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Title: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on June 09, 2017, 10:28:38 AM
What up dudes!  It's been a while, but I'm back.  Moved to Seattle from Bellingham and my Rig of Doom is complete!  I may be putting the cart before the mule a touch, but I may be auditioning to play in a Prince cover band!  Any clue to how I might set up said Rig of Doom for some funky Prince/Wendy tones?  Obviously presets 12 and 13 on the MP1 are all I need for the funky clean tone, and I already got the Boss BF2 for the crazy tones.  His Royal Badness likes his Boss pedals.
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on June 09, 2017, 12:26:43 PM
For distorted tones, think Jimi with 80s tone, sometimes a chorus, add big delay for solos. That's what I use in my cover band, we play:

Let's Go Crazy
Kiss
Raspberry Beret
I wanna be your lover
1999

Oddly, my small semi-hollow guitar works best.
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on June 09, 2017, 01:24:35 PM
Could you, per chance, drop me some of those tasty patches, Dante?   :metal:
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on June 09, 2017, 05:15:09 PM
Sure, but I use an MP-1 Classic = whole nuther thing
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Soloist on June 11, 2017, 01:32:46 AM
Hey Dante, how would those mp1 classic patches sound on a mp2?
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on June 11, 2017, 07:20:36 AM
Just in case it helps, here is a 'modern rock' tone I use in my Classic for Prince, Foo Fighters, Journey, and sometimes, Van Halen:

Voicing: Dist
OD1: 7.6
OD2: 6.5
Master: 6.8

Bass:12
Mid: -8
Treb: 0
Pres: 6

Gate: t=2.8
Chorus: off*
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Here's the same idea in an MP-2 patch. Not that it sounds exactly the same, but it gets used for the same purpose(s):

Voicing:   #5    Warm Vintage
Drive: 80       Master: 60

Low: 4
Mid: 0
Hi: 4
Pres: 8

Compressor: Out     Ratio: 30/1    Threshold: 100    Gain: 40 (I use the Quad Switch to toggle this on/off)

EQ
100 = 6
170 = 8
280 = 10
470 = 6
800 = -2
1.3 = 0
2.2 = 0
3.8 = 4
6.3 = 2

WAH: Out / Triggered (I use the Quad Switch to toggle this on/off)

Tremolo: Out/Surf

Noise Reduction: In / Gate / 50

Chorus: In / 100 / 0.3 (I use the Quad Switch to toggle this on/off)

F/X Loop: OUT (I use the Quad Switch to toggle this on/off)

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NOTE: all of these patches are found in their respective boards (MP-1 Classic patches, MP-2 patches)
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on June 12, 2017, 08:39:40 AM
Dante, you are my number one guy.  I'll patch this into my MP1 tonight.  It obviously won't sound identical, but probably more appropriate than my current metal patch.
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: rnolan on June 13, 2017, 12:01:08 AM
Hey Chip, sometimes it's good to have a ballpark starting point, you can then tweak it to taste  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on June 15, 2017, 07:11:51 AM
Hey dudes, bit of an update; Dante's patch worked great as a starting point-backed off the bass a little bit and with the coil tap on the MegaDrive I can get a pretty close Prince/Wendy dirty tone for "Let's Go Crazy." Not surprisingly, I was also able to patch in a spot-on funky patch by tweaking preset 12 or 14 on the MP1, so now I have my fat rhythm ala "Let's Go Crazy," funky clean ala "Kiss," still working on nailing the "Purple Rain" clean and an appropriate lead patch that isn't too crass.  With my Phase 90 and MP1, I can get a really good sounding "1999" patch.
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on June 16, 2017, 10:06:29 PM
That Purple Rain tone is pretty unique, it may take some tweeeeeking.

Glad you were able to get that together from my patches  :thumb-up:


BTW: My metal patch has MORE bass and scooped mids...using the eq in my FX unit
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: gb on June 17, 2017, 02:00:42 AM
I know this isnt helpfull but the lexicon g2 has a purple rain preset and it is dead spot on.. i love it. Close your eyes and you would think you were wendy? playing that first few strums. .. not helpful but more of a subscribe as im interested too
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on June 27, 2017, 08:49:15 AM
So I had my audition last night, had my rack through a Marshall 4X12-sounded purty good.  I nailed "Let's Go Crazy," but pretty much fubarred "Kiss." "1999" went alright, but it's pretty hard to mess that one up.  Hard to say if I think I have a shot or not, either way I can think of worse ways to spend an hour on a Monday night then jamming on Prince songs  :dunno:
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on June 27, 2017, 09:48:40 PM
Best of luck man, you never know, the others could have bombed.
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on June 28, 2017, 08:24:08 AM
The way I see it is, even if the other dudes are better, there's no way they have a more bitchin' rig than I do, there just isn't!  Besides, I'm much prettier than them.


Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: rnolan on June 30, 2017, 02:13:47 AM
Hey Chip, hope you get the gig  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on June 30, 2017, 05:03:59 PM
Yeah, let us know how it goes, there Pretty Chip  :wave:
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Chip Roberts on July 05, 2017, 03:47:53 PM
Just got the call during my lunch-I got the gig!  Other guitarist/frontman wants to sit down this weekend and work on my MP1 patches, get it more "authentic" sounding.

It's weird being a 20-something and only ever playing with other 20-somethings and then you play with 30-somethings and they have their shit together, y'know?  Hopefully I'll get some extra dough out of this so I can afford to contribute to a 401K AND personal savings account.

I also got another audition next Wednesday for a hair/sleaze cover band (obviously a big stretch for me) and we'll see how that goes.

I couldn't have done it without you guys, my MP1, and my flanger.

Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: Dante on July 05, 2017, 05:18:26 PM
Congrats!! You'll do fine.

Imaging: Playing with a bunch of 40-somethings who have their shit together and CAN PLAY. haha
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: rnolan on July 06, 2017, 01:18:07 AM
Go Chip, obviously it was your looks that won the day  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: Prince patches?
Post by: VoxG2 on October 17, 2017, 12:51:46 PM
   Hey Chip, Did you ever nail the Purple Rain clean tone? If so, share the patch with us! :-P