Rig Pix

[rabidgerry]

I close mic everything for the simple reason that I am limited to one room  and I can't change the room and I will be until some day when I am a milliaire I can buy a studio custom built  :lol:

I don't think I could rely on 2 or 3 mic approach, although didn't Bonham get recorded by two mics rnolan?  At least at one stage I think he was.

I would try this if I had a nice drum room, but I don't so I wont and I will just fake the ambience.

This discussion could perhaps continue on a recording drum thread

[rnolan]

Hey RG new topic started  :thumb-up: (http://adadepot.com/index.php?topic=802.0)

[Satch]

1st Rig

[Satch]

2nd Rig

[rnolan]

Hey Satch, Nice  :thumb-up:

[kawai2g4b]

Nice Satch, I just stumbled upon a Classic 50/50 myself and it is glorious with an MP-1.

Okay so I know there is no ADA in my current main rig:

Lexicon MPX G2>Soho Acoustics QTR-1 preamp>Carvin T100.

(Richard, this setup finally solved my doom metal/thrash/funk/jazzy combination dilemma from a while back; lexicon has maybe the best OD that I have ever heard)

The ADA rig:

Ibanez AD202>ADA TFX4 (finally found the pedal!!!)>MP1>Digitizer (in loop)>Mosvalve.

[rnolan]

Very nice, and glad you got it solved  :thumb-up: , interesting the pictures are upside down, maybe coz I'm in Australia  :dunno: LOL.
Had to save them to rotate, but cooking with gas my friend 

[kawai2g4b]

Wow, that's what j get from uploading them from my phone. Thanks Richard!

[Chamai]

got some serious GAS going on, just wanna share these with you all

[rnolan]

Hey Dante, very serious GAS my friend  :thumb-up: The Marshall head looks like my 1972 50w, although yours looks very pristine (is it a reissue ?), mine god many years of dings after a gazillion gigs I did with it LOL. BTW who owns the left handed Tele ?

[Chamai]

Hey Dante, very serious GAS my friend  :thumb-up: The Marshall head looks like my 1972 50w, although yours looks very pristine (is it a reissue ?), mine god many years of dings after a gazillion gigs I did with it LOL. BTW who owns the left handed Tele ?

that would be my personal lefty heh. the right handed epiphone is actually my son's. the 1987x is a 90's reissue without the effects loop. im actually trying out the amp for a few before i buy it. to be honest, it doesn't really work for me. i need more gain. i guess old school marshalls don't work for me. im prob better off with a used 800 or a splawn. i really don't want to slap a distortion pedal in the front because it changes the tone too much. i tried boosting it with my tubescreamer but its still quite weak. any ideas besides modding it?

[rnolan]

Hey Chamai (sorry thought the post was Dante doh  :facepalm: and last I looked he's not a lefty LOL)

I chucked some new input tubes in my '72 a while ago (Boogie STRs, had spare after the Mullards for my MP2). It was my main amp for years. Total let down after ADA MP1/2 (and had a hum  :facepalm: ). Back in the day I had a tubescreamer thingy with a 12AX7 tube in it, I wasn't that impressed, the amp had lots of gain but no master vol so I used a power soak so I could crank it (and still be in the same room LOL). So the screamer just made it more distorted and I wanted a volume boost for solos not so much more distortion.
Unless you really want a Marshall, I'd stick with the ADA. You could have it modded but I'm not convinced it would ever sound as good as an ADA rig (but I'm a total MP1 now MP2 convert  ). I used to love the Marshall but haven't used it in many years as my MP1 (back then) gave me 128 of them at different volumes so I never looked back. MJMP modded a couple of his Marshalls so one of the input jacks is straight to the power amp stage, so he just likes the tube poweramp output to go with his preamps.

[Chamai]

Hey Chamai (sorry thought the post was Dante doh  :facepalm: and last I looked he's not a lefty LOL)

I chucked some new input tubes in my '72 a while ago (Boogie STRs, had spare after the Mullards for my MP2). It was my main amp for years. Total let down after ADA MP1/2 (and had a hum  :facepalm: ). Back in the day I had a tubescreamer thingy with a 12AX7 tube in it, I wasn't that impressed, the amp had lots of gain but no master vol so I used a power soak so I could crank it (and still be in the same room LOL). So the screamer just made it more distorted and I wanted a volume boost for solos not so much more distortion.
Unless you really want a Marshall, I'd stick with the ADA. You could have it modded but I'm not convinced it would ever sound as good as an ADA rig (but I'm a total MP1 now MP2 convert  ). I used to love the Marshall but haven't used it in many years as my MP1 (back then) gave me 128 of them at different volumes so I never looked back. MJMP modded a couple of his Marshalls so one of the input jacks is straight to the power amp stage, so he just likes the tube poweramp output to go with his preamps.

not many lefties around this board my guess. got the orange cab brand new for 40% off and a pretty good deal on the mesa cab. can't resist!!!

for old 80's hair metal, nth could replace the ada. i do find palm muting/ rhythm lacking a bit. the ada is just not as sensitive in that department compared to a tube amp. lead tones on the ada is amazing though.

i plan on getting an A/B switch to switch between my marshall and my mp1. i kick in my jcm 900 for rhythm and switch to the mp1 for my solos. im curious to see how that would sound with the band. i know it kind of defeats the purpose of the mp1.

as for the 1987x, i take my mp1 over it anyday. going to return the amp to the store tomorrow. im actually happy that i didn't like it, saved myself some money.

[rnolan]

What tubes/patches are you using ? Personally, I've never had an issue with palm muting with MP1/2 (so want to understand better). With '72 Marshall (cranked, they squeal like a banche and you need to palm mute left and right hand LOL, they are different beasts to control, good training though  >:D ).

[finstah]

Hey Chamai,

how do you like the Orange cab? I was looking at one of their practice amps but no local stores have one to try out.