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    Overheating with pedal?

    Yeah that's pretty much what I'm doing, it's only to have a tone change rather than a boost in vol, if i do use it to boost vol is that what's going to cook my amp? Also, should i turn the gain back on my amp when using the muff?
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    Overheating with pedal?

    Thanks for your reply! I don't usually have the master vol past 12, it's plenty loud and the vol one the pedal i set to match or just a smidg over the clean vol so I'm not really pushing it any louder. I'll try the active input and see what it does but will this change the sound or vol of the...
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    Overheating with pedal?

    What is unity gain? I'm not up with the tech side too much.
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    Overheating with pedal?

    Thanks for the replies everyone! I don't have the master vol past 12 but the gain is usually up, should i drop the gain and just use the pedal for dirt? I recently bought a bass big muff and tried it out, while it's didn't shut down the amp i did notice it was getting pretty warm, I'm starting...
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    Who makes a great J right now?

    I just pucked up a Fender Flea bass, it's basically a 61 reissue with American wiring and pure vintage pickups, roadworn nitro finish. Cant speak highly enough about it, I havent had an instrument i just want to play more than this one. Or just stare at haha. Flea or not it's a beautiful bass...
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    Overheating with pedal?

    Hey Guys, im new to talkbass, seems like an awesome site for info! Just wondering if anyone would have any knowledge on this. I have a warwick WA600 amp and a 1x15 cab. I recently tried using an old ibanez distortion pedal just for sh*+s and giggles, i have a passive fender j and used the...