So I've been planning a small, ambient pedalboard and setup at home and have two amps that I was considering having in a stereo config.
Whilst I'm not a devoted fanboy of 'That Pedal Show', I liked their demo of the Wet/Dry setup and wondered if this might not actually suit me better, since I couldn't really think of too many stereo effects that I'd end up using, (PingPong delays and perhaps some reverbs).
I don't understand electricity, sound waves or almost everything that's pretty fundamental to this passion of guitar playing, so I didn't really think about phasing issues between the amps.
The GigRig Humdinger clearly got a mention, but is there anything else out there that performs the same function, and is there anything else that I might need to consider for this setup?
Am I mad going Wet/Dry instead of stereo?
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http://www.orchid-electronics.co.uk/trans.htm
I have a couple and can thoroughly recommend them. I've used one for a two amp stereo setup with no problems whatsoever.
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[edit] I've just realised the Orchid has balanced connectors - I'm thinking it should be possible to make up a special cable to flip the phase as a balanced cable has 3 connections - +ve phase, -ve phase and ground.
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The issues may be that you get 'ground loops' causing hum as there are two (slightly different) paths to ground through the two amps. It isn't always a problem but might be depending on exactly how the two amps connect to ground through the mains earthing. Each venue/setup might be different but having one side isolated from ground is a sensible precaution.
Also, two amps may be out of phase with each other - which, if they are your own amps, you could fix by flipping the speaker connections on one amp.
There's some discussion on the subject here ...
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/72440/ground-loop-issues
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