Effects loop on amp or none?

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Member Since: Oct 04, 2007

Is there a big difference in going Guitar --> FX processor --> Amp input on a Combo Amp with no FX loop? Looks like most of the elder Marshall amps don't have FX loops. I've read an FX processor can diminish the sound of a good tube amp, but if you're wanting to play with effects, what is the difference between hooking your FX processor up through an FX loop versus going straight into an amp? If I want to use an FX processor such as a Pod or TC G-System, am I better off with an FX loop on my amp? Or does it all depend on the quality of the pre-amp to begin with? I appreciate all the help I am getting here, BTW!

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Since: Oct 04, 2007

Oct 06, 2007 03:35 pm

On further thought, doesn't the TC G-System have true bypass? Negating the need for an FX loop on my amp with a simple foot tap?

Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 06, 2007 10:05 pm

Yes it does. But when on it will still be feeding the pre amp section with its signal. The main reason they say effects going straight in can degrade the sound is that your pickups signal is passing through a bunch of circuitry that is subtracting from the pickups output.

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Since: Oct 04, 2007

Oct 06, 2007 10:10 pm

Can the end result be adjusted by upping the volume? The TC G-System is definitely high end. Does it really kill the output from the pickups that much? If volume and gain are adjusted properly on the G-System, can you recover whatever is lost. I'm a total novice as you can tell, but it would seem an FX loop on an amp would do the same damage to your overall sound. Wouldn't the circuitry in the G-system still take something away when the FX loop goes back into the amp? Or is it all about getting the FX processor in after the pre-amp?

Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 06, 2007 10:28 pm

I guess I honestly have never really noticed any huge degrading of the sound when running stomp boxes or the like in front of an amp. So my thought is it should work just fine on any amp.

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