Alesis Quadraverb x ADA MP 1

[@vicesquadpunk]

The best guitar sound I ever had live was the ADA, Quadraverb into Boogie style German built KittyHawk valve power-amp. ADA. Vintage Marshall 4x12” wired in stereo. I used my HAMER Scarab guitar and a MIDI footswitch … apart from the tone which was pure magic I could literally hold ANY NOTE and it would feedback in tune!! This was circa 1989-1995. Great days, when ROCK ruled the world. Cheers from London 😊 🇬🇧

[@michaelweinman9051]

ADA- Alesis was a AWESOME way to go back in the day , baby. We all loved it. SO much fun.

[@themaxx16]

“I could bring the chorus down, lessen the 80’s-ness...” 🤔 ...now why would you want to do that?? 😢😂

[@LeonTodd]

"Asking for a friend" :p

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Don’t encourage him

[@seventhsealhere]

Perfect guitar selection for this vid! Reverbs are timeless, and I think the Quadraverb still fits in today. Ah, 80s goodness! 👍

[@798125]

Oh my god, that was my exact rig in the late 80s early 90s! Just looking at it is so nostalgic!! Thanks for that Leon!

[@donlee5722]

This was my rig for years, still sounds relevant to my ears. Still have the ADA but use a TC Electronic G System instead of the Quadraverb. The number of high profile musicians and producers that relied on the ADA proves just how good it was, maybe even ahead of it's time. As always, love the King's X.

[@LeonTodd]

Michael Wagener basically defined an era of rock music with the A/DA, such a beast

[@donlee5722]

@@LeonTodd True, and the interesting thing is everyone sounded different thru it.

[@JustinChampa]

Ditto on the G-System. Still the “brains” of my rig after 15 years!

[@doukai2374]

@@LeonTodd michael wagener had a trademark the slammed vocals, the razor sharp guitars, the punchy bass, and the heavy drums are among many things i've noticed listen to anything from master of puppets then wagener's mix of janet jackson's black cat afterwards it would have been interesting to hear where pop music could have gone with wagener's midas hand of heavy metal sound

[@molotulo8808]

My best friend of 40 years died back in November or 2019 (I miss you, John!) And his wife gave me his Alesis Quadraverb I am going to run my Yamaha RX5 drum machine threw. Between that and my Boss ME-80...I will be jamming some blues for my buddy. Love music and hope I can do some awesome stuff before I join me buddy in the recording studio in the sky!

[@LeonTodd]

R.I.P John. May the Blues flow freely!

[@adrianjaramilloman]

May he rest in music and peace

[@dannobman07]

I had that same exact setup back in 91-92 ... tons of nice wet 80’s tones with it ... wish I still had them both .

[@T0n3zon3]

That's basically what I'm using as my rig at the moment! Un-modded MP1 in to Quadraverb, Palmer Macht power amp and a Marshal 4x12! Had an MP1 running thru a Midiverb II back in the 80's and still using the same setup pretty much today. Loving the Kings X BTW and great playing as always.

[@kdragon7]

They also made a Quadraverb GT (OD/Dist.). Its right in front of me in my home/studio rack. Still sounds great after all these years...

[@LeonTodd]

Fire it up!

[@JRP3music]

My band uses a Quadraverb for the analog mixer at my brother's house.

[@jeffreylbfd]

My old rig!!! I ran mine with a BBE and used 2 ADA SLANT 2 x 12’s. Power amp was a Mesa Boogie 50/50. Sounded glorious BUT too much for the gigs I played.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

I was going to say that he needs to squeeze a BBE in there. Everyone I knew with an MP-1 ran it just like that, and they all sounded great. Me I swerved, and put a TubeDriver rack in-between them to get a little crispy and a little simulated broken up power amp growl.

[@lucasdeliramendonca3546]

Ah, the good ol' quadraverb... After all of those years still sounds amazing! When i heard Dire Strait's on every street album for the first time long ago, and realize that mark knopfler used this processor on the record and in the whole tour, i decide that i need a couple of them! Very nice video Leon!

[@LeonTodd]

WHAT! had no idea he used it on that stuff.

[@lucasdeliramendonca3546]

@@LeonTodd He used a couple of effects on that record: Boss ce-300 super chorus, yamaha rev 5, zoom 9010, tc 2290, alesis quadraverb and the tc 2240 preamp/eq. The amps are a pair of soldanos slo 100 and marshall cabs.

[@bobjoe7508]

@@LeonTodd I read somewhere online that Mark Knopfler bought one of the first Soldano's. I definitely didn't think of Soldano when hearing Dire Straights, but it was the newest hottest thing in 1987! Eric Clapton also bought one of the earliest Soldano's around 87.

[@jonathanmoran3512]

Thinking about getting one of these to put in the loop of my modded Jet City. Really looking for that 80s/90s vibe. Think this captures it.

[@thecentralscrutinizerr]

What amazes me is that if you look at all the musicians here on KZbin that's reviewing the Quadraverb, they all start to smile incessantly. Let me tell you, the quadraverb is as relevant today as it was when it first came out, and if you're looking for those 80s guitar tones, this is it. Then you talk to everybody and they'll tell you the 70s and 80s were the best time in the history of music, not simply because of all the incredible talent but the SOUND of the music, and the quadraverb certainly was in the arsenal of pro players in the 80s.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Alesis & ADA MP-1 candy, Love It! **MP-1 with Tube Driver in FX loop (as an eq) -> Art Multiverb -> Alesis Q2 -> Peavey Classic 50/50 tube rack amp = Glorious!

[@stratking78]

I regret selling all this 19" gear in the early 2000s 😕... still into pedals and tube amps, but this stuff was way cool... Great playing as always, Leon 🤘😊🎶🎸. I love your channel... Best wishes from Germany - rock on, Dude 🤘😊

[@LeonTodd]

That was right around the time I started playing and started buying this stuff!

[@glaucosouza1971]

Same here....but at least now we can buy it again for less 😎

[@Imokyourok440]

@@glaucosouza1971 Pawn Shops! You can get Alesis gear for very cheap here in the States.

[@Imokyourok440]

I take donations at the local Goodwill. Someone just donated an Alesis Rack mount drum....umm...thingy. Not sure what it does but as soon as it hits the store, I’m gonna grab it.

[@Imokyourok440]

I get to price it too. I’m thinking $15 is a fair price.😉😁

[@Mister_Greg]

My rig back in the day was an MP-1/Quadraverb. I had a Rocktron Hush in the loop of the ADA which was switched on for the distorted patches. The Hush was a mono half rack. The other half was a Boss SE-50. It was a pretty crude unit but it had a compressor and a useable flanger unlike the one in the Quadraverb. So on the Quadraverb, the value and program controls are touch sensitive. If you want them to increment or decrement faster push them harder. Pressing up and down at the same time sets the parameter to the stock value.

[@FT-64]

Thanks for bringing this stuff back and taking a trip down memory lane! This was my gigging rig back in the 80s: MP-1 into Quadraverb GT, feeding a pair of Marshall 50W heads (power amp section only). I still have all this gear, but the Alesis is the only thing still in my gig rack (and probably not for much longer). BTW, the Quadraverb GT model has the touch-sensitive edit buttons that speed up with more pressure. It also had a really terrible set of distortions and cab sims that I never used....but like you said in your video, the Alesis had some really great reverbs, and they still hold up today. Honestly, the reason I still use mine is that the basic time-based FX - reverb, chorus, flange, compressor, EQ - still sound perfectly good for live use, and the Quad is really easy to program and integrate into a MIDI rack rig. I'd like to replace it with something a bit more modern, but I will probably keep using it until I take a swing at the Fractal Axe-FX and stop carrying the tubes around.

[@mastersteve78]

I used one of my friend's back in like '93. He had a setting called Capt Crunch looped into his Mesa Boogie Mark III combo. Man, it sounded so good!

[@LeonTodd]

yeah that would have been SICK!

[@tdz69]

Damn this was THE combo all the kids wanted. Lol

[@dalejohnson2047]

In the mid 80’s I had this set up I used the frozen flange setting from the Quadraverb or an ART processor through a crown power amp into a peavy 4x12 great tones

[@richardleerodgers5303]

Had the exact rig 30 years ago with MosValve power amp and two Marshall 4x12 cabinets quite an amazing rig in its day Regards

[@bobjoe7508]

@2:53 instant 80s guitar instructional video tone! Reminds me a bit of that one Steve Lynch tapping video

[@LeonTodd]

I love that vid!

[@chuckunderwood25]

Back in the 80s, I started with pedals. Then, I built a small refrigerator sized rack unit, which included a Quadraverb. Then, I went with expensive boutique pedals. Next, I went with an Axe Fx II and now Axe Fx III. Loved every minute of it!

[@7stringist]

From 8:50 the thick reverb making a kind of long sustain that is one of outstanding of the QuadraVerb. Yes, I did a similar thing to cover a soft electric piano sound in my 90s. Thank your for remembering that!

[@SeanAsheOfficial]

The Quadravervb was the first multi fx I ever used. It was the only piece left over from my dads old rack, when he had a peavey profex rig. Love this!

[@jaturi3897]

I need to get one of those Quadraverbs! I'm currently running my MP1 into a TC G Major and love it. But this Alesis has me interested. Good stuff.

[@mitakuyeoyesin1739]

This was my touring rig for many years... worked great and was very versatile.

[@BaconFire]

I STILL have this same setup - had it on and off since early 90s - still sounds great and applicable today. Thanks for sharing these 2 racks.

[@CaliRaftDude]

Had this setup for quite a few years when I was giving the whole musician thing a go.. I also had a a Hush IIcx as the MP-1 could be a bit noisy and I found having a little intelligent gating to clean that out helped a lot. I gave/sold it all away when it didn't work out and just didn't need 2 full stacks and a bunch of 19" gear. It was a great rig, especially when playing a lot of covers as you could get pretty much anything you needed out of the pair when jumping around from Metallica, Rush, STP, AIC, Heart, Megadeth, etc.. which are all pretty diverse sounding from a guitar perspective.

[@marcogman8905]

Great video. I had one and used a Rockman Midipedal to flip through the presets on the Quadraverb. The Quadraverb was way over my head. Definitely didn't use it to its fullest, but had fun using it. Cheers.

[@Dejoblue]

My dude! so many great memories. My singer uncle had one he would let me use once in a while, I was 11, it was so insane, I played Shot In the Dark and Dr Feelgood with it over and over lol. Forgot to mention, he got singing gigs because he had this and could sound professional, lol! Man have we come a long way!

[@LeonTodd]

"gear won't get you a gig" totally debunked by every singer with a PA or sweet fx rig :p

[@Bricklinsv1970]

OMG! That's the perfect setup! That's the sound I like! I see a Quadraverb in my future. I have the ADAMP1 and still cant get over how awesome it sounds! Please do another Video of that setup :) I powered my adampi with a Mesa Boogie Strategy 500 thru a stack. Was raw and loud and totally mid blowing!

[@LeonTodd]

Do it! That rig will crush

[@nicholastotoro7721]

This was the exact rig I ran in the really early ‘90’s, but in the effects return of a Peavey Bandit 65... 🤣

[@LeonTodd]

Ok I need to find a bandit next :p

[@nicholastotoro7721]

@@LeonTodd Well... I don’t know if I I’d go that far, but it did teach me a lot LOL! First amp I ever bought. I was 14 and saved all summer of 1987 from my job at a pizza delivery place. The “Saturation” has a flubby sound and feel, but turn it to 3-4 and hit it with an OD and you can get a good sound. This was obviously before I got the ADA. It did unintentionally teach me that OD’s and fuzz sound best on top of a light crunch, not a total clean.

[@LeonTodd]

@@nicholastotoro7721 agree with you there! unlocking the fx return to run preamps must have been a big one too. I still remember getting shown that and my mind being blown.

[@nicholastotoro7721]

@@LeonTodd That is for certain! I was a kid and assumed every amp had an effects loop LOL! I can’t remember how I discovered to run it into the effects return, it might have been a friend suggesting it. It wasn’t a happy accident like the OD pedal.

[@Imokyourok440]

@@LeonTodd Alex Skolnick plugged his MP1 straight into the front of a Marshall. He said himself it was really noisy but cool. The Testament “souls of black,” album features that setup.

[@ZeGlob1]

Didn’t read all the comments , maybe someone already told you but the value buttons are pressure sensitive : the harder you push the faster they go ! Quite peculiar indeed and hard to find out if nobody tells you

[@iperfungus]

I've been back to Adadepot in these days. It would be nice to see you around again there! As rnolan said: no one attacks a guitar like an Australian!

[@giancarlozavattinart9898]

Exactly my rig set up since 2006 ! Legendary!

[@alannaesen6340]

Got the set up ada n quadraverb marshall 8080.Still use it, I FACT have duplicated with a spare rack, nady 201,cant beat it. 2x 4x 12s, greenbacks in one, vintage 30s the other ACE! GROUND CONTROL, EXP PEDAL..... BRILL!

[@joeriley5633]

I still have a Quadraverb GT sitting in a rackmount case in my closet. I have not used it in 20 years. Sounds killer. Awesome playing.

[@shanemeader3223]

Our mid 90's 'garage band' used two Quad GTs and two Quads slaved by midi to an ASR-10 slaved by SMPTE to an 8-track reel to get something like 24 tracks to record our first album! I'll never forget pulling off that monumental feat. But more importantly for this YT channel, we found that the Quad GT put the final touch of 'sheen' on the Mesa Studio Pre, almost pushing it to the IIC+ territory! \m/ Nice shredding, BTW

[@harryhalfhill2457]

Used Quadraverb in 1991 with one of the first mp1s and b200s poweramp and 2 2x12 ada cabs.

[@francescocagnacci]

i loved the ''You're In Love'' In the intro!

[@jamieperdue8663]

The chorus in the ADA is better than most processors of the time.

[@LeonTodd]

One of my favourite chorus effects ever.

[@Robertsmith-dy3sh]

Had this exact setup, with a Mesa Boogie 295 power amp. It was awesome, but then I got a Triaxxes and everything changed!

[@Eventual421]

If your effects are being supplied by the MP1, they’ll be based off the preamp tone alone which is bright and sterile. If the effects are being supplied by the Axe, they would have the power and speaker sim to help warm it up. Sometimes there will be a filter on a reverb patch which could help somewhat. But in the 80s most effects were placed between the pre and power, a sound I am all too familiar with, you nailed the 80s with this one LT.

[@LeonTodd]

Cheers! I figured that was an important detail to get and I'm glad you noticed :)

[@deddiev1718]

Oh Man that was my tone in the early 90’s. An ADA to a Quadraverb to a Boogie 50/50 power amp to a Marshall 412 with 65’s

[@dan_perry]

Nothing like some vintage gear being put through its paces!👍 Another👍for the Ty riffs!

[@therealtmac0001]

I had the same setup many moons ago (along with a Carvin power amp and Carvin 4x12 cab). I remember there was an upgrade chip that would turn it into a Quadraverb Plus.

[@jameslane9537]

I run a Quadraverb GT with my MP-1. Unfortunately, the LCD screen fritzed out. One of the quirky programming things I remember was that the MP-1's MIDI slots numbered 1-128 and the Quad's were 0-127. When telling the Quad to change programs via the MP-1, you had to add "1" to the Quad's preset number. Or... It could be the other way around. It's been awhile...

[@johnclark1925]

Just picked up an ADA MP1. I could not afford one back in the day, so I hope the nostalgia is still useable and sounds ok… I will find out when the unit arrives, but it’s sounding good on your videos.

[@jayess4306]

the scroll up and down are pressure sensitive, hold then apply pressure and they speed up, cheers!

[@nickm.9474]

Damn. I gotta break my old rack stuff. I have a Roland delay. Spx90. A lexicon. Need to build a big old school rack.

[@LeonTodd]

YES! What roland and lex units? The SPX90 symphonic chorus is the bomb.

[@mrnobodyinvr9762]

Leon, I need a little advice on a similar set up. I'm not sure about the signal path needed, and its going to be a lot like what you have there. How do I use my MP-2 WITH a multiFX processor and an amp with an FXloop? I want to add my MP-2 to my current chain, which is, Guitar to pedal board to the front of my recto - with my DSP in the recto send and back to the recto thru the FX return. I'm not sure about howTF I add a preamp to that kind of path. I used to run a stereo poweramp in my rack and it was no biggie, but now with my recto I am a bit confused as to where the MP-2 fits in. Do I go from the Pedalboard output into the front of the MP-2, send from MP-2 into the DSP input (return) - out from the DSP output (Send) to the recto loop return - Recto to cab? If you have a sec to throw me an idea that would be great dude, or just what the path is on what you have there with this set up, cuz its almost the same as what I will be running. Cheers

[@ogenfald8383]

The value controls on this unit are pressure sensitive. The harder you press the button, the faster the values change.

[@rmedzoyan]

I still have these very same units, mint condition, together in a Boss 2-slot rack case/holder. Both need new batteries, but in perfect working condition.

[@LeonTodd]

Awesome rig!

[@JimijaymesProductions]

Are you running in a send return config or in serial? If in serial your settings sound so different to mine gain staging wise, at line level id be clipping the shit out of mine with the input that high and I usually have to run the master fx at full to get a decent mix without noise that is close to the same level unplugged.

[@Darthhalitosis]

I ran this combination into a Boogie 50/50 power amp into a 4 x 10 box. Used it for quite a while. The Quadraverb was great, kind of like the poor mans SPX90/100. :)

[@Delaycompensator]

Stereo In! Over easy parameters you get complicated routings with several parallel ways (in the GT version of the Quadraverb with additional analogue paths). It has phase problems solvable to constructive interfering phases with a kind of 'shading'. It takes a time for me to dig thru the volumes of the outputs, maybe setting the 8 possible MIDI-controllers to them will help to get experience for finding working relations between the channels; balance is sometimes solved by setting one out to 30, the second to 70 giving 100 together, meaning 100%, 30% and 70%; then the relativity theory is a god's dice...also maximum is 127 in MIDI-language via controllers: exercise for you: what is 70% of 127???? and of course 30% of 127?? But besides digitality it offers cool sounds at CD-quality;-) A problem I also had with the levels: Although it merely has unsymmetrical inputs, it deserves a relatively high voltage to achieve 85dB Headroom...

[@jamesharrington9826]

Great playing n demo Leon. Always love to see n hear what you might do next. I own a quadraverb n it sounds as great today as it did when I bought it back in the 80’s,. It blew my mind at how amazing it sounded, love it . Keep up the great video’s !

[@jbusk6298]

Can you do a do a video demonstrating the Lezlie simulation on the quadraverb? Mick Mars still uses it live and I've heard Tim Pierce speak highly of it.

[@scottiscott4948]

2parts of my 1st original "pro" rig Love the ADA!

[@ROKZLEON]

Back in the day, I preferred and used the Midiverb III. It was less grainy sounding if that's a thing.

[@ianfurqueron5850]

I never had a Quadraverb, although I did want one. I had (still have) a Boss SE50 half-rack processor along with a Yamaha FX500 (sold, but getting another one). We did have an Alesis drum machine that we used as well as one of their rack mounted synth generators. Between you, Michael Nilsen and Robert Baker, the last few months have been a trip down memory lane of rack gear and has made me buy a few pieces. Fortunately, it is still pretty cheap - at least if you manage to jump on Reverb quickly after one these videos gets posted. Lol!

[@rocamp56]

Had the same setup with bbe and ada power amp into Marshall 800 st cab sound great live

[@TheloniusJ]

Love it. Every time I watch your videos I want to plug into my MP-1.

[@Imokyourok440]

That’s my setup right now! Quadraverb GT, MP1 with a Furhman power conditioner. Furhman and Alesis bought at a pawn shop here in San Angelo. Texas. Less than $100 for both. I just put a MIDI Moose on layaway. It’s only $50 at the Pawn shop. I have the ADA Mc 1 MIDI controller but I have dropped it so many times only 4 buttons work. Still...that’s 4 settings I can switch and that is enough for a gig. The midi moose is built a little better.

[@LeonTodd]

Now that's a bargain!

[@Davlinitos]

The ADA/Alesis rig was like a defacto rig for people that weren't dropping 1000s into a Bradshaw type rig using Eventides. Then as they came out, the Rocktron Intellifex was a bit of a step up. Then everything got pretty affordable as digital became cheap.

[@LeonTodd]

It's a great workhorse rig. Everything you need, nothing you don't.

[@peterknicked]

I use my ADA MP-1 still. Got it 1990 and it is still my main preamp. I have a Roland RSP-550 and a Digitech DHP-55 as effects and alot of other rackgear. A Carvin power-amp and 2 4x12 Marshall JCM 800 lead 1960 cabs.

[@LeonTodd]

Speaks volumes if you're still using it 30 years on. great gear stands up over time!

[@peterknicked]

It is such a versatile unit mate. I got it in the first place because it had tubes, midi, stereo and Vito Bratta used it among others. It can do real clean and real heavy stuff. So it is a keeper. 😊

[@Moruial]

The value buttons speed up if you press them harder ;) I'm always impress when I hear what people can do with their Quadraverb. I got one that I use with synths, as i'm no guitare player at all, and I can't get such great sound. Time to work this unite harder I guess! Well done on the demo, great playing and great unite!

[@yellokrab]

I have the Midiverb 4, which I got in the 90s as a kid and loved. For a long time it was better than most plugin reverbs too. Thankfully that's no longer true.

[@afterliferockcoversbanduk3908]

Hi leon, just came across this video of yours. I used the MP1 and Quadraverb to record an album with a band I was in about 30 years ago. I've still got the MP1 and Quadraverb, alas my MP1's display is broken even though the preamp still works, it's impossible to program without the display and to get the parts for the preamp is virtually impossible. The Quadraverb doesn't get used at all, but after watching this video, I'll be hitching it up to my Synergy preamp rig. Great video, as all your videos.

[@LeonTodd]

Check out ada depot if you haven't already

[@afterliferockcoversbanduk3908]

@@LeonTodd Thanks Leon, I'll check that out. 👍

[@ukguitarnoodle]

Quad , FOUR effects .......why did it take me 30 years to realise

[@bluematrix5001]

That was my Rack ADA MP1 and Quadraverb!

[@Locoandchooch]

Every time you or Michael Nielsen do these vintage type gear demos, I find myself digging up old rack gear and plugging in. 👍🏼

[@LeonTodd]

This stuff needs to be played, and played loud!

[@thomascraig74ify]

I have too dug it out today

[@TheBoondoggler]

I have this stuff, including 2 MP-1s (one has a Mode4 Mod), as well as the QVerb GT (I think they fixed the slow scroll issue on that, but also I believe if you hold down both up/down buttons on the orig it will fast scroll), a Rocktron Intellifex, 2 Peavey Classic 60/60 tube power amps, and various cabs load with Celestions controlled by a MIDI Mate. To say that running my RG's and Sabres through this setup is an 80s wet dream would be an understatement. Becker/Gilbert/Di Martini sounds for days...I ain't getting rid of this stuff, though I've been tempted to..

[@LeonTodd]

Sweet rig, that's a fine list of ingredients for those sounds

[@TheBoondoggler]

@@LeonTodd Thx!

[@christopheranderson2158]

Oh yes....I had the MP-1 and the Quadraverb and played many a gig back in the day! I used a Yamaha SPX50D for a while before the Quad came out and then sold it to get the Quad. WHY DID I SELL IT?! 😫 It was a cool processor in it’s own right, but the Alesis definitely had better sounding delays and reverbs. But, eventually the display on the Quad completely died and I don’t remember what I did with it. Of course now there are replacement displays for it available on EBay.....so IF anyone gets a Quad...spring for a new display for $15 for the eventuality of it dying on you.

[@FabrizioPeretti]

I've got a quadraverb!!! I wouldn't say it's amazing at this point in time but a fun interesting unit for sure

[@tonycarpenter-Makzimia]

Ahh the quadraverb. I had one for a long time. It was easy to use along with midi on my keyboard rig too. These days a Lexicon mpx500 does the duties.

[@LeonTodd]

Really want to find an MPX1 or G2 at some point

[@Burkhimself]

I assume each effect has a mix level feature ....or is it the mix of the entire Alesis only ? I’d be interested in hearing classic 80’s rack processors into modern amps...”hot Rod 50 or Dual Rec”...to compare say the Quadraverb w/a modern processor....(16-but vs 24/32 bit).....or even with that Myasnikov pre 👊🏻 Happy holidays, my friend.

[@SnappyJCM800]

Just curious did you change the saddles on that guitar to black? I did on my gold edge lopro like that and I think it looks great. Are you considering a studio tour video?

[@julianc.227]

Man, this stuff is still awesome!

[@bnoyz3]

Ha. I had an Alesis Quadraverb GT. I think the GT added distortion into the mix? I played that with an ADA power amp for years before i ever got into using heads. I finally ended up selling the Quadraverb a few years ago for like $75 (i think i paid $525 new in the late 80s). I still have the ADA power amp, but only one side works right now (200 watt amp, 100 watts per channel. So i have a 100 watt amp for now. Ha)

[@stormtrooper9434]

Glad to hear some Ty Tabor riffs !!...I'm about to get my hands on a Quadraverb GT which I used a zillion years ago and has been forgotten in an old band mate house for years...the distortion/overdrive section of the GT is absolute garbage, but the modulation part is awesome...

[@iperfungus]

Oh yes. Place an old Rocktron Intellifex after the Quadraverb as reverb...and enjoy Heaven! And you can also extend delay time on the Quadraverb, using a configuration without reverb. These old guys have a lot to say still.

[@bardicdad]

Have you tried the Q20?

[@rickallen5485]

This was my dream rig from back in the day :)

[@peevee605]

I used to own those two units. Sounded amazing.

[@tonevicar-fr5gh]

Adding an original into the stack. Feels like I am home again.

[@diversifiedent]

Loved my ADA, along with 2 spx900’s, and the rest of the 18 space rack. Today though, Fractal all the way!

[@LeonTodd]

Do tell me about the rest of that rack :D

[@diversifiedent]

@@LeonTodd Ok, here goes: Korg DT-1 tuner, ADA MP1 with an ADA 8 button scene changer foot switcher (midi messages sent to all midi gear) a Rocktron Hush IICX. next two spaces occupied by 2 Yamaha SPX 900’s. One dedicated to mostly reverb, the other delay and modulation. I ran them 100% wet. The way I did that was use a Rane SM26 6 channel mixer. Inputs 1&2 for the ADA dry stereo straight through. 3&4 for (1) SPX 900, input 5&6 for the 2nd SPX 900. The 6 inputs were merged into a stereo pair. Effect transparency was much better, while maintaining a solid tone. then went into a , a Digitech dual 14 band midi controlled EQ, a BBE Sonic Maximizer, a behringer Edison spatial enhancer. after that a 4 space Yamaha p2200 stereo amplifier. Into (2) 4x12 Carvin celestian cabs @8 ohms per side. It was a majical setup for 1989. That was as much as I could afford. I would’ve had a Lexicon and Eventide in place of the Yamahas. I got tons of compliments on my “record sounding tone” though.

[@theonecalledvino8165]

As long as there are shredders... All this gear can live thru the decades...I love that George Lynch stuff

[@theophany1770]

I've got an ADA MP1 and a Lexicon MPX G2 processor. Thought about selling them. This makes me want to "rediscover" those sounds. Thanks man!

[@LeonTodd]

Worth revisiting! Super fun

[@stepitupandgo67]

proof that anything you plug in to the axe fx 3 sounds awesome...!!! I'm planning on running electric violin through it...

[@LeonTodd]

ooooh nice! Big Eddie Jobson fan - I wish i could play violin just to plug it to the Axe!

[@HananGrinberg]

Great video Leon! I have the exact same rig here (minus the Hamer but one day...) and I'd like to replicate your ada Mp1 preset sounds. Would you be willing to share the settings? Are they the same as your 5 minute tones from the ADA vid?

[@stormvamp]

Great video! I still have my 2 Quadraverbs, you know.. in case one failed you always carried a reserve. :-) Leon did you ever try the H&K Cream Machine? Lovely unit, used valves like de ADA as pre-amp, lacked Eq but still a very interesting unit.

[@stevenmontano5154]

Is there a midi foot pedal to use with this quadraverb?

[@zepp3lin]

During the late 90s I've been hogging this around to studios jamming and gigs couple with Tubes Marshall 50/50 Poweramp. ADA MP1 and Alexis Quadraverb was inspired by Paul Gilbert during at that time. Luckily I've not sold mine and I've moded the MP1 to 3TM back in 2007. Yeah I got tired of hauling around this three rack effects so I'm using a cheap modern multieffects now. Makes things easier on the transportation.

[@LeonTodd]

I've got a 3TM that sounds great!

[@johngraves1216]

i have had 2 mp 1 preamps..i miss them...legit 80s metal tones

[@LeonTodd]

it's the sound of an era!

[@DesSherwoodGuitarTuition]

Hey Leon, yep, that was my exact set up in the 90's! (had an ADA 1U power amp as well and a BBE sonic maximizer!) Also used a Hamer then sometimes as well (Chaparral Custom..the hand airbrushed snakeskin one) Loved the quadraverb and it was great with the ADA as you can link them via midi and one push on the midi pedal would change both units to whatever preset you wanted. No more tap dancing with a load of pedals;-))

[@LeonTodd]

That must have shaken the walls!

[@DesSherwoodGuitarTuition]

@@LeonTodd Well, the power amp (although was 100w) wasn't very loud at all. I eventually went back to a JCM800 with Boss and MXR pedals when I did the Ozzy tribute band. Much more suited the sound and A LOT louder! Back to tap dancing though!

[@michaelwade9455]

Got both units plus my trusty SPX 90 sitting right here. Trouble is, I rarely use them these days. Thought about selling them but just can't bring myself to do it, too many good memories!

[@LeonTodd]

Plug 'em in and let 'em rip!