Members Bassified Posted March 24, 2006 Members Share Posted March 24, 2006 I have a Zoom GFX-1 pedal and there are some amps that have an effects loop. I currently plug my guitar into the zoom and the zoom plugged directly to the amp. What's the difference if I plug my guitar directly into the amp and my effect processor through the effects loop instead of the input? I think I'll need an extra cable if I want to do that, but still curious about how to do that.Help needed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted March 24, 2006 Members Share Posted March 24, 2006 The benefit of an effects loop is you can place phase-based and time-based effects (chorus, flange, delay, reverb) after the preamps overdrive, so they aren't lost or distorted by the gain and compression in the preamp. It is also a good place to place a volume boost because a boost in front of a saturated preamp wouldn't work (it would just add more gain). -Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yek Posted March 24, 2006 Members Share Posted March 24, 2006 Disadvantage of the unit in the fx loop is that other effects work best befire the preamp. Such as compression, overdrive/distortion, wah. That's why some multi-effects units can be connected to both before and after the preamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bassified Posted March 24, 2006 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2006 So in essence you get a better tone quality if the processor is plugged through the effects loop? Therefore the you won't lose tone quality when you turn up the volume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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