Hi, I just bought an Engl Screamer 50 combo and love the sound and would like to use the tonelab effects such as delay and chorus without coloring the amp's sound. What is the best way to achieve this dream setup?
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You have two options: 1.)
Wed, 2008/04/23 - 7:47pm — Will CYou have two options:
1.) Between your guitar and the amp
2.) In the amp's effects loop
My Mesa F-30 has a parallel loop. I put my TLSE here with the mix knob all the way up. I then control the "wetness" levels off all my effects on the TLSE. If you're planning on using the ENGL's multiple channels, the this is the route I think you should go. The problem I've found when having my delay in front of a multi-channel amp, is that I can set the delay to sound great through one of the amp's channels, but then it doesn't sound very good when I switch to the other channel. Get some good shielded cables when using your amp's FX loop; your preamp signal is traveling through those wires.
To avoid coloring the amp's tone, turn off all amp and cabinet models on the TLSE. I don't think having the TLSE in your signal chain is going to affect your tone enough to notice. Mine augments my Mesa nicely.
Will