From: jvb@wyse.wyse.com (Jack Van Breen x2666 dept220)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar
Subject: Re: quadraverb gt
Date: 5 Jan 93 01:17:58 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: Wyse Technologies San Jose, Ca

In article <1993Jan4.4615.6287@dosgate} "noah mintz" <noah.mintz@canrem.com> writes:
}In response to ATIKAINEN's message:.

}i've been using my Q-GT for about 1 month now. it's a great unit but i'm
}far off from figuring it out. at first i tried this set up:
}Q-gt input -- guitar
}q-gt effects output -- to amp
}amp effects out -- to q-gt effects input
}q-gt output -- amp effects loop in

}what this accomplished was this:
}guitar - Qgt preamp - preamp - Qgt digital - poweramp - speaker
}this sounded great untill i used the overdrive channel on my amp which
}seemed to overload everything and i got this high pitched digital noise
}which wasn't comming from my guitar.

The overload should be curable by turning down the 'pre-amp out' level in
the pre-amp section. According to the owners manual, it's actually a
effects return level control.  Should clean up the overload right away (of
course, you have to adjust it for every patch;-)  this signal flow should
be the best way to run it.

}next i used the Q-gt before my amp. that was o.k but when i used
}overdrive from my amp it lost its brilliance.

This  could just be a question of balancing the output level of the Quad
with the input level of the amp.  Try more Quad output, less amp input???
(Just guessing on this:)

}now i use it in my effects loop and i don't use the preamp at all on the
}Q-gt which seems to defeat the point of buying a GT.
}if i do use the preamp this way i can totally write off using my amps
}overdrive, and since i like tube distortion too much i can't do that.

I have to agree that the quad 'overdrive/distortion' circuts ain't the
best. But by mixing them together I get some decent sounds. I've completely
replaced carrying an amp around and now run everything through the board.
Gives the sound man total control of the FOH mix, and keeps the stage level
down:) (of course I have a monitor just for my guitar so I can hear it:)
Ideally, I'd have a SansAmp Rack mount for my basic 'tone' and then modify
it with the Quad.  I'm currently using a ProCo Rat for that singing tone.

I also spent a LOT of time mucking with the EQ so that I get a psuedo LP
tonality out of my strat (one less guitar to lug about:)

}anyways i use my Q-GT with an Art X-15 midi foot controller. it has two
}built in continuious controllers. it works great with the Q-gt.

I've got one too, and it's way-cool.  Have you gotten into using the mode
switch and programming the quad to turn the delay/ptich/reverb on/off???
Extremely versityle:):):)

}i think i haven't help you at all but this is the first time i've talked
}to another Q-GT owner. Maybe we can help each other out, or if anyone
}else is reading this they can give us some advice.

Hope this bit helps.  I hope to get some time to experiment more with mine,
but My lady is still upset that I even bought it, so I'll have to keep it
low key around the house for a while:):)
-- 
Jack Van Breen (standard disclaimer, these are my own ...)
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