 |
|
 |
| |
| Author |
Message |
tlhamon
Newbie
Joined: 07 Nov 2013
Posts: 8
Location: United States
|
 Posted:
Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:36 pm |
   |
I have found that both their guitar and bass amps do not sound good with pedals either in front or in the effect loop. Especially distortion or overdrive. Has anyone found an overdrive pedal that actually sounds good going into their bass amp? I suspect it is caused by the padding resistor on the input jack, but that is just a guess. Any thoughts or suggestions?  |
|
|
  |
|
old Dawg
Member of the Family
Joined: 09 Feb 2010
Posts: 290
|
| Posted:
Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:08 pm |
|
Hmmm? I find your post quite fascinating as I have owned quite a few CARVIN Guitar amps and still do and have always had fantastic success running pedals through them. in front or through the loop...Never had one of the Bass amps so can answer that question ..for the record I have never been a boutique pedal guy either..BOSS pedals..Digitech, DOD for the most part..tube screamer, Fulltone OCD...the hardwire series of pedals...MXR overdrives and distortions..I've got boxes of them...crud didn't realize I had that many laying around... May have to hold a yard sale... |
_________________
DC4 DC125 DC127 DC135 DC145 DC150 DC400 SC90 AC175 AC375 AE185 HF2 SH225 SH445 SH550 ST300 CS6 CT6 CT3 CM130 TL60 TLB60 BOLT+ BOLT ULTRA V COBALT650 AG1OOD + EXT CAB 2- 212S CABS MTS3200H LEGACY1C LEGACY3 V3M V3MC X60A NOMAD112 VINTAGE33 VT50 HEAD VT112EXT CAB VT 410 CAB |
|
|
|
wickid
Curator: Carvin Museum of NY
Joined: 13 May 2005
Posts: 1093
Location: NY
|
| Posted:
Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:59 am |
|
MTS, Legacy, V3 (head and combo), X100 IV - I've used 'em all. I've mostly used the fx loop with modulation / delays and such. I did try a Line6 M13 in 4-cable mode, with 1 set of fx driving the front, including a wah ... no issues here. |
_________________
My Carvin gear time capsule...
(Any photobucket links are probably now broken. Grrrrrr!!!) |
|
 |
|
ElfDude
Way Too Much Free Time
Joined: 30 Jun 2006
Posts: 4596
Location: In the shadows of the everlasting hills
|
| Posted:
Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:15 am |
|
Never really tried pedals in front of the SX300 when I had it. But I've never heard an amp take pedals better than the Nomad. The Vintage 16 really likes 'em too. |
_________________
"Hide the decline."
Carvin SH445, SH225, Contour 66, AE185, DC135, CT4M, Bolt, LB76F, Vintage 16, Nomad |
|
|
|
tbonesullivan
New and Improved
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Posts: 3014
Location: Jersey
|
| Posted:
Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:17 pm |
|
My MTS3200 loves pedals like nothing else, same with my Series IV X-100b. I usually only use pedals before the amp, as many are NOT designed to run line level signals, so they will distort if put in the effects loop.
I have never had any problem running pedals into a carvin bass amp, and I use a lot. |
_________________
Guitars: C750, CT6M, EBlue Bolt
Basses: B4A, B5
Amps: MTS3212, XB212-2, V16, B800, PB100-15, Blue X-100B Series IV
Effects: Boss OD-20, Carvin XP4, AC120, ODB-3, ISP Dec. |
|
   |
|
Triton76
Occasional Visitor
Joined: 24 Jul 2005
Posts: 45
|
| Posted:
Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:14 pm |
|
I run pedal board into Vintage 16 for my gigs and works a treat. EHX & TC ODs + chorus/delay
Also run a multi fx in the loop of my MTS combo and it is great. mainly use it for delay and a tuner and to keep the volume down.
also a blasting an overdrive with level and tone all the way up and drive down into gain channel rocks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
View next topic
View previous topic
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
The views and opinions expressed on the Carvin Museum Forums are solely the responsibility of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Carvin Museum Webmaster, or of Kiesel Guitars/ Carvin Guitars.
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
