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    It's so obvious I wonder why I haven't tried it before.

    Last night I placed my RC-2 looper on the effects loop of my Tech21 TM10. As you may know, the TM10 has a Sansamp GT-2 preamp section where 95% of the final sound color comes from.

    In that way, I was able to dial radically different tones for the various "layers". If you place the RC-2 in front of the amp, the result is that anything you record gets colored by the amp's settings.

    The sames holds true for any pedals you might use and it applies to any looper. If your amp has an effects loop, use it. It is quite trivial really but I thought I'd share this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by abraxas
    It's so obvious I wonder why I haven't tried it before.

    Last night I placed my RC-2 looper on the effects loop of my Tech21 TM10. As you may know, the TM10 has a Sansamp GT-2 preamp section where 95% of the final sound color comes from.

    In that way, I was able to dial radically different tones for the various "layers". If you place the RC-2 in front of the amp, the result is that anything you record gets colored by the amp's settings.

    The sames holds true for any pedals you might use and it applies to any looper. If your amp has an effects loop, use it. It is quite trivial really but I thought I'd share this.
    When I first got my RC-2, I tried placing it after my Tonelab for headphone practice. I wanted to be able to radically alter the sound as well as keep the drum machine clean. I never liked the sound of it that way, no matter what I did, it always sounded a little thin and brittle.

    Maybe, I'll go back & try again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tot_Ou_tard
    When I first got my RC-2, I tried placing it after my Tonelab for headphone practice. I wanted to be able to radically alter the sound as well as keep the drum machine clean. I never liked the sound of it that way, no matter what I did, it always sounded a little thin and brittle.

    Maybe, I'll go back & try again.
    I'm not sure I understand about the headphones. You put the headphones to the hf out of your amp?

    Does the Tonelab itself have an fx loop?
    Gearlist:
    Guitars
    - Kramer Pacer Deluxe (’87) with SD pickups
    - EBMM 25th Anniversary hardtail
    - EBMM Axis Super Sport hardtail
    - Squier CV Tele (Reliced!)
    - "Relic Wallpaper Squier ’51 (heavily modded)
    - Custom made Precision type bass with EMG pickup and custom paintjob

    Amps
    - THD Univalve
    - Tech21 Trademark 10
    - 2x12” Tube Town "flexi-back" cabinet, with Celestion Speakers

    Effects, etc
    Peterson Strobostomp, Budda Bud-wah, BYOC Script Phaser, Proco RAT (original), Boss HM-2 (modded), EHX Deluxe Memory Man, Line6 M13 Stompbox Modeller, Axon AX-100 MkII, Digitech GSP1101/Control2



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