NAD: Wizard MC1
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NAD: Wizard MC1
Took delivery of a Wizard Modern Classic yesterday. These are made by AC/DC's long time (1990-2014) amp tech Rick St Pierre. This is one of the higher gain models (but not their most hi-gain offering).
It has a punchy articulation akin to Fryette, the massive 3D-ness of a SLO100, but it's unmistakably Marshall-based. It's got that "kerrang" of a good Marshall but without the harsh fizziness. I wasn't too sold on the Friedman's I've tried since they sounded too smooth and "polite", Wizard seemed to get the balance right.
Reamped from Ola Englund multitracks (drop A?):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7QXq0H6hh4
My own shitty playing (drop D):
https://soundcloud.com/godgrinder666/wi ... rn-classic
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Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A
Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A
Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio
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Re: NAD: Wizard MC1
Very, very nice.
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Re: NAD: Wizard MC1
Clips added.
It's hopefully the last hi gain amp I'd buy hahaha, basically got all grounds covered by now.Kris wrote:id never heard of them-man you are building a goddamn WMD collection of tone!
Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A
Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A
Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio
Re: NAD: Wizard MC1
Very nice amp.
The preamp is actually a Marshall jubilee with a plexi boost stage in front of it! It has the usual Marshall tone stack too instead of the Jube weird ass fx loop+ tone stack thing.
The preamp is actually a Marshall jubilee with a plexi boost stage in front of it! It has the usual Marshall tone stack too instead of the Jube weird ass fx loop+ tone stack thing.
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Re: NAD: Wizard MC1
From what I can gather (haven't found any schematic on the newer models), the older models were a bit more rooted in Jubilee (ie LED clipping that are always on). The newer ones seem to have a bit more tube gain but still have push-pull pots to kick in the LED/diodes if you want to. Gets a bit grainy for me with these on so I leave them off.Optical wrote:Very nice amp.
The preamp is actually a Marshall jubilee with a plexi boost stage in front of it! It has the usual Marshall tone stack too instead of the Jube weird ass fx loop+ tone stack thing.
Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A
Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A
Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio
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Re: NAD: Wizard MC1
Thank GodGrinder to let me had a quick jam on it today, wish I could play some AC/DCs to justify the glorious tone, but my shitty Thrash riffs never sounded this ridiculously good, what a beast!
Fuck, time to quit buying fifis.
Fuck, time to quit buying fifis.
Re: NAD: Wizard MC1
Yes you're right about the older ones -jube diodes are always on. On the older MC the boost switches were just cathode bypass caps and the jube diodes were always connected.godgrinder wrote:From what I can gather (haven't found any schematic on the newer models), the older models were a bit more rooted in Jubilee (ie LED clipping that are always on). The newer ones seem to have a bit more tube gain but still have push-pull pots to kick in the LED/diodes if you want to. Gets a bit grainy for me with these on so I leave them off.Optical wrote:Very nice amp.
The preamp is actually a Marshall jubilee with a plexi boost stage in front of it! It has the usual Marshall tone stack too instead of the Jube weird ass fx loop+ tone stack thing.
I'm not sure about the newer ones though... If you ever feel like letting me look inside it I'd be keen as