EFFECT PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT

rptrsn2 · #1 07-14-2008, 09:55 AM

Ihave a zoom b2 and a hartke bass attack,both work perfectly thru my peavey combo which i use for an effect channel. i decided to run some effects thru my bigger amp which is a carvin b800 and 2-115 peavey cabs. can not get any distortion effcts thru this,i 've tried in effects loop and into input. what am i doing wrong?

bongomania · #2 07-14-2008, 10:09 AM

We don't know yet.

Are you using different cables? What are your EQ settings on the amp? Is there a compressor/limiter on the amp? Are the cabs in correct phase?

rptrsn2 · #3 07-14-2008, 10:30 AM

same cables,cabs are fine,sound perfect without effects and are brand new,eq sb-1 to 2,bass-1-2,ml-4-5,m-5,mh-4-5,t-3,drive-5.no compressor

bongomania · #4 07-14-2008, 10:33 AM

First guess: the "drive" feature of the amp may be canceling out the drive from the pedals. I know that sounds weird, but I've had that sort of thing happen.

Wootsticks · #5 07-14-2008, 10:36 AM

I personally can not get any effect out of my hartke bass attack.

Marill · #6 07-14-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Wootsticks

I personally can not get any effect out of my hartke bass attack.

connected the output to the wrong jack? The output jack with the effect out should be "line out" and not "parallel out". the "parallel out" jack is the output without the effect being applied.

rptrsn2 · #7 07-14-2008, 12:14 PM

i know ive got that right because i've been using it to send a clean sig to another amp instead of my morley aby

niftydog · #8 07-14-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rptrsn2

...can not get any distortion effcts thru this...

So can you get any of the Zoom's other effects with the same setup?

Marill · #9 07-14-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rptrsn2

i know ive got that right because i've been using it to send a clean sig to another amp instead of my morley aby

the clean signal comes out from the "parallel out", effect signal comes out from the "line output".

rptrsn2 · #10 07-14-2008, 09:26 PM

i understand which jack is for the effects,as i stated in my first post i've been using both these pedals thru my smaller amp with no problems they simply will not work thru my bigger amp and don't understand why,i run line out to the smaller amp and have effects ,parallel to the bigger for clean,swap them around and now both are clean signals,with the zoom i can set an effect sounds normal thru the smaller amp,plug it into the larger amp same cords same connections and no effects.

niftydog · #11 07-14-2008, 09:59 PM

Firstly, this is incredibly unlikely to be a fault with either of your amps. There's a small chance that it's a design fault with the Zoom B2. There's a quite large chance that it has to do with cable wiring and/or connections.

When you test this, only make one change at a time in between tests. If you try to change too many things at once you'll never be able to trace the real fault.

I suggest you get it working bass>zoom>small amp's input and then just take the output cable and unplug it from the small amp and plug it into the big amp. Don't press any buttons or insert/remove any connectors. Then, if that fails, leave everything as it is, turn off the power to the zoom, wait 5 minutes and power it up again and try it out.

rptrsn2 · #12 07-16-2008, 01:01 PM

figured it out, user error,i brought my bigger amp home to mess with the settings when all this started,because i was at home and had to cut WAY back on volume which i did on my bass,wrong choice,boost the volume back up on the bass and cut the main on the amp and all is fine.thanks for the help

SpankyPants · #13 07-16-2008, 01:20 PM

Hahaha

Good to know it worked out.