I think this is the best explanation of pedal board and connections for dummies like me who have been playing for years but lost in the technological developments. When I purchased my pedal board I hadn't realised that you have to buy "patch cables" from each pedal to the next. Also in the video it was not made clear whether you don't attach distortion pedals through the effects loop. How can this be done?
this video cleared up a lot of questions i was having about effects looping. ive never really tried messing with looping before due to lack of pedals, but ive always been curious. ty =]
im planning on getting an amp with an fx loop soon so this really helped me out cause i didnt know that you dont put gain related fx through it so i'm glad i found out
I'm in agreement with all the positive comments stated here. Excellent job of explaining the chain of signals. Maybe someone could reply back as to where my expression pedal would be and to include my wah pedal. This is the first of many sites that really have helped me to achieve what I've been confused on for a long time. Thank you...
I personally have all my modulation (chorus, flanger, phaser, etc), delay, reverb and noise gate pedals on the effects loop. Then the tuner goes first in my chain, then the compressor, wah, overdrive-distortion or any gain pedal. Now on booster pedals, at first I use to have my booster in front of the amp, cause it pushes the tubes and it sound killer, but now I have an EQ right beside my booster on the effects loop and I love it this way. Its a bit louder this way and the eq helps with leadtone
ok so correct me if I'm wrong cause I'm very confused. You would basically connect the pedal effects loop to the back of the amp head, and connect the guitar to the front input like you normally would if you didn't have any pedals and that should work?
I am not sure but I don't believe that the tuner or wah are traditionally placed in the effects loop but you may be correct and I'm going to try it. Tuners are usually not adding or taking tone away from the input and the wah will be reduced to a very minimal sound I have tried that before and it seems to wah much less than if you put it in the front of the amp. Also it is important to say while there is theory of pedal order try as many things as you can you may find cool new sounds.
can someone please explain to me the purpose of doing this: putting a noise suppressor in your effects loop and another noise suppressor in your guitar path? What exactly does this do? Thanks to whoever can help me out! :)
@crisis610 The best pedals to start with are overdrive/distortion on top of the amps drive, so you can learn to add layers of dirt for soloing, etc. Then get a wah and a vibe pedal of some kind. They will help you start thinking about timing and using effects to add color. Delay, flange, octave, and fuzz are very specialized effects, so you want to build up to them.
I'm very lost. My grandpa gave me a pedal board. One pedal is a Distortion DS-1 pedal and another is a zoom multistomp pedal. Both are hooked up to a center DD-20 giga delay double pedal. Tried doin what this video instructs and many other ways but no good. What am I doing wrong?
An important thing to know, is whether the loop you are using is parallel (usually has the "mix" control) or serial, as that will have a big big effect on what you end up with. I don't suggest putting dynamics fx (compressor/eq/noise gate etc) in these [parallel/mix] kinds of loops, as they alter the sound permenantly and the blended version you end up with often sounds nasty or pointless in the case of gates and eq. Personally, i go: Gain -> Dynamics (serial) -> fx (parallel)
hey, when you said the distortion should come last from the chain, did you mean, from the guitar? e.g. guitar-chorus-delay-phaser-distortion-amplifier-- something like this? or the other way around? thanks, this was very informative.
So as a general rule of thumb, is there a preferred way to arrange the pedals? The guy in the video recommended putting a distortion box last, so does it matter what order the other pedals are in, so long as they're before the distortion? What about wah, volume and Dunlop Rotovibe pedals? Where are they in relation to the distortion box?
@fromthenorthwest No. the main advantage is that when you go through the effects loop it allows the amp to maintain it's best tone possible by using the correct signal path. When an amp doesn't have an effects loop and you plug straight in to it it won't produce the same tone as the same amp with an effects loop.
Great video! I do, however, have a question. If I were to use a pedal that is also a preamp (Tech 21 Sansamp bass driver), would I run my bass directly to the Sansamp, and then from the sansamp to the amplifier head? Or would I go from my bass to the amplifier, and include the Sansamp in the effects loop? The reason I ask is because I am unsure if all of the rules mentioned in the video are the same for a pedal that is also a preamp, and not just an effect. Thanks in advance for your help!
@Reflix91 With a parallel loop, some of your signal will go directly from the pre-amp to the power-amp when with a series loop, all of what's coming out of the pre-amp will go through your effects processors and then to the power-amp. With a parallel loop you'll have a "dry-wet" knob on your amp that allows you to choose the amount of signal that goes through your effects processors.
Are you saying to put the distortion last if you are using it in the effects loop, or in any configuration? Your explaination makes sense to put it last, but every other video I have seen says to have the distortion right after the compressor and before modulation pedals. Confused!!
I have a question, I play a Peavey Valveking, (Which has an effects loop), I try putting it straight into the amp, and the delayed note sounds distorted. When I plug it through the effects loop, theres no sign of the delay pedal. And also when I plug anything into the effects loop, the amp stays at an incredibly low volume, and no matter how much I adjust the volume, it stays the same.
Now...After 16 years of working with multieffects units I am now going to try my hand at built in amp OD/Distortion and Single effects and stompboxes. I want a simple set up. Wah...Chorus...Delay. My Fender Frontman 212 has an Awesome OD channel and sweet reverb for my taste. And so does the Frontman 65r. So I want to just add those couple of effects onto them. How would the effects looping work with that set up? I don't see a send and return connection on them. I'm seeing "Pre Out" and "PWR In" Not sure if that is something to do with the effects loop or what it is actually for. But any help understanding would be appreciated.
Pedals have an 'IN' (from the guitar or the previous pedal) and an 'OUT' which goes to the amp or the next pedal in your chain. WAHs, Choruses and Delays are good pedals to put in an effects loop because they're not gain-based pedals like OD's, FUZZ, etc. Just plug in the 'SEND' from your effects loop into the 'IN' of your first pedal, Go 'OUT' from that pedal to the next pedal, and so on. Then, plug the 'OUT' from the last pedal in the chain into the 'RETURN' of the effects loop. DONE!
the way I learned stuff is: tuner>tone modifiers (eq, wah etc)>distortion>pitch shifters>delay/reverb, so when you use the distortion of your amp, you first put in the tuner, then tone modifiers, then comes the amp distortion (pre amp), then your pitch shifters, then delay/reverb (if this isnt in your amp yet) and then it will go to the post amp...
For a ernie ball stereo volume pedal, One side going to a clean amp the other to one that barks. What do you use to split the signal between your guitar and the stereo volume pedal? The pedal is expecting 2 in and returning 2 out.
They do different things. 1. A noise gate in-front will stop noise from your guitar. So you can make quick stops and transitions while playing without hearing the feedback from your pickups/guitar 2. A noise gate in the loop will kill the hum of the amp. So this is for high gain amps etc. Hope this helps!
thank you so much!!! i guess a beginner could understand your easy explain! i'm not a beginner but now i know how to plug my pedals. thank u so much man!:P
Hello Sir, I do have a multi effects pedal (Digitech RP90). can i plug it to any amps with effects loop? I love my separate distortion pedal but I also like the modulations on the multi effects. Is this possible? Thanks a mile!
I've always used distortion/overdrive pedals in front. Compressors and distortion boxes in the loop have always created uncontrollable feedback in my experience. I'm sure there's a way to make it work, but loops are really designed for line-level effects, aren't they?
I was told it better to run yr tube screamer through the front of the amp and run yr wah chorus through the back is there a certain way I should run my pedals in the back like wah chorus and tuner like what order
if you run a looper through the effects loop, and then record distortion into it, will the returning distortion simulate the breaking of the rule of no distortion in the effects loop? im thinking it will just duplicate just as clear, or will it boost and possibly mess things up?....or should i just run my 2 korg and zoom processors into the fx loop and keep the high gain distortion and looper in the front?
There is no effects loop on my amp, so is there a way I can use effects (I mean a lot of effects) through some sort of external effects loop like a pedal or something? If not are there any ways I can get something like an effects loop when my amp lacks one?
I'm sorry to say that I am not a tech guy so I can only tell you this the effects loop works after the input and before the out put so your effects signal comes in somewhere in the middle of the amp. Because of where it comes in it will cause the effect to be amplified in a different way. Finally your distortion will remain on when the the effects loop is engaged so don't worry about that.
My question is once you have ur pedal set up u say u need to have all the pedals turn on to get the signal through. So what if u have a digital delay and u don't wanna use that effect at the moment when u turn it off will that kill your signal?
Hi Webmasterman Thanks for the video. I have read about some players who use the natural distortion of the amp using a Boost pedal in the effects loop. Is this dangerous? If I put the boost pedal between the guitar and input it only adds more distortion and not a volume boost, I guess this is because the boost is before the distorted signal...any tips Thanks
Feel so stupid ....lol I reversed my board current and was stumped ,and pissed..... I see why this older vid is still near the top of the search . Quick common sense reminder that we all (or maybe just me) need every now and then ....also solid info
hello I have a Mustang 4 V2 and it is a stereo Amp with effects loop. My question is to get the stereo effect from my pedals would I plug into return fx left and then plug into send fx left ??? None of the manuals show you how.
If I use the effects loop for my non-distortion pedals, then how will I be able to invoke, say a tremolo that is in the effects loop, but my ts9 is straight into the front of the amp? Thank you for your help in this.
Good job mate, some people want to know the basics, maybe they got a new amp with a FX loop. Good on you for spending some time, from Ray down in Sydney Australia.
where would my wah pedal go? the effects loop or in front? and if in front should it be before or after the distortion? also, would a flanger go work in the effects loop as well?
Not necessarily. You definitely can screw up your sound by not putting any thought into it. But lots of factors are involved: Mixing time affecting pedals with distortion pedals, the order of the pedals, are they buffered or not, is there a compressor in the chain, how long are the cables, are the pedals sharing too little power, failing to use the guitar volume control properly, amp has master volume or not, etc. That's why it takes a long time to get it right.
The general order is that Wah goes first, Distortion and then Vibe last (all swirly and delay stuff last). You want to swirl your distortion, not distort you swirl (could be a cool sound though). The volume could go either first or last, depending on what sound your going for.
I need help. I have a Digitech RP300 Effects Processor, Boss DS-1, and Boss CH-1. How would I hook these pedals up? My whole sound is pretty much coming from my RP 300. Whats the best way to hook the pedals up?
@88mpny oh thanks, i had no idea! so even if i have just one pedal (the orange boss overdrive) would it be a good idea to hook it up through the effects loop on my amp? (fender hot rod deluxe) thanks! -Pete
I'm really confused. Another RUclips post suggested starting with your wag then compressor, then tube driver, then any blues it metal pedals and then and EQ, and all of your chorus, delay and octaver pedals last. I guess there's no right way huh? Just have to play around with what sounds best for your playing style and expectations? What is better to use, individual batteries for all of your pedals it a main peer supply booster?
I run my distortion clean boost in my loop, ahead of my chorus and delay. I do everything he said not to and my tone kills. I like the fact that my distortion blows up the other effects. I can also adjust the balance of effects to amp & I generally keep the effected signal low.
hello, i have one question if any one can help that will be great. im making my pedal board first time and what i want to know is, i want to have rhythm distortion without delay/reverb when i play rhythm but when i play lead i want to have reverb delay. is any way this can be done with some kind of pedal? many thanks in advance.
i have a loop station pedal at the end of my chain so i can record riffs with effects. when i put the delay and chorus in the fx loop the loop pedal doesnt record the chorus or delay. i have tried putting the looper in the fx loop and nothing,makes sense because the looper needs the signal from the guitar....so..is there a way to put effects in the fx loop and record with looper pedal with the effects added
hi there mate! these are my pedals... boss volume pedal, wah wah, daphon pedal tuner, ed1 compressor, hardwire chorus, moen distortion, moen delay and mxr micro amp... my music is more on pop and jazz can you give me an advice to set this up in correct order? thank's mate!
So how do I keep my distortion out of the effects loop while using a Boss BCB60 where all pedals are very close to each other? my order is wah, tuner, compressor, distortion, chorus, delay. THanks!!!
Chili it depends on your application as to going in the front or the back. If you are using distortion effects I'd for sure go in through the front with a clean tone. If you are using amp distortion which is what I prefer, and using effects like delay, chorus, flange, etc. I'd go through the loop. Long story short trial and error will get you where you want to be. Thanks for your interest.
my buddy's amp is humming and acting weird all of a sudden and my other friend says it's because he has run a multi effect pedal through the front input for years and that the amp will just eventually be unrepairable, is this true?
so i have a Fender Twin Reverb amp and it doesnt have an effects loop. and i dont really use anything else but gain and a loop station Rc-20xl. how do i have a loop going while soloing over it without making the actual loop distorted?
Actually, a overdrive pedal in the effects loop works great as a boost. Turn the gain down and the volume up a bit, adjust the tone and you have a boost pedal. The Keely modded Boss Blues Driver works GREAT for this!
@RigorMortis203 personally, i would keep the metal wah and maybe the slow motion out of the loop. try out different combos though. only learn till you try
A general rule is to think about which pedals have the most gain\distortion. Once you have thought this through put those with the most gain at the end of your effects chain. Last but not least keep in mind there are no rules,so set your pedals up in every possible order until you find a sound you love.
Everyone says put the Wah pedal before distortion but if I put my Crybaby Wah before my Fuzzface (dunlop) I get this odd sound (in the bass position) that twists my dog's head around! So i always tend to put the Fuzz first and it works best that way for some reason. The only other pedal I use is the Uni-Vibe (dunlop). Whats up with that!?
I;m sure there are a lot of people like me that listen to this stuff thru earphones. How about turning down the vol on your intro/outro - please. You just blew out my ears!
A inconsiderate man doesn't care that he is making too much noise. I thought you might accept constructive criticism but obviously you don't care that your intro is five times louder the other sites.
Sorry you don't like how we made the video. If you'll notice the vid has been posted since 2008. No one but you seems to have a problem with it. You can't just "turn it down". The video has to be re-edited, re-rendered and re-posted to do that. Sorry, it's just not worth it.
@78tag no joke bro, turn your own headphones down, webmasterman isn't here to make sure you don't blow out your eardrums, he is here to explain stuff. The intro isn't even that loud.
When i try to use the effects loop in my amp i get a really annoying buzzing sound. I have a new power supply and cables. Its fine when i connect my guitar to the amp. But when i connect my wah and overdive it starts buzzing. The wah and overdrive is in front of the amp. Please help!
you could of maybe used a decent Di. like a country man or sans amp. I found such balance with using a Di that I use one ask the time. it's non powered and it's easy to use
This is until now, THE BEST EFFECTS LOOP TUTORIAL ON RUclips!!!
I think this is the best explanation of pedal board and connections for dummies like me who have been playing for years but lost in the technological developments. When I purchased my pedal board I hadn't realised that you have to buy "patch cables" from each pedal to the next. Also in the video it was not made clear whether you don't attach distortion pedals through the effects loop. How can this be done?
Finally a good educated and short video of how send and return work, Thank You Jeff!!!! Keep rocking man!
this video cleared up a lot of questions i was having about effects looping. ive never really tried messing with looping before due to lack of pedals, but ive always been curious. ty =]
im planning on getting an amp with an fx loop soon so this really helped me out cause i didnt know that you dont put gain related fx through it so i'm glad i found out
This was really helpful as someone just getting into pedals and effects. Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.
Super clear, concise and helpful video. U demystified this for me. Thank you.
I'm in agreement with all the positive comments stated here. Excellent job of explaining the chain of signals. Maybe someone could reply back as to where my expression pedal would be and to include my wah pedal. This is the first of many sites that really have helped me to achieve what I've been confused on for a long time. Thank you...
I personally have all my modulation (chorus, flanger, phaser, etc), delay, reverb and noise gate pedals on the effects loop. Then the tuner goes first in my chain, then the compressor, wah, overdrive-distortion or any gain pedal. Now on booster pedals, at first I use to have my booster in front of the amp, cause it pushes the tubes and it sound killer, but now I have an EQ right beside my booster on the effects loop and I love it this way. Its a bit louder this way and the eq helps with leadtone
ok so correct me if I'm wrong cause I'm very confused. You would basically connect the pedal effects loop to the back of the amp head, and connect the guitar to the front input like you normally would if you didn't have any pedals and that should work?
I am not sure but I don't believe that the tuner or wah are traditionally placed in the effects loop but you may be correct and I'm going to try it. Tuners are usually not adding or taking tone away from the input and the wah will be reduced to a very minimal sound I have tried that before and it seems to wah much less than if you put it in the front of the amp. Also it is important to say while there is theory of pedal order try as many things as you can you may find cool new sounds.
thanks a lot im starting to use pedals now and really wanted to know what to do especially with the effects loop. thanks !!
Should you use the overdrive pedal in front of the amp to drive the preamp tubes and the rest of the non distortion effects in the effects loop?
can someone please explain to me the purpose of doing this: putting a noise suppressor in your effects loop and another noise suppressor in your guitar path? What exactly does this do? Thanks to whoever can help me out! :)
thanks so much! works like a charm! always wondered how to set up my effects loop.
@crisis610 The best pedals to start with are overdrive/distortion on top of the amps drive, so you can learn to add layers of dirt for soloing, etc. Then get a wah and a vibe pedal of some kind. They will help you start thinking about timing and using effects to add color. Delay, flange, octave, and fuzz are very specialized effects, so you want to build up to them.
I'm very lost. My grandpa gave me a pedal board. One pedal is a Distortion DS-1 pedal and another is a zoom multistomp pedal. Both are hooked up to a center DD-20 giga delay double pedal. Tried doin what this video instructs and many other ways but no good. What am I doing wrong?
very very very good video. Excellent A+
I didn't understand FX loops before but now I'm ready to be a sound engineer.
Can a power-source pedal be used for both guitar and bass pedals? And does the ps pedal hook up like any other pedal?
An important thing to know, is whether the loop you are using is parallel (usually has the "mix" control) or serial, as that will have a big big effect on what you end up with.
I don't suggest putting dynamics fx (compressor/eq/noise gate etc) in these [parallel/mix] kinds of loops, as they alter the sound permenantly and the blended version you end up with often sounds nasty or pointless in the case of gates and eq.
Personally, i go:
Gain -> Dynamics (serial) -> fx (parallel)
Shoud you use the wah , tuner ,noise suppers and tuner from the guitar and everything else to the amp fx loop?
hey, when you said the distortion should come last from the chain, did you mean, from the guitar? e.g. guitar-chorus-delay-phaser-distortion-amplifier-- something like this? or the other way around? thanks, this was very informative.
My amp only has 1 input jack for effects loop. What kind of adaptor or cable should I get so I can use my effects?
i got a tubescreamer ts9 and it totally adds that edge you need to the high end for solos and stuff like that. I'm thinkin about tradin it for an 808
Have you ever tried the wah post-distortion? It can sound pretty cool when done right
great info..I have a boss me 70, would I loop it the same way, or just plug in the input and run on clean channel? Thanks
So is the main advantage of an effects loop that you can plug the guitar straight into the amp, rather than into pedals?
So as a general rule of thumb, is there a preferred way to arrange the pedals? The guy in the video recommended putting a distortion box last, so does it matter what order the other pedals are in, so long as they're before the distortion? What about wah, volume and Dunlop Rotovibe pedals? Where are they in relation to the distortion box?
@fromthenorthwest No. the main advantage is that when you go through the effects loop it allows the amp to maintain it's best tone possible by using the correct signal path. When an amp doesn't have an effects loop and you plug straight in to it it won't produce the same tone as the same amp with an effects loop.
Great video! I do, however, have a question.
If I were to use a pedal that is also a preamp (Tech 21 Sansamp bass driver), would I run my bass directly to the Sansamp, and then from the sansamp to the amplifier head? Or would I go from my bass to the amplifier, and include the Sansamp in the effects loop?
The reason I ask is because I am unsure if all of the rules mentioned in the video are the same for a pedal that is also a preamp, and not just an effect. Thanks in advance for your help!
does drive in the fx loop fry the amp head or just hit the speakers to hard? or is it potentialy both?
@Reflix91 With a parallel loop, some of your signal will go directly from the pre-amp to the power-amp when with a series loop, all of what's coming out of the pre-amp will go through your effects processors and then to the power-amp. With a parallel loop you'll have a "dry-wet" knob on your amp that allows you to choose the amount of signal that goes through your effects processors.
Are you saying to put the distortion last if you are using it in the effects loop, or in any configuration? Your explaination makes sense to put it last, but every other video I have seen says to have the distortion right after the compressor and before modulation pedals. Confused!!
I have a question, I play a Peavey Valveking, (Which has an effects loop), I try putting it straight into the amp, and the delayed note sounds distorted. When I plug it through the effects loop, theres no sign of the delay pedal. And also when I plug anything into the effects loop, the amp stays at an incredibly low volume, and no matter how much I adjust the volume, it stays the same.
Excellent!
Can you please explain to me how to run the pedal board through the aux sends on my mixer board?
Now...After 16 years of working with multieffects units I am now going to try my hand at built in amp OD/Distortion and Single effects and stompboxes. I want a simple set up. Wah...Chorus...Delay. My Fender Frontman 212 has an Awesome OD channel and sweet reverb for my taste. And so does the Frontman 65r. So I want to just add those couple of effects onto them. How would the effects looping work with that set up? I don't see a send and return connection on them. I'm seeing "Pre Out" and "PWR In" Not sure if that is something to do with the effects loop or what it is actually for. But any help understanding would be appreciated.
Pedals have an 'IN' (from the guitar or the previous pedal) and an 'OUT' which goes to the amp or the next pedal in your chain. WAHs, Choruses and Delays are good pedals to put in an effects loop because they're not gain-based pedals like OD's, FUZZ, etc. Just plug in the 'SEND' from your effects loop into the 'IN' of your first pedal, Go 'OUT' from that pedal to the next pedal, and so on. Then, plug the 'OUT' from the last pedal in the chain into the 'RETURN' of the effects loop. DONE!
Did i say I am "not" going to try my hand? Sorry. Typo. I am going to try my hand. Thanks for the help. I think I got it.
Thanks....this was so simple and good to understand.
the way I learned stuff is: tuner>tone modifiers (eq, wah etc)>distortion>pitch shifters>delay/reverb, so when you use the distortion of your amp, you first put in the tuner, then tone modifiers, then comes the amp distortion (pre amp), then your pitch shifters, then delay/reverb (if this isnt in your amp yet) and then it will go to the post amp...
For a ernie ball stereo volume pedal, One side going to a clean amp the other to one that barks.
What do you use to split the signal between your guitar and the stereo volume pedal? The pedal is expecting 2 in and returning 2 out.
They do different things. 1. A noise gate in-front will stop noise from your guitar. So you can make quick stops and transitions while playing without hearing the feedback from your pickups/guitar 2. A noise gate in the loop will kill the hum of the amp. So this is for high gain amps etc. Hope this helps!
thank you so much!!! i guess a beginner could understand your easy explain! i'm not a beginner but now i know how to plug my pedals. thank u so much man!:P
Hello Sir, I do have a multi effects pedal (Digitech RP90). can i plug it to any amps with effects loop?
I love my separate distortion pedal but I also like the modulations on the multi effects.
Is this possible? Thanks a mile!
I've always used distortion/overdrive pedals in front. Compressors and distortion boxes in the loop have always created uncontrollable feedback in my experience. I'm sure there's a way to make it work, but loops are really designed for line-level effects, aren't they?
I was told it better to run yr tube screamer through the front of the amp and run yr wah chorus through the back is there a certain way I should run my pedals in the back like wah chorus and tuner like what order
if you run a looper through the effects loop, and then record distortion into it, will the returning distortion simulate the breaking of the rule of no distortion in the effects loop? im thinking it will just duplicate just as clear, or will it boost and possibly mess things up?....or should i just run my 2 korg and zoom processors into the fx loop and keep the high gain distortion and looper in the front?
There is no effects loop on my amp, so is there a way I can use effects (I mean a lot of effects) through some sort of external effects loop like a pedal or something? If not are there any ways I can get something like an effects loop when my amp lacks one?
My Amp has 2 input. One is high and another low. What does it mean?
I'm sorry to say that I am not a tech guy so I can only tell you this the effects loop works after the input and before the out put so your effects signal comes in somewhere in the middle of the amp. Because of where it comes in it will cause the effect to be amplified in a different way. Finally your distortion will remain on when the the effects loop is engaged so don't worry about that.
Excellent job.Simple and helpful.
Thanx.
you are right i hook my dd3 throu the effect loop and its sound so much better thanks for the tip.
My question is once you have ur pedal set up u say u need to have all the pedals turn on to get the signal through. So what if u have a digital delay and u don't wanna use that effect at the moment when u turn it off will that kill your signal?
Hi Webmasterman
Thanks for the video.
I have read about some players who use the natural distortion of the amp using a Boost pedal in the effects loop. Is this dangerous? If I put the boost pedal between the guitar and input it only adds more distortion and not a volume boost, I guess this is because the boost is before the distorted signal...any tips
Thanks
i have a combo amp, one for the guitar and one for the mic. which input do i put the cable into.
Where would a tuner generally be placed? Would it go in the effects loop?
Feel so stupid ....lol I reversed my board current and was stumped ,and pissed..... I see why this older vid is still near the top of the search . Quick common sense reminder that we all (or maybe just me) need every now and then ....also solid info
hello I have a Mustang 4 V2 and it is a stereo Amp with effects loop. My question is to get the stereo effect from my pedals would I plug into return fx left and then plug into send fx left ??? None of the manuals show you how.
If I use the effects loop for my non-distortion pedals, then how will I be able to invoke, say a tremolo that is in the effects loop, but my ts9 is straight into the front of the amp? Thank you for your help in this.
Good job mate, some people want to know the basics, maybe they got a new amp with a FX loop. Good on you for spending some time, from Ray down in Sydney Australia.
where would my wah pedal go? the effects loop or in front? and if in front should it be before or after the distortion? also, would a flanger go work in the effects loop as well?
Not necessarily. You definitely can screw up your sound by not putting any thought into it. But lots of factors are involved: Mixing time affecting pedals with distortion pedals, the order of the pedals, are they buffered or not, is there a compressor in the chain, how long are the cables, are the pedals sharing too little power, failing to use the guitar volume control properly, amp has master volume or not, etc. That's why it takes a long time to get it right.
so should the pedals that use more power be closer to the guitar or amp?
This video was nice and simple. Thanks, it really helped me out. :)
Explained very well. Thanks for posting!
so say you have an isp decimator pedal, where will this be best? in the effects loop or in the front of the amp?????
The general order is that Wah goes first, Distortion and then Vibe last (all swirly and delay stuff last). You want to swirl your distortion, not distort you swirl (could be a cool sound though). The volume could go either first or last, depending on what sound your going for.
what do you call that thing where you put all of your adaptor of each effects?
I need help. I have a Digitech RP300 Effects Processor, Boss DS-1, and Boss CH-1. How would I hook these pedals up? My whole sound is pretty much coming from my RP 300. Whats the best way to hook the pedals up?
@88mpny oh thanks, i had no idea! so even if i have just one pedal (the orange boss overdrive) would it be a good idea to hook it up through the effects loop on my amp? (fender hot rod deluxe) thanks! -Pete
many thnx..very well explained.
I have a Boss es 5 switcher ,and now at least I have a blueprint to work from.
I'm really confused. Another RUclips post suggested starting with your wag then compressor, then tube driver, then any blues it metal pedals and then and EQ, and all of your chorus, delay and octaver pedals last. I guess there's no right way huh? Just have to play around with what sounds best for your playing style and expectations? What is better to use, individual batteries for all of your pedals it a main peer supply booster?
I run my distortion clean boost in my loop, ahead of my chorus and delay. I do everything he said not to and my tone kills. I like the fact that my distortion blows up the other effects. I can also adjust the balance of effects to amp & I generally keep the effected signal low.
Thanks for your input rodrigo and thanks for watching my back. In a undertaking like this I can't remember everything.
Can i still use my amps distortion channels and footswitch if i use my effects loop for my effects pedals?
hello, i have one question if any one can help that will be great. im making my pedal board first time and what i want to know is, i want to have rhythm distortion without delay/reverb when i play rhythm but when i play lead i want to have reverb delay. is any way this can be done with some kind of pedal? many thanks in advance.
i have a loop station pedal at the end of my chain so i can record riffs with effects. when i put the delay and chorus in the fx loop the loop pedal doesnt record the chorus or delay. i have tried putting the looper in the fx loop and nothing,makes sense because the looper needs the signal from the guitar....so..is there a way to put effects in the fx loop and record with looper pedal with the effects added
hi there mate! these are my pedals... boss volume pedal, wah wah, daphon pedal tuner, ed1 compressor, hardwire chorus, moen distortion, moen delay and mxr micro amp...
my music is more on pop and jazz can you give me an advice to set this up in correct order? thank's mate!
So how do I keep my distortion out of the effects loop while using a Boss BCB60 where all pedals are very close to each other? my order is wah, tuner, compressor, distortion, chorus, delay. THanks!!!
can i connect the final red cable straight to the mixer, what are my pros and cons if i do that?/
Chili it depends on your application as to going in the front or the back. If you are using distortion effects I'd for sure go in through the front with a clean tone. If you are using amp distortion which is what I prefer, and using effects like delay, chorus, flange, etc. I'd go through the loop.
Long story short trial and error will get you where you want to be. Thanks for your interest.
my buddy's amp is humming and acting weird all of a sudden and my other friend says it's because he has run a multi effect pedal through the front input for years and that the amp will just eventually be unrepairable, is this true?
so i have a Fender Twin Reverb amp and it doesnt have an effects loop. and i dont really use anything else but gain and a loop station Rc-20xl. how do i have a loop going while soloing over it without making the actual loop distorted?
Interesting how much this guy uses the glottal stop. Is this common in the states now?
Actually, a overdrive pedal in the effects loop works great as a boost. Turn the gain down and the volume up a bit, adjust the tone and you have a boost pedal. The Keely modded Boss Blues Driver works GREAT for this!
@RigorMortis203 personally, i would keep the metal wah and maybe the slow motion out of the loop. try out different combos though. only learn till you try
can multi effects pedals like a line 6 floor pod plus be run trough the effects loop
and what if your amp doesn't have an effects loop option?
A general rule is to think about which pedals have the most gain\distortion. Once you have thought this through put those with the most gain at the end of your effects chain. Last but not least keep in mind there are no rules,so set your pedals up in every possible order until you find a sound you love.
Everyone says put the Wah pedal before distortion but if I put my Crybaby Wah before my Fuzzface (dunlop) I get this odd sound (in the bass position) that twists my dog's head around! So i always tend to put the Fuzz first and it works best that way for some reason. The only other pedal I use is the Uni-Vibe (dunlop). Whats up with that!?
LOL Another for the books thanks for checking me out.
I;m sure there are a lot of people like me that listen to this stuff thru earphones. How about turning down the vol on your intro/outro - please. You just blew out my ears!
A smart man would start with his earphone volume turned down when clicking on a video.
A inconsiderate man doesn't care that he is making too much noise. I thought you might accept constructive criticism but obviously you don't care that your intro is five times louder the other sites.
Sorry you don't like how we made the video. If you'll notice the vid has been posted since 2008. No one but you seems to have a problem with it. You can't just "turn it down". The video has to be re-edited, re-rendered and re-posted to do that. Sorry, it's just not worth it.
@78tag no joke bro, turn your own headphones down, webmasterman isn't here to make sure you don't blow out your eardrums, he is here to explain stuff. The intro isn't even that loud.
thanks Jeff great video a lot of help to me
umm....is preamp-out poweramp-in the same thing as effects loop??
i have a marshall 2x12 combo and it has a fx send a fx return left and a fx return right (mono), how do i hook that stuff up ?
Do the settings on my amp matter. If they do what should they be.
When i try to use the effects loop in my amp i get a really annoying buzzing sound. I have a new power supply and cables. Its fine when i connect my guitar to the amp. But when i connect my wah and overdive it starts buzzing. The wah and overdrive is in front of the amp. Please help!
Might need to use a Noise Gate pedal
thank you for the help
NightmareGuitarist Yep, that's what fixed my buzzing problem.
Martin Løland was out a used amplifier?
you could of maybe used a decent Di. like a country man or sans amp. I found such balance with using a Di that I use one ask the time. it's non powered and it's easy to use
FINALLY a video that was helpfull
As you folks say, "No worries, mate". Glad to hear from ya.
Can someone tell me if you should use your best quality wire coming out of teh guitar or in to the amp? thanks
Can I just use a loop pedal and amp?
very greatly explained, now i get it really, thx so much