FX Loop vs Front-End | Blackstar Potential Lesson

FX-Loop or front end? In this week's Blackstar Potential lesson with @LeighFugeGuitar of MGR Music, we will be looking at the advantages and disadvantages of running delay, modulation and reverb pedals through your amp's FX-loop or front end.

[ivonsmith]

Excellent clear demo & explanation! Ive got up to 12 pedals on my board and wanted to get clearer sound and more definition and powerful boost. This should help! Thanks

[lordMaroza]

There is a big difference between the two. Direct input sounds quite dirty, even lower quality, compared to the loop. Thanks for the comparison.

[WeSailAtDawn]

Very succinct and informative. Thanks!

[prsdave]

Interesting demonstration! It's all subjective and a matter of personal taste of course but I would tend to have delays and reverbs post-gain for most applications. Whereas I usually use modulation in front of the amp as I find they can sound a bit sterile in the loop. Especially as I use phaser & flanger more than anything.
But again, no right or wrong answer!

[khaledbelfaiez]

Hello ! Im interested in the blackstar HT 40 mkii or maybe the 60, does the amp reverb comes before or after the FX loop, thx

[lnhislmage]

I really can’t believe I didn’t know this. I seldom used the loop until recently when I put away my guitar processor and dug out my old analog pedals I had a looper n the effects loop and I noticed that I couldn’t adjust the equalization. All makes perfect sense now. I do still have one question though. about filter effects and wah wah . I’m thinking they should go through the front rather than in the effects loop . But I would like to know if this is correct?

[cashewvideos]

I found out that in order to use a external preamp or even a Audio interface with Bias FX2 going into the amp return of a Blackstar head (HT Club 50 MKII), you need to plug a dummy plug in the guitar input. It seems that the send/return doesn't work if there's nothing connected to the amp input. Do you know what exactly is the dummy plug? pr any other work around? Thank you!

[avtordonny]

Can you use just the input of the FX loop coming from one of the outputs of a stereo pedal and have a stereo(nothing in the main input) setup using 2 amps, or would the output from the pedal need to go into the amp input?

[daniellane]

If anyone is still viewing this video 3+ years after the fact, does anyone know the brand/model of guitar used in the demo? Not typically my guitar type preference, but I am impressed by how it looks, if nothing else. The headstock name looks like it might begin with a 'V', but can't get a clear enough view of it. I have searched all guitar manufacturers whose names begin with a 'V', but have found nothing that makes sense.

[hankinho]

I have a +4dBv/-10dBV switch on my HT20s effects loop and I have no idea what its for... can someone explain pls?

[nilbarman]

Hey sir plaz say how to use guitar processor on blackstar idcore 40

[pedroalagos]

Silverline special does not have fx loop inputs??