Re: Ping: 2 Amps in a Guitar Looping Setup?

[mr monk <monk@fuse.net>]

doug,


i've done almost this exact set-up ( but it was almost ten years ago). i
used a mesa boogie studio preamp into a music man amp fx return and a 
jc120.
it worked pretty well but you'll spend a lot of time getting the gain
structures right. i remember doing a lot of balancing to get all the amps
and effects to see the correct levels. i also used a morley active A/B/Y 
box
so that i could use either or both at the same time. my experience was that
it did work, but it wasn;t worth the hours and hassles...

 but it may do the trick for you..



monk




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on 10/3/01 8:05 PM, Doug Cox at bickleypunk@pdq.net wrote:

> Posted this once, but the only feedback I got was in direct conflict with
> the question...
> I know that there's a few of you out there who'll have some info to 
>share on
> this.  Even if you think I'm making a mistake by trying to go this route 
>-
> please let me know?
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> =======
> I have 2 amps that I love dearly - a Roland JC120 and a Rivera 
>Knucklehead.
> I'd like to take advantage of both of them in my setup, as I've already
> experienced the frustration of too many tones into a single guitar amp 
>(ie,
> ick.).  I know that by separating various components of my looping, I'll 
>be
> able to build a much larger tone palette in a single looping "event".  
>This
> question really drives at 2 issues - 1) I'm looking for the right 2nd 
>loop
> or delay tool that fits my needs and 2) I'm looking for ideas on how to 
>best
> take advantage of 2 amps in my looping guitar setup.
> 
> Today, I'm setup as:
> 
> Guitar -> Dynacomp -> FM4 Filter Modeler -> Rivera Amp -> Rivera Effects
> Loop Out -> Digitech RP7 -> Small Clone -> EDP -> Rivera Effects Loop 
>Return
> 
> Occasionally other stuff sprinkled in there, but you get the picture I 
>hope!
> 
> I'm thinking that if I add another looper/delay in the effects loop, with
> some sort of A/B box for bypassing, I'd be able to decide what signal 
>goes
> to what amp.  For instance:
> 
> Guitar -> Dynacomp -> FM4 Filter Modeler -> Rivera Amp -> Rivera Effects
> Loop Out -> Digitech RP7 -> Small Clone -> A/B Box
> A/B Box (A) -> EDP -> Rivera Effects Loop Return
> A/B Box (B) -> DL4? -> Roland JC120 (slave)
> 
> Will this work?  Anybody tried something like this?  Specific to the DL4 
>and
> the recent thread on it being in the effects loop... is that a problem?
> 
> I'd like to do this without buying a mixer and dealing with pre/post 
>fader
> auxes, etc, as some of you do.  If nothing else, I figure an A/B Box is 
>MUCH
> cheaper than even a basic mixer with the features I'd need.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated!
> 
> 
>