[IbanezOnly]

live i use a rack including in the following order

furman power conditioner
isp decimator
korg tuner

i just got a bbe 362 sonic maximizer rack unit, im trying to find out where this need to get plugged in besides the power conditoner. so what i asking is there a specific order i should chord this up?


thanks for all the help.

[loktide]

hm.... i'm not a rack specialist, but the following route would seem logic to me:


preamp signal > tuner > BBE > ISP > poweramp


i would put the ISP at the end, as this is what will get rid of noise in your signal chain, including your other rack stuff.

the position of the tuner, i guess, shouldn't matter as it doesn't color your tone.

[IbanezOnly]

My head is a Framus Cobra so by preamp channel you mean?, i cant find the right chain to get the bbe working.

[loktide]

Originally Posted by IbanezOnly

My head is a Framus Cobra so by preamp channel you mean?, i cant find the right chain to get the bbe working.

i assumed you were plugging your stuff in your amp's FX loop

is your amp's loop serial or parallel? if it's serial, it shouldn't be a problem connecting stuff in that order in the FX-loop. If it's parallel and you can't set the loop signal mix to 100% wet, then the gate and the BBE won't be processing the entire preamp signal. Kind of useless for a noise gate.

[TheGrooveking]

Not being familar with your amp but put the BBE in your effects loop, BBE's should be put before delay and reverb if possible. The principal that the BBE works on is the fact that not all frequencies move at the same rate through the air and that causes a slight phase issue, which the BBE corrects, so it makes since to put it before time based effects.

As to the tuner, unless it is true bypass it is coloring your tone, some may though have a good buffer in them, but if possible wire it separately off of a A/B switch if you can.

Also put your gate last in your chain as possible after dirt boxes, orverdrives and high gain preamps, but before your reverb and delays so that the tails of the delays do not get chopped.

TheGrooveking

[TomAwesome]

The Sonic Maximizer should be the last part of your signal chain before the power amp. I guess I'd go...

Guitar -> Decimator channel 1 -> tuner -> preamp -> Decimator channel 2 -> BBE -> power amp