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FX in amp FX loop

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BarneyBarney Frets: 598
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I remember seeing on here about not putting drive type FX in amp FX loops I have a t rex soulmate that I use delays and reverb in the loop ...it also has 2 drive pedals I was planing to use for the tone and presence controls ...just wondering iff it's safe to experiment or should I just leave it alone 
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    If you’re just using them for the tone controls so they’re set with minimum gain and volume boost, it’s safe - you need to avoid adding enough gain that it can feed back inside the amp, ie don’t use them to add actual drive.

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  • BarneyBarney Frets: 598
    ICBM said:
    If you’re just using them for the tone controls so they’re set with minimum gain and volume boost, it’s safe - you need to avoid adding enough gain that it can feed back inside the amp, ie don’t use them to add actual drive.
    Thanks ...so just don't use the gain controls but any tone controls are ok ? 
    Am I alright adding a little gain or should I be using none at all I'm not sure iff that needs turned up a touch before it will even work ? 

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    Barney said:

    Thanks ...so just don't use the gain controls but any tone controls are ok ? 
    Am I alright adding a little gain or should I be using none at all I'm not sure iff that needs turned up a touch before it will even work ?
    Keep the gain/drive right off if you can, and just use the volume - up full is OK - and EQ. If you add distortion with the pedal it’s harder to tell how much more gain it’s giving. If the volume is up full you can safely add gain to bring it up to unity if it’s below that (or doesn’t work at all) though. As long as the pedal isn’t adding more gain than a simple clean boost pedal would, it will be fine.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • BarneyBarney Frets: 598
    ICBM said:
    Barney said:

    Thanks ...so just don't use the gain controls but any tone controls are ok ? 
    Am I alright adding a little gain or should I be using none at all I'm not sure iff that needs turned up a touch before it will even work ?
    Keep the gain/drive right off if you can, and just use the volume - up full is OK - and EQ. If you add distortion with the pedal it’s harder to tell how much more gain it’s giving. If the volume is up full you can safely add gain to bring it up to unity if it’s below that (or doesn’t work at all) though. As long as the pedal isn’t adding more gain than a simple clean boost pedal would, it will be fine.
    Thanks very much ...I will have a go at this today :)
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