting the Bass can get out of hand, though, so I had to keep that no higher than 4 (it goes up to 16 in increments of 2). If needed, I could inch off the Bass control of the head for further tweaking.
So, it looks like I won't have to go pedal-hunting after all
