hi all,
im currently using a laney vc30 2x12 amp but considering upgrading to something smaller but better, a vox or fender especially for gigging as the laney is a pain to lug around.
only issue is the laney has an fx loop with it’s own volume/level pot, which I’m throwing some spacey reverb and delay through at half volume for some background swirlyness and it sounds ace. I just don’t get the same effect from running into the front end with the rest of my chain.
just wondering if there is an easy or alternative fix that could recreate this on an amp without a loop, or with one with a loop that hasn’t got a level adjustment.
Any ideas? Is it easy (for an amp tech) to create an effects loop bypass within an amp and has anyone ever done this?
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Anything is possible, it's usually just a question of cost if you don't have the skills yourself.
EDIT; I just reread your question, and think it would be easier just to reduce the effect level on the effects unit itself?
ive tried adjusting the levels on the pedals and going front end. It’s works to a degree but not the same. There’s tone suck and the pedals behave different.
its a strange anomaly really and something I’ve discovered totally by accident. The pedals are, in effect, totally maxed out so they are playing their own infinite oscillating tails unaffected by the signal from the rest of my chain.
I’ll look into the boss LS route too. If I can volume/attenuate the individual loop and play 2 loops at once it could be feasible.
theres a few used amps (some on this site actually) within my price range. An ac15 in particular. No loop though.
The reason your current setup works is because you have enough headroom for your time-based effects.
If you really want to keep your delay and reverb after the amp's distortion, you need an amp with a proper loop, and it's much easier and cheaper to buy an amp with one than to fit one afterwards.
If you like the sound of the Laney and its loop, your best bet is probably a 1x12" Laney...
"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
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The laneys a great amp actually. The inner (brand) snob thinks i should aim higher but it’s serving a purpose though I’m probably due a valve change and service. I’ve replaced a few fuses recently.
all my dirt comes from pedals into clean amp channel and I don’t use the dirt much in conjunction with the loop delay/verb thing anyway.
I never go past a quarter of the master volume (rehearsals or gigs). The thought to go smaller and potentially better would mean I would probably swap some of the pedal gain I use for the smaller wattage clean breakup.
Not to mention saving my back aches in my older age!
"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
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.