Members FearMeWithMyLP Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 So for the longest time I've had a problem of hearing my effects clearly and loud enough from both of my amps (Carvin x100b tube amp into a 212 cabinet, and a Mesa Boogie F100 combo amp.) For the longest while I've just lived with it, but jamming with a few of my buddies really irritated me when I couldn't even hear my effects properly in the mix. I've tried both setups in front of the amp and in the loop. Gutiars are: Telecaster with Hot Rails in bridge Greco Les Paul Custom Pedals are: Boss Tu2 tuner (daisy chained to other effects) Boss PH3 phaser Boss PS3 pitchshifter Digitech Digiverb Line 6 DL4 Amps: Carvin x100b Tube head Mesa/Boogie f100 combo On the mesa, I have the fx loop output all the way up. Still the effects get droned out. The only thing I can pinpoint is MAYBE it's the cables I'm using. For the guitar =>effects and effects =>amp cables are Planet Waves cables. For my patch cables they are those LiveWire cables that you can pick up at Guitar Center for about 8 bucks each. Could the LiveWires be responsible for sucking up the output of my effects? Could there be any other factors? I'd like to hear some opinions before I shell out a bunch of cash for new cables and find out that they aren't the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FLYING V 83 Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 Try running everything into the front of the amp instead of the loop. Also try one effect/patch cable at a time to eliminate the good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FearMeWithMyLP Posted January 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 Originally posted by FLYING V 83 Try running everything into the front of the amp instead of the loop. Also try one effect/patch cable at a time to eliminate the good ones. do loops take away some volume? I did notice a TAD bit more volume in the front of the amp, but not much. Plus I use lots of delay and reverb so they got all distorted when running it before the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 a lot of fx loops are at line level instead of instrument level, which not all pedals can work reliably with, so i would check that out too, try each pedal separetely and see if any of htem work fine on their own and if any cause the problem David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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