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Using your V4 Series Pedal Preamp in STANDALONE MODE
This is the same as using a
‘normal’
pedal. We find it works best into higher-headroom
(cleaner) amps, but each to their own! You
’
d also use this if you were connecting to a
standalone power amp or straight to an interface for recording.
A note on pedalboard placement and other effects
Pedal placement is always a matter of personal taste regardless of what gear you
’
re
using. In our opinion, fuzz, boost, overdrive and distortion are
‘
best
’
placed between your
guitar and the V4 input. Reverbs and delays can go anywhere, but the
‘standard’
placement is post overdrive. Place them after the V4 Series Pedal Preamp. This is relevant
for both Standalone and Amp Through Mode. Modulations can be pre- or post-drive as
you prefer.
A note on the
‘
bright
’
switch and effects loops in amps
This is the same as in the Amp Through Mode.
Can I connect the Effect Out straight to my FX loop return?
You can, but your guitar will sound pretty thin and quiet with the pedal is turned off. It
doesn
’
t have the mumbo to drive the power section without your amp
’
s preamp in play.
See Amp Through Mode.
Are there other ways to connect the V4 Series Pedal Preamps?
Yes, absolutely. Just think of your V4 Pedal Preamp in exactly the same way as you would
your guitar amp
’
s front end. It
’
s doing exactly the same thing, but it
’
s in a box outside of
your amp. That means you have a bunch of other ways to connect it up. For example, as
part of a wet/dry rig; a stereo rig; feeding a recording device; some kind of more complex
four-cable method than AMP THROUGH MODE (see p3). It could be buried somewhere
deep in your pedalboard, and so on.
It
’
s all possible and we urge you to experiment. You won
’
t damage the front end of your
amp or indeed the power section as long as you follow all the usual guidance with levels:
start at zero and go up from there.
