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LoKi · 10-15-2007, 03:38 PM

I find the best way to think of an amp is in stages.

Input - Preamp - Effects Loop - Power Amp - Cabinet *or speakers*

So if you want to use oscillating or echo/delay effects, they are best suited AFTER the preamp stage of an amp, so you'd put em in the loop so that your distorted *or clean* sounds get processed *effected* AFTER the guitar sound hits the amp, instead of before. Both can sound good, but the loop is definitely best for Delay or Chorus type effects, or a seperate EQ for tone shaping.

10-15-2007, 03:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
LoKi V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 109 Thanked 18 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Send Return Jacks ? I find the best way to think of an amp is in stages. Input - Preamp - Effects Loop - Power Amp - Cabinet or speakers So if you want to use oscillating or echo/delay effects, they are best suited AFTER the preamp stage of an amp, so you'd put em in the loop so that your distorted or clean sounds get processed effected AFTER the guitar sound hits the amp, instead of before. Both can sound good, but the loop is definitely best for Delay or Chorus type effects, or a seperate EQ for tone shaping.