Recent content by Digital Larry

Cool explanation! I liked it.

This is not a rant, or question. Just describing how I have this set up and some observations. I'm using the line6 HX Effects in 4-cable method with the Express 5/25+ head. Guitar in -> HX FX in HX FX send -> Express input with this you can put blocks like a compressor, distortion, boost...

LOL. Well then! Anyway, as suspected. I'll try to follow the suggestion to keep the master below 2. Thanks, DL

I found an online schematic for the Express (not plus) 5:25 and 5:50. It shows 250KB for master volume on the clean/crunch side and 250KA on the blues/burn side. Given that the amp features 3 power amp settings, I figured I'd see if I could drive it hard enough to discern a difference. I'm...

The master volumes seem to barely do anything between about 10 o'clock and full up (5 o'clock). It could be normal if these are linear pots. It just strikes me as odd because I don't think my other amp (a Laney L5 Studio) acts this way. Is this expected?

Try putting a patch cord from FX send to return.

Got one of these a month or two back from Guitar Center. Been using it mostly with a Captor-X loadbox/attenuator. So I rarely put it into a real speaker cabinet on the 25W setting. Since the Captor has a level switch and level knob and goes into a mixer with front end and channel gain...