Members vinster333 Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 i've always thought about running my modulation/delay pedals through the amp loop but didn't have long enough cables. i'm too poor. i'm planning to get a couple of good 25 ft cables. but before i do i want to see if there are any reasons NOT to do it. i have a chorus, vibe, and a couple of delays i'd like to put in the loop. i have a flextone III by the way. i just had some questions for anyone that does long loop runs: any note latency in your signal from the long cable loop? i don't think amp effect loops are buffered, so any tone suck? any problems i should look out for? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 1. Not a long cable. You should see some boards here. Meaning no note "lag" 2. You want to run modulation through the amp loop. So it isn't toob distorted. 3. Don't worry about the buffering. Cable length doesn't matter too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hooya Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 You shouldn't have any latency. The sound (signal) is still travelling at the speed of light. You'd need several miles of cable to notice any latency, and even then I doubt you would care after all the tone suck! Effects loops are absolutely buffered, they come after the gain stage of the amp! Some digital delays and other purely digital signal processing pedals do NOT like effects loops at all. Experiment with short cable runs to see if you like the sound of various effects in your amp's loop. If you like how they sound there better than up front, keep it for the longer cable runs so it's at your feet. If you don't like it, don't use it. Be honest with yourself. Also, if you don't use amp gain/distortion you stand to benefit very little from using your amp's effects loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendert Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 I use a flextone 3 as well ( most under rated amp ever) and I personally don't use the fx loop because I think it make my delays sound thinner, plus for how I have my setup up its just to much trouble with not enough benefit. It's cool to use the fx loop switch on the fbv board, but like I said it doesn't do it for me.more cables, more mess, more STRESS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Sound travels at the speed of sound, not the speed of light. That'd be pretty weird if it did though.Yea... Experiment. Amp loops are there so your amp distortion doesn't color your effects. Not much else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hooya Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 The signal travels through your cables at essentially the speed of light. Electric current and all. Obviously after it leaves the amp speakers it travels at the speed of sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dissentience Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 Vibe should go in front of the amp, not in the loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Parah Salin Posted January 28, 2010 Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 If you use amp dirt then run it in the loop. If you don't I don't see a reason to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vinster333 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 28, 2010 hey thanks everybody! i'll definitely experiment. i do play a clean to just breaking up type sounds. so maybe i might just keep everything in front. or maybe only a couple of pedals in the loop. i'll try it out.thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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