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  • September 20, 2017 at 10:35 pm #85018
    Akim
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    Question for you !!

    I got an 44 magnum power amp and I want to make a pedalboard portable rig, the question is: can I put Fx pedals after the 44 magnum in the chain, or it could damage my fx pedals ?!

    Thanks for the futur answer !!!

    September 21, 2017 at 3:19 am #123184
    gvelasco
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    …can I put Fx pedals after the 44 magnum in the chain…

    No. The 44 Magnum, and the 22 Magnum, output is SPEAKER level not line level. It is intended to plug into a speaker. You would not put effects between the speaker output of your amp and the speaker.

    September 21, 2017 at 4:00 am #123185
    Akim
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    Will it damage my pedal ?! I want to run into a digitech cabdry vr and a tc electronic mimiq doubler in stereo ?!?!?

    September 21, 2017 at 6:23 am #123186
    gvelasco
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    Will it damage my pedal ?! I want to run into a digitech cabdry vr and a tc electronic mimiq doubler in stereo ?!?!?

    Yes. It will damage your pedal, AND it won’t work as you expect anyway.

    Here’s the description of the CabDryVR from Digitech’s own page:

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    The new DigiTech CabDryVR Dual Cabinet Simulator pedal features a selection of 14 all new great sounding guitar and bass cabinet impulse responses. Now you can [strong]run direct from your pedal board or preamp through the CabDryVR to your mixing board, in-ear monitors or DAW[/strong] and get high quality cabinet emulation without the need for a real cabinet.

    The CabDryVR takes a line level input and outputs a line level. You can’t use the CabDryVR in this situation, but you can use the tc electronic Mimiq Doubler. You would plug it into the input of the 44 Magnum.

    The 44 Magnum IS an amplifier. It is NOT a normal pedal. You have to think of it EXACTLY like an amp with a single input and a single speaker output. That’s all it is. It’s a tiny amplifier. Normally you do this:

    Code:
    Guitar -> Effects -> Amplifier -> Speaker(s)

    The speakers are built into a “combo” amp, so you don’t usually have to plug into the speakers, but if there’s a separate head and speakers you do. You would NEVER put effects between an amp and a speaker. (There is something called a power soak or power sink, but forget about that for now.)

    The 44 Magnum is just an amp, so you will set it up like this:

    Code:
    Guitar -> Effects -> 44 Magnum -> Speaker(s)

    If you want to use your Miniq Doubler in stereo you will need another 44 Magnum, or another amp, and it would look like this:

    Code:
    Guitar -> Mimiq Doubler -> 44 Magnum -> Speaker(s)
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    -> Other Amp -> Speaker(s)
    September 21, 2017 at 4:51 pm #123187
    EHX STAFF
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    It is a power amp! Never plug anything but a speaker into the output.
    It will fry all your pedals if you do.

    April 27, 2023 at 6:44 am #198669
    patrick.tampenawas
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    help.. can i use 44 magnum direct to suhr ace (from amp input) without load box on suhr ace (to speaker output)?

    April 27, 2023 at 6:45 am #198670
    patrick.tampenawas
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    or i must using load box(suhr reactive load) when i connect 44 magnum to suhr ace ?

    April 29, 2023 at 10:57 am #198687
    EHX STAFF
    Keymaster

    It is a power amp not a preamp. NEVER plug it into anything but a speaker.
    You could use a load box first but you would get better results with a preamp.

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