New Equipment for Triple Rec / Need Advice / Help!!!!

[godejohn]

I play a Gibson Les Paul Classic through a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier. I recently purchased a Rocktron Expression rack unit and the Midi Mate foot controller.

What I am asking here is where I should set the settings on the back of the amp head in order to get the most out of the effect unit and retain the tone, power, and output of the amp? Also what should the input and output levels be set at on the Rocktron unit itself? We play mostly classic and modern rock.

In line from the guitar to the amp head I also use a Boss tuner foot pedal, a Rocktron Banshee talk box, and a cry baby whaa/volume control pedal. The pedal is in volume control mode until you press it all the way down then it switches to whaa wha pedal. In what order should these items be set from the guitar to the amp head input? Or does it not matter.

Will the cry baby pedal still work like it is supposed to if it is hooked up to the midi mate unit? I assume it won't as it is not compatible.

Any help and information will be appreciated, thanks.

 

[godejohn]

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[NoGlassNoClass]

Ok I'll give this a shot...bear in mind everyone's ideal tone is completely subjective, but I have had good results with the Triple's stock parallel loop (even with pedals) so hopefully this will get you close enough for a "baseline" to start tweaking on your own.

Front end: guitar > wah > talkbox > tuner > amp
you might like the tuner best first in line...depends on it's internal buffer and how it interacts with other pedals.

Back of amp: Loop send 1:30, FX Mix 10:00, send > mono in on FX processor, mono out on FX > return

FX unit (a bit of guesswork here...have never personally used your particular device, but IME they are all pretty much the same.):

Input level halfway up, output level a little more than that (~1:30 or so). If you can select a +4dB or -10dB line level put it on +4. If you have some sort of KillDry function use it. If not, you will have to program the unit (or individual effects within presets) so it's mix/blend/whatever it has is 100% wet.

If you have some type of metering (even just a clip light) on the FX unit, use the amp's Channel Masters to get the hottest level you can without clipping, and the amp Output for overall volume. You will most likely find you end up using lower Master/higher Output than normal, but whatever works best is the way to go.

If you notice a big jump in volume when footswitching the loop on/off, use the FX unit's output volume to correct this.

To get your FX to be more/less dominant, use the FX Mix on the back of the amp....you will get the best tones with lower settings unless you're looking for super-wet, washed out FX for some specific purpose.

Good Luck

 

[NoGlassNoClass]

Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:

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Ok I'll give this a shot...bear in mind everyone's ideal tone is completely subjective, but I have had good results with the Triple's stock parallel loop (even with pedals) so hopefully this will get you close enough for a "baseline" to start tweaking on your own.

Front end: guitar > wah > talkbox > tuner > amp
you might like the tuner best first in line...depends on it's internal buffer and how it interacts with other pedals.

Back of amp: Loop send 1:30, FX Mix 10:00, send > mono in on FX processor, mono out on FX > return

FX unit (a bit of guesswork here...have never personally used your particular device, but IME they are all pretty much the same.):

Input level halfway up, output level a little more than that (~1:30 or so). If you can select a +4dB or -10dB line level put it on +4. If you have some sort of KillDry function use it. If not, you will have to program the unit (or individual effects within presets) so it's mix/blend/whatever it has is 100% wet.

If you have some type of metering (even just a clip light) on the FX unit, use the amp's Channel Masters to get the hottest level you can without clipping, and the amp Output for overall volume. You will most likely find you end up using lower Master/higher Output than normal, but whatever works best is the way to go.

If you notice a big jump in volume when footswitching the loop on/off, use the FX unit's output volume to correct this.

To get your FX to be more/less dominant, use the FX Mix on the back of the amp....you will get the best tones with lower settings unless you're looking for super-wet, washed out FX for some specific purpose.

Good Luck

 

[NoGlassNoClass]

sorry double post