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Jumping amp channels

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    • April 27, 2017 at 6:26 pm #68884
      Mark O
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        Saw a reference on a YouTube channel about jumping amp channels “like you would do to a Marshall”. I have no idea what this means, other than taking an input cable, plugging it into one channel and instead of plugging the other end into your guitar, you’d plug it into the other channel (assuming you have multiple channels with multiple inputs on each).

        Does this in effect play both vandals at the same time? Does this have any negative effect on your amp? What exactly does this do to the sound? Probably a newbie kind of question but I’ve never heard of this before…

      • April 27, 2017 at 7:56 pm #68888
        Maradonagol
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          Hi Mark, when an amp has multiple channels and inputs for each, you can use a cable like the ones you might you to daisy chain pedals and connect 2 different channels. Depending on the amp and the channels involved etc, you can produce more gain or add brightness to the 2nd channel etc….it a way to mix channels (bright and normal) or to produce more gain. I do that on my 1965 Silvertone amp. Channel 1 is connected to channel 2 via a patch cable and the guitar goes into the 2nd input on channel 2, it produces a significant increase in gain breaking up earlier…a great sound, I have it on permanently. Here’s an example:

          Roberto

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