How To Use An Effects Loop

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[RhettShull]

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[kuyaemil]

The best effects loop beginner guide I've watched. Straight forward and clearly explained. Thanks for the video Rhett.

[creationinspired]

One thing I appreciate about you rhett is you keep it simple that is invaluable

[ebikesxs]

It's this kind of basic knowledge that is sorely missing on YouTube. Thanks Rhett

[miahorg]

Effects loops are a gateway drug to modular synthesis. Stay in school...

[Alan]

After 50 years I now completely understand effects loops!😀 Thank you.

[marcelotorres]

I’ve been playing for nearly two decades now and this is the first time I can say I finally understand this concept. Thanks a lot Rhett!

[brettatton]

I'm an electronics guy so I have a 'feel' for all the technical aspects. Your experience and advice regarding signal flow and levels made sense to me right away. Lightbulb moments!

[brotendo]

"Digital vs. tube amp... that's another video." I won't forget this, man! I hope you do that video.

[TheFaustianMan]

Oh My GOD! This is the best explanation of fx loop and pedals and multi sequencer effects and distortion I have heard on youtube. I have watched a TON of videos and I had no idea what people are talking about! THIS GUY RIGHT HERE explains everything so succinctly and is well spoken I FINALLY have all my questions answered!

[mrclownbaby]

Thanks Rhett, this has been one of those topics I’ve never heard anyone explain. As a player of 14 years without a network of more knowledgeable folks to show me things, this is extremely useful to me.

[James-]

I play acoustic with probably too many pedals. Always had em straight into the front, always grumpy about my low end being muddy and sometimes disappearing in the mix. I tried plugging in this way (my amp has an effects loop deal but my dumb ass always assumed it was for fancy looping stations interconnecting with midi cues housed in strymon racks or some shit) and ta-da! I'm no longer grumpy about my low end.
Thank you, sir!

[englejas]

Glad I stopped to check this out. I've always wondered how the effects loop worked and how that was different than plugging your pedal board into the input. Good stuff!

[matteverett]

Rhett I’ve played guitar for 16 years. Watching your videos have made guitar and gear fun again. Thanks!

[ArticLight]

Never been much of a buff on effects loop and such. Hooked my reverb and delay up through it and it’s changed my world. Thank you!

[timdehuff]

you have a very clear verbal style I really appreciate that

[heydaydreamer]

Probably the best explanation I've seen for an effects loop...and I've watched a lot! Playing in a punk band I never had a use for this feature on my amp (to be honest, I had no idea what it was for...and I was more focused on just making a massive distorted/fuzzed-out sound), but now I'm playing shoegazey stuff, this is what I've been missing! Thank you!!!

[homergutierrez]

Not sure if this was mentioned below, but you can insert a volume pedal in the effects loop and use it to rehearse at a low volume, essentially retaining your sound (to a point) at a lower volume.

[GRIFFTUBE]

anyone else think that tone at 2:00 is 🔥 filled me with a lovely nostalgia

[michaelinglis]

YES BOOSTING IN THE LOOP WITH AN EQ, COMP ETC.FOR THE Best tone secret I ever discovered! You did a great job covering the basics and some more advanced effects loop stuff. This video would have been crazy helpful about 10 years ago for me but it was awesome knowing I'm not the only one who uses some of the fx loop tricks you mentioned. Although I kinda considered it the secret to my tone. Every time someone asks how im gettong full clean tones especially with coil split humbuckers I tell them but I feel like I'm just giving away $20 bills or something lol. The knowledge was hard won trial an error. Kids these days can just look up videos and learn what it took us years to sort out lol smh.