Hanslow
Well-known member
Hi guys, first post here. I've had a search but couldn't find what I was looking for.
I've recently bought a second hand DC-3 combo. My previous setup was a solid state Hughes and Kettner Club Reverb, with a Zoom GFX-8 providing the distortion and other effects.
I can use the pedal in front of the preamp on the clean channel to provide the effects in the pedal. That's no problem.
What I want to try and utilise is the fx loop on the DC-3. What I did as a test was to utilise the clean channel on the amp, and try and use the distortion on the pedal in the fx loop, to see how it sounded. This was done as follows:
1) Plug the guitar into the preamp input on the front of the DC-3.
2) Plug the fx send socket on the back to the pedal input.
3) Send the pedal output to the return socket on the back of the amp.
Now dialling the fx saturation to 0% gave me the nice standard clean sound. As I dialled in the saturation, I could hear the distortion being applied. By the time I reached 100% I had to my ears two channels of sound. First, I had the clean channel quite loud and distinct in "front". "Behind", at what I would say was about 1/4 volume was a distorted guitar sound.
What I'd like to know from those more familiar with this amp and the general workings (not had a valve amp before and it's my first Mesa) is:
a) was my test setup correct?
b) is the resultant sound normal behaviour?
c) Is there any way to test the fx loop circuit to make sure it's working correctly?
I'm planning to get an EQ to apply in the FX loop, but am concerned that it won't give me what I'm expecting based on the results of my first test. As I have mentioned, I'm a bit of a newbie with this amp, so any advice you can give me will be greatly received.
Thanks
Steve
I've recently bought a second hand DC-3 combo. My previous setup was a solid state Hughes and Kettner Club Reverb, with a Zoom GFX-8 providing the distortion and other effects.
I can use the pedal in front of the preamp on the clean channel to provide the effects in the pedal. That's no problem.
What I want to try and utilise is the fx loop on the DC-3. What I did as a test was to utilise the clean channel on the amp, and try and use the distortion on the pedal in the fx loop, to see how it sounded. This was done as follows:
1) Plug the guitar into the preamp input on the front of the DC-3.
2) Plug the fx send socket on the back to the pedal input.
3) Send the pedal output to the return socket on the back of the amp.
Now dialling the fx saturation to 0% gave me the nice standard clean sound. As I dialled in the saturation, I could hear the distortion being applied. By the time I reached 100% I had to my ears two channels of sound. First, I had the clean channel quite loud and distinct in "front". "Behind", at what I would say was about 1/4 volume was a distorted guitar sound.
What I'd like to know from those more familiar with this amp and the general workings (not had a valve amp before and it's my first Mesa) is:
a) was my test setup correct?
b) is the resultant sound normal behaviour?
c) Is there any way to test the fx loop circuit to make sure it's working correctly?
I'm planning to get an EQ to apply in the FX loop, but am concerned that it won't give me what I'm expecting based on the results of my first test. As I have mentioned, I'm a bit of a newbie with this amp, so any advice you can give me will be greatly received.
Thanks
Steve