Yes, re-wire the entire cabinet with Monster Cable, or equal quality high gauge wire. You will get better signal.

Be sure to solder all the connections. All the Great cabinets are done this way.

Hope this helps

Bob

Great Question! The answer is simply No it would NOT sound Terrible… It would sound GREAT!

If you don’t have to use particle board DON’T.

All the Great old Marshall Cabinets and Hiwatt etc… were not made of particle board at all.

In fact any kind of good solid wood will sound much better that the particle board. This is guaranteed.

The only reason particle board is used today is to keep the cost down of there materials. It’s not desired.

My favorite cabinets are all solid wood.

Hope this helps. I would love to see a picture of your cabinet when it’s completed.
I’ll post it here for everyone to view. Thanks Nathan.

Bob

Thanks for the positive words. I agree information products can really help other people get over hurdles they face in day to day projects and assignments etc…

Hope all is well within your business.

Keep in touch.
Bob

Are all these units Rack Units? Or are they floor pedals?

If they are floor pedals you’ll need to balance out the signals as not to mismatch the levels. You’ll lose tone and power if you don’t.

Otherwise if they are Rack units you’l want o adjust the inputs and output on the units so you get a “Unity Gain”. This means your entire signal chain is equal to the effects loop being bypassed or on. you shouldn’t hear any drop in volume or boost in volume.

I always test by unplugging the loop cables and quickly inserting them back to analyze the difference in signal. You should be able to balance everything out and solve this drop out problem.

Let me know if this helps… More soon,
Bob

First things first, You’re definitely on the right track bro. I also want to say that just because the ADA MP1 has a history in the 80’s doesn’t mean it can’t be used today. In fact if you set them up without all the deep chorusing and just use a main dry patch with a pinch of EQ they sound great. I would recommend running them into the effects return of a killer sounding tube amp. This way you get the Tube Pre and the Tube Power without needing an additional power amp. Plus I think it just sounds better overall. I used to do this exact set-up into an Old Marshall and it rips. (Paul Gilbert / Vito bratta) era. This a 1 stomp solution that could work for you.

However, your main problem is the (1 Stomp) syndrome, and I have another solution for you as well

You need a “Rolls Hard Bypass” switching unit. They are becoming harder to find these days but are well worth looking for. Keep an eye on Ebay. They’ll show up every couple weeks or so, and are around $150.00.

You can plug anything you want into this switching unit, including all your amp functions. Clean channel amp switching, amp reverb, amp chorus etc…
as well as any and all floor pedals and rack units.

Once you plug everything into the switching unit, then you can assign to an individual patch what you want turned on (in any order or combination).

Example:
Patch 1.) Chorus / Reverb / Delay
Patch 2.) Delay / Reverb
Patch 3.) Amp channel switch clean / Chorus
Patch 4.) DRY
Patch 5.) EQ / Overdrive / Lead Boost
Patch 6.) Stereo Flanger
Patch 7.) Tremelo / Chorus / Reverb

You get the idea… You can assign any effect you want in any combination including all your amp functions.

All of these patches are controlled by a simple midi pedal-board.

This is definitely a (1 stomp) solution that works great all around.

Let me know if this is something you’ll consider doing.
Talk soon,
Bob

Yes!!! This is exactly the type of set-up that works GREAT for live and recording. You are spot on when it comes to the little things that make all the difference, such as dead silence when not playing and in between chords… The silence is critically important, and maintaining a strong signal throughout the signal path is also critically important. The conversion to (Lo-Z) is a smart choice as well. I’m sure your rig sounds great.

In fact, If you would send a picture OR an Mp3 demonstration, I’ll be happy to post it here for everyone to check out. I know many of us would love to hear and see a sample.

Hope you’ll consider doing this.

Send to: admin(at)bobmolton.com
SUBJECT: Guitar Rig Demo

Thanks, Bob

At minimum, I like to have three straight front cabinet side by side. The far left and right cabinets are effected, while the middle cabinet is full on Raw Dry Signal.

This works GREAT!

You simply can’t go wrong with the Growl of a P-90, along with rich harmonic sustain.

Quick question?… Where do you run the (Pro Channel) within your signal chain? I’m assuming through the effects loop of your amp.

As for the NOS Pre- amp tubes… If you can find an excellent brand like “Tellefunken” or something of that caliber, then Yes I would say it’s worth it. I wouldn’t just change them out for just any NOS tubes though. You have to choose the tube that will get you closer to your destination… In your case it’s the Leslie West first album tone. I would recommend replacing them with “Tellefunken” if you do.

Hope that helps…God Bless

NOW, with that being said. The “Rolls Hard Bypass Switching System” (which is cheap) will allow you to plug anything into it including floor pedals and Rack gear and turn them on and off individually via midi controller… This allows the effects loop to be “hard Bypassed” when no effects are on. This will GUARANTEE natural amp sound continuously for your main rhythms.

Hope this sheds more light.
Bob