Just ordered a 12U rack, my first step into the rack world.

[JTyson]

Get a Yamaha SPX90.

Hey that Marshall power amp in that rack is the same one I got from you over a decade ago, it’s still got the same SED winged C’s in it after all this time and they are still matched up tight to this day! (Well at least a bit over a year ago when I last tested them) That amp is a frikking beast pushed with that Langner DCP1 preamp.

It makes me so happy

 

[JTyson]

It officially begins. I snagged a used GCX off eBay for a good price. The power conditioner and the drawer for the RL and the pedals will be next.

I've started using the Fractal through my DSL's power amp and it is just so good. I've been using the Soldano X88 model for my main sound, but lately I've been looking at the JMP-1 as a possible purchase, so today I started digging into the Fractal's model of it. Using the JMP's manual as a guide I've been dialing in various factory presets and "LA Crunch" is the winner so far, it's that exact hot rodded sound I love. Going through a real Marshall power amp instead of a (very good) emulation just adds so much to the feel. The 5150 models also feel way better with the Marshall power amp, finally losing that stiffness I felt with the real deal, but the JMP-1 with the SD-1 in front is blowing me away.

Now I've gotta start figuring out all the ins and outs and figuring out what the I/O is gonna look like.

Those JMP1’s were great preamps. I should have kept the one I had…