Effects loop question

[Silenced Fred]

So, I was playing around on my amp, and found that if I use the effects loop controls, send and receive, I can create a "ghetto- rigged" attenuator. Can this hurt my amp? I don't really know how it would, but I figured I would ask

[mcmurray]

No it won't hurt. But it's not doing the same job as an attenuator, you're just reducing the gain.

[Thundergod]

You aren't getting an atenuator effect, you are either taking down the preamp gain or the power amp volume. Do it with your front panel's gain and volume controls, less cables to worry about.

 

Wait... is that amp a tube amp?

[Silenced Fred]

You aren't getting an atenuator effect' date=' you are either taking down the preamp gain or the power amp volume. Do it with your front panel's gain and volume controls, less cables to worry about.

 

Wait... is that amp a tube amp?

 

Well, that's why I described it as a ghetto rigged attenuator

 

I don't really know what else to call it, it lowers the level on my amp, for practice.

 

50 watts is still freaking loud with the volume on about 2 man, this enables me to get power tube breakup (I swear it does) and still keep levels low.

 

As long as it doesn't hurt it...

[Thundergod]

I don't think it allows you to get power tube breakup, the loop is between the preamp and power amp in the circuit, so by using it at low settings you are only taking down the preamp out volume/gain, which does nothing to the power amp section.

 

An atenuator goes between the power output and the speaker/speaker cab.

[MojoRedFoot]

Paul shows the benefits of the loop pedal:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvEtPr3YsRY[/YOUTUBE]