Tube Amps 7: Effects Loops 

just wanted to thank you for all the work on these videos man. Really helps me understand the basics of what's going on inside the amp, clears up lotta confusion. Thanks man!

Pedal placement can be a little confusing sometimes. This is very informative and very well explained, thank you. I believe there is a general rule that is: Wah & Distortion before the amp and the other pedals go in the effect loop...correct if I'm wrong..it's just what I've heard. Cheers Anthony.

I just got my first tube amp yesterday, and I watched all seven of these videos. I REALLY learned a lot.

that was a very informative vid thx for the insight....its always fun to switch around your pedals to get some cool tones

@gome5000 If you want to truly mute the input of the amp, put the tuner before the amp, not in the effects loop. Not to mention, running the signal through the preamp before the tuner, may, (I'm not sure) affect tuning accuracy.

Your effects loop is a parallel loop, meaning that there is also a signal path that skips the loop. Your tuner might stop the effects loop signal, but the parallel signal doesn't see this.

LONG story SHORT: effects loops are used to send guitar signal through amp FIRST, then through EFFECTS, then LOOP back into the AMP for, well, amplification!

Very well explained. Thank You!

This was super helpful I have always found where to put the pedals confusing. Mostly because I'm a beginner and just now feel comfortable to but and start using pedals

are there some kind of pedals that work best outside of the effects loop as opposed to in the effects loop? Do people plug their entire pedal board into their effects loop? or some pedals in the fx loop and others out? Am I even getting the concept right? lol

Some examples might have been nice e.g. Digital Delay "in front" of amp vs Digital Delay used in FX loop

try it all, and whatever sounds best to you, is best for you...everybody is different, and fx pedals in different orders create different sounds...go play!

@gdog1954 In that case, use a pedal distortion before the amp and the delay.

@gdog1954 ..Then there is no choice except to put all pedals before the amp...I think.

Cool. Will have to try a tube screamer in the effects loop. Another way to drive the power tubes without ear bleeding volume.. Maybe

its that work with multiple guitar effect??? im using BOSS ME-50 and LANEY LV300H

thank you. so the Fender HOT ROD DELUXE really is the RIGHT CHOICE.

much better than "expert village." thumbs up if you agree

Great set of videos! they are great. I have the hot rod deluxe iii, I want to lead on my clean channel so I need the volume to go up, but I don't want to change the tone, adding only minimal distortion if at all, can you recommend a good pedal to use with this?

What if my amp doesn't have an effects loop?

What kind of pedals do you use?

Thanks for this video! I was having exactly the issue you described with a digital delay going through a Marshall JVM head. I used to use a Fender Twin with a clean setting and used an OD and distortion pedal and then the delay. When I switched to the Marshall I started using the amps natural distortion and suddenly my delay sounded awful. I will start using the effects loop now. I feel like a doof for not thinking this through better! Thanks again, great video!

ok you have to use the pre amp tubes to use the effecs loop right? is there any way that the signal goes through the distorted sound of the PowerTubes, and then to the effects pedal?

I wondered if you were going to follow up with a video explaining how to put your pedals in a certain order so as not to affect your tone too much?

NO. Trying to connect anything other than an attenuator, speaker cabinet, or other device that provides the right load for your amp will have terrible (and expensive) results. Hopefully you got that answer before anything got damaged!

Thanks for these great videos! I've recentlyread that you don't have to turn your amp on without a speaker connected because that is gonna ruin your amp...is it true? what does that mean? thank you!

Maybe place them between the amp and the speaker (like attenuators)? Or then if you mic the amp, place them after the mic.

i suppose if you ran your output from the head to your pedal board then to your cab but you might fry your pedals?? not sure

@gr8bluesgtr thanks!

Nice videos,so effects loops is like a filter,but did affect the maximum shape tone of any pedals?

i run everything in a effects loop and when i turn on my tuner it doesnt silence it. is there a problem or do i need to run my tuner before my amp?

thanks for this. Your tone is great. I wish I could get tone like this

I love this! Thank you so much. I'm a little technically minded and this was perfect!

Andy, is that Cockroach Blue you started with?

Very informative video! thanks!

Man, let´s play the Blues!..

klasse peter!

Love the series!