Triaxis and GT-6 Tone Suck problem seems to be solved!

[Spoons]

I can't even count the times I have tried new connections between my GT-6 and my Triaxis. After talking to a fellow Mesa Triaxis friend last night about some of the issues that exist in the Mesa loops, I tried a couple of new things. The end result is that I came up with something that works even better for my rack.

My old connections
Guitar --> GT-6 Input
GT-6 External Send --> Triaxis Input
Triaxis Loop Send --> GT-6 External Return
GT-6 Outputs --> Triaxis Loop Returns
Triaxis Outputs --> Power Amp Inputs
Power Amp Outputs --> Speakers

My new connections
Guitar --> GT-6 Input
GT-6 External Send --> Triaxis Input
Triaxis Loop Send --> GT-6 External Return
GT-6 Outputs --> Power Amp Inputs
Power Amp Outputs --> Speakers

SPECIAL NOTE: I changed the individual patch levels and the main output level in the GT-6. In the past I have had the main output knob set at about 50% and then adjust the patch levels to balance levels; now I have the main output level knob set to 100% and set all my patch levels roughly 25% lower. The end results were really nice, the GT-6 levels matched really well with the raw Triaxis levels! I did side by side comparisons with the raw Triaxis tone and a completely dry GT-6 tone and there wasn't any noticable tone suck on any Triaxis channel at all!!!!! Also, the GT-6 effects seemed to sound a little better this way too, more "defined" so I could turn the effects down some.

There is just something about going back into the Triaxis loop that mucks up everything a bit. This new connection method (at least new for me) seems to work really well, I can place all the effects in the right place in the signal chain using the GT-6 and I can control everything via MIDI from the GT-6. This also worked going direct to a sound board too!

I'm very pleased!

What are your thoughts on this connection method?

 

[masque]

man if it works for you and you are happy then that it all that matters!

 

[dass101]

Why don't you use the Triaxis output -> GT6 return? Did you try this and found a difference in tone or noise?

 

[magemab]

Hi, icurrently own a GT6 and I'm about to buy teh triaxis. Some questions questions:

1. I was going to connect it in the following way, please advise if i'm too mistaken
Guitar -> Triaxis Input
Triaxis Send -> GT6 input
GT6 output stereo -> Triaxis return stereo
Triaxis outputs -> power amp input
I was thinking on turning off distortion effects and preamp effects on GT6 and use it purely for reverb, delay, Chorus, flanger, noise reduction and maybe EQ, etc...

2. Is there a way to configure via MIDI that everytime you change a patch in the GT6 the Triaxis also changes the preset?

 

[ryjan]

I hated the loop on my triaxis. I ran all my effect after the triaxis output right before the power amp, which really sucked because I would have loved the midi control to the loop.

 

[prsrose]

I too have had problems with the effects loop and being able to run stereo effects. You mentioned known problems with the loop on the triaxis, can you elaborate any on that?