Effect Loop Pedal
Moderator: Ghost Hip
- Blood_mountain
- FAMOUS

- Posts: 1051
- Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:14 am
Effect Loop Pedal
Hi Chums,
Is there such a thing as an effect loop pedal? Not a looping pedal, not a feedback looper, but a pedal that would essentially act as an effect loop for a pedal that doesn’t have an effect loop? We’ll say I have a delay pedal without an effect loop or hardware insert option, and want to add some modulation to the repeats, but not to the clean signal - Is there a go between device that can accomplish that, or would it require modification?
Is there such a thing as an effect loop pedal? Not a looping pedal, not a feedback looper, but a pedal that would essentially act as an effect loop for a pedal that doesn’t have an effect loop? We’ll say I have a delay pedal without an effect loop or hardware insert option, and want to add some modulation to the repeats, but not to the clean signal - Is there a go between device that can accomplish that, or would it require modification?
- goroth
- HERO

- Posts: 13514
- Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:50 am
- Location: Eurothrash: Frozen northern outpost.
- Contact:
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
No, because you are wanting the stuff to be added at a point that is in the circuit. So unless you mod it you aren't going to get at those points.
What could work would be a parallel blender
https://www.one-control.com/switcher/mi ... bjf-buffer
At least with a delay that will allow you to run clean and then set the delay at full wet and put a vibrato pedal after it, in the wet loop.
Or, put the delay first, then split your signal into the blender and put a vibrato in the loop. Pretty sure you could get some cool sounds with this. I've got one just so I can use the tails function.
https://www.one-control.com/switcher/mo ... bjf-buffer
That's a similar product which does things slightly differently. Could be fun too.
What could work would be a parallel blender
https://www.one-control.com/switcher/mi ... bjf-buffer
At least with a delay that will allow you to run clean and then set the delay at full wet and put a vibrato pedal after it, in the wet loop.
Or, put the delay first, then split your signal into the blender and put a vibrato in the loop. Pretty sure you could get some cool sounds with this. I've got one just so I can use the tails function.
https://www.one-control.com/switcher/mo ... bjf-buffer
That's a similar product which does things slightly differently. Could be fun too.
Music out on all streaming services and bandcamp and what not.
Spotify /// Apple Music
My band /// Instagram ///Bandcamp ///
- Blood_mountain
- FAMOUS

- Posts: 1051
- Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:14 am
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
That’s what I thought. Thanks for the info and the suggestions!goroth wrote:No, because you are wanting the stuff to be added at a point that is in the circuit. So unless you mod it you aren't going to get at those points.
What could work would be a parallel blender
https://www.one-control.com/switcher/mi ... bjf-buffer
At least with a delay that will allow you to run clean and then set the delay at full wet and put a vibrato pedal after it, in the wet loop.
Or, put the delay first, then split your signal into the blender and put a vibrato in the loop. Pretty sure you could get some cool sounds with this. I've got one just so I can use the tails function.
https://www.one-control.com/switcher/mo ... bjf-buffer
That's a similar product which does things slightly differently. Could be fun too.
- voerking
- experienced

- Posts: 908
- Joined: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:07 am
- Location: Saint Louis
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
if the effect you want to add an effects loop to can get 100% wet, you could use a bypass looper with a clean blend like the (long discontinued Barge Concepts VFB-2 -which also acted as a feedback loop), if desired.
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/ba ... 2#pictures
(basically, what was already said...
)
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/ba ... 2#pictures
(basically, what was already said...
- goroth
- HERO

- Posts: 13514
- Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:50 am
- Location: Eurothrash: Frozen northern outpost.
- Contact:
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
I interpreted effect loop as in an effect insert. The solution I suggested would be parallel. But I'm fairly certain it'll allow the creation of some rad sounds.
Music out on all streaming services and bandcamp and what not.
Spotify /// Apple Music
My band /// Instagram ///Bandcamp ///
- Blood_mountain
- FAMOUS

- Posts: 1051
- Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:14 am
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
Yeah, effect insert is sort of what I was asking about, but I appreciate the limitations and alternate suggestions and may pick up a Pladask Kniv at some point to mess around and experiment.goroth wrote:I interpreted effect loop as in an effect insert. The solution I suggested would be parallel. But I'm fairly certain it'll allow the creation of some rad sounds.
- Blood_mountain
- FAMOUS

- Posts: 1051
- Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:14 am
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
I should basically just get all of the Pladask devices I guess. My kids probably don't want to go to university anyway.vidret wrote:with a matrix mixer one could send the signal to a delay that has the repeats go through any other pedal without the dry, so it would in effect become an effect insert, in this use case.goroth wrote:I interpreted effect loop as in an effect insert. The solution I suggested would be parallel. But I'm fairly certain it'll allow the creation of some rad sounds.
pladask kniv is what I would suggest as well, good stuff
- fcknoise
- IAMILFFAMOUS

- Posts: 4008
- Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:01 pm
- Location: Stockholm
- Contact:
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
You could move to where pladask is and do both
Cydonia wrote: Too bad no one here is interested in talking about "gear"
BossMann73 wrote:I didn't insult it......I "curated" a "different aesthetic.".
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sharkmovieappriciatorJohn wrote:I love how this forum has the GDP of Switzerland in pedals but the collective value of everyone's patch cables is less than the change in my couch cushions. And I don't have a couch.
Bandcamp: https://fcknoise.bandcamp.com/
- Blood_mountain
- FAMOUS

- Posts: 1051
- Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:14 am
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
Haha, very astute!fcknoise wrote:You could move to where pladask is and do both
- eatyourguitar
- IAMILFFAMOUS

- Posts: 3127
- Joined: Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:37 pm
- Location: USA, RI
Re: Effect Loop Pedal
you need a delay pedal with %100 wet out and %100 dry out. it is important that there be no dry in the wet and no wet in the dry. you put a mixer before the input of the delay. you run your dirt or whatever after the wet out. run the dirt into the mixer with the guitar on another input. if you don't have a dry out, you can do this with buffers and a Y cable.
WWW.EATYOURGUITAR.COM <---- MY DIY STUFF