zebpedersen
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Wanted to gather some thoughts / experiences on the use of buffers and the FX loop of the IIC+
According to this article https://mesaboogie.zendesk.com/hc/e...ould-I-use-a-Buffer-in-my-amp-s-effects-loop- published by Mesa, all amps since the IIC+ have had a buffered FX loop, and therefore would *in theory* not suffer from any tone suck when running pedals in the loop.
My first question—does this apply to IIC+ upgrades? (My amp is an '83 IIC upgraded to a + at a later stage)
Secondly, I played a Mark IV for years and there was definite tone-suck in the loop (even though according to the Mesa article above the loop would have been buffered). Does anyone have any experience running a dedicated buffer (like a Stowaway) in the loop? Would this interfere with any in-built buffer circuitry the amp might have?
According to this article https://mesaboogie.zendesk.com/hc/e...ould-I-use-a-Buffer-in-my-amp-s-effects-loop- published by Mesa, all amps since the IIC+ have had a buffered FX loop, and therefore would *in theory* not suffer from any tone suck when running pedals in the loop.
My first question—does this apply to IIC+ upgrades? (My amp is an '83 IIC upgraded to a + at a later stage)
Secondly, I played a Mark IV for years and there was definite tone-suck in the loop (even though according to the Mesa article above the loop would have been buffered). Does anyone have any experience running a dedicated buffer (like a Stowaway) in the loop? Would this interfere with any in-built buffer circuitry the amp might have?