I picked up a G-major yesterday, new, to try out with my 5150. I messed around with it for about 3 hours last night, and I'm left wondering if I had everything set up correctly. According to the manual, the input meter on the LCD display should max at about 3db, but I can't get it to read anywhere near that high. This is with the input and output knobs on the front of the G-major maxed. I have the unit set up with the mono in and out on the G-major through the effects loops on the 5150. The effects loop on the 5150 I'm guessing must be serial, because there's no mix knob or controls of any type. Are there internal settings that would be affecting this, other than individual patch levels?
I also noticed that the volume between factory presets seems to vary, greatly. I know most factory presets on units are junk, but I've never used a unit that had so much difference between them. I certainly plan on creating my own presets, but for now I was just scrolling through the factory presets. One of the presets, I actually turned the level of the preset down by 20db to get a level that was equal to just the amp without the loop engaged...seems weird.
Do you notice any difference in sound with the G-major on but bypassed? I've noticed that with the G-major on but bypassed and the effects loop engaged that there is a noticeable loss of "tone." It seems like the low end of the amp kind of gets snipped off. Running the amp straight in with nothing in the loop sounds awesome, but as soon as the loop gets called into action, tone loss. I wonder if it could be the loop? Could I just connect the send/return jacks with a short cable to check if the loop is affecting the tone itself? Would that work?
I've seen people talk about 'drykill' mode, but I think I remember that it's only for loops that are parallel? Anyway, I went through the whole manual and didn't see mention of it, so I thought I'd ask about that too
Lastly, should I only be using mono cables for my connections? I tried hooking it up with both mono cables and stereo cables, and the mono cables seemed to give me a stronger signal? Should this make any difference?
Thanks for your time and any answers you can provide.
Patrick
I also noticed that the volume between factory presets seems to vary, greatly. I know most factory presets on units are junk, but I've never used a unit that had so much difference between them. I certainly plan on creating my own presets, but for now I was just scrolling through the factory presets. One of the presets, I actually turned the level of the preset down by 20db to get a level that was equal to just the amp without the loop engaged...seems weird.
Do you notice any difference in sound with the G-major on but bypassed? I've noticed that with the G-major on but bypassed and the effects loop engaged that there is a noticeable loss of "tone." It seems like the low end of the amp kind of gets snipped off. Running the amp straight in with nothing in the loop sounds awesome, but as soon as the loop gets called into action, tone loss. I wonder if it could be the loop? Could I just connect the send/return jacks with a short cable to check if the loop is affecting the tone itself? Would that work?
I've seen people talk about 'drykill' mode, but I think I remember that it's only for loops that are parallel? Anyway, I went through the whole manual and didn't see mention of it, so I thought I'd ask about that too
Lastly, should I only be using mono cables for my connections? I tried hooking it up with both mono cables and stereo cables, and the mono cables seemed to give me a stronger signal? Should this make any difference?
Thanks for your time and any answers you can provide.
Patrick