I always found that the original mp-1 needed some sort of mid boost for higher gain settings to get a tight sound.The 3TM doesn't need this at all.
Yes agreed on 3TM! As you say the 3TM has the extra built in.
Lets be clear, for me I find there is enough gain in stock MP1, may be they aren't all like my MP1 but it seems gainey enough for me. But it's perhaps not tight enough for the thrashy stuff as I say. But easily solved with a dirt box or EQ at the front. Just a question of managing everything so I don't get even more noise and uncontrollable feedback.
MJMP you know I considered changing my stock MP1 to a 3tm (you may remember me saying before). But I asked your advice and also my own thoughts and we arrived at the conclusion that perhaps keeping a stock MP1 would be nice also. And I am glad of this so I have one of each kind. And it is no trouble at all placing a pedal from my MFX infront of the MP1 at all. But I guess it will require careful setting up so both work in tandem with one another.
When you used to place a pedal in front (I don't know if you do this anymore since you are 3TM whore
) what typical setting with the gain would you have on the MP1?
Anyone else has experience with adding a pedal please tell me you settings also, not the settings of the actual pedal in front but what the MP1 was set at itself. Good to have extra knowledge.