Solo boost question!!!!!!

[claptonman83]

Hey group, when using the master loop volume at 12 o’clock and both master volumes at 9 o’clock what is a safe level to run your solo boost at due to Scott says when using loop master don’t run both master past 10 o’clock or so due to its not good,so my main concern is even if your masters are where I said they were and u click the solo boost in won’t it be just as bad or am I wrong? If so what’s a safe solo boost volume to run it at? Thanks guys

[splawndude]

Hey claptonman,

Not sure I can answer your question first of all. Going to Scott is probably your best bet.

I have not actually heard this particular scenario you are laying out before so I may be a bit confused too.

I use an external volume box/pot in my loop from time to time but it is not built in like yours and honestly I rarely use it. They work the same way though as far as I know. I can't think of any reason why you would have to watch your volumes (at least at the levels we are talking about here).

I may be confused though.

Are you saying that you run the loop volume at 1/2 way - 12 o'clock but only run the channel volume at 9 o'clock? That seems slightly off to me but if it sounds good that is all that matters. I mean there are different uses and settings for everyone. What I do with my loop volume when I want a really cranked sound without the roof caving in is this. I crank up the channel volume pretty high, say 12 or 1 o'clock. Then I turn the loop volume down to taste - say 2 or 3 o'clock (or 7 or 8 or lower on a 1-10 dial). That loop volume is basically just linear volume taper/potentiometer.

So, for you to say you are running loop vol at 12 oclock and channel at 9 oclock seems to me that you would be really limiting the performance/tone?

Now - that being said, let's introduce the Solo Boost. First of all, I am not the expert on this so again - if Scott tells you to do something a certain way please listen to him and not me lol.

What I was always told is that you run the solo boost (volume) just slightly higher than your normal channel volume. So if you run your amp channel volume at 10 oclock, like I do mostly, then my Solo Boost is set to 11 oclock. Make sense? Now, keep in mind that I learned that a long time ago before Scott came out with the internal loop volume.

But - if you turn the loop volume all the way up, then technically that is the tone/sound/volume you would get with an un-attenuated amp. Like mine is usually - when I'm not using it. Therefore, the Solo Boost example I just gave should still be legit. Right? Make sense? Let me know if this part doesn't make sense because I may not have communicated real well.

I don't really use the Solo Boost and I have not really messed around with different loop volume settings and the Solo Boost together - which is what I think you are really trying to get at. I was just trying to apply some limited knowledge of how these work. What works for you SAFELY may be different. For example, I also like to boost my amp on the front end with a pedal.

I'm pretty confident in the fact that you wouldn't want your Solo Boost to be at say 2 or 3 o'clock and then your channel and master volume way up too. That could damage your amp if not your ears.

If Scott gives you a good answer on this please share.

Hope that helps a little and sorry for the length of my post lol.

[gtrjunior]

What I understand it as is this:
Scott has said not to run the amp with the front panel volume up past 12:00. He recommends running it around 10:00-ish and using the loop volume to adjust to taste.
The higher you run the front volume the less headroom will be left for the solo boost. Therefore you should run the front at about 10:00.
That should leave plenty of solo volume adjustment.

[gtrjunior]

I experimented with this idea this weekend...
I dropped my front panel volume to about 9:00.
I got a HUGE amount of headroom for the solo boost this way. Plus I felt like I didn’t sacrifice anything tone-wise by not pushing the amp as hard. In fact it sounded freaking awesome.
I was also able to turn down the loop volume and control feedback much better as well.

[claptonman83]

Hey guys, sorry for the late response but I finally called Scott on this issue and everything gtrjunior said is spot on, if your normal volume is on 3 then boast should be set to 5, thanks guys for your help and I hope this helps others as well

[gtrjunior]

Thanks for posting up the info!!

[briman]

Gtrjunior is always spot on because his name is Brian!

[gtrjunior]

Damn straight!! Lol