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assquatch20
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Had the amp stuff and cab for awhile. Got this MPX G2 today and seems promising. I'm thinking to get a wireless unit to round it out.
Had the amp stuff and cab for awhile. Got this MPX G2 today and seems promising. I'm thinking to get a wireless unit to round it out.
eero
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cool!
how do you like the Signature 284 amp? I have this amp too, mine is flub as hell and very middy in an unpleasant way, I even post in tech forum asking for mods
maybe with 10 speakers is better, I only have 12 speakers in my cabs
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Happiness is a nice rack ...
Shask
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The MPX-1 sounds great, so a version with analog dry through and the ability to run chorus and pitch at the same time sounds like a winner!
midnightlaundry
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Still have and use my MPX1 for a live rig if I needed it. It's complicated to program but I've had it since like 1998.. LOL..
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assquatch20
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Mine is definitely on the warm side but I like it better with 12's honestly. I just crank the presence and treble with a little less mids and the bass never goes past noon, often lower. What effects or other units are you using with it?
eero
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this is more or less how I set it up too...but I can't find a tonal balance, better on clean sounds with single coils, but on crunch especially with humbuckers there is no way to get a satisfying tone even with eq and overdrive
eero
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...and even if you want to use it only as a power amp with external preamps the sound is too flat, it seems like it was designed as a linear one and not as a guitar amplifier.
fek
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Nice! I am on the lookout for a 6 space shallow rack at the moment. I have 4 space 19" currently with a Powerstation, SYN-2, and a Juice Goose in it. The way I have the amp wall set up right now makes it a PITA to get into the back of it and I would like an open space or two for better ventilation.
mentoneman
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Connies!
always wanted to try one of those 284s
always wanted to try one of those 284s
Monkey Man
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@Alpha Stryke Brother Danno, I removed the statement about a member's being a liar and a fraud from your signature bro'.
I hope you understand. Say it to him in OTC as often as you like, but placing it in your signature exposes the main-forum area's members to it. Not exactly a community-lifting thing, ya know.
Case in-point:
This thread's going onto the home page. Non-members from the interwebs will follow the link and end up here. Just sayin'.
@assquatch20 nice rack bro'.
Hang on...
I hope you understand. Say it to him in OTC as often as you like, but placing it in your signature exposes the main-forum area's members to it. Not exactly a community-lifting thing, ya know.
Case in-point:
This thread's going onto the home page. Non-members from the interwebs will follow the link and end up here. Just sayin'.
@assquatch20 nice rack bro'.
Hang on...
Solarflares
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Two things.
Get a 1” thick piece of stout foam to rest the rack on.
Secondly, those MPX1 PSU’s get hot. Put it on the bottom. Turn off when not in use.
Might not be as pretty, but it will last longer.
Me, I like to leave one screw hole free between every rack, so they all have equal clear space.
The 50/50 is well ventilated if the fan is clean.
Since the other two racks have cooling vents on the left side, I would mount a 12V 140mm computer cooling fan firing at them, and give it 9V. Or a pair of smaller fans.
Get a 1” thick piece of stout foam to rest the rack on.
Secondly, those MPX1 PSU’s get hot. Put it on the bottom. Turn off when not in use.
Might not be as pretty, but it will last longer.
Me, I like to leave one screw hole free between every rack, so they all have equal clear space.
The 50/50 is well ventilated if the fan is clean.
Since the other two racks have cooling vents on the left side, I would mount a 12V 140mm computer cooling fan firing at them, and give it 9V. Or a pair of smaller fans.
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assquatch20
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Is the foam for vibration isolation or what?
As cool as an all Lexicon setup would be I'm probably going to use the mpx g2 with a hook wizard that will be converted to rackmount. There will be a cooling fan by the tubes. Putting the Lex below is fine by me. Will probably use all 6u though with a wireless as well. Just a mono rig into one or two 2x12's. WIDI control on the floor (battery power optional) so ideally pretty quick setup and tear down. Hard to settle on plans for stuff like this but I think I'd like to try that right now.
DanTravis62
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I love everything about this rig
Jakem
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That is an awesome rig! 
I just bought a rack fx unit myself as well and am waiting for it to arrive. Been using pedals for years so this is very refreshing. 
I just bought a rack fx unit myself as well and am waiting for it to arrive. Been using pedals for years so this is very refreshing.
Solarflares
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I had monster rack systems in the past. But old age settled me on a more compact solution, using just delays and reverb on stereo loops. Totally analogue dry signal path.This was my ‘teaching’ rig at home.
This amp was great as it had a separate loop on the clean channel - for the compressor in this case.
Not shown is the Peavey Classic 50/50 I used. Speakers are Alnico Creams.
The sound was huge.
The amp was a Mesa-derived pre-amp using 60’s Mullards. The Svetlana 6550 power-amp was modified to variable-bias, and I installed a 140mm computer fan for cooling. Mike Soldano would have shit his pants if he heard this.
This amp was great as it had a separate loop on the clean channel - for the compressor in this case.
Not shown is the Peavey Classic 50/50 I used. Speakers are Alnico Creams.
The sound was huge.
The amp was a Mesa-derived pre-amp using 60’s Mullards. The Svetlana 6550 power-amp was modified to variable-bias, and I installed a 140mm computer fan for cooling. Mike Soldano would have shit his pants if he heard this.
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HellraiserJohnny
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In 2022 I built a small rig based on a Marshall DSL40 and the MPX-G2. I used both a MPX1 and later an Intellifex unit for FX. Played a few gigs with it but eventually moved on but I did like the MPX-G2 as a guitar pre-amp. I ran it through the DSL 40 front end and through the FX Loop. Took a while to get it right but sounded great once we figured out a 4 wire setup would not work with the MPX-G2 and the DSL 40.
Yes, I had the DSL 40 chopped into a Plexi style head case.
Yes, I had the DSL 40 chopped into a Plexi style head case.
Geo
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i have the same MPX G2 and the 50/50. They are keepers.
I bought the 50/50 brand new for $100 when a local Peavey dealer was closing it's doors.
I bought the 50/50 brand new for $100 when a local Peavey dealer was closing it's doors.
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assquatch20
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I had a DSL40CR and sometimes think I should've kept it and put it in a head shell. Only issue I ever had was the effects loop wanting to turn off once towards the end of my ownership.
midnightlaundry
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That price is insane. In the 2010's you could get a nice one used for $300. I bought a 120/120 new in 1994. Had them both and a Boogie 2/90..
Sold it all and went to separate amps but kept the Lexicon, Alesis Quadraverb and midi controllers. 30 years latter I'm going for individual servings of effects in pedals.
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