I’m re-doing all of my guitar stuff and I’m finally looking at using the fx loop on my jcm800 studio to get a solo boost.
I’ve got myself a boss ge7 eq, is this a good pedal to use for this ??
I was going to get a couple of 6m guitar leads so I can have the eq on my board . Is this ok ? I’d wondered if there was an issue with using cable lengths like this ?? I was also looking at using a delay for solos so I don’t know if this is better in the loop or in front.
I’m open to using a different method for this solo boost if there’s a better way.
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The only bad thing I would say about the GE7 is they're quite prone to being noisy (loads of hiss, getting worse the further the sliders are away from centre). I modded mine with better op amps and caps and it made a huge difference.
EDIT: Probably obvious, but just in case... a boost in the loop will be mostly a volume boost (assuming the amp isn't running totally flat-out), whereas a boost in front of the amp will give a gain boost as well (and not so much volume if the preamp is already distorted). I don't run anywhere near as much boost with the GE7 in front as I used to when it was in the loop and acting purely as a volume boost - too much boost now and it just goes to mush and disappears in the mix (and my normal sound isn't really that gainy).
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The original GE7 is a noisy thing but reissue isn't as bad. You can however get a totally silent boost in the loop just by installing 2 pots in a box with a footswitch that selects one or the other pot in the path. Turn one down a bit, that's your normal volume and crank the other pot further up, that's your lead volume. I built one out of a can of tuna once when I had to do a gig with no pedal board.
Traditionally a lot of people like the delay in the loop so the amps dirt hits it before. However some of the coolest sounds are when the delays first and the dirt is second. So on my pedal board I have one overdrive before the delay and one after.
Set the amp for your lead tone with the EQ pedal off, then use the pedal for a quieter rhythm tone, possibly with a bit of mid cut as well.
My mini spark is set just below 9pm (maybe 23%) and its just ideal for a great solo boost.
These things?
Yeah, they're great - for putting strain on the jack sockets and eventually breaking them. A standard patch cable with some give in it is much better.
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They will ruin your pedals.
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Either is good.
That doesn't work if the preamp is already saturated though.
Depends whether he just wants a volume boost or to change the tone.
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It's amazing that they can all knock the volume down enough to let a single clarinet be heard!
But that's jazz. It's not rock n roll!
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Pedals where the jacks are mounted on the PCB are actually safer, because the jacks are then truly horizontal.
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