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Nearly deafened myself just now by trying my Donner Circle Looper drums in the effects loop. Didn't realise the Diezel has its master volume before the loop. So the drums played through the amp at full volume - on the looper's lowest volume setting too - but still massively loud.
Fixed the issue now though - added my JHS Little Black Amp Box before the effects return. Now I can balance amp volume (with the amp's master control) and the effects return volume with the JHS control.
Ears still ringing.
Oooof
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210816372718003--bogner-ecstasy-mini-solid-state-amp-head
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210330367897003--friedman-brown-eye-be-mini-solid-state-amp-head
So I’ve had this VH Micro beast for almost six months, and I have to say, it really is fantastic! I’ve never had an amp with such range on the EQ or Gain controls before, there is simply a ridiculous amount of tonal-shaping here - all of which based on a JCM800-type as a starting point, which is no bad thing at all imo.
Lately I’ve mostly been running it with a simple rig of an SD-1, DS-1, and Bug Muff Pi going into the front end, and the amp gain set really low (~⅞ o’clock). With this I can use it very much like a classic JCM rig with very usable results, as the VH preamp doesn’t mush out with the pedals at all.
a) I’d love a second channel, or switchable gain pots like the VH4-2 pedal.
b) the FX return isn’t linked to the master volume, so that can be a little surprising the first time you try and use it as a power amp
c) The mini format is both a blessing and a curse; it’s almost too gimmicky to take seriously at times, and then you plug in and…
Admittedly, I’ve been wondering about replacing it though, but mostly because I want more of the same. If I do, then it’ll either be for the VH4-2 pedal into my AMT power amp and Zilla cab, or for a ‘proper’ VH2/other Diezel amp sometime next year. However, I don’t expect that the full-size amps would be quite so usable at home as this thing is - unless the 20w VH Mini materialises at long last! That said, would a second channel be worth the additional £1000+ that I’d need to spend? Probably not, but life is short
I do wish it had a clean option - because if it did it would totally be my main use at home amp.
One based on the VH4-2 pedal, with foot-switchable channels would be a perfect home/jamming rig for me. As there's not one, I'll carry on riding the volume pedal, and maybe pickup the VH4-2 pedal anyway to try it alongside the VH4 Micro.
The VH4's volume control (as part of the preamp) is bypassed when using the FX Return too, so if you just use that then it'll be pumped back out at a full 30w.
When setting it up with the helix in the FX loop, any tips or tricks for doing so? Does the out put need to be changed to a different type? Or is there a much easier way using something to set the helix volume via the FX loop?