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Question about jumping channels in old Fender amps
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 9:37 am
by johnnyseven
I have a 1975 Bassman which has a bass and treble channel. I know that I can jump channels but would it be possible to use the 2 channels to take dual outputs from a stereo pedal so that I can put a modulation pedal into one of the channels to blend a modulated sound with a straight sound?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 10:48 am
by light rail coyote
yes, have done it
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 11:02 am
by johnnyseven
Nice, I can have fun experimenting with that then! Thanks for the info.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 11:04 am
by johnnyseven
Saying that then, I guess I could just plug straight from the twin outputs on my delay pedal - one in the bass channel and one in the treble channel to blend the channels instead of jumping them?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 6:03 pm
by light rail coyote
yeah, don't jump, just plug the tow channels.
Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 5:56 pm
by paul_
If you have two outputs on a pedal that's better. I do it on a 4-hole Marshall with my Digitech XP-100 on harmony/whammy effects with wet/dry signals, and also with my Polychorus sometimes. Should work great (probably better) on a Bassman.
Fender Reverb amps have the channels out of phase so you can't jumper them without a venture into shitsville (or a phase inverter like the Barber Launch Pad pedal).