NAD: mesa content within

[Hellbat]

The only difference between a switchless loop and a switchable one is that with the switchless one you have to turn each effect on and off individually. With a switchable loop, you have one button to turn off every effect all at once. Otherwise they are the same in operation.

[Michael Scarn]

so when i turn a pedal off the signal is no longer affecting the tone in anyway???

[Hellbat]

If you have a true bypass pedals yes. If the pedal employs a buffer, some people can feel/hear it and it fucks with their mojo. I've never noticed much myself but I'm a bad guitarist with a bad ear.

[Michael Scarn]

so that's on the pedal, not the amp correct?

thanks for the help

[Hellbat]

Correct. All a switched loop does is allow you to add or remove all pedals (in their current on/off state) all at once with a single footswitch. When the loop is turned on it will behave exactly the same as a switchless loop, you just have the option to bypass all effects with one button instead of switching each pedal on/off individually.

[chrisolson]

The one weak spot for that series was the loop. Hated it. Tone sucker for sure.

[Michael Scarn]

The one weak spot for that series was the loop. Hated it. Tone sucker for sure.

loop is no good?

[Animus]

That was an incredible deal you got! congrats

I've never met a Mesa loop I liked. They are weird in several ways. THe way I work though it's cool. I use the slave out into my effects then on for further processing direct to DAW.

MESA amps are great though. I just got a Lone Star Classic. wow. Cleans are amazing and a pretty sweet gain channel.

[Chief_CrazyTalk]

That was a STEAL for $500, holy fuck!

[chrisolson]

loop is no good?

I wouldn't go that far. I just am not a fan of parallel loops. The Recto loops definitely affect the tone, and they are sensitive to whatever effect types you run.

[mccullpl]

I have the same amp, and modded it to a series loop. Very easy to do. Just google it...there's a schematic out there somewhere.

Pat