FX loop on the Nitro

[dewd]

Howdy! First off let me say I LOVE my Nitro. It actually makes me want to play more and play better which most amps just don't do for me and I've had all of the big name boutiques ones. I just discovered what a boost can do to this monster and I'm in love. ;D
Also, the other day I called up Splawn for the first time and the dude I talked to was the nicest guy I've ever dealt with as far as guitar stuff is concerned. I've been playing for 17 years and talked to hundreds of people over the years too. VERY cool.

So, my question is about the fx loop. Mine is simply unusable. When I engage it the tone gets really thin/trebley/raspy and it also gets louder. When I switch between the two levels it goes from really bad to really, really bad. Is this the way it should be and I should adjust my settings accordingly? It just doesn't seem right. All I want to do is put a reverb pedal in the loop but it just kills the awesome tone on the spot. I should also mention that it does this even with nothing in the loop. If I just engage it, my tone goes south. Any ideas? What is your experience with the loop on the Nitro?

[windsen]

welcome dewd.

when using the loop, the amp's volume needs to be up to at least 8:30 ish to overcome that thinning out you're getting. don't know why, but that's just the way splawn loops work. if you want to use the loop at lower volumes, sticking a volume pedal in the loop to bring everything back down while keeping the amp volume up works really well.

[dewd]

I guess everytime I've tried the loop it has been with the volume really low at night. I'll open it up and see how it sounds tomorrow. Thanks bro!

BTW, I was just listening to your clips on the website. Good stuff.

[windsen]

thanks man

[waylay00]

Yeah, as Windsen said, it's just the nature of the beast. One of the only flaws of an otherwise perfect amp! Scott has actually said he's contemplating removing the loop altogether.

But yeah, you need to turn it up a bit before everything can "catch up." Otherwise it will sound raspy and trebly as you said.

[dewd]

Thanks guys

[fastredponycar]

the nitro doesn't really fill out it's tone until it gets turned up anyways. I personally haven't had any problem with the loop of my nitro using a TC nova system but I also do use an ernie ball volume pedal to attenuate teh overall volume output which works AMAZINGLY well.

Try that.

[Edward]

Please say he is not going to remove the loop!?! Hopefully he just makes it switchable. That way you can shove a delay in there for solos and such and kick it in when you need it! OTherwise that beautiful tone is untouched.

By the way, all of Scotts amps apparently suffer from the same issue with the EFX loop. Easy solution is to crank that mother.

[fastredponycar]

I don't thinik the loop sucks any tone (at least in mine it doesn't). I can reach back and bypass teh loop and hear no change in tone when playing at moderate bedroom volume.

[stompboxfreak1972]

Oct 29, 2008 9:38:39 GMT -5 fastredponycar said:

I don't thinik the loop sucks any tone (at least in mine it doesn't). I can reach back and bypass teh loop and hear no change in tone when playing at moderate bedroom volume.

+1 . try that on a DR and you'll be sick ! I do not notice tone coloration or degradation using the loop.