power amp help

[SteveR]

I want to get a stereo poweramp and use stereo effects with my stereo cab.

 

the thing is I have a hughes and kettner tube factor pedal I want to use for distortion but I want something I can plug into to have just a really nice clean sound.

 

Is there something I can plug into the stereo poweramp to change it to line level?

 

Or can I just plug straight into the power amp?

 

will it give me enough volume ?

[Ozz666]

I thnk you'll want some sort of preamp for your cleans....poweramps don't generally have enough controls to get a really nice clean that you'll be happy with.....and to switch between the distortion pedal and cleans you'll need a preamp with some sort of loop or you can get a switcher to switch between the pedal and preamp.

 

There may be some other possibilities, but that's my train of thought.

 

- Joel

[El Grinder]

Some power amps can take an instrument level input. Actually, my Mesa Strategy 500 doesn't sound half-bad with a clean guitar put into it.

[Dennis808]

Actually, my Mesa Strategy 500 doesn't sound half-bad with a clean guitar put into it.

 

Ah! So That's how you're overcoming your hum problem!

 

 

Doesn't the tubefactor have a clean or bypass setting?

[SteveR]

Originally posted by Dennis808 Ah! So That's how you're overcoming your hum problem! Doesn't the tubefactor have a clean or bypass setting?

 

it doesnt have a clean setting but it has a bypass.

[El Grinder]

Originally posted by Dennis808 Ah! So That's how you're overcoming your hum problem! Doesn't the tubefactor have a clean or bypass setting?

 

No, but I had noticed that while running my guitar just through the power amp.

 

I'm still waiting on Mesa/Boogie tech support to return my call. They did return my call once, unfortunately, I was in class, taking an exam, so had left my phone off. So, I had left another message and am waiting for the reply. The hum problem still exists unfortunately.