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I have found that running pretty much anything through the effects loop is not as good as plugging straight into the front of the amp ...
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markbass99
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Damn straight, I've had three different amps since I bought my RBI and it always ended up in front, it definitely adds something that I can't seem to live without.
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How do you set your gain stages Mark? I've always set my post gain on my amplifier anywhere from 12 to 3 o'clock, and then turned up my pre gain until the "clip" light started to blink, then backed the pre gain off a bit. OK? no problem,,, Now I have the Sansamp running through the front. How do I set the "level" for optimum effect?

Sorry for my ingnorance, but Im a completely self taught musician. Im getting great tones right now, but I just want to have it set up for the optimum effeciency.
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Post by markbass99 »

Scott, the level control is described in the manual as "controlling the 1/4 output" so that's all it does, no secret other mysterious functions there. What I do is set the gain on my amp with the RBI level at 12:00(halfway) with my hottest instrument, in this case being the hb equipped Laredo. Then when you switch to a weaker instrument you can boost the RBI level to match and not have to mess with the gain.
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