MADAMP J5MK1 Ultimate Collection
**TL;DR Description**
The MADAMP J5MK1 is a 5 Watt DIY-Kit Plexi-Clone. I hope you can find something usable in my profile collection. Have fun :)
**Detailed Description**
1. WHAT IS THIS
The MADAMP J5MK1 is a 5 Watt DIY-Kit Plexi-clone. My grandpa built this with me in 2014, so I branded it "Manfred" in memory of him and the good times we spend together when building this amp.
Other than the obvious downsizing in output power this amp has a few modifications that make it a little more usable while still delivering these classic tones that we all know and love (details in the frontpanel explanation section). If you want to build this amp for yourself I provided a link in the website section below. This amp features two 12AX7 tubes in the preamp and one EL84 in the power amp. Don't let the 5 watts fool you, I played this thing live with the front of house telling me to turn down, also I put this next to a drummer on a 4x12 with him telling me to turn down because he had some trouble keeping up with the volume.
2. FRONTPANEL
"Volume" and "Gain":
These control the two preamp valves individually and behave like the high and low treble gain controls on a plexi
"Fat" switch:
Adds a low-end hump which can be useful if you play quietly at home, on louder volumes it can get a bit muddy
"Bass", "Middle" and "Treble":
Now these do a little bit more than your classic Marshall EQ, but don't expect too much unless you are doing serious changes
"Master":
Mastervolume that adds power amp saturation as you go up. This type of distortion is not tight but that might be exactly what you're after. I made two captures that are explicitly made around high power amp saturation, the others have minimal amounts - added to taste, just to keep things a bit tighter and low noise floor.
"Gain" switch:
Deactivates or activates the second preamp tube (V2). This is like an internal jumper (like patching the two channels on old plexis).
"HCF" switch:
High cut filter that removes some of the super harsh high end that's sometimes hard to deal with in classic Marshalls (witch certain guitars or speakers or rooms). Sometimes absolutely necessery, sometimes better to turn off because it gives you a nice lead boost and helps cut through a mix or band.
3. THE PROFILES
1:
vol maxed
gain 2 o'clock
bass 8 o'clock
mid 2 o'clock
treble 2 o'clock
HCF on
2:
settings from 1, Boss BD-2 to boost the front of the amp
3:
settings from 1, Tubescreamer to boost the front of the amp
4:
settings from 1, HCF off
5:
settings from 2, HCF off
6:
settings from 3, HCF off
7:
EQ settings from 1, master cranked, a little bit of high treble gain to fatten up
8:
EQ settings from 1, master cranked, a little bit of low treble gain to fatten up
9:
EQ settings from 1
vol 10 o'clock
gain 3 o'clock
HCF on
10:
settings from 9, + Bluesdriver
11:
settings from 9, + tubescreamer
12:
settings from 9, HCF off
13:
settings from 10, HCF off
14:
settings from 11, HCF off
15:
vol 10 o'clock
gain 3 o'clock
bass 2 o'clock
mid off
treble 2 o'clock
HCF on
16:
settings from 15, HCF on
17:
settings from 15, + bluesdriver
18:
settings from 15, + tubescreamer
19:
settings from 17, HCF off
20:
settings from 18, HCF off
21:
vol max
gain 9 o'clock
bass 2 o'clock
mid off
treble 2 o'clock
HCF on
22:
settings from 21, HCF off
23:
settings from 21, + bluesdriver
24:
settings from 22, HCF off
25:
settings from 21, + tubescreamer
26:
settings from 25, HCF off
27:
everything at 2 o'clock (if you know, you know)
28:
everything at 2 + bluesdriver
29:
everything at 2 + tubescreamer
30:
settings from 1, a little bit more poweramp saturation, clean boost up front, gives me jcm800/jcm900 vibes
HAVE FUN :)
