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Miscellaneous => Discussions => Topic started by: Kim on June 01, 2016, 08:24:13 PM
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In your opinion, which ONE piece of gear (in factory stock form and no mods) did ADA really "knock it out of the park" so to speak. Not necessarily in terms of popularity, but which one do you believe is/was their single BEST unit? No right or wrong answers, just looking for all the opinions. And let's face it: Polls are fun. :banana-rock:
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Wauw that was hard to just pick one but I have choosen the MP-1 since I've been using it for more then 25 years.
Now if I have to pick a modulation effect I would go for the TFX-4 awesome flanger and chorus.
For delays I would pick the digitizer 4.
So this is my top 3.Sorry Kim they have so much great stuff :dunno:
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I'm with MJMP on this one Kim.
They made a lot of great gear, not just preamps.
We all know the MP-1 turned the whole industry on it's ear in 1987, so that would have to be the #1 preamp.
My choice of effects unit would be the S-1000 because it does a variety of effects, and does them all very well.
My choice for one of the most unexpected processors would have to be the Microcabs. Since that came out, just like the MP-1, everyone scrambled to imitate it.
Sorry, but that's like asking you to pick your favorite child.
Harley 8)
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Well MP2 for me but as with MJMP and Harley, very hard to pick just one thing. The B200s is such a good workhorse, and I love the split stacks and cab sims and MP1.. Never got to play with the FXs unfortunately, from comments here I'd love them too...
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Yeah, I realize it's hard to choose just one...
But I'm going with the MP-2 in this round.
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Yeah, I realize it's hard to choose just one...
But I'm going with the MP-2 in this round.
I think it's a lot tougher for guys like MJMP and myself because we own so much ADA gear, and we know from experience how good we can make it all sound together. Take one piece away from the rig, and it becomes noticeably lacking.
Harley 8)
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Yeah that's a fact :lol:
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I cast my vote for the Classic.
I love the tones, but the fact that it has the noise gate built in, and the stereo effects loop, with the ease of editing just like the original. I like the fact that in the effects loop you can leave the level and effect balancing to the effect unit and just cut the loop in or out with whatever patch you are on.
With the MP-2, I've noticed that when you change the wet/dry mix below 100%, it colors the program you are in. The Classic is transparent in this sense.
Harley 8)
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I'm going with the MP-2 as the ultimate version of the design.
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I cast my vote for the Classic.
I love the tones, but the fact that it has the noise gate built in, and the stereo effects loop, with the ease of editing just like the original. I like the fact that in the effects loop you can leave the level and effect balancing to the effect unit and just cut the loop in or out with whatever patch you are on.
With the MP-2, I've noticed that when you change the wet/dry mix below 100%, it colors the program you are in. The Classic is transparent in this sense.
Harley 8)
I'm with Harley on this one, MP-1 Classic is my choice.
Of course, I don't have a gigantic collection of gear to compare....if anyone wants to send me their gear to try out, I'm all for it :thumb-up:
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Casting my vote for the MB-1
Not just because I'm a bass player, but because:
- it is an all in 1 unit everything you NEED is in that beast and is has enough fllexibility to incorporate the "Nice to have" additions.
- It has 2 voices that can be used in parallel
- It has effects loop that can be used both serial and parallel, which was a novelty then (and still rare now in fully analogue path units)
:bow: :bow: :bow:
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With the MP-2, I've noticed that when you change the wet/dry mix below 100%, it colors the program you are in. The Classic is transparent in this sense.
Hey Harley, just trying to work out exactly what you mean :dunno: , so you can change the wet/dry mix in both the effect and the MP2, generally I'd run the effect 100% wet and adjust the wet dry mix in the MP2 (not that I've ever used the loop much as I use a desk and aux/fx sends). But I'm wanting to build a smaller rack (max 4 RU) and will want to use the loop.
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@R Why don't you use the mixer inside the MP-2,it's fully analog?
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Hey Richard,
Just try the effects loop in the MP-2, with nothing plugged into it. Turn it on, and change the mix from 100% wet to 100% dry. You should notice a slight difference in the program your in. Both of mine do this.
Harley 8)
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I cast my vote for the Classic.
I love the tones, but the fact that it has the noise gate built in, and the stereo effects loop, with the ease of editing just like the original. I like the fact that in the effects loop you can leave the level and effect balancing to the effect unit and just cut the loop in or out with whatever patch you are on.
With the MP-2, I've noticed that when you change the wet/dry mix below 100%, it colors the program you are in. The Classic is transparent in this sense.
Harley 8)
I'm with Harley on this one, MP-1 Classic is my choice.
Of course, I don't have a gigantic collection of gear to compare....if anyone wants to send me their gear to try out, I'm all for it :thumb-up:
Dante, are you dropping me a broad hint? O0
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I thought I was being pretty direct...not just to you, to EVERYONE who wants me to try out their gear. That's how far I'm willing to go :lol:
@Richard: You should definitely notice this with the Quadraverb. I sure did with my MP-2.
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Well R is comming over in october maybe you should also book a flight to Belgium,got a lot of stuff you can try out ;D
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ADA did a LOT of cool stuff with everything they made. Peter brought up a good point about the Serial/Parallel Loop that reminded me that the Quad Tube has both a Stereo AND a Mono FX Loop. :o Who even does cool stuff like that now? :dunno:
I tell ya, if ADA poured all their coolest bits into one unit......it would've swallowed the sun and then pulled the universe inside out into a negative universe. :lol: Imagine, all Dark being Light and all Light becoming Dark...we'd probably go blind.
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Yep true,they did make a lot of cool stuff and the good thing is it's still cool these days and sounds way better then all this modern DSP shit.
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Yep true,they did make a lot of cool stuff and the good thing is it's still cool these days and sounds way better then all this modern DSP shit.
+1 :thumb-up:
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Yep true,they did make a lot of cool stuff and the good thing is it's still cool these days and sounds way better then all this modern DSP shit.
AMEN! :thumb-up:
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I saw the 120 day warning, but had to add my 2 cents.
I want to check the MP-1 marker cause that's what got me this deep into this rabbit hole, but I am broken with the commitment of this statement... Mulling it through I would have to say the Microcab and its almost evolution into the Ampulator. I now have both and use both to relate what I hear (live) to recoardings, It has been a failsafe for me when recording /or reforcing guitiar tracks live (in a time frendly $$ point). Sorry if it offinds, Just my take on the question_
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Hey Dave, good answer, it's hard to say just one bit of kit as everything they made was good and well thought out. I'd be lost without my MP-2, love it and the cab emulation has meant I didn't need anything else to record. On the other hand, there is so much ADA made we never saw in Australia. I would have bought a Quadtube if they had been imported here, I never knew over 3/4 of the things they made existed before I joined the depot. Perfect for what I want (these days particularly). I've thought about building a combo rig with MP-2, Fx unit, power amp. And now MJMP has a brand new one (jealous lol)
I didn't know about a/the 120 day warning, I'll check it out, maybe it's a poll thing, not something we do that often.
Edit: BTW 120 day warning removed :thumb-up:
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Same here, I'd be lost without my ADA rig.
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I didn't know about a/the 120 day warning, I'll check it out, maybe it's a poll thing, not something we do that often.
It was a standard Advisory or reminder that ".....the thread about to be posted in was 120 or more days old....and do you still want to post?" No worries. :thumb-up:
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Hey Dave,
No right or wrong answers here. We just answer based on our experience with the ADA gear we own, and or use.
It just gets to be a harder question to answer when you own a lot of ADA gear and you like what each one can do.
Although these days, when I play a live gig, I use my Fender gear, my ADA gear has a happy home in the studio, and nothing can come close to it. IF the question come up " Does my Fender rig sound as good as my ADA rig?" The answer would be no, it just sounds like really good Fender gear, it's just a lot more compact and simplified for live gigs.
Harley 8)
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I can only vouch for the MP1 I'm afraid. I'm sure the other gear is fantastic, but I'm not a hard core ADA-er despite being around here for a long while now. It is what got me into rack stuff.
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Hey RG, well I for one am glad it brought you here :thumb-up: , your contributions, discussions, questions etc. are very much appreciated.
BTW, I turned off the post age warning, it can be set to any number of days (default 120). Given the nature of this site it doesn't add any particular value (IMHO). Though if people want it on or set to a particular day length let me know. I thought about say 365 days (i.e. one year) etc. but the posts on the depot are, for the most part at least, not time sensitive. So it didn't make any sense to set it, not that it hurts anything.
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Hey Dave,
No right or wrong answers here. We just answer based on our experience with the ADA gear we own, and or use.
It just gets to be a harder question to answer when you own a lot of ADA gear and you like what each one can do.
Although these days, when I play a live gig, I use my Fender gear, my ADA gear has a happy home in the studio, and nothing can come close to it. IF the question come up " Does my Fender rig sound as good as my ADA rig?" The answer would be no, it just sounds like really good Fender gear, it's just a lot more compact and simplified for live gigs.
Harley 8)
Harley and I live in a small world sometimes. I do the same thing - keep the precious ADA gear at home and take the Peavey head or my Hughes & Kettner combo. The ADA stuff is like an endangered species, delicate. I want to preserve it for as long as I can.
Do either of the rigs sound as good as the ADA, of course not. But, they really don't have to. They're good enough for who they're for...a live audience of drunks yelling "FREEBIRD" after your encore song(s)
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I still take my my rack to a gig. Just need it, can't play without it. I'm ... hooked ::)
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I gig with my MP-2 rig, though often use the one split stack wired stereo to save on lugging. And prior to the MP-2 rig, I used MP-1 rig (same rig just different preamp). Like MJMP, just need it, I can play through other things but it's always underwhelming :facepalm: . Not too bad for lugging as it all fits into a 8RU SKB (Mixer (velcroed to the bottom of the rack), MP-2, Quadverb, poweramp.
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They're good enough for who they're for...a live audience of drunks yelling "FREEBIRD" after your encore song(s)
People who yell that at my gigs go home disappointed :lol: I don't do Skynrd
Harley 8)
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I gig with my MP-2 rig, though often use the one split stack wired stereo to save on lugging. And prior to the MP-2 rig, I used MP-1 rig (same rig just different preamp). Like MJMP, just need it, I can play through other things but it's always underwhelming :facepalm: . Not too bad for lugging as it all fits into a 8RU SKB (Mixer (velcroed to the bottom of the rack), MP-2, Quadverb, poweramp.
Nothing personal Richard, and I get it why you do it that way, it would be easier. But like MJMP, the sound of the ADA full blown rack rigs is like nothing else on the planet. That said, everything else seems underwhelming after that.
Harley 8)
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Usually I take 2 Marshall cabs, 2 100W heads, my rack, pedalboard and 2 guitars. Takes me 10-15 min to set up and be ready to play. Pedalboard has a multicable with 2 harting connectors so it goes pretty fast. I also use those gravity MS cab CL1 mic holders and my own mics so I know the mics are good and setup the way I want them too.
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They're good enough for who they're for...a live audience of drunks yelling "FREEBIRD" after your encore song(s)
People who yell that at my gigs go home disappointed :lol: I don't do Skynrd
Harley 8)
We always say, "okay, here's Freebird" and then play something else ;) really pisses some folks off, haha
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They're good enough for who they're for...a live audience of drunks yelling "FREEBIRD" after your encore song(s)
People who yell that at my gigs go home disappointed :lol: I don't do Skynrd
Harley 8)
We always say, "okay, here's Freebird" and then play something else ;) really pisses some folks off, haha
Ooh, I like that idea :green-banana-smiley-emoticon: