Pimping my MP-1

[rnolan]

Mmmm stickers  :whoohoo!:

[Iperfungus]

Hey Iperfungus, your mp-1 is ready, replaced those 2 pots on the back, checked all voltages and did the alignment procedure , hooked it up to my test setup (marshall 20/20 + 2 ADA split cabs). Sounds really good with your presets, very plexi sounding although maybe you need to back off the high's a bit. Did use a few off my test presets and all is ok!!!!
Just need to put some stickers in it  8)

f**king great!!!  :whoohoo!: :whoohoo!: :whoohoo!:

Ahahahahahah!!! Those stickers are the most important mod!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'll send you an email to discuss final details!
Thanks a lot, mate!  :thumb-up:

[Iperfungus]

Mmmm stickers  :whoohoo!:

CUSTOM stickers...  >:D

[Iperfungus]

Stickers.  :facepalm:

He did it for real!!!!!!!!!!  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

One and only.  :banana-upsidedown: :banana-upsidedown: :banana-upsidedown:

[MarshallJMP]

Well you asked for it, you got it!!!  ;D

[Iperfungus]

Well you asked for it, you got it!!!  ;D

And YOU made it REAL!  :bow: :bow: :bow:

[Harley Hexxe]

Well you asked for it, you got it!!!  ;D

So THERE Toyota!

    (That's too funny)! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Iperfungus]

Come back home to daddy...  :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Iperfungus]

Guys, my SS Ultra+ modded MP-1 is back home.  :banana-upsidedown:

I just want to share with you brothers what I wrote to MJMP by email:

"Phil, I had a couple of hours of amusement here this evening...

The first definition that came to my mind is: PURE VIOLENCE. ^^

Now...I've 100% got what I wanted to achieve: my true MP-1's tones (I worked a lot with the EQ to get my tones) with many improvements.

The new tubes board and the MDRT transformer are fantastic.

The overall noise level is highly decreased (there's some (low) noise when you go to high gain...but that's normal, the noise is lower than before anyway and G Major noise gate easily kills it).

The tone is now more ALIVE...less compression, more natural brightness.

I repeat: I perfectly recognize my sounds here...but there's some more now.

The gain amount is the same (another thing I asked: keep the gain level/amount untouched), but there are more grit, presence and volume.

It's louder than before and I can hear everything better...more detailed and articulated tones.

About the EQ, I didn't touch anything: I just slightly decreased the Presence of power amp's channels and that's all.

I think I'll have to work with that a little more in the next days, while my ears get familiar with the new tones...but the overall tone is awesome already...very "Plexish", as you described it.

I also found that I've not to set the Output Level too high anymore to make all these good sounds come out from the preamp (and this reduces noise as well, when you use high gain settings): at 10-11 'o clock it's awesome already.

That "slight gain drop after 30 minutes playing" issue I described to you is totally gone now: I played for more than 2 hours and gain structure remained unchanged...power chords had the same effect all the time and OD1 clip continued occasionally blinking when I hit the E string hard.

Battery is new and with its holder, so I've not to worry about loosing patches anymore. :))) (ahahahahah! The asshole sticker is a blast!!!).

What else? Nothing: it's perfect.

G Major keeps doing its good work with the MP-1 and I'm happy with these sounds!"

There's nothing to add: these mods are fantastic and MP-1 deserves them.
Everyone who owns one of these preamps should mod it that way.  :headbanger:

[Iperfungus]

Another way to describe its tones after mods is THICKER.

I had some testing with factory patches and found that 1, 3 and 12 have an awesome tone/crunch.
They did not sound so good before mods.

A very good overall improvement: it actually worth.

[rnolan]

 :whoohoo!: :thumb-up: