Kev Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 *Headache*, okay, so here is a development. I currently have 3 pedals that i wish to use in the Wonderlove's effect loop. Here is a result of testing all combinations of all them: Wonderlove [OC-2 > Bottle Rocket] = Volume drop Wonderlove [OC-2 > Bottle Rocket > Zoom Ultra Fuzz] = no issues (!) Wonderlove [Bottle Rocket] = Volume Drop Changing the order of effects does not change. So surely there [i]must[/i] be some sort of phase issue that has been corrected by adding the Ultra Fuzz to the chain (i only picked the ultra fuzz up on saturday). I am taking delivery of a Team Awesome fuzz machine tomorrow, can i expect this addition to mess it up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 What about with the OC-2 on it's own? I wonder if it's cos the bottle rocket is true bypass where the other pedals have buffers. I know you said it wasn't an issue of the order of the pedals, but when you have the bottle rocket before the OC-2, so there's always a buffer at the end of the loop, do you get the same problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) I'll have a tinkle a bit later, but i have added a Team Awesome Fuzz Machine to that loop at the end now (True Bypass) and Mesa works without issues. Fairly sure i did try Mesa > OC-2 and the volume drop was present. Edit, works fine with OC-2 after the Mesa, must have not tried that combo as it's not one i would ever use. Does look like a buffered bypass after the mesa may be resolving, rather than phase. Maybe. Point is at least in the current layout it is working. Cheers Tom. Edited April 2, 2013 by Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sorry to bump this, but now experiencing the same issue with my Big Green Pi and its seems the volume drop is resolved with a buffer pedal [i]after [/i][size=4]the pedal in the loop.[/size] [size=4],[/size] [size=4]Now, unlike the Mesa, the green pi has enough gain available to crank the volume to make up for the volume loss so i can have the OC-2 at the [/size]beginning[size=4] of the chain where it should be. Is the volume loss the only thing i have to worry about? I cannot hear a tonal difference or any other problems but id like to make sure before i go about using and recording with it only to find i am not getting the best sound i can.[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Trust your ears Kev, if it sounds right, it is right. I would recommend you record some stuff yourself and listen back on a good system or headphones, just to double check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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