Noob question about effect loops

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:11 pm

Can someone explain to me how these things work? I've never had an amp with one and I don't want to do something potentially stupid.

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:15 pm

Plug your effects send into your rack effects input. Plug your rack output into your effects return. Like magic it sounds like a bazillion bucks.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:17 pm

Don't get your neck tangled in the leads. Too many incredible musicians have been lost this way

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:14 pm

With an effects loop, if you have external pedals and whatnot, instead of going:

Guitar > Pedals, Effects, Processors, etc. > Amp (meaning all of the amps built in effects, knob settings and channels) > Speaker

it would instead be:

Guitar > Amp > Pedals, Effects, Processors, etc. > Speaker

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:34 am

BassPhemy wrote:With an effects loop, if you have external pedals and whatnot, instead of going:

Guitar > Pedals, Effects, Processors, etc. > Amp (meaning all of the amps built in effects, knob settings and channels) > Speaker

it would instead be:

Guitar > Amp > Pedals, Effects, Processors, etc. > Speaker

.........................[..........EFFECTS LOOP..........]
Guitar > Amp > [Pedals, Effects, Processors, etc] . >Amp > Speaker

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:47 pm

I've never had much success with any amp's effect loop. I always do effect processing before the guitar hits the amp head.