This is the JMP-1 setting I was using. Output 10 Vol 13 Gain 16 Bass 6 Middle 0 Treble 2 Presence 0 OD1 When I used the VHT, it was Volume 9:00, Presence 11:00, Depth 11:00
STUDIOS DEL CONTE MIX & MASTERING AUDIO 40 years already ?? 🤔😅 I think my JMP-1 speaker emulator outputs don’t work anyway... 😭 You think I could use the main output to get in my DAW instead of the speaker emulator ?
They were in the Leppard racks until we switched to the AxeFx 3 in early 2018. Phil’s signal chain was JMP into AxeFx 2 direct to FOH. Phil’s were stock, Viv’s were modded by Trace at Voodoo. Great units!
So random that I found this 2 year old comment…I saw Leppard in ATL earlier this week, and they sounded killer! I was curious about their gear since the guitar tones were incredible. I found an old rig down with JMP-1/AxeII combo, then remembered Mike did this video, and here we are! I hope you are still touring with them-great show! Edit: I would love to know more about their AxeIII presets, if you are able to share. Cheers!
@@spy590 Do a search for 'def leppard rig rundown 2022', Premier Guitar recently did an updated one. There is also an older one if you want to check that out as well.
Hearing the demo at the start I thought "that sounds way better than mine ever did, he's probably getting some extra flavour from the VHT". But it's DIRECT!
I even gigged it direct and it was pretty good back then!!! For specific sounds...Maybe not the plexi style sounds. But damn good. The mesa studio preamp direct was as good, better than the triaxis.
I have had a JMP-1 on and off since they first came out. I think a lot of guys had them modded because they didn't know some of the secrets or how to use them correctly. Here are a few that I have realized over the years, BTW I always got complements on my tone when using one. Still have one and is still my go to for anything live. 1) Set the Output volume knob to only around 2-4, 8 Am to 10 AM. 2) Use the internal digitally controlled CH volumes to adjust the overall volume of the preamp and the Output for just minor volume tweaks. 3) Higher Ch volumes and lower gain settings work better. 4) OD2 and the bass shift are pretty much useless stick to OD1 for gain tones. 5) Although not a true fully tube preamp, the two tubes in the preamp do make a difference in tone. One tube does the clean CHs and the other the OD CHs. Experiment with different tubes for the best tone. I like a Mullard for the cleans and a JJ for the gain. 6) The power amp you use with the JMP-1 makes a BIG difference- I highly recommend a Marshall with EL34s. For more vintage tone use a 1987X, for more modern tones use a DSL. 7) Don't think this is a high gain preamp, clean to moderate gain levels is what this thing does the best. 7) One of the biggest secrets: Follow the JMP-1 with a BBE Sonic Maximizer with it's knobs set at about 1 O'clock. The BBE will pull down some of the honky mids and make this preamp a monster.
Hey 2550marshall I use mine with an BBE Sonic Maximizer as well, my power amp is an Marshall Valvestate 120/120 Pro. Sounds very pleasant and 80ies to me. :-D Thanks for your advices, gonna try them out. :-) By the way - OD1 and a Tube Screamer sometimes can be fun too.
some good stuff except for the JJ tube, they suck in most amps, this one is no different, mullards are smoother no doubt but NOS Chinese tubes are what makes these pre amps sing and the Rocktron exciter/imager is a must.
I have a JMP-1 as well. I actually like the OD2 channel quite a lot. You can get some awesome sounds out of it, but only if you set it up right. It has way more gain than it should, so do not set it to more than 15. Otherwise it will sound like a wooly mammoth charging at you. Scoop out the mids (the sweet spot seems to be somewhere around 0 to 2), crank up the presence, and don't go overboard with treble. Also, I do not recommend using bass shift with OD2, it just doesn't sound right.
That, the marshall 2x50 Watt power amp, a PCM70, and a 2x12 cab was my rig for all three years I spent touring with Kitaro (‘94-97). The whole “An Enchanted Evening” album and video were done with it. We got a Grammy nomination so I figure I got my money’s worth. Thanks for demo-ing it!
How did you like the Marshall power amp? I always wanted one to run with my JMP-1 but just used to use the fx return of a head which was a bit clunky live.
Leon Todd I’d have to hear it again to tell you. It was never amazing. That’s the rig that couldn’t compete next to my singer’s hot rod deville and how I wound up being “a plexi guy”. It was part of a journey. It worked great on that gig. The cab was inside a tympani drum case, running stereo, with Sennheiser 421’s. We were on in ears - in ‘94!.
That "honk" in the mids is the signature, and it is wonderful! That preamp was a goosed up digital version of the JMP head. That's why if you go: [ OD1 / Gain-15 / Bass-6 / Mid-2 / Hi-0 / Pres-2 ], you get "Back In Black-era" Angus Young. That mid-range honk is part of the original JMP SLP sound. The clean channel as well. While OD2 gets into more Lee Jackson/Jose Arrendondo-modded 2203 territory in regards to gain and low end. I've had a few of these in the studio over the years. They always sound spectacular. They are super hard to find though. If you ask certain folks at Marshall, they'll tell you Big Billy Gibbons bought them all from the warehouse when Marshall took them off the retail market. That could be urban legend though.
interesante aporte...!! gracias,, lo voy a setear de ese modo luego y probar con la LP. interesting contribution... Thanks, I'm going to set it that way later and try with the LP.
A lot of rookies are just finding out about rack preamps. While they do have their place - things can start to get very expensive. I am convinced that feedback (the magic electrical interference that defines rock and roll) can be compromised when the preamp and power amp live in separate spaces. Of course, it still happens, but a Marshall head has one specific place where everything comes together and I can appreciate that. I am one the fence with preamps and I have a bunch of them. For touring? Always a good thing. For direct recording they pretty much rule too. But I feel like people are trying to increase the value of their preamps with this new preamp TH-cam revolution.
I used to tour with a JMP 1 and a Triaxis. I got pretty experimental with them, but eventually just used them one at time and would switch depending on my mood at the gig. The trick with the JMP is that it REALLY needs something like a tube screamer in front of it if you're going to use OD2 channels. Also, I found that the voicings of the 2:90 power amp really complimented the JMP nicely as well.
Hi Michael ! Awesome vid ! I really apprecciate it because of I'm a JMP-1 aficionado since I bought in the last '90, My Father and me ever loved Marshall tone and this is the most versatile preamp in the market, I mean active EQ, series/parallel loop, Di/cab simulator and a lot of useful features ... 4 fabled channels that let's 'U play everithing, it sounds good with any power amp, EL84,EL34(KT77),6L6(KT66),6V6,6550(KT88),LIVE & Studio ! JMP-1, My number one ! 👍
In the mid 90"s i had this whole setup found at twin town guitars in Mpls. JMP1-JFX1-9200 power amp. Same as Dave Murray from maiden. Best gear i ever had snd got rid of it because i thought JCM800 head looked cooler. Went all downhill from there. Not enough gain so kept going through all the different amps out there. Lesson learned!! Keep your stuff!!
@@CFChristian yes, he had on his rig around that time I saw it on stage many times along with two EL34 100/100 monoblocks. I use to have a similar rig cause of him.
I remember reading somewhere that the JMP-1 was basically analog solid state distortion, and that the tubes were included simply for marketing purposes. Don't know how accurate that is, but this JMP-1 sounds really good. Wish Marshall would re-issue this or even an updated version. Good tones.
I bought a JMP-1 new and used it for around 2 decades with a Marshall Dual Mono block 9200 power amp in the rack. The 9200 has 5881 power tubes. I always hoped for newer versions of the JMP-1 (Maybe a JMP-2?) because I wanted a little more gain out of it, but at loud gigs when the 9200 was bringing things up to a respectable volume the whole rig just fattened up nicely.
I toured with two of these in a big fridge rack with the matching 50/50 power amps back in the 90's and absolutely loved them. Recorded direct with them all the time in the studio and was always pleased with the results. Pain in the butt to make quick adjustments on stage though! I'd love to grab another one and see how it sounds direct put it through a modern IR power amp/cab plugin.
I wanted one of these SO BADLY when I first started playing and really? Nothing has changed. I still want one. As well as that Soldano pre, and ADA MP1 you have there as well xD
I have a stock JMP-1, it has it's little idiosyncrasies but all in all, it's an awesome little workhorse for me. Even with my Hughe and Kettner Trilogy, I still gravitate to the JMP. I suggest you get one if you can. I plan on getting mine modded by the folks over at Voodoo... as soon as I have a spare grand (sigh). I love mine though and the tone is still killer for being almost 30 years old.
I had an X88R for a bit, freakin awsome but NOT $2000 more awesome than the mucho maligned SP-77, give that a go if you don't need the over the top drive from the X88R. Waaaay more affordable and for the price of the X88R you can buy 1 for studio, 1 for live and a backup.
One of the best tones I ever pulled was this preamp into one side of the gold el34 dual mono block 50/50 poweramp. I was playing the palais in Melbourne (lovely old theatre) and I was in tone heaven all night. Standard 1960a cabinet and a les paul.
That is what I thought as well but I never got these signature NIN guitar tones from my JMP1 in direct mode. I mean it gets you sorta there but in the way that any distortion/fuzz recorded directly will get you there. He recorded a lot direct via the JMP and also his Zoom 9030 but those very nasty signature guitar sounds (Mr Selfdestruct, Heresy, I don't want this, Eraser, No you don't) are all guitar recordings f*cked up with Metasynth. I think the JMP1 is probably most used "raw" on the Broken EP. And for more conventional distorted guitar rhythms/leads on Downward Spiral.
I have this preamp and love it. It's going into Marshall EL34 50/50 power amp and this setup sounds absolutely amazing for me. You can find some tones on my channel. Thanks for the review!
Huge fan of the JMP-1. I wanted it one badly in the late 90s but never got into the whole rack mount set up. I guess its never too late to start. Sounds great, cheers man.
I played direct with this live for 20 years I had a roland 500 rack delay in the effect loop and that really open up the sound. Direct into a hugh/ keftter red direct box. It fixed all the issues you mentions I finslly blew the transformer It caught fire on a gig. Smoke comming out it. I miss it and will get another one simeday . Voodoo labs would not fix it. I am enjoyi opus by 2notes now fir live direct on gigs. TOZZ
"and now you can have em for like 4-500 bucks..." not since this video michael. thanks alot i just looked on Reverb and they're like 800-1000+ doll hairs.
I don’t know if anyone let you know yet, but you can buy replacement encoder knobs. They run around $60 or so. I just got replacement input/earphone nuts and bezels ,replacement volume knob, replacement power button for mine. The encoder works fine, thank god. Most of the front panel parts are available online. Just wish I could get a new faceplate. It’s a bit beat up, in case you couldn’t tell.
Great tones and really enjoyed the nod to Def Leppard's White Lightning in the beginning, though y'know they started using the JMP during the touring for the following album - great vid
I had this one and its predecessor the 9001. I preferred the 9001. The digitally stepped controls on the JMP-1 didn't allow adequate fine adjustment. You could select a 5 or a 6, for example, but nothing in between. Also, the sound was fizzy. Not the "roaring lion" sound you would get with a boosted JCM 800.
Great work as usual. I had a bunch of MP-1’s over the years. I always thought the Marshall was cool, but all the guys I knew that had one were such Dbags about how they played Marshall that I never got one. I think I will hunt one down. Thanks again for reminding me how awesome the 80’s were, you Da man!
I miss using my ADA Mp1 preamps. I still have them, they really need to be overhauled. I ran mine like a rackmounted overdrive through a Boss NS-2 then sent the output into a Real Tube II preamp for using stereo fx loop then into a Mos Valve for a long time.
I used this preamp 20 years direct / live something that help its tone stand out was a roland rsp550 in affect loop..IT ready rounded out the honk and added bottom. Added gain to all 4 modes. I used a early Hughs and kettner redbox and a palmer box direct. Great results. Plug in and play. Mini rack In context to the live mix It was a big wall of plexi and jubellie marshall sound any vol I blew the transformer Miss my Jmp 1 Something about the feel of tubes that is musical TOZZ
I still have mine, I bought it in the 90's. Then had the Dr Boost mod from France done. all IC's were changed to burr Brown, all capacitors changed to 1% polystyrene, and the diodes on the power rails perfectly balanced. The differences were day and night from stock to modded.
Oh man! Nobody told me about the no shorts in demos thing - I think I'm sporting shorts in like 75% of my videos! No wonder my sub counts are so low... (well, of course that and my atrocious playing 👎😣). As always, another excellent and informative session brother Nielsen! Never knew so many bands used the JMP-1! 🤘
Fun demo! I've been interested in these for a long time because of Billy Corgan's rig from the Mellon Collie era. I believe he ran through Mesa Strategy 500's with the deep switch on, which accounts for all the low end in that tone.
Back in the day I had a 9001 pre amp. Earlier than this one from what I remember. I don't think they were late getting into rack amps. Just late to really dive into it. I had a matching power amp too. 9002 maybe??? Been a while. That power amp sounded like a tank Rollin thru the room. Mine had either 6550s or 6l6s, can't remember which but it sounded massive. Pre amp sounded good
Hi Michael I fished out a JMP1 which I had in a cupboard unused for probably 15 yrs or more, as I bought a UA OX Stomp and was looking for suitable front end preamps to partner with it. I have enjoyed what I've heard so far, but it's still not my nirvana........ But, that's not my main reason for posting............ during your demo, I saw a 9000 series Marshall Preamp in your rack....... I used to have one of these, and remember the clean sound as being stellar quality, but sadly, when the JMP1 arrived, I think everyone (me included) thought it was to replace the 9000 unit........at least that's what the rep told me. So I ordered one and before the JMP1 arrived, I sold it. Bad mistake! I was so disappointed with the clean sound of the JMP1 by comparison. It was a completely different beast altogether.......I live and learn. What do you think? I'd be interested to hear this alongside the JMP1.
The problem with the data knobs is people treated them like analog volume pots. Other than just wearing out, some would spray them with contact cleaner.. a BIG no no with those. I have a digitech 2120 that was ruined with that. The data knobs jump around like they're an 8 yr old in the bounce house hyped up on a full chocolate cake.
You should get your hands on the solid state version of this the 9004. To my knowledge it's more or less the same amp, but probably a lot cheaper. Man i wish marshall would bring back those rack units.
What I love with those kind of gear (digital and modeling preamps) is that you can couple it with a good solid state power amp hooked to a 4x12" and you have a "portable" rig that can blast 300Wrms!
Love mine! I recently did built me some sort of 90s Rack just for fun. Jmp-1 combined with Digitech 2120 run by an Engl 840/50. You can get really close to some Mellon Collie & the Infinte Sadness tones imo. Just dont overuse the EQ..i use OD1 for example with Bass 5-6 mids 0 and treble 0 no bass shift. I really like Clean 2 with bass shift or Clean 1 without. Both Clean modes gain around 15-17...so pretty high and still clean. Works best for me.
@@rockxx1974 sometimes i think i should try some Poweramp with more colour like a Mesa. The Engl is very very clean and flat..even on all volume settings. Which can be nice of course..matter of taste
I use a Triaxis and an ADA MP1 3TM for high gain sounds. I use my JMP-1 for pure "Marshall" tones, OD1 makes a very good impression of a JMP45 or Plexi, which I always use with a DOD250 OD in front and I get the best "Yngwie" tone ever. That is the only way for me to get a very accurate early-era Yngwie tone, which basically is super clean and sounds overdriven rather than distorted, but has enough pick attack and sustain. The mid "honk" is actually quite useful to get this sound.
Hi Michael, Nice Demo! Just wondering, when did you direct out JMP-1 to computer, did you use any power amp or speaker cabinet simulation? Did you just connect JMP-1 to your interface? Thanks!
For what its worth I use the non-emulated master out into my interface (Scarlett 18i6) then into Cubase. In the DAW I route out to Torpedo Wall of Sound running speaker of choice, usually some kind of Marshall type 4x12. I turn on the power amp in WoS. A popular power amp for the JMP-1 was the Marshall 9600.
Great demo. I still have my. Use to run Jmp1into quadaverb bbe 422 then into Peavy classic 50/50 tube power amp same power amp section as 5150. Still sounds great
I've been using that amp ever since it came out and got no inclination of changing it. I use a H&K 2x50 power stage and a TC electronics G-system. Changing sounds on the G-system also changes sounds on the JMP (via Midi obviously). This means that with one footswitch I can change effects and channel at the same time - and that for 128 channels. The H&K had to change tubes a few times, the Marshall still has the original ones.
Love them. I have one paired with a 9100 and it is pure gold! (See what I did there!?). I have a MP-1 and a SXG2000 and some other 80s/90s rack pres. Easily my favorite
i know Exactly what you meen i have a marshall JFX-1 marshall JMP-1 marshall 9100 dual monobloc amplifier marshall JMC 900 Lead 1936 with two 15 inch speakers sounds really good.
This is the JMP-1 setting I was using.
Output 10
Vol 13
Gain 16
Bass 6
Middle 0
Treble 2
Presence 0
OD1
When I used the VHT, it was Volume 9:00, Presence 11:00, Depth 11:00
Michael Nielsen which outputs have you used for this demo ? Master or speaker emulator ? Thanks for the demo ! 👍🏻
@@Alain.Bilodeau The "direct" bits are from the speaker emulated out. The part that's running through the VHT power amp are using the master out.
Try ox or other ir ... this simulation has 40 years . Put jmp1 inside ox and after sell friedman 😁
STUDIOS DEL CONTE MIX & MASTERING AUDIO 40 years already ?? 🤔😅 I think my JMP-1 speaker emulator outputs don’t work anyway... 😭 You think I could use the main output to get in my DAW instead of the speaker emulator ?
Alain Bilodeau you must use output exit
Output mono inside daw and put Ir Like Two Notes Wall of sound
Simulate power amp and Ir
They were in the Leppard racks until we switched to the AxeFx 3 in early 2018. Phil’s signal chain was JMP into AxeFx 2 direct to FOH. Phil’s were stock, Viv’s were modded by Trace at Voodoo. Great units!
So random that I found this 2 year old comment…I saw Leppard in ATL earlier this week, and they sounded killer! I was curious about their gear since the guitar tones were incredible. I found an old rig down with JMP-1/AxeII combo, then remembered Mike did this video, and here we are!
I hope you are still touring with them-great show!
Edit: I would love to know more about their AxeIII presets, if you are able to share. Cheers!
@@spy590 Do a search for 'def leppard rig rundown 2022', Premier Guitar recently did an updated one. There is also an older one if you want to check that out as well.
You've had this thing this entire time!!! I feel like our entire friendship has been a lie!
LOL
Hearing the demo at the start I thought "that sounds way better than mine ever did, he's probably getting some extra flavour from the VHT". But it's DIRECT!
Leon Todd thought the same thing, lol
I even gigged it direct and it was pretty good back then!!! For specific sounds...Maybe not the plexi style sounds. But damn good.
The mesa studio preamp direct was as good, better than the triaxis.
81giorikas the pleco style sounds are the whole reason you buy a marshall!
Plexi
Mine never sounded this good either. The thing I didn't like about it was it couldn't get a decent Plexi tone out of it.
Oooh the shred at the intro... this is so Def Leppard
Cool Tune; -)
That tone made me watch the whole video, lol. It sounds fun in the mix.
I was about to say the same
I have had a JMP-1 on and off since they first came out. I think a lot of guys had them modded because they didn't know some of the secrets or how to use them correctly. Here are a few that I have realized over the years, BTW I always got complements on my tone when using one. Still have one and is still my go to for anything live.
1) Set the Output volume knob to only around 2-4, 8 Am to 10 AM.
2) Use the internal digitally controlled CH volumes to adjust the overall volume of the preamp and the Output for just minor volume tweaks.
3) Higher Ch volumes and lower gain settings work better.
4) OD2 and the bass shift are pretty much useless stick to OD1 for gain tones.
5) Although not a true fully tube preamp, the two tubes in the preamp do make a difference in tone. One tube does the clean CHs and the other the OD CHs. Experiment with different tubes for the best tone. I like a Mullard for the cleans and a JJ for the gain.
6) The power amp you use with the JMP-1 makes a BIG difference- I highly recommend a Marshall with EL34s. For more vintage tone use a 1987X, for more modern tones use a DSL.
7) Don't think this is a high gain preamp, clean to moderate gain levels is what this thing does the best.
7) One of the biggest secrets: Follow the JMP-1 with a BBE Sonic Maximizer with it's knobs set at about 1 O'clock. The BBE will pull down some of the honky mids and make this preamp a monster.
Hey 2550marshall
I use mine with an BBE Sonic Maximizer as well, my power amp is an Marshall Valvestate 120/120 Pro. Sounds very pleasant and 80ies to me. :-D
Thanks for your advices, gonna try them out. :-)
By the way - OD1 and a Tube Screamer sometimes can be fun too.
2550marshall cool. Would you be willing to share your experiences on : facebook.com/themarshalljmp1/
some good stuff except for the JJ tube, they suck in most amps, this one is no different, mullards are smoother no doubt but NOS Chinese tubes are what makes these pre amps sing and the Rocktron exciter/imager is a must.
Gee, I'd describe mine as very high gain. Maybe they're not all created equal
I have a JMP-1 as well. I actually like the OD2 channel quite a lot. You can get some awesome sounds out of it, but only if you set it up right.
It has way more gain than it should, so do not set it to more than 15. Otherwise it will sound like a wooly mammoth charging at you.
Scoop out the mids (the sweet spot seems to be somewhere around 0 to 2), crank up the presence, and don't go overboard with treble. Also, I do not recommend using bass shift with OD2, it just doesn't sound right.
That, the marshall 2x50 Watt power amp, a PCM70, and a 2x12 cab was my rig for all three years I spent touring with Kitaro (‘94-97). The whole “An Enchanted Evening” album and video were done with it. We got a Grammy nomination so I figure I got my money’s worth. Thanks for demo-ing it!
How did you like the Marshall power amp? I always wanted one to run with my JMP-1 but just used to use the fx return of a head which was a bit clunky live.
Leon Todd I’d have to hear it again to tell you. It was never amazing. That’s the rig that couldn’t compete next to my singer’s hot rod deville and how I wound up being “a plexi guy”. It was part of a journey. It worked great on that gig. The cab was inside a tympani drum case, running stereo, with Sennheiser 421’s. We were on in ears - in ‘94!.
Leon Todd th-cam.com/video/rFA8eqleqTY/w-d-xo.html
@@AngusClarkGTR ooooh I can't wait to check this out!
Awesome! Do you remember any of your PCM70 settings? jw Awesome work @Michael Nielson!
I got my jmp1 in 2015 for like $200. It's flawless 😍 i also run the 9100 dual monoblock power amp and rare jfx1 with it. Long live the rack 🤘
Wow that’s cheap for 2015. Mine was $600 in 2006
That "honk" in the mids is the signature, and it is wonderful! That preamp was a goosed up digital version of the JMP head. That's why if you go: [ OD1 / Gain-15 / Bass-6 / Mid-2 / Hi-0 / Pres-2 ], you get "Back In Black-era" Angus Young. That mid-range honk is part of the original JMP SLP sound. The clean channel as well. While OD2 gets into more Lee Jackson/Jose Arrendondo-modded 2203 territory in regards to gain and low end. I've had a few of these in the studio over the years. They always sound spectacular. They are super hard to find though. If you ask certain folks at Marshall, they'll tell you Big Billy Gibbons bought them all from the warehouse when Marshall took them off the retail market. That could be urban legend though.
interesante aporte...!! gracias,, lo voy a setear de ese modo luego y probar con la LP.
interesting contribution... Thanks, I'm going to set it that way later and try with the LP.
My friend has this unit and uses it with his jcm 800 and it sounds incredible! I was blown away.
A lot of rookies are just finding out about rack preamps. While they do have their place - things can start to get very expensive. I am convinced that feedback (the magic electrical interference that defines rock and roll) can be compromised when the preamp and power amp live in separate spaces. Of course, it still happens, but a Marshall head has one specific place where everything comes together and I can appreciate that. I am one the fence with preamps and I have a bunch of them. For touring? Always a good thing. For direct recording they pretty much rule too. But I feel like people are trying to increase the value of their preamps with this new preamp TH-cam revolution.
I used to tour with a JMP 1 and a Triaxis. I got pretty experimental with them, but eventually just used them one at time and would switch depending on my mood at the gig. The trick with the JMP is that it REALLY needs something like a tube screamer in front of it if you're going to use OD2 channels. Also, I found that the voicings of the 2:90 power amp really complimented the JMP nicely as well.
That tone at the beginning!
I played the jmp-1 for 10 years, with the 9200 power amp and four 4/12 cabs it was the best set up I ever had.
Hi
Michael ! Awesome vid ! I really apprecciate it because of I'm a JMP-1 aficionado since I bought in the last '90, My Father and me ever loved Marshall tone and this is the most versatile preamp in the market, I mean active EQ, series/parallel loop, Di/cab simulator and a lot of useful features ... 4 fabled channels that let's 'U play everithing, it sounds good with any power amp, EL84,EL34(KT77),6L6(KT66),6V6,6550(KT88),LIVE & Studio ! JMP-1, My number one ! 👍
In the mid 90"s i had this whole setup found at twin town guitars in Mpls. JMP1-JFX1-9200 power amp. Same as Dave Murray from maiden. Best gear i ever had snd got rid of it because i thought JCM800 head looked cooler. Went all downhill from there. Not enough gain so kept going through all the different amps out there. Lesson learned!! Keep your stuff!!
Stephen Carpenter from Deftones too, his tone with the 8 strings is super nasty (in a good way).
His tone on Diamond Eyes is the greatest !
Wasn't his used during the Around the Fur era only?
Christian Cesaro no he stopped using only when Marshall discontinued making them .
@@CFChristian yes, he had on his rig around that time I saw it on stage many times along with two EL34 100/100 monoblocks. I use to have a similar rig cause of him.
I remember reading somewhere that the JMP-1 was basically analog solid state distortion, and that the tubes were included simply for marketing purposes. Don't know how accurate that is, but this JMP-1 sounds really good. Wish Marshall would re-issue this or even an updated version. Good tones.
I bought a JMP-1 new and used it for around 2 decades with a Marshall Dual Mono block 9200 power amp in the rack. The 9200 has 5881 power tubes. I always hoped for newer versions of the JMP-1 (Maybe a JMP-2?) because I wanted a little more gain out of it, but at loud gigs when the 9200 was bringing things up to a respectable volume the whole rig just fattened up nicely.
still LOVE mine after 29 years , especially the OD1 ch!
I toured with two of these in a big fridge rack with the matching 50/50 power amps back in the 90's and absolutely loved them. Recorded direct with them all the time in the studio and was always pleased with the results. Pain in the butt to make quick adjustments on stage though! I'd love to grab another one and see how it sounds direct put it through a modern IR power amp/cab plugin.
I wanted one of these SO BADLY when I first started playing and really? Nothing has changed. I still want one. As well as that Soldano pre, and ADA MP1 you have there as well xD
I have a stock JMP-1, it has it's little idiosyncrasies but all in all, it's an awesome little workhorse for me. Even with my Hughe and Kettner Trilogy, I still gravitate to the JMP. I suggest you get one if you can. I plan on getting mine modded by the folks over at Voodoo... as soon as I have a spare grand (sigh). I love mine though and the tone is still killer for being almost 30 years old.
I had an X88R for a bit, freakin awsome but NOT $2000 more awesome than the mucho maligned SP-77, give that a go if you don't need the over the top drive from the X88R.
Waaaay more affordable and for the price of the X88R you can buy 1 for studio, 1 for live and a backup.
Megadeth used the JMP1 for Cryptic Writings. That chugging rhythm tone was one of the best the ever got. The Countdown tone was good too.
The Countdown tone was a different preamp.
One of the best tones I ever pulled was this preamp into one side of the gold el34 dual mono block 50/50 poweramp. I was playing the palais in Melbourne (lovely old theatre) and I was in tone heaven all night. Standard 1960a cabinet and a les paul.
This has got to be the best sounding intro/tone/lick I have ever heard. I’m probably responsible for 61,338 of those views personally.
The JMP1 direct was also a lot of the NIN tones.
That is what I thought as well but I never got these signature NIN guitar tones from my JMP1 in direct mode. I mean it gets you sorta there but in the way that any distortion/fuzz recorded directly will get you there. He recorded a lot direct via the JMP and also his Zoom 9030 but those very nasty signature guitar sounds (Mr Selfdestruct, Heresy, I don't want this, Eraser, No you don't) are all guitar recordings f*cked up with Metasynth. I think the JMP1 is probably most used "raw" on the Broken EP. And for more conventional distorted guitar rhythms/leads on Downward Spiral.
Thanks for the settings. Sounds great. Also, great and much appreciated videos. Really appreciate you “giving” back
Marshall jmp1 preamp is very bad ass I had one sold it but now I'm getting a nother one.
When the video started
I thought
"Holy shit, def leppard"
Man how do I so love this channel!!!
I have this preamp and love it. It's going into Marshall EL34 50/50 power amp and this setup sounds absolutely amazing for me. You can find some tones on my channel.
Thanks for the review!
Huge fan of the JMP-1. I wanted it one badly in the late 90s but never got into the whole rack mount set up. I guess its never too late to start. Sounds great, cheers man.
90s Punk Rock Covers I have been hearing those questions more often. Check out facebook.com/themarshalljmp1/
Sounds great through the power amp and cab
That’s incredible- never thought of trying one direct!
👍🇬🇧❤JMP-1......BEST PREAMP....EVER !!!!!! (my favs....od2 & cln1)
I played direct with this live for 20 years I had a roland 500 rack delay in the effect loop and that really open up the sound. Direct into a hugh/ keftter red direct box. It fixed all the issues you mentions
I finslly blew the transformer It caught fire on a gig. Smoke comming out it.
I miss it and will get another one simeday . Voodoo labs would not fix it. I am enjoyi opus by 2notes now fir live direct on gigs. TOZZ
Sounds freaking awesome.
"and now you can have em for like 4-500 bucks..." not since this video michael. thanks alot i just looked on Reverb and they're like 800-1000+ doll hairs.
I'm so sad I sold my JMP-1. I used it with a Mesa 20/20 amp and loved it.
DEF LEPPARD SOUND!!! how much I love "Hysteria" !
Hysteria were rockmans
Would I be able to use this with a Peavey ValveKing 100 and use the Peavey as the power section? Would I just go through the effects loop?
That sounds absolutely monsterous at the start of the video. I expected the JMP to sound good, but not THAT good! wow. Great video.
I don’t know if anyone let you know yet, but you can buy replacement encoder knobs. They run around $60 or so. I just got replacement input/earphone nuts and bezels ,replacement volume knob, replacement power button for mine. The encoder works fine, thank god. Most of the front panel parts are available online. Just wish I could get a new faceplate. It’s a bit beat up, in case you couldn’t tell.
Awesome stuff. The intro was like Def Leppard meets Giant 👌
My band just recorded an EP using a JMP-1. Love this preamp.
Love those pre amps
I love my JMP1! (Run it with EL34 100/100 dual monoblock power amp) Runs two full stacks nicely.🤪
Lol - what do you use when your not in your bedroom?
@@PapaWheelie1 Sadly, my big rig hangs out in my garage most of the time these days since I haven't been playing out in a long time. :(
Javyon VISION - hopefully you can let her sing again soon.
Dude that sounds amazing !!!!!
Great tones and really enjoyed the nod to Def Leppard's White Lightning in the beginning, though y'know they started using the JMP during the touring for the following album - great vid
Your channel makes me happy
I've ALWAYS wanted the Marshall JMP1!
The Marshall JMP1 preamp was released in 1992 I had two of them and they are great!!
Mine never sounded like this!!
But I used mine live with the 9100 Poweramp and a 4x 12, much preferred the TSL I sold it for
Definitivamente el sonido marshall es el soundtrack de nuestras vidas....!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I had this one and its predecessor the 9001. I preferred the 9001. The digitally stepped controls on the JMP-1 didn't allow adequate fine adjustment. You could select a 5 or a 6, for example, but nothing in between. Also, the sound was fizzy. Not the "roaring lion" sound you would get with a boosted JCM 800.
I use two of these, wet/dry
2 - 1960B’s
These preamps are amazing no matter what your playing.
sounds pretty FU*KING EPIC!! Grreat job Michael👏👏👏
The JMP-1 sounds that good??? Whoa.......
I had the complete package
Jmp1,jfx1,dual mono block per amp and 1963a cab👌🏻
The jfx had great delays and reverbs
Great work as usual. I had a bunch of MP-1’s over the years. I always thought the Marshall was cool, but all the guys I knew that had one were such Dbags about how they played Marshall that I never got one. I think I will hunt one down. Thanks again for reminding me how awesome the 80’s were, you Da man!
I miss using my ADA Mp1 preamps. I still have them, they really need to be overhauled. I ran mine like a rackmounted overdrive through a Boss NS-2 then sent the output into a Real Tube II preamp for using stereo fx loop then into a Mos Valve for a long time.
I used this preamp 20 years direct / live something that help its tone stand out was a roland rsp550 in affect loop..IT ready rounded out the honk and added bottom. Added gain to all 4 modes. I used a early Hughs and kettner redbox and a palmer box direct.
Great results. Plug in and play. Mini rack
In context to the live mix
It was a big wall of plexi and jubellie marshall sound any vol
I blew the transformer
Miss my Jmp 1
Something about the feel of tubes that is musical
TOZZ
I still have mine, I bought it in the 90's. Then had the Dr Boost mod from France done. all IC's were changed to burr Brown, all capacitors changed to 1% polystyrene, and the diodes on the power rails perfectly balanced. The differences were day and night from stock to modded.
Love that preamp. Had one that was stolen years ago. Forgot how great it sounds. Awesome video and tones.
thank you .....nice demo
Oh man! Nobody told me about the no shorts in demos thing - I think I'm sporting shorts in like 75% of my videos! No wonder my sub counts are so low... (well, of course that and my atrocious playing 👎😣). As always, another excellent and informative session brother Nielsen! Never knew so many bands used the JMP-1! 🤘
Fun demo! I've been interested in these for a long time because of Billy Corgan's rig from the Mellon Collie era. I believe he ran through Mesa Strategy 500's with the deep switch on, which accounts for all the low end in that tone.
THAT'S the gotdam tone!! Awesome demo as always.
Back in the day I had a 9001 pre amp. Earlier than this one from what I remember. I don't think they were late getting into rack amps. Just late to really dive into it.
I had a matching power amp too. 9002 maybe??? Been a while. That power amp sounded like a tank Rollin thru the room. Mine had either 6550s or 6l6s, can't remember which but it sounded massive. Pre amp sounded good
Eric Baldur is the 9002 unit a Zoom?
@@curtpozzi5527 no, Marshall. Like the one in this video.
Hi Michael
I fished out a JMP1 which I had in a cupboard unused for probably 15 yrs or more, as I bought a UA OX Stomp and was looking for suitable front end preamps to partner with it. I have enjoyed what I've heard so far, but it's still not my nirvana........
But, that's not my main reason for posting............ during your demo, I saw a 9000 series Marshall Preamp in your rack....... I used to have one of these, and remember the clean sound as being stellar quality, but sadly, when the JMP1 arrived, I think everyone (me included) thought it was to replace the 9000 unit........at least that's what the rep told me. So I ordered one and before the JMP1 arrived, I sold it. Bad mistake! I was so disappointed with the clean sound of the JMP1 by comparison. It was a completely different beast altogether.......I live and learn. What do you think? I'd be interested to hear this alongside the JMP1.
The problem with the data knobs is people treated them like analog volume pots. Other than just wearing out, some would spray them with contact cleaner.. a BIG no no with those. I have a digitech 2120 that was ruined with that. The data knobs jump around like they're an 8 yr old in the bounce house hyped up on a full chocolate cake.
I’ve got same unit from 1993 still running strong
You should get your hands on the solid state version of this the 9004. To my knowledge it's more or less the same amp, but probably a lot cheaper. Man i wish marshall would bring back those rack units.
Lord of the preamps and master of the rack mounts
Good lawd that intro was gold. Where can I get the drum track?
What I love with those kind of gear (digital and modeling preamps) is that you can couple it with a good solid state power amp hooked to a 4x12" and you have a "portable" rig that can blast 300Wrms!
Love these vids man... All the best from the UK !
Dude, your tones are always so sick! I don’t think you can make a bad tone.
Demo was great! Love your Cali!!
I used to have one of these, REALLY regret selling it. It sounds amazing
Me too! Fatal error!
Can we get a part 2 of this preamp with some IRs? It sounds great direct but I’m sure it can sound even better with some quality IRs!
Man sounds amazing - great playing .
Best Preamp EVER MADE !!!!!
Love mine! I recently did built me some sort of 90s Rack just for fun. Jmp-1 combined with Digitech 2120 run by an Engl 840/50. You can get really close to some Mellon Collie & the Infinte Sadness tones imo. Just dont overuse the EQ..i use OD1 for example with Bass 5-6 mids 0 and treble 0 no bass shift. I really like Clean 2 with bass shift or Clean 1 without. Both Clean modes gain around 15-17...so pretty high and still clean. Works best for me.
JMP 1 & Engl 840/50 is my combi too ;-) Instead the Digitech I use a TC G-Major. Rock On!
@@rockxx1974 sometimes i think i should try some Poweramp with more colour like a Mesa. The Engl is very very clean and flat..even on all volume settings. Which can be nice of course..matter of taste
There you go again. Making me want to buy another preamp...
I use a Triaxis and an ADA MP1 3TM for high gain sounds. I use my JMP-1 for pure "Marshall" tones, OD1 makes a very good impression of a JMP45 or Plexi, which I always use with a DOD250 OD in front and I get the best "Yngwie" tone ever. That is the only way for me to get a very accurate early-era Yngwie tone, which basically is super clean and sounds overdriven rather than distorted, but has enough pick attack and sustain. The mid "honk" is actually quite useful to get this sound.
That’s not fair... You can get great tones in any gear man... wow!
Hi Michael,
Nice Demo!
Just wondering, when did you direct out JMP-1 to computer, did you use any power amp or speaker cabinet simulation?
Did you just connect JMP-1 to your interface?
Thanks!
For what its worth I use the non-emulated master out into my interface (Scarlett 18i6) then into Cubase. In the DAW I route out to Torpedo Wall of Sound running speaker of choice, usually some kind of Marshall type 4x12. I turn on the power amp in WoS. A popular power amp for the JMP-1 was the Marshall 9600.
Er, 9200...which used 5881 power tubes. 6L6s are the nearest equivalent do choose that in the WoS power amp in push/pull mode
Killer opening track sound! Do you know Mike Scuffham who makes the S-Gear plugin designed the JMP-1 ? No wonder it sounds so good direct!
Please demo that Marshall 9000! I've always wondered if you could get a good JCM 800 tone with it.
I have one and yes you can.
Totally White Lightning-inspired the intro! Ahaha
Great stuff Michael, I had a JMP-1 years ago and it was (still is) a great preamp.
Great demo. I still have my. Use to run Jmp1into quadaverb bbe 422 then into Peavy classic 50/50 tube power amp same power amp section as 5150. Still sounds great
Dude you get your hands on the coolest shit. Love it glad I'm subscribed.
I've been using that amp ever since it came out and got no inclination of changing it. I use a H&K 2x50 power stage and a TC electronics G-system. Changing sounds on the G-system also changes sounds on the JMP (via Midi obviously). This means that with one footswitch I can change effects and channel at the same time - and that for 128 channels. The H&K had to change tubes a few times, the Marshall still has the original ones.
Fantastic unit! 👍🔥🤘
Awesome intro! I was quite surprised by how good the JMP-1 sounds :D
I dig it ese. Just stumbled on this.
Worth to mention..the JMP-1 has a fixed tonestack...the EQ is basically a post graphic EQ
Tone Hammer thanks for the info. Interesting!
Love them. I have one paired with a 9100 and it is pure gold! (See what I did there!?). I have a MP-1 and a SXG2000 and some other 80s/90s rack pres. Easily my favorite
i know Exactly what you meen
i have a
marshall JFX-1
marshall JMP-1
marshall 9100 dual monobloc amplifier
marshall JMC 900 Lead 1936 with two 15 inch speakers
sounds really good.
@@thesman32 I have been hunting that JFX for a few years
sound awesome!!!