Stereo FX => Roland JC-120
Nathan Rollins
I have a stereo effects unit that I would like to use in
conjunction with my Roland JC-120. If I take the two outputs
from the effects unit and plug them into the two inputs on
the front panel of the amp, will it cause any problems?
I have tried it at low volumes and it seems to work fine, but
I haven't tried really cranking it up because I'm not sure if
I will damage my amp.
Any thoughts from all you experts will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nathan Rollins
meph...@netcom.com
Mathias Törnqvist
In article <mephitisE...@netcom.com>, meph...@netcom.com (Nathan
Rollins) wrote:
Hi Nathan,
If you have one of the newer JC-120's with an FX loop in the back, I
much recomend using the FX retunrns instead. This way you'll get stereo
output, no coloration from the JC-120's preamp, chorus, etc. Of course you
miss out on the chorus and reverb built into the JC. Also, the master
volumed is controlled from the FX unit, since the JC's volume control is
bypassed.
If you connect it like you describe, you won't get a stereo output,
just a summed Left and Right. If the effects unit is nopt a
guitar-pre-amp, plug the guitar into the front of the amp, and use the
loop in the back for the FX unit. You won't damage the equipment by
cranking the amp in any of these configurations.
Mathias Tornqvist
Carl Christensen
mat...@cstone.net (Mathias Törnqvist) wrote:
> If you have one of the newer JC-120's with an FX loop in the back, I
>much recomend using the FX retunrns instead. This way you'll get stereo
>output, no coloration from the JC-120's preamp, chorus, etc. Of course you
>miss out on the chorus and reverb built into the JC. Also, the master
But if you're using this stereo FX processor for distortion sounds, not just
"clean" sounds, you're probably in for some heartbreak (and earache) if you
go through the effects loop! I found out the hard way and gave up on it.
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Carl Christensen
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Philadelphia, PA USA
E-mail: ca...@op.net Web: http://www.op.net/~carl
Mathias Törnqvist
> mat...@cstone.net (Mathias Törnqvist) wrote:
> > If you have one of the newer JC-120's with an FX loop in the back, I
> >much recomend using the FX retunrns instead. This way you'll get stereo
> >output, no coloration from the JC-120's preamp, chorus, etc. Of course you
> >miss out on the chorus and reverb built into the JC. Also, the master
>
> But if you're using this stereo FX processor for distortion sounds, not just
> "clean" sounds, you're probably in for some heartbreak (and earache) if you
> go through the effects loop! I found out the hard way and gave up on it.
Now why is that? I'm not sure if I was being clear - what I meant was
using just the FX returns (completely bypassing the JC-120 preamp), not
actually connecting the processor through the loop. by doing this, the JC
acts just like a solid state power amp and a stereo cabinet. If this is
what you have tried, what went wrong and caused you an earache?
Mathias Tornqvist
Carl Christensen
On Fri, 18 Apr 1997 01:00:52 -0400, mat...@cstone.net (Mathias
Törnqvist) wrote:
>using just the FX returns (completely bypassing the JC-120 preamp), not
>actually connecting the processor through the loop. by doing this, the JC
>acts just like a solid state power amp and a stereo cabinet. If this is
>what you have tried, what went wrong and caused you an earache?
I did try what you're talking about, and while it was nice to bypass
the preamp (no squealing when I used distortion presets), controlling
volume levels was too much of a pain in the ass. I guess it depends
on your processor, but if you hit a patch which is extremely loud,
you'll blow your head off, then you have to dig through 12 levels of
front-panel software screens to shut the volume off! :-)
Besides, you can buy a stereo cabinet and 100-200 W power amp cheaper
than a JC120 (last time I looked).
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