For example, if you play distorted riffs on a guitar in a vast cave you get tonnes of reverb bouncing back at you, which can sound great.
This, of course, is something you might like, but not every guitarist wants that sound. Up to the late '70s, amplifiers did not feature an effects loop as you essentially got more gain by turning the amplifier up as loud as possible. However, since the invention of the gain channel in the 80s as an added feature and its use to get an overdrive tone, guitarists have often placed modulation effects after the amplifier has been overdriven to get a clearer sound. Which brings me to my next point….
When delay, reverb, or modulation goes in front of or before the amp or pre-amp it can sometimes make the effect seem dull. An effects loop basically keeps the overdrive of the amp intact. To set up your pedals in the correct order, take a look at the diagram below, as this is the recommended way to set it up.
The first clip is an A chord being played through a distortion pedal which is then fed through a delay pedal and finally routed to the front input on the amp with the clean channel selected. It might sound cool as a texture to add periodically into your tone say for a solo , but when playing with a full band, it can tend to hurt the overall sound and tight rhythm.
This is where the FX loop on the back of your amplifier comes into play. If used correctly, this results in a much more focused and cleaner tone. Listen to the following audio examples.
In these examples, the distortion channel has been selected on the amp. Therefore, the distortion will sound different here than it did the two previous examples.
I hope you found this Blog entry useful and please come back often to find more tips and tricks, as well as the latest in pedal-related news.
I guess I was right for the most part. Do you need an effects loop in your amp? No, not really. I've run all of my effects in front of every amp I've ever owned whether it had a loop or not.
All you really have to do is be a little more discerning about the pedals you choose StompBoxBlues Member. Messages 20, I have amps without effects loops, but my main amps have them, and if all other things are more or less equal, I opt for having a loop. But it really depends of course on what you are wanting to do with the amp, the sounds you will want to have, etc. Nobody can answer it here except to say no one HAS to have a loop without knowing more about the sounds you want, pedals you want to use, etc.
Seems to me, very generally, that amps without reverb often don't have effects loops either. One exception is my Budda SD series which has no reverb but a very nice effects loop Also seems a lot of amps with reverb ALSO have an effects loop. Maybe there are enough exceptions that this is just my impression and not reality It's kind of a shame too, because there are a number of amps, I only really want the loop to add reverb.
FFTT Member. Never used it. I also rarely use pedals since my amps really sound the best straight up, unless I want to add something like a delay. ChorusCrackpot Member. Messages 6, You don't need an effects loop. I have an amp that has no effects loop. My other amp does have an effects loop but I never use it.
Schafrocks Member. Messages 2, FourT6and2 Member. But what do you do if you use your amp for distortion and not pedals? Should I use overdrive or distortion in the effects loop? Should I put Delay or Reverb first in the effects loop? So, to answer the question, should I use an effects loop? You should use an effects loop if: You use the distortion on your amp if you want your delays and reverbs to be clearer than ever whilst using a distorted amp. Jed Van Wyngaardt. Jed has worked on our shop floor, handled guitar content on the site and now leads the digital content team.
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