I am totally out of my depth with this one.
Recent discussions on here have got me thinking about trying different pre amp type pedals straight into the FX loop return.
There seems little point having good EQ on the pedal and then re-EQing it all again in the pre-amp, that is part of the rational anyway.
The AMT range look really interesting and according to
@monquixote &
@digitalscream sound pretty good too. The YT demos certainly sound very credible.
The Bogner Red seems like a good bet too, but not line level and not good straight into power amp, so probably designed to take into account pre-amp gain and contouring I guess and that will be a big variable in how it sounds.
Now for the twist in my question, whilst longer term something like the EVH may well beckon (the germ of this idea was born in Drew's EVH thread), I currently have a DT25.
I have no idea about the architecture of the DT25, especially with the amp switching. I assume that it is switching both pre-amp and power amp characteristics.
So by going straight into the power amp section via the loop return, does anyone have a good guess as to what I might expect to happen when switching? I do like the idea of class switching etc, but I'm not sure what will happen in practice.
Is this a good or a bad idea? Have I missed any other options?
How much influence does the power amp have over final tone?
(Ideas around Kemper and AxeFX are starting to haunt me too...)
I also want to run all this in stereo with another DT25, so I am guessing there is a minefield of potential ground loop issues too, and I don't know what level the FX loop operates at, but I am guessing it will be line level.
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"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
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein