Cabling Benado steeldream

[Ron Epperson]

Share the way to cable the steeldream with your steel guitar with a active VP

[Marvin Born]

Depending if you steel amp has an effects loop.

If NO effects loop such as a LIttle Walter, Output of vol pedal to inputs of Steel Dream and Output 1 or 2 to input of your amp. Loop Switch OFF. If you have a LIttle Walter, you can run output one to the bright input and output 2 to the normal. This gives you a little more mid and high adjustments. (If you amp does have an effect loop, you can still use this connection if you wish. 0


If you your amp has an loop. Normally, Reverb and Delay go after any EQ adjustments. But Overdrive usually go ahead of EQ do go straight in.

Output of Vol pedal to input of Steel Dream (as above). Output of Steel Dream direct to amp input (also as above).

Connect Steel Dream Effects send to Amp Effect loop IN. (return)
Connect Steel Dream Effect Return to Amp effect Send

Turn LOOP Switch on Steel Dream to ON.

This setup places the Neutra Drive ahead of the EQ section , But places the reverb and delay after the EQ section. If you amp has both pre and post EQ effects jacks use the Post jacks.

Adjust controls as needed. The SteellDream has a large range of adjustments and works fine with both instrument and line level signals.

I find lower input gain and higher master gain on the amp sounds good. Let Neutra Drive handle the overdrive generation.
Turn LINE OUT OFF.

[Ron Epperson]

Thanks for the info. Marvin

[Paddy Long]

Ron if you go to the Benado website you can download the Steel Dream manual - which has displays in the back of it of all the plugging options available !
Especially handy if you want to put the Nutradrive before the VP, and delay and reverb after it.

https://www.benadoeffects.com/pages/man ... 1Kv1IntxxO

[Ron Epperson]

Thanks Paddy, got it