Hi guys, santa left an interesting present for me under the tree this year, Digitech trio+ looper pedal.
Its a good piece of kit especially for me as i am quite prolific in terms of writing riffs, chord progressions and changes but rarely can articulate it all properly to my band without a fight. This "band in a box" pedal allows me to easily capture and structure a song/ musical idea and play back to the band when we are together.
There are lots of review on line and henning does a really good in depth analysis on his youtube channel.
I am however struggling with how best to connect it to the GM40D.
If i connect as below I get a horrible squealing sound (not me trying to play some of the thrashy presets on the gm40 i may add)....
Guitar -> Trio+ Guitar In
Trio+ FX Send -> GM40 Amp In
GM40 Loop Send -> Trio+ FX Return
Trio+ Amp Out -> Amp Loop Return
I therefore am not using it this way.... i do have a Fender Princeton 68 which i tend to use with my gm40 for a stereo pair when playing live. This allows me to record loops and have say the drum and bass from the trio+ remain unaffected by the gm 40 presets and for me to be able to record a rhythm part using one preset on the loop, then play a lead part over with a different tone (or overdubs on the loop).
Guitar -> Trio+ Guitar In
Trio+ FX Send -> GM40 Amp In
GM40 redbox out -> Trio+ FX Return
Trio+ Amp Out -> fender princeton input
The difficulty i have is that in using this connection the gm40 gets none of the drum and bass or loop sounds it ALL comes from the pedal to the Fender princeton...
I think i would like to have it such that the drums and bass ONLY come out of the Fender princeton and have the looper parts and the live guitar parts I play being heard via my GM40D and TM112 speaker cab.
I guess this forum is not that busy so its a bit of a long shot, but as this pedal starts to get into the public domain a bit more one or two gm40 owners may come across this thread and comment. Hopefully.
Meanwhile i have emailed HK support for advice, and i will do the same to Digitech and see what they say. The manual provided is only a quick start and the on line manual plays little attention to alternative connections.
Its a good piece of kit especially for me as i am quite prolific in terms of writing riffs, chord progressions and changes but rarely can articulate it all properly to my band without a fight. This "band in a box" pedal allows me to easily capture and structure a song/ musical idea and play back to the band when we are together.
There are lots of review on line and henning does a really good in depth analysis on his youtube channel.
I am however struggling with how best to connect it to the GM40D.
If i connect as below I get a horrible squealing sound (not me trying to play some of the thrashy presets on the gm40 i may add)....
Guitar -> Trio+ Guitar In
Trio+ FX Send -> GM40 Amp In
GM40 Loop Send -> Trio+ FX Return
Trio+ Amp Out -> Amp Loop Return
I therefore am not using it this way.... i do have a Fender Princeton 68 which i tend to use with my gm40 for a stereo pair when playing live. This allows me to record loops and have say the drum and bass from the trio+ remain unaffected by the gm 40 presets and for me to be able to record a rhythm part using one preset on the loop, then play a lead part over with a different tone (or overdubs on the loop).
Guitar -> Trio+ Guitar In
Trio+ FX Send -> GM40 Amp In
GM40 redbox out -> Trio+ FX Return
Trio+ Amp Out -> fender princeton input
The difficulty i have is that in using this connection the gm40 gets none of the drum and bass or loop sounds it ALL comes from the pedal to the Fender princeton...
I think i would like to have it such that the drums and bass ONLY come out of the Fender princeton and have the looper parts and the live guitar parts I play being heard via my GM40D and TM112 speaker cab.
I guess this forum is not that busy so its a bit of a long shot, but as this pedal starts to get into the public domain a bit more one or two gm40 owners may come across this thread and comment. Hopefully.
Meanwhile i have emailed HK support for advice, and i will do the same to Digitech and see what they say. The manual provided is only a quick start and the on line manual plays little attention to alternative connections.