![]() This may take some trial and error to identify. Identify where you are losing the high-end frequencies in your tone and place your buffer before this point. Bufferīuffer pedals can be placed in the effects loop or in-front of the amp. If you only want to loop certain effects, place the looper before them. If you want to loop all your effects, then you can place the looper pedal at the end of the chain in the effects loop. Looper pedals can be placed in the effects loop or in-front of the amp, depending on the sound you are trying to loop. When placed in the effects loop, the volume control will act as a master volume. VolumeĪctive (low-impedance) volume pedals can be placed before or in the the effects loop, whilst passive (high-impedance) volume pedals can only go before the effects loop (in-front of the amp). Usually, modulation effects such as flanger, phaser and uni-vibe go in the effects loop so they are after the distortion in the signal chain however some players prefer the sound of these effects when placed before distortion so they can be placed before a gain pedal or in-front of the amp instead of in the FX loop. There are a few “it depends” answers in the list above so let me provide some more detail on those pedals. Plug the final 1/4″ cable running from your last pedal in the loop into the “return” input on your amp, usually located on the back.Connect a 1/4″ cable to the “send” output on your amp, usually located on the back and plug it into the first pedal you want to run in the FX loop.Connect the final pedal running in-front of the amp to the regular input on your amp.If you are running any pedals in-front of your amp (not in the loop) connect your guitar to the pedals using a 1/4″ cable.You’ll just need two additional 1/4″ cables than if you were following the traditional guitar > pedal > amp sequence (so 4 instead of 2 cables), Using an Effects Loop: I f you want to use multiple pedals and want some of them to go in-front of the amp (before the FX loop) and some to go in the loop, this is completely fine. To utilise your FX loop, you’ll need three 1/4″ cables instead of the two you’d normally need to connect your pedals from the guitar to the amp. The output is labelled “send” and connects the amp to the first pedal in the loop and the input is labelled “return” and connects your final pedal in the loop back to your amplifier. ![]() Usually the input and output jacks for the effects loop are located on the back of the amplifier. The good news is that it’s very simple! Jacks and Cables Now we now exactly what an FX loop is, let’s go through how you use it. If you are using multiple pedals than some can go before the pre-amp and some can go in the effects loop (more on which pedals should go before or in the loop later on).Ĭheck out this diagram to demonstrate an example with a delay pedal. Instead of using the tradition signal chain of guitar > pedal > pre amp > power amp, an effects loop allows you to place pedals after the pre-amp stage, so it’d go guitar > pre amp > pedal > power amp. Using an effects loop will solve this problem. If you are using say a delay pedal, it will be run through a part of your amp which creates distortion (pre-amp), causing the tone to sound quite messy and muddy. Well this is where we run into the issue. You can experiment with different pedal orders to achieve different sounds, but it is generally agreed that some pedals sound better after distortion/ overdrive compared to others.įor example, modulation and time-based effects (reverb and delay) often sound best when placed after distortion/ overdrive pedals as otherwise things can sound quite muddy.īut what if you aren’t using a gain pedal and are using the gain from your amp instead? If you’re unsure what I’m talking about here then check out my guide to ordering pedals to learn everything you need to know. When using guitar pedals, you need to order them in a particular way to achieve a certain sound, and changing the order will affect how they sound.
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