Modifying my A/DA MP-1 - The 3TM Pt.1
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Hi Leon, and Happy New Year!
I just came across this video and had fun watching it, good one!
Just for FYI, the ADA Depot did not come up with the 3TM for the MP-1. That was actually done by Todd Langner when he was the head of the service department at ADA, just to show what was possible with the MP-1 if it were juiced up. Jurrie picked up on the circuit when he bought out all the ADA surplus and tech info after ADA went out of business in the 90's.
(Yes, I'm a member of the ADA Depot, and own all of the preamps along with a lot of other ADA gear as well, including the 3TM MP-1).
Phillipe is the man who does a lot of mods and helps other members and owners of ADA gear get their rigs up and running right! He's an awesome guy!
It sounds like it's time to re-cap your original MP-1 if it's making a lot of noise. a common issue with these. Replacing the cheap caps with good ones does go a long way for improving the tone and cutting the noise.
The Depot is still up and running, so there are always people who are happy to help with any questions.
Cheers!
That's excellent information to have, I've pinned this.
I'd love to see a "History of the A/DA MP-1" with some more info on Todd as his designs have been super influential.
I'll have to get onto the re-cap for the other MP-1 - it's sounding a bit sad in comparison!
@@LeonTodd There's not really much more to say about the MP-1 that isn't already common knowledge. When ADA introduced it at the 1987 NAMM show, there was nothing else like it on the market. They were the first to incorporate MIDI controlled switching into a single spaced rack unit, giving you the ability to store different amp tones, and recall them as needed with the press of a button. Stored in permanent memory, were about 30 different presets from the factory to give you an idea how to edit and create tones of your own. At the same time, ADA also introduced a rack mounted power amp for the MP-1, which was the B200S. This was a 2x100 Watt Stereo Solid State Power Amp, that was tuned for guitar, and they also introduced the ADA Split-Stack Cabinets, and the MC-1 foot controller.
With a rig like this, you could rack your preamp, power amp, and any rack effects you wished to used in the MP-1's effects loop, and build a full stack that you could break down and transport much easier than a Marshall stack with a minimum of pedals on the floor!
This was the Preamp that started the whole integrated rack mounted guitar system in the 80's! By 1988, most the big names in amplification were bringing their own versions of rack gear to the table, but by then, ADA's were already in use and on recordings, and proving themselves to be the one everyone had to beat.
ADA was really on top of their game when they came out with this one!
In 1992, or 1993, after the dismal response to the MP-2, ADA then decided to keep things as simple as they could for guitar players and introduced the MP-1 Classic. (My personal favorite). This was a refined version of the original MP-1, with built-in noise gate, and a stereo effects loop, and a more subtle chorus than the previous versions had, and one extra voice: Brown Tube!
That was their last rack mount preamp offering before they vanished. Unfortunately, from what I'm told by one of the Depot members who is in Australia, none of the MP-1 Classics ever made it to the land down under. These were by my ears, the most vintage sounding preamps ADA ever made.
Before anyone asks, the MP-2's and MP-1 Classics could not be modified like the original MP-1's because the circuitry is completely different, and much more complex then the original. The best you could do as far as tone mods is swap valves, (tubes), to suit your tastes. Some of the most popular choices are JJ's and Mullard's. Many prefer the tones of long-plate 12AX7's (ECC83's) for a warmer, more defined tone shaping curve.
The 3TM however is the exception to that rule, and taste is subjective, so doing a bit of tube-rolling with different gain level preamp tubes is common practice for fine tuning your preamp's tones!
@@harleyhexxe9806 Priceless, this information only makes me regret more having sold mine years ago
@@LeonTodd FYI -- One of our Fractal Forumites has one of the original Langner 3TM. @Harley Don't forget about the Hairston 3TM in the MP-1 Family tree.
@@Guitardojo Hey! Good to see you again! You're right, Hairston is a mad scientist when it comes to ADA's!
What have you done!!! A disturbance in the force. Now I look at my ADA and think, why can't you do that!?!
I'm a member of the ADA Depot, I had my MP-1 Classic repaired by MJMP and I can't praise him enough.
Philippe is a great guy, always there to offer assistance !
* thinks about buying ADA MP-1, seems like the dust has settled from Leon's last price increasing video *
Leon: Here's a new ADA MP-1 video guys!
There really has been a resurgence with the prices on these things unfortunately lol
I love hearing a sneaky kings x riff... it’s like. If you know, then you know
EXACTLY!
Duuuuuuuuuude you finally got one ! this is my fave preamp EVER ! one thing , there are 2 trimpots on the actual 3tm tube board , what i find best to do is to roll all the EQ and presence to zero then use the 2 tubeboard trimpots to create a baseline average sound. From there you will have the full +12 to -12 (or is it 16..) range of the EQ to adjust your sound. I find if you dont do this, sometimes the eq sweet spot is like +6 or +9 leaving you with less headroom to explore and too much "minus" territory youll never use... I knew the 3tm sound as soon as you did the comparison lol , its a BEAST . Look forward to hearing more of your 3tm ROCK ON !
That's great to know. Sounds SO good!
I had one Ada MP-1 3TM with MDRT transformer. Such a beast!
It sounds so thick!
The Machinator Developed Replacement Transformer! Even without the 3TM, that is just a great transformer to put into the stock MP-1 that really beefs up the tones! There's a long wait for those. Machinator is one of the members of the forum, and a brilliant man.
@@harleyhexxe9806, hey Harley! -Slimjim
@@Eventual420 Hey Man! Happy New Year!
MRDT makes a world of difference in my opinion.
@Leon Todd: Thanks for making a video of having the ADA Depot 3TM mod tube circuit board installed into your previously stock ADA MP-1 preamp. Sounds killer! I'm also the proud owner of 2 ADA Depot 3TM "Ultra" mod MP-1 preamps (3TM mod tube circuit board, noise mod, battery holder/new lithium battery, rear jack input mod, and v2.01 EEPROM chip) modified by Hairy Bagg (Robert Metzger) back in 2005. I plan on getting the MDRT transformers installed on both of my 3TM modified MP-1 preamps.
I've also met Todd Langner in 1993, had him build my first guitar rack, and he did an EQ mod on my stock ADA MP-1 preamp. He offered me the 3TM mod tube circuit board back then and I didn't go for it at the time since I knew nothing about it. What a mistake that was! It took me 12 years later and finding the ADA Depot website with Jur providing ADA rack gear information & support and Hairy Bagg & Marshalljmp doing mods.
Hey brother! Hairston here. Glad you are still enjoying your modded gear!
Sounds killer! You're making me miss my MP1. That was a crucial part of my gigging rack back in the 90s.
For my knowledge in tube electronics, unless you using the stock MP1 with all gain at 10, I think you could make the MP1 more agressive and similar to the 3tM just by changing 2 capacitors instead of adding a tube! Its really easy to shape a pre amp sound for aggressiveness, you just need to have enough gain headroom ;)
Well I do have another A/Da sitting here so maybe I should try that!
@@LeonTodd ask for your tech advice, but reducing C6 and C7 (cathode bypass capacitors) to 1uf will make it more tight! Also, bypassing r'R13 with 470p cap can make it more agressive! ;)
Interesting. Have you every tried this? I'd be curious, as I'd like to maybe mod my MP-1.
I can't find an affordable mp1 in Portugal. But it's on my wish list. Made similar mods to orange and marshall amps
The ADA MP2 had more voicing, and noise gate and stereo fx loop. The ADA MP-1 classic added an extra channel, noise gate and stereo fx loop. My other ADA MP-1 has some issues which I think are simply the capacitors. I would expect some of the same units slightly different in volume tolerances in the knobs and even variances in tubes.
No mention of how the mod affects the clean tones. The cleans on this unit are so good especially with a little chorus added. I love the distortion of the mod and i'm considering buying it if I can get someone to install it. Great video:)
The solid state clean remains the same, separate circuit
@@LeonTodd Thanks for info:)
I never knew a place like The Perth Artifactoy existed, that's so awesome. I'm definitely going to attend the next open day this weekend. Thanks!
Really cool place, even cooler people working out of it!
I've modified mine way back in 2007 and it took you 14 years later..lol.. 🤣And I really dig it and never goes back to the original. Even though it's collecting dust in my 4 rack unit now. I will never sell it.
The ADA stock transformer can be used on the 3TM Mod but it's not optimal. I would recommend you the MDRT Machinator Transformer kit and change out the transformer to fully support the 3 tube voltages in there. I'm not sure whether you can still get it but you can enquire MarshalJMP about it.
You gonna love this! I have a 3TM from years ago and its still mainstay in my rack. There is a noise mod you might need to imply as well. There are pros and cons. Pros: What a FUCKIN' sound!!! HUGE GAIN. Enormous attack. The "Justice" scooped tone in a nutshell. Tube Clean also turns into a full blown EVH Brown sound that sounds awesome......CONS: Tube clean turns into EVH Brown sound. So, no more tube clean. Also, you need to tame the output and it gets noisier as a unit. That means that comparing to other preamps, the master output AND the output knob need to be pushed further up to get the same level of volume....But, overall...WHAT s SOUND. Try this after you finish: OD1: 9 OD2: 7 Master:8 Bass: 4 Mid: -10 Treble: 2 presence: 2 and just a tad of mid-boost after on around 600-75, like 2 db...For me? Instant JUSTICE. More scooped than Mesa (I know...) and huge THICK gain...
Yeah the tube clean is great, super squishy brown sound vibes!
@@LeonTodd With a bit a tweaking on the clean tube you can also get some kind of a rectifier tone as well :)
@@LeonTodd This is why I keep my 3TM in the same rack as my stock MP-1. Clean tube tones come from the stock MP-1 and the Sonic meltdown comes from the 3TM. It covers all the bases. Of course, now that we're on the subject of gain/distortion with the MP-1, I have to ask you this Leon; Have you played around with the OD1 and OD2 when you're in the Clean Tube voice of the stock MP-1? I've found I can get some really good overdrive from that voice as well as the distortion tube settings. If you haven't done that yet, try it!
Dude, you made it sound like a Dual Rec. Now I want one.
Hey Leon Skip here the guy you got the pair of ADA's off glad you got to do something with them dude, sounds great
Dude it's great to hear from you! What rig are you running at the moment?
@@LeonTodd 98% of my playing is Axe fx and a matrix GT to be honest Leon but there is no question though cranking up them old girls is very special indeed and something I take great joy in I haven't done the Triaxis journey yet but looking forward to it when the right one comes along . I managed to pick up a mint head a early 84 vertical input 800 and well you get it, anything I say from here on in is only preaching to the already converted, it has been a love affair since so that's been really good. I'm keeping an eye out for a later 70s two hole JMP and a 800 B cab and 900 B cab as well I have the A cabs but want to re tolex all a once. From memory I just picked up a mint peavey block letter with the super 6ers in it when you's guys came around I managed to get mint 5150 A and B cabs to match can't say the Sheffields are me but tone is subjective I know, but damn that stack is meet with gasp.
😃👌
20 plus years ago I used to run a modded mp1 through a Peavey triumph 120 tube amp into a 1962 marshal 4x12. One of the best recording tones I have had. Only second to my c2+
I have the 3TM and it's pretty great 👍
It really is! What do you run it with?
Finally a great video showcasing the 3TM! Not to mention the A/B comparison of it stock and modded :)
Super impressed you did all this. That mod was a holy grail, I've never heard a better demo of it because you compared it A/B with an unmodded example in real-time. Very cool.
Hi Leon, maybe you can convince ADA to manufacture the MP3 , Digital controlled 4 or 5 tubes midi control FX loop built in chorus, flanger, tremolo, EQ, Delay, Wah, pitch, top of the line noise gate with all controlled foot board with pedal control and analog tone and a great 1 space power amp ....I must be dreaming
We've been trying to talk them into that ever since they came back into the market with their early pedal reissues. They've been checking up on us at the ADA Depot, and it seems like they kind of like what we do, but that's only a guess. Maybe they consider us the dinosaurs who refuse to let go of what they did in the past, and inadvertently, maybe holding them back from their plans for the future. idk
One thing that seems to be a solid issue with them, is they don't want to get back into rack gear. Who knows? If demand for rack gear gets high enough, that outlook could change.
I'm a year late seeing this video but I will say seeing some of the names that are in the replies and a nod to adadepot and Jmp which is in fact a nod to the legacy of Jurrie Teeuwen warms my heart.
Awesome video man! I LOVE my ADA MP-1, and I may be in the minority, but I actually really like my MP-2. I must have gotten one of the better units that's survived over time, no noise at al, and it sounds killer!
I've got an MP-2 on the way funnily enough - hopefully it's all working so i can do a full A/DA shootout!
@@LeonTodd Awesome bro! Love your videos!!
@@LeonTodd all you need is the bass pre and the classic and you will have them all short of the transformer and battery mods possibly
@@ironblast5 Think we'd all like to see those eventually if Leon is gracious enough with us :)
Oh wow I’m glad you did this video. So I had mine done back in the day and when I finally received it back I was actually somewhat disappointed with this high fizz it seemed to develop. I ended up replacing 2 of the 12ax7s with 5751’s and I think an ecc82. I can’t be certain it was so long ago but with the preamp tube changes and messing with the trim pot I found it a noticeable improvement that removed a lot of that brittle fizz and sort of rounded things off. I also noticed a better response on the volume control on my guitar. The only down side I recall was slightly less gain. Thanks for the memories!
Told ya you’d like it bro. Get the MDRT transformer installed in it if you ever get the chance. Sounds HUGE! I had MarshallJMP do the Ultra+ mod on mine years ago. I’ll never let it go.
Thoroughly enjoyed this one! The 3TM sounds much better for my tastes as well. Would like to hear it in std E or Eb tuning with the Wolfgang. Sweet tones! 👍
Wait! Do you still have ANOTHER ADA MP-1 in your rack!?!?!?!?! 3 MP-1's!!!??????
Lol, I have had 3 MP-1s forever, one is currently problematic but the other two are absolutely perfect and for the most part stock. I have only done minor maintenance such as filter caps, tubes and of course the battery mods but I love the tone of the MP-1 as is and don’t foresee modding anytime soon.
Wow Leon. That is just amazing. It is a another animal altogether.
Mine is modded by a great ampguy back in the 90-ties, but I sure would like to have a second unit with the three tube mod kit.
The Ada mp-1 is a fantastic preamp.
Amazing difference, I like a fuzzy drive tone, but a tight punchy low end has its place and is way easier to mix. One of both is the only answer. I just got a Carvin SX-15 and it sounds great clean and with some grit. The dirty channel has constant buzz which is annoying (probably needs to be repaired). It has a bit of a ADA Mp-1 vibe to it.
waow ! the modded one sounds crazy ! congrats 😉
I had a custom tailored MKII? mod done with my input on tonal characteristics done by the guy that did those back in the day, or maybe he still does. Sent my prepamp from the states to Belgium i think it was. Had the improved transformer and all that. Sickest sound i ever had in my life. I couldn't believe how perfectly he nailed what i described i wanted. Better than i even thought it would be. I ran it through an ADA microtube 200 with a custom cab. It was so fucking loud my half stack drowned out my other guitar players full stack. The mids, grunt and growl were incredible. It was like the best marshall/slo sound ever. I miss that thing, it finally gave up the ghost. Probably could have been fixed but i figured it was so old.
I think it's the same guy!
The three tube mod sounds like it's been boosted compared to the other one. Great vid Leon!
Definitely!
@@LeonTodd When you're done playing around a bit, you should include a clip of the MP-1 boosted vs. the 3TM MP-1. I wonder how close the sounds can get?
Now ... go back in and recap the whole unit !!!!
Todd Langner modded my MP-1 back in the 80s by adding a TRS input jack so the tip was wired to my bridge humbucker for crunch and the ring was wired to my single coils that was selected when I played the clean channel.
Ps. Todd was pissed that ADA wouldn’t allow a 2U rack so he could design it with a larger transformer.
That's such an awesome mod!
I have 2 ADA MP-1 preamps, one is a bit noisey. The other one seems to be fine. I started using it again. I will soon have a second Two Notes Cab M plus. That is going to be sweet.
It'd odd like that, I have an MP-1 and MP-2, and my MP-2 is completely noiseless. I think there were really two batches, ones that were noisy, and ones like yours and mine that work. I've said it above, but if you can get an MP-2 that works, it's KILLER!
You must have a killer job being able to afford all that gear. It took me 35 year to have all the equipment I have
We need to get Chucky and Dukie over here, VanSinn. So nastalgic. The Depot remains the worlds friendliest forum.
And Dante, MJMP, Peter, and Chester The Jester, they are all a great bunch of folks! I'm sure Leon would would have a ball talking with RNolan since they are both in Australia!
@@harleyhexxe9806 I’m going to head over myself and try and update, great to see you Harley, I will never forget those JPGs of your racks and Fender amps, so juicy! ❤️ You guys rock!
I was a lurker bit out was the most civil and wholesome place on the web from what I read
@@LeonTodd, and funny. Kim (a guy) was hilarious. Man I miss the Depot. Still sport the T shirts, and people recognize them! The Depot rocks.
@@LeonTodd Thank you Leon! I'm sure you'd still be welcome at the Forum. There's a wealth of great information about ADA there.
the unmodified one sounds like a rectifier which tells you that the rectifier was actually made for hair metal
I bought a modded one years back. Remember it didn’t fit what I was working on at the time. Now I must dust it off and give it a try again.
Do it! keen to hear your thoughts on it
The modded one sounds way better here than in the part 2 video. It must really react to what your playing it through & with.
Oh wow. I've never heard a good A-B of unmoved and 3TM. I have to get one now...for my 2nd MP1. 1st world problems, right.
Do it! It actually lives up to the hype
About 19 years ago I had a chance to purchase one of these for 150$ but I ended up getting an Engl E530. Still wish I got the ADA. Definitely a future purchase.
Sounds loads better;-) So you set them the same (other than volume) would be interesting if you changed the settings on the un-modded version to see if it could come close to the same tone as the three tube version. Maybe try that?
Yeah that sounds like a plan. I wonder if it just changes the character of the gain or if it just changes all the tapers of controls.
Good Call! Enlist a Pro when in doubt! Thanks Johnny, Well done!
Hey Leon, great video, I was wondering did you say that after the mod your clean channel was gone. The reason I bought this unit 20 some years ago was because Kirk Hammett said it was 90% of the clean tone on One. I know your very busy but could you address this in part 2. Thanks
The only clean tone in a 3TM will be the SS voice. All the tube voices are affected by the mod.
@@harleyhexxe9806 hey man thanks for the answer
Awsome mod mate! It went from a fuzz pedal to a mesa
wow the 3 tube mod is really cool! amazing!
To decide from your video? Mod is totally worth it!
The three tube mod sounds great!!
Still have one ,sound great with IR's .
Had one I used though the late 80's and all though the 90'S into an Alesis
Quadreverb ,boss Pitch Shifter /Delay into the low input of a Jcm 800 2203 . I miss the rig sometimes ,sounded huge.
Wouldn't mine the 3tm though .
This is absolutely kickass! Awesome.
@LeonTodd Right as I asked you about the mod you wanted to do on our beloved ADA-MP1 this video popped up. Not bad. "D"
There you go!!!!
U muffed it up
So cool you documented this!
Hi Leon, can you run a quick test with the MP-1 using the Boss Waza as the power amp? See how it sounds with Boss effects. Love the channel!
still have ADA Depot stickers on my guitar case. owned 3 !
Very awesome guy ,,, I need this one ADA modified ,,,,, great metal sound
Leon, is it me or did your friend Johnny put the lid back on the wrong side of the level selector switch near the tubes? you might want to check the video (from 7:46 -- 7:56) and fix the lid.
Nice catch, I'll check!
Wow.. I bought an Mp-1 a few months ago but it was broken. It still hasn't been repaired, though there's people working on it, and I think I'm gonna tell them to do this as well.
How would that sound with a BBE Maximizer or something like that?
I just looked at the modpage, they/he had 4 versions at least. Noicemod with new caps seems cool.
Yes, they have several mods for the MP-1's but they all push the MP-1 into much more aggressive territory, (Mesa Recto style), and I couldn't really see the point of doing that myself, since I also own a pair of MP-2's that do all that from the factory. I have put my MP-2 rig against Mesa Dual Rectifiers in the past, and dialed in the same tones from the front panel. MP-2's are much more tricky to edit and get the tones than the MP-1, so there is a definite learning curve there. Be prepared to spend some time with it if you go looking for one! It has a LOT more in it than the MP-1 and that is why sales of it were not so good here in the States. It confused too many guitar players who simply wanted to twist a few knobs and get a good tone, and they gave up and sold them!
Just saying...
@@harleyhexxe9806 i know. I am no stranger to deep editing myself, but I remeber that the Mp-2 never sounded as good as my mp1 does, but then again mine is modded ny an ampguy.
@@peterknicked It's true! It didn't sound like the MP-1 even with the factory MP-1 program. Definitely harder to get the dynamics with the MP-2 than with the other preamps, but it is possible to coax more of that from the MP-2. Some of the Forum members swapped out the 12AX7's for 12AT7's to lower the gain in the preamp, or at least one of the 12AX7's, depending on how much you wanted to reduce the gain.
As it was explained to me by Todd Langner on one of our many phone conversations, the main difference why the MP-1 and MP-2 sounded so different was because with the MP-1, there was always a certain amount of Solid State voicing mixed in with the Tube voicing. It was never completely out of the signal path. The MP-2 has no Solid State voice at all, it just has 10 different levels of Tube voices. At least that was the reason I was given. Still, I've managed to get some really great, usable tones from my MP-2 rig, using the MXC, Quad Switch, and CCP, and just putting in Mullard RI 12AX7's.
@@harleyhexxe9806 I had my Mp1 modded back inte nineties and it changed it to be more marshally so to speak. I found out thar the mp1 really is quite sensitive to different tubes. The EHX gold worjs like a charm, but it is a quite different animal with Tung Sol tubes for example.
@@harleyhexxe9806 I can confirm this. If you're lucky enough to find an MP-2 that doesn't have noise issues and is in good shape, it's a BEAST. I actually think top-3 preamps ever made territory... Sounds crazy I know lol. But like mentioned, if you're savvy with the tone shaping controls and know how to work the channels/modes on the MP-2, you can CRUSH a Dual Rectifier hands-down, and it sounds so much better and tighter. Also agreed with Harley, the MP-2 is DEEEEEEEEEP with edit parameters and options. If you're lucky enough to find one that's in good shape, buy it! I found one for a STEAL up here in Toronto and it's my main tone now, even replacing my MP-1. Killer piece of gear and my secret weapon EVERYONE loves, yet NOONE has heard of lmfao ;p
Hell yeah. I always put 3 tubes in my bicycles.
I hear Addicted to that rush, I like
The modded ADA sounded awesome. Did you lose all ability to have a clean tone with this mod? It appeared that way in the video.
The original MP-1 has a tube clean and a solid state clean - the tube clean is now more like a modded marshall "brown sound" but the SS clean is still super clean
pretty sure your favorite settings sounds better on the 3T than your other two non 3T's, from what I heard on the nuno video anywho, everyone's so worried about cutting through all they seem to care about is ice picking their way to the front, in doing so they lose not only character but a of dynamics and articulation, listen to how much fatter the 3 tubes really is, way more character and feel, makes the other two sound like old digitech rp 35's... lol
again preamp out the 3 tube stereo's OD and Gain into the other 2 for warbly and panning effects, then into 4 amps speakers situated in all 4 corners of the room..
also you can set the 3 tubes to cut no issues, pretty sure you know that so what makes it not sounds as well as the stock units? I don't get it? not as many speckles or is it the speckle profiles? don't get it really, like a "pro" to not only explain to me what makes ita shit mod but also do a side by side?
in any event you have the best of both as it stands so boo hoo right?
rock on and now is a good time to call you a dick, ora gear hoarder, who you think you are joe bonamassa or something? good grief dood shit or get off the pot, figure out your sound then let someone use those units, they are so few and far inbetween and if you took a peek at today's music yea they help in a bog way, btu between you and joe B these new bands cannot get their hands on any decent gear, he has all the good guitars and amps you have all the good effects, just hoarded up, gonna create a reality show based on your two, "Gear Hoarders" S.1 Ep.1 .. "why the world is short of classic gear" try to find you two some help, perhaps Dr, Drew will appear as the resident doctor, square away this hoarding situation once and for all, release all that fantastic gear back into the wild for hair 2.0..
also at 10:00? why not brighten up the 3 tube just a hair to get more cut, it blows away that like unit tube
Thanks for sharing brothers and Be Well All!
10:15 - has some Recto vibe there....
Big time. I need to try it through the Recto fx return.
I would have questions if i could ever afford a piece of gear like that 😂 The mod sounds really good.
I know I´m old fashion guy but I love these old rack units, If I could I´d have all the classics, I really miss my ADA, but at least I have my good (not old) Leon´s channel to enjoy them
But I have my Triaxis, in a short time its value will increase a lot...I think...
It's funny this mod kinda makes the ADA sound a little more like a Tri to my ears.
@@LeonTodd The unmodified ADA tones with that settings sounds really muddy in comparison, It´s incredible how the modded one change for good and I think that this mod opens new range of tweaking, but Tri is unreacheable my man!! (just kidding, I really love the ADA)
I think mp-1 is a really good preamplifier.
It would be great if ada reproduced it again.
Only problem is I love the stock MP-1 AND the 3TM. Be cool if they did one with both options.
@@LeonTodd I really agree with you.
@@LeonTodd Unfortunately, I do not have 3TM. If I visit Australia later, can you make mine like that?
did you make the new board or someone else make it? Mikey likes, Mikey want! fookin rediculous
Congratz Man! Does this adds the stages to od channel ?
You can peel the paint off the ceiling with the gain it adds.
Loved my 3TM! Wish I'd never sold it! If it's good enough for Paul Gilbert........?
With the mod it sounds more like the Peavey Rockmaster
Surely didn't sound like Nuno Bettencourt. The modified definitely sounds better like this. Not even a discussion, the unmodified sounded like poop in this shootout. I think the modification is worth it, could do with less gain though! Fortunately that's what you have the gain control for.
Even with lower gain settings on the front panel, the 3TM still has more than enough to cook your house.
Sounds amazing
Hey, can you plug in a Revv3 pedal to the dark Mp1 and do a video? Trying to see if it will give an image of the moded Mp1 or higher gain tone??
Okay I'm incredibly late to the party, and I know I'm going to show my ignorance but is it possible to do the 3TM on the MB-1? Or would this cause issues?
I'm not sure, best person to ask is Marshalljmp mod shop
@@LeonTodd Thanks for the quick response I wasn't expecting that! I'll go and pester them about this, also I know you're probably told this often but thanks for the great channel you've been a fantastic help in looking for the right gear.
A great video to live vicariously through. Thank you. For the more in-depth one, can the 3tm still handle lower and mid gain tones, or is it a one trick recto thing?
Great suggestion!
Wow. More tubes 😲
Leon, what were your tone settings for the comparison?
I have 2 x MP1's I'm thinking of skipping (for me they've never sounded any good) are they worth anything on the second hand market?
Yeah probably at an all time high
Leon, have you ever listened to Porcupine Tree? I think you'd really enjoy the guitars, especially the drop-D stuff. Check out the album In Absentia.
In Absentia and Deadwing are desert island discs for me. SW is incredible.
@@LeonTodd same.
another great video Leon. I know this is a dumb question but could you please tell me how I can switch between my ADA and Triaxis in my rack without changing the patch leads at the back every time?
I use the Voodoo Lab Ground Control Pro with a couple of Voodoo Lab GCX audio switchers. I use it to switch between the ADA MP1, Triaxis, JMP1 and a number of other rack and pedal gear. It also uses MIDI to enable full functionality of the presets you’ve created in your preamps. Works exceptionally well and worth the investment. I also did the 3TM mod, MDRT upgrade and noise mod on my MP1. Those upgrades were a game changer on what was a great preamp before hand but launched it out of the park afterwards. Another worthy investment that’ll give you great sounds and keep the preamp going for years to come.
You almost had a ginger beer mod to your amp there.
Gold video! Does this mod address the noise issue in one shot as well?
The noise mod is a seperate set of caps. I really need to do it to my stock MP-1
@@LeonTodd Keep us posted on this when it happens! Cool to do a 'before and after' video too! 😊
Fantastic demo love the ada mp1 such a best I ve got an original and love it what model is your prs at the end that look s killer best thankyou 😊😊
Thanks, it's a stock SC245 from 2008
vito bratta approves!
Ouch. He's a good pal.
That enters into the "Too Much Work" category for me. I'm no stranger to amp and pedal mods but that looks like a real bitch.
Have to wonder how it would sound with a more hi-fi brand of caps...but sounds good as is.
The unmodified MP-1 sounds a bit ragged.
Had one back in the 80's , wish now that I still had it... 🙄
6:18 Addicted to that rush?
Trying to at least!
You should hear a Marshall JMP-1 modded by Tommy Folkesson!
@@What11235 raises the voltage of the tubes and circuit wise its classic Marshall with friedman flavor.
Are you gonna do a thoughts video on yesterday's announcement that Gibson bought Mesa/Boogie?
Tomorrow's q&a
@@LeonTodd I am authentically interested in your opinion 😂
Yeah, it's noice. It's different. It's unusual. Yeah, It's noice...
muito bom !!!
You mad lad!!! :)
Then a 4 tube mod comes out next.
Blackest Eyes \m/
This video worsened my preampicitis