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I know this question has been asked before and I went back and read all the old posts I could find. I still have a few questions that I will try to keep short and explain clearly.
I just got a G Major for my 5150 head.
My chain is set up like this:
Guitar-High Gain Input 5150-Effects Send-G Major-BBE 482-Effects Return-Full Stack.
I was having the level issues with the G Major and I set it all up correctly(Consumer,Global Levels etc.)
However, to grt the levels where they are supposed to be I had to crank my post gain settings on the head to 5+.
The problem I am having is if I want to kill the efffects loop and just use raw amp tone the volume increase blows my brains out!!
On the TC website it says the 5150 loop is a high Z (insrument level) while the G Major is a line level input which creates an impedence mismatch. It suggests putting another high Z buffer in front of the G major. Wouldn't this essentialy be the same thing since the loop itself is already high Z?
I read in one of the old posts where someone suggested putting a parametric eg before the G Major. Would this solve the level problems so that I could have the raw ouput match the efeects output?
To further add more issues I was wondering about a THD Hotplate to give me some good power saturation at low volume levels. I talked to Peavey and they advised against it, saying it would ruin the amps' transformer.
the last thing is, if I do put on a Hotplate will I need 2 of them since I am running 2 cabs, or are there 2 ins and outs on a single unit.
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Sorry about the long post! Any help would be great. Also any suggestions on an EQ if that is what I need.
Thanks
Robert
I know this question has been asked before and I went back and read all the old posts I could find. I still have a few questions that I will try to keep short and explain clearly.
I just got a G Major for my 5150 head.
My chain is set up like this:
Guitar-High Gain Input 5150-Effects Send-G Major-BBE 482-Effects Return-Full Stack.
I was having the level issues with the G Major and I set it all up correctly(Consumer,Global Levels etc.)
However, to grt the levels where they are supposed to be I had to crank my post gain settings on the head to 5+.
The problem I am having is if I want to kill the efffects loop and just use raw amp tone the volume increase blows my brains out!!
On the TC website it says the 5150 loop is a high Z (insrument level) while the G Major is a line level input which creates an impedence mismatch. It suggests putting another high Z buffer in front of the G major. Wouldn't this essentialy be the same thing since the loop itself is already high Z?
I read in one of the old posts where someone suggested putting a parametric eg before the G Major. Would this solve the level problems so that I could have the raw ouput match the efeects output?
To further add more issues I was wondering about a THD Hotplate to give me some good power saturation at low volume levels. I talked to Peavey and they advised against it, saying it would ruin the amps' transformer.
the last thing is, if I do put on a Hotplate will I need 2 of them since I am running 2 cabs, or are there 2 ins and outs on a single unit.
[img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]
Sorry about the long post! Any help would be great. Also any suggestions on an EQ if that is what I need.
Thanks
Robert
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