Runnin 2 Amps With 2 Stereo Effects Pedals And Effects Loop, confused Options

[dcz702]

i have two amps a mesa and a blackstar both with effects loops, and two pedals a tc electronic reverb and boss rc-3 loopstation both with stereo in and out. ive been using one amp with the tc electronic and boss into the effects loop, then my guitar into a tuner pedal into the front of one amp.
im trying to use the stereo pedals to run both amps at same time, but dont know where to run the cables, i took a picture of the pedals with the pedals connected to each other and each cable has its own color, black duck tape on 1 to make it easier to explain what goes where i tried different configs but none worked,
and i also have a boss chrous pedal that has one input with a stereo out, was thinking that maybe a pedal like that has to have the guitar to input and placed at front of chain?

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This post has been edited by dcz702: Aug 6 2013, 06:10 AM

[dcz702]

so i just plugged the to ouputs of my last pedal in the chain into front of both amp's, works and sounds killer in stereo
so im assuming that you just dont run one stereo pedal into the effects loop, i used the looptation in front to run stereo but if i use i to record in clean and its front of the amp and i switch channels it gets distorted, so should i go guitar>tuner>chorus then the two outputs in front of 2 amps? thought these effects should always go into the loop?

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[Todd Simpson]

Whatever sounds good will work You can always run the effects direct in the front. You can skip the loop if you like.

Todd

so i just plugged the to ouputs of my last pedal in the chain into front of both amp's, works and sounds killer in stereo
so im assuming that you just dont run one stereo pedal into the effects loop, i used the looptation in front to run stereo but if i use i to record in clean and its front of the amp and i switch channels it gets distorted, so should i go guitar>tuner>chorus then the two outputs in front of 2 amps? thought these effects should always go into the loop?

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[Bogdan Radovic]

so i just plugged the to ouputs of my last pedal in the chain into front of both amp's, works and sounds killer in stereo
so im assuming that you just dont run one stereo pedal into the effects loop, i used the looptation in front to run stereo but if i use i to record in clean and its front of the amp and i switch channels it gets distorted, so should i go guitar>tuner>chorus then the two outputs in front of 2 amps? thought these effects should always go into the loop?

You don't necessarily need to use the effects loop on the amp.
It is a preference thing and sound is a bit different.

What you should do though is if you have some stereo effects pedals to connect them correctly to your stereo amps setup.
For example if you have a chorus with left and right channel outputs, you should connect those outputs to left and right amps. That way you'll get the true stereo effect coming out.

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[Taka Perry]

Yes, I wouldn't stick to rules because they are rules, do whatever sounds good

Time oriented effects like flanger and chorus like to be in the effects loop, but you can place them anywhere in the chain for a slightly different sound.

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[Todd Simpson]

For home use this can be quite grand for tone Keep in mind that for live use, many house PA systems are run in MONO. But some are run in Stereo Using a live stereo rig is often prelude to some technical issue I've found but then again maybe I"ve just had back luck with it

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