ADA MP-2

[Swampy]

The singer of our band brought some stuff to practice last night for me to check out. One of the things is an ADA MP-2. I have no experience with these type of rack units. Do I need a power amp to use it? Can I use an amp? Into the effects return? Watched some videos on it, and it seemed some were going into an amp. Just want to know how before I hook it up and mess with it.

 

[Sirion]

Re: ADA MP-2

You will need to connect it either to a separate power amp or to the receive in an effects loop. Let us know what you think! The MP-1 is one of my all-time favourites!

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[Little Pigbacon]

Re: ADA MP-2

http://adadepot.com/manuals/MP2_manual_version_1.pdf

 

[DankStar]

Re: ADA MP-2

skolnick used to run an ADA straight into the front of a marshall head

 

[Mincer]

Re: ADA MP-2

Yeah, this was a preamp designed to be run with a power amp. I remember the ads on the back of guitar magazines, with Atomic Tommy M of UFO at the time.

 

[Aceman]

Re: ADA MP-2

It's junk. I'll come down and take it off your hands....

 

[Sirion]

Re: ADA MP-2

Yeah, this was a preamp designed to be run with a power amp. I remember the ads on the back of guitar magazines, with Atomic Tommy M of UFO at the time.

I think that must have been the MP-1. The MP-2 didn't surface until 1991 or so, and by then I think Tommy was gone?

 

[LLL]

Re: ADA MP-2

I think that must have been the MP-1. The MP-2 didn't surface until 1991 or so, and by then I think Tommy was gone?

Yeah, the "Atomic" dude ad was for the MP-1.

Back then, I always wondered who the hell he was; since he was the featured player (while Paul Gilbert, etc IIRC was in the background of the ad of all things)...

 

[LLL]

Re: ADA MP-2

I don't know why anyone would want equipment that old when it screams late 80's - early 90's???

:lol:

 

[metlking]

Re: ADA MP-2

I never got a chance to try the MP-2 but I played an MP-1 for almost 20 years. I still have 6 of them in various stages of disrepair!

 

[Mincer]

Re: ADA MP-2

Ahh yes, the MP-1. I remember Tommy- good player. But didn't last very long and sort of disappeared.

 

[Aceman]

Re: ADA MP-2

MP-1 is the one you think of when 80's rack metal comes up.

The MP-2 was just a natural progression: More adjustable parameters, more gain. Hate myself for not buying an MP-1 a long time ago for $100. But I wouldn't mind owning an MP-2.

Just because you have the gain doesn't mean you need to use it, and more parameters in a preamp is more.

 

[Aceman]

Re: ADA MP-2

Don't forget - they make these now also...

 

[Sirion]

Re: ADA MP-2

MP-1 is the one you think of when 80's rack metal comes up.

The MP-2 was just a natural progression: More adjustable parameters, more gain. Hate myself for not buying an MP-1 a long time ago for $100. But I wouldn't mind owning an MP-2.

Just because you have the gain doesn't mean you need to use it, and more parameters in a preamp is more.

I have two MP-1s. I am old and/or weird, but that is still THE sound to me.

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[Sirion]

Re: ADA MP-2

Yeah, the "Atomic" dude ad was for the MP-1.

Back then, I always wondered who the hell he was; since he was the featured player (while Paul Gilbert, etc IIRC was in the background of the ad of all things)...

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I wonder what Atomic Tommy did to get the center spot. I like him fine, but those are some A-level names surrounding him!

 

[GoldenVulture]

Re: ADA MP-2

I don't know why anyone would want equipment that old when it screams late 80's - early 90's???

:lol:

Yeah It's not like you'd own anything that old !

One of these days when I have time I'm going to do vids on all my Rockman gear; separate and combined.

I have X100B, Sustainor, Distortion Generator, Stereo Chorus, Stereo Delay, MIDI Octopus

 

[Sirion]

Re: ADA MP-2

:haha: :haha: :haha:

 

[LLL]

Re: ADA MP-2

All tongue-in-cheek of course... trying to emphasize just how much Sirion is stuck in the 80's...

:lol:

(yes, that was tongue-in-cheek as well)

I still have my MP-1, B200S power amp and the MIDI controller footswitch... purchased new back in 1989...
with an Alesis Quadraverb to complement.

 

[LLL]

Re: ADA MP-2

I wonder what Atomic Tommy did to get the center spot. I like him fine, but those are some A-level names surrounding him!

Mincer stated he was in UFO. But UFO ain't UFO without Herr Schenker, so this guy must've joined after Michael left.

I also wondered what brand guitar Atomic was using... thought the headstock said "Killer"... but turns out it's actually "Hiller".

 

[dystrust]

Re: ADA MP-2

I've never owned an MP-2, but I've played both the MP-1 & MP-2, and I've owned both stock and Voodoo Amps Modified MP-1s. Of the three I thought the Voodoo sounded the best with the stock MP-1 a relatively close second. The MP-2 had more gain and the EQ was supposed to compensate for the MP-1's shortcomings, but I think it fell a bit short. It had plenty of gain, but clarity suffered compared to the MP-1 which already wasn't great. The Voodoo MP-1 also did a far better job of fixing the EQ gaps found in the stock unit. I still have my MC-1 footswitch as it makes a great, basic midi controller, but I sold my other ADA gear over the last few years.