Enlighten Me (Effects Loop Question)

[soulfly38]

Whats the difference that your effects pedals are in the Effects Loop on the back of your amp / head, opposed to running Guitar > Pedal(s) > Amp.

Thing is, I just bought a Boss EQ pedal, and it sounds like junk when I run it in front of the amp, since it doesnt have an Effects Loop on the back of my head.

Thanks in advance.

[Dark Alone]

Ok...

If you run the EQ in front of the amp, then you're only EQing the signal going into the amp.

If you run the EQ in an effects loop, then you're EQing the amp's signal, with the amp's gain and tone shaping going to the loop.

Make sense?

[soulfly38]

Booya! Makes all the sense in the world.

Is there certain pedals that should only be run through the loop?

[Dark Alone]

Delays and EQs mostly. Anything else I'd say is all personal preference.

[soulfly38]

Sweet!

Now the tough one. How do you mod an amp to have a Loop?

[Dark Alone]

:lol PRP is the man with the mods.

[soulfly38]

Kool Moe Dee! Ill shoot him a message.

And I replied to your myspace message with some tasty material.

:p

[Dark Alone]

Ohhhh my. :eek:

[V]

soulbro:

modding an FX loop is a VERY difficult thing to accomplish, i know they sold kits for modding the valve junior to have an FX loop and its not that hard to do without a kit, but i dont know if anyone has really looked into doing it for the TT, and i haven't seen a schematic for the TT so i don't really know how to do it either

[soulfly38]

If I send you the pic I sent dark alone, would you look into it?

:p

[Dark Alone]

If I saw more, I'd even give it a try. :lol

[V]

couldn't hurt to try souly boy!

i'll also send the pic to a guy from another boards who is an amp genius, and i'm sure either way, i'll have some results for you


EDIT: for the record, i ran my GE7 out front of my VJ for many months until it mysteriously broke and never had any issues and it yielded me an good tone for how the amp was sounding at the time

[soulfly38]

Dude, thanks! Ill reward you too.

[Put]

*kinda off&on topic*

can someone tell me how to loop a , lets say , eq in the effectsloop of a 5150 ( any amp )

is it just as simple as effects out---->eq------->effects in something like that ? 2 cables and a pedal?

i dont get it and i dont want to screw up shit cheers

[Robotsatemygrandma]

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[Lord Raptor Jesus]

I just got a Boss EQ too. I like it through the front lolz.

[V]

BOSS EQ FTW!

i just wish mine would work again...