First - I'll tell you what happened: I inadvertently plugged the line out of my guitar into one of the amp outputs on my volume pedal. So what I had was a line out to the amp, marked "amp", the second "amp" line was RECEIVING my guitar cord and the "Inst" instrument input had nothing in it. Here's the question: why did this work? I played that way for over an hour before I realized what I had done. Seems to me that if those amp lines are lines OUT of the pedal, then I shouldn't have been able to hear my guitar. It sounded pretty good, too. Whazzup?!
Rob
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Due to the fact tha most volumne pedals are a passive device, naturally nothing bad would happen. (we wont go into the electronic stufff of the amps here)
What you have done is a modified version of what is commonly known as a "3-cord set-up" I mean the guitar is pluged stright into the amp, (signal cord #1) and then the volumne pedal cords (signal cords 2 and 3)are pluged into the patch in/out jacks. This in effect, allows the full signal strenght of the pick-up to be presented to the 1st stage amp at ALL times and the volumne level is controlled at the X level stage of the amp. Henceforth, the tone isn't rolled off at the lower volumne levels. (read this as: the brillence (sp) of the upper strings dosen't sound "muddy" as the sound level is decreased.
A number of players I know use this technic with the "Nashville 400" amp and other amps that have "Patch" jacks.
Experiment around with this setup and maby you can find a sound you like. Caution tho: NEVER, NEVER attempt to put the speaker output jack back into any other jack of the amp !! This WILL result in the TOTAL distruction of your ampifier.
What you have done is a modified version of what is commonly known as a "3-cord set-up" I mean the guitar is pluged stright into the amp, (signal cord #1) and then the volumne pedal cords (signal cords 2 and 3)are pluged into the patch in/out jacks. This in effect, allows the full signal strenght of the pick-up to be presented to the 1st stage amp at ALL times and the volumne level is controlled at the X level stage of the amp. Henceforth, the tone isn't rolled off at the lower volumne levels. (read this as: the brillence (sp) of the upper strings dosen't sound "muddy" as the sound level is decreased.
A number of players I know use this technic with the "Nashville 400" amp and other amps that have "Patch" jacks.
Experiment around with this setup and maby you can find a sound you like. Caution tho: NEVER, NEVER attempt to put the speaker output jack back into any other jack of the amp !! This WILL result in the TOTAL distruction of your ampifier.