vp jr

[hendrixstrat]

i just picked up a vp jr., and thought that it could turn the level up or down of my fx that i run through my fx loop.....i was wrong....i have a marshall jcm 2000 dsl 100, and i recently found out.(the hard way)...that because they have a parallel fx loop, a volume pedal not only lowers the volume of the loop, but the dry signal as well......anyone know any ways around this?......i even tried hooking up a boss line selector into the mix, but the outcome was still the same....

[BetaCAM]

What you say doesn't make sense to me.

I have a Marshall Valvestate that has Parallel FX Loop and it has its own volume knob meaning that whatever goes there it does not affect the dry signal's volume, are you sure that your amp's FX LOOP is parallel and not series? it shouldn't do what you say it does if it's parallel.

In fact I just tested my setup to prove my point, I have an EB volume pedal too which is the 6166 mono pedal, and I'm right. If it's parallel it wouldn't affect the volume of the dry signal, if your FX loop has no seperate level control then it may not be Parallel FX loop.

I hope this helps.

[Colin]

there are two types of fx loops, series and parallel. The parallel is the one that works with the volume pedal. Not sure what is up with your amp as I have never owned one...

[lenny]

Marshall Amps :: DSL100

This is a link to marshalls page and NO the FX loop in the DSL100 is NOT parallel but SERIES as you can see in the specs. hope this helps

[beej]

i recently found out.(the hard way)...that because they have a parallel fx loop, a volume pedal not only lowers the volume of the loop, but the dry signal as well......anyone know any ways around this?

As pointed out, you must have a series loop and not a parallel one. So your volume pedal is acting as a master volume when stuck in the loop (which is cool, but not what you want).

There's no easy fix, you'll need to put a mixer in the loop if you want to mix effects with your dry signal.