Difference between two amp inputs versus one amp input and effects loop return of the other?

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I am going to have a second Orange Super Crush 100 combo soon and plan on running them in stereo. If they are identical amps, what is the better option?:

1. Run into input of first amp and then use return jack of second amp' effects loop

2. Plug into both inputs somehow and then send return from stereo pedal to each return in effects loops

The only benefit of two amps is I could adjust eq differently on each but I've never done it this way before.
 
I’m stereo now and I’m slaving my 2nd amp to the first with shared effects. I have ran in the past with boss pedals splitting up my tverb and jcm halfstacks. You have the evh unit so that should make it easy no?
 
Oh yeah I’m in 7 cable method…believe that is what it is called. Matching volumes can be wonky at times but it sounds great.
 
JackBootedThug said:
I’m stereo now and I’m slaving my 2nd amp to the first with shared effects. I have ran in the past with boss pedals splitting up my tverb and jcm halfstacks. You have the evh unit so that should make it easy no?
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Yep, I have the evh unit and have the Keeley Halo and getting the Keeley Zoma (stereo reverb) soon. I might do a stereo rig for gigs and would only take the Keeley pedals.

I didn't know if there was an advantage over different setups. I mean they are both Orange amps
 
Devin said:
You'll bypass the second amp's preamp if you just plug in to it's fx return only
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Yeah, so I'm basically amplifying the same tone twice right? It is like the second amp is just amplifying what I'm hearing thru the first combo.
 
romanianreaper said:
Yeah, so I'm basically amplifying the same tone twice right? It is like the second amp is just amplifying what I'm hearing thru the first combo.
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Maybe I misunderstood - you're talking about plugging your guitar in to the first amp, then running a cable from that amp's fx send in to the second amps fx return? I could be wrong but in that scenario i think the first amp won't be outputting to it's speaker at all

If you plug in to both amp's inputs you'll be able to set each amps eq and gain level independently and have them both function as full guitar amplifiers
 
Devin said:
Maybe I misunderstood - you're talking about plugging your guitar in to the first amp, then running a cable from that amp's fx send in to the second amps fx return? I could be wrong but in that scenario i think the first amp won't be outputting to it's speaker at all

If you plug in to both amp's inputs you'll be able to set each amps eq and gain level independently and have them both function as full guitar amplifiers
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No, it would be running the second "out" on my stereo pedals into the return of the other amps. So it would look like this:

1st amp
- Guitar plugged into input
- Stereo pedal chain from Out 1 i to Send and Return in Effects Loop

2nd Amp
- Out 2 of Stereo pedal chain to Return on Effects Loop of second amp

I do it with my SDE-3000 pedal now and assumed all Stereo effect pedals could do this but maybe I'm wrong.
 
romanianreaper said:
No, it would be running the second "out" on my stereo pedals into the return of the other amps. So it would look like this:

1st amp
- Guitar plugged into input
- Stereo pedal chain from Out 1 i to Send and Return in Effects Loop

2nd Amp
- Out 2 of Stereo pedal chain to Return on Effects Loop of second amp

I do it with my SDE-3000 pedal now and assumed all Stereo effect pedals could do this but maybe I'm wrong.
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Oh, yes you can do this
 
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