Solo boost for a MK-II

[Itsik]

I've tried several volume pedals and clean boosters in front of my MK-II to get a simple volume boost for soloing, no change in gain or anything.
No matter what I plug in there, on the dirty channel, all I get is more gain.
How can I just boost the volume without effecting anything else.

Thnx
Itsik

 

[Freefall]

Your preamp is designed to limit (clip) the input signal... the bigger the signal that goes in, the more it chops off the tops of the signal, and the more distorted it gets, but not really louder. If your goal is to increase volume, you need to put your boost in the effects loop instead of in front of the amp, so that a larger signal goes to the power amp, which will get you the louder sound you're after.

 

[Itsik]

Thnx Freefall
I'll give it a try

Itsik

 

[McBarry]

Hey Itsik (and others),
how did U go with the volume boosting for soloing?

And others, has anyone else addressed this - I'm particularly interested in how to do it in a MK-IIA..
Cheers, Dave

 

[Itsik]

I ended up connecting a volume pedal to the effects loop (the send is at the bottom of the chassis...)along with an EH reverb pedal and it works like a charm. If you're missing an EQ on yours (like I do) and want one, my guess is that connecting an EQ pedal the same way would work well.