Putting an EQ in the Loop?

[thegame]

I totally agree. While it does give you the ability to sculpt your tone, I wouldn’t say it improves it. IMO most amps will still have a better quality of tone without one in the loop.

+1...

 

[MetalThrasher]

I noticed a difference using the EQ pedal in the loop on the 6505! Enough that I will keep it there! That said, I want to add another 2 pedals to the loop. Here's my question about placement.... on top of the eq pedal I am going to run my NS-2 using the 4-cable method to utilize the loop and add a delay pedal. Would I go send>delay pedal>eq>NS-2>return? I've never really used my loop before so I'm a noob at this.

 

[donalddemon]

Love my RGE10 half rack eq in the loop of my amps at home, adds a little bite and controls the bass. Also good for taming the volume. I use it to adjust for low volume playing but don’t use it in a live situation where I can turn the amp up.

 

[crankyrayhanky]

I noticed a difference using the EQ pedal in the loop on the 6505! Enough that I will keep it there! That said, I want to add another 2 pedals to the loop. Here's my question about placement.... on top of the eq pedal I am going to run my NS-2 using the 4-cable method to utilize the loop and add a delay pedal. Would I go send>delay pedal>eq>NS-2>return? I've never really used my loop before so I'm a noob at this.

I would go send>EQ>NS>Delay>return

EQ might add noise, so the NS will squash that
But we don't want the delays squashed

 

[crankyrayhanky]

oh I'm rocking an EQ2 in my loop- so awesome

 

[Devin]

I’ll be the lone dissenter on the eq in a loop. The only time I thought it improved the tone was in a craptastic amp, a Randall RD100 Diavlo. I had a boss GE7. That was the only way for that amp to sound good imo. I’ve tried them in 5153s, Marshalls, Mesas…nice way to sculpt the tone but the overall sound suffered a bit. Most loops are tone suckers so that’s probably why I didn’t care for it.
But 90% of guys here love it…carry on!

I generally feel the same....EQ in the loop often makes an amp sound/feel "artificial" to me for lack of a better term.

That said it's definitely something everyone should try for themselves

 

[johnny q]

+1 on an EQ in the effects loop for a final tone shaping/fine tuning. I used a Boss GE 7 in the loop of my Rivera R100 for years. I am soon going to buy the 10 band MXR EQ for use in the loop of my 6505+.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Night/day difference for me with an eq in the loop. Has made every amp I've ever owned sound much better.