millhouse
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So seeing the thread a while back about building a rack for under $750, it got me thinking. I have been playing through the Eleven Rack, and just wasn't quite happy. I thought the models sounded good, but not great. I also found myself tweaking every time I sat down to play, and wasting time. I was also only playing a few of the models and pretty much just using delay and reverb for effects. So I set out to build me a "ghetto" rack. Here is what I ended up with.
Juice Goose Power Distributor: $50
Voodoo Modded ADA MP-1: $300
Rocktron Intellifex: $75
Rocktron Velocity 150: $175, already had it, but that is what I paid for it about a year ago.
Out the door for $600. Not too bad. My impressions so far, and this is playing through an Avatar 2x12 with Hellatone 60L and WGS HM75. I like it. The cleans are nice, and the higher gain stuff such as 80's metal and hard rock are awesome. Obviously this is the strengths of the preamp. The lower gain ZZ Top, AC/DC type stuff ain't bad either, but I find that I like setting the drives higher on the Clean Tube channel for this, instead of using the Tube Distortion channel. I am still working on a Zeppelin type tone, and it just doesn't get there yet. It has a little too much upper mids, which may be more a result of the cab.
As far as the Replifex, this thing is beautiful. All I use are the delays and the verbs, and it is perfect. I have 5 or six presets setup, and that is all I need. Bypassed, I don't even know it is there.
All in all, this small rack with my pedals for different drives is making more than happy. If I want a tone I can't get out of the MP-1, I just go to me default clean patch, and use my pedals. I am finding that I play a lot more now, and also have learned more about how to get a certain tone, instead of constantly messing with the 11R.
I decided to also throw up some pics of the rest of my gear. I have a WGS Green Beret and Reaper on the way for the cab on the left, so that should help with some of the sounds I am looking for. The red cab has a Scumback Scumnico in it. The orange cab is the one that I am playing through with the MP-1. I have been using the Ampeg System Selector to switch between cabs, but am going to try something different, so if anyone wants it, shout. I sold my Behringer midi controller with the 11R, but am picking up a Roctron Midi Mate for its size and ease of just switching presets.
Anyway, figured some of you guys might like this,
Jason
Juice Goose Power Distributor: $50
Voodoo Modded ADA MP-1: $300
Rocktron Intellifex: $75
Rocktron Velocity 150: $175, already had it, but that is what I paid for it about a year ago.
Out the door for $600. Not too bad. My impressions so far, and this is playing through an Avatar 2x12 with Hellatone 60L and WGS HM75. I like it. The cleans are nice, and the higher gain stuff such as 80's metal and hard rock are awesome. Obviously this is the strengths of the preamp. The lower gain ZZ Top, AC/DC type stuff ain't bad either, but I find that I like setting the drives higher on the Clean Tube channel for this, instead of using the Tube Distortion channel. I am still working on a Zeppelin type tone, and it just doesn't get there yet. It has a little too much upper mids, which may be more a result of the cab.
As far as the Replifex, this thing is beautiful. All I use are the delays and the verbs, and it is perfect. I have 5 or six presets setup, and that is all I need. Bypassed, I don't even know it is there.
All in all, this small rack with my pedals for different drives is making more than happy. If I want a tone I can't get out of the MP-1, I just go to me default clean patch, and use my pedals. I am finding that I play a lot more now, and also have learned more about how to get a certain tone, instead of constantly messing with the 11R.
I decided to also throw up some pics of the rest of my gear. I have a WGS Green Beret and Reaper on the way for the cab on the left, so that should help with some of the sounds I am looking for. The red cab has a Scumback Scumnico in it. The orange cab is the one that I am playing through with the MP-1. I have been using the Ampeg System Selector to switch between cabs, but am going to try something different, so if anyone wants it, shout. I sold my Behringer midi controller with the 11R, but am picking up a Roctron Midi Mate for its size and ease of just switching presets.
Anyway, figured some of you guys might like this,
Jason
