Members DirtyBird Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Just something that occured to me... seems kind of superfluous. My rockmaster has 5 fx loops... neat, but you cant even turn them off, they work with particular channels... So to me it seems like the only reason you'd have an fx loop on a rack setup, to turn off a massive number of fx at once, is no longer a good reason. It's neat that you'd be able to put specific effects on each channel... But not all preamps have that many fx loops... and in general, I dont really understand why you'd really have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danbronson Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 I don't even bother with the whole effects loop thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyCorgan Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Volume adjustments + they usually sound better than running the effects in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leadfootdriver Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by DirtyBird Just something that occured to me... seems kind of superfluous. My rockmaster has 5 fx loops... neat, but you cant even turn them off, they work with particular channels... So to me it seems like the only reason you'd have an fx loop on a rack setup, to turn off a massive number of fx at once, is no longer a good reason. It's neat that you'd be able to put specific effects on each channel... But not all preamps have that many fx loops... and in general, I dont really understand why you'd really have one? It's a cool idea, but that's an older piece (no disrespect) so the thinking is from another time with everything being in mono. If they reissued that today, they'd make it stereo. But it's still cool. It's a good sounding piece. Today we have great effects boxes that do it all with programability so there's no need for seperate loops.I have the Classic 120/120 that goes good with that amp. It's a beast for what it is; a simple stereo power amp.It looks a little dusty in this pic. Maybe I should clean it up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nitehawk Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by BillyCorgan Volume adjustments + they usually sound better than running the effects in line. Plus I believe it's also used to stack preamps in series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elric Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 A lot of the MIDI units' FX loops are programmable on a per patch basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DirtyBird Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by leadfootdriver It's a cool idea, but that's an older piece (no disrespect) so the thinking is from another time with everything being in mono. If they reissued that today, they'd make it stereo. But it's still cool. It's a good sounding piece. Today we have great effects boxes that do it all with programability so there's no need for seperate loops. I have the Classic 120/120 that goes good with that amp. It's a beast for what it is; a simple stereo power amp. It looks a little dusty in this pic. Maybe I should clean it up a bit. What? How'd you know anything I have is mono? And what does that have to do with fx loops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leadfootdriver Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by DirtyBird What? How'd you know anything I have is mono? And what does that have to do with fx loops? I had a couple of Rockmasters, so I'm speaking in general terms. I know that piece is all mono. I had 1 for a backup rig, and used a 1 into 2-1/4" spliter out the back for the stereo amp. Looks like you need a Rack Case brother. Maybe Santa will bring you 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DirtyBird Posted December 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by leadfootdriver I had a couple of Rockmasters, so I'm speaking in general terms. I know that piece is all mono. I had 1 for a backup rig, and used a 1 into 2-1/4" spliter out the back for the stereo amp. Looks like you need a Rack Case brother. Maybe Santa will bring you 1. I already took care of that. I didnt know that {censored} would be THAT {censored}ing heavy. It's a damn 4 space rack and I wish it had wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leadfootdriver Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by DirtyBird I already took care of that. I didnt know that {censored} would be THAT {censored}ing heavy. It's a damn 4 space rack and I wish it had wheels! Yup, but don't feel to bad. 2x12 combos weigh a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave L Posted December 15, 2006 Members Share Posted December 15, 2006 Originally posted by BillyCorgan Volume adjustments + they usually sound better than running the effects in line. When I ran a traditional rack set-up I always seemed to get the best results having the effects in-line. And this was with alot of different pre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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