I’ve had the q-tron plus for several months, but have had mixed success getting consistent good tones from it. I understand some basics about it’s use, including the need to have the volts be at (ideally) a constant and sufficient level to ‘drive’ it. I have a compressor that I could put in front of it, also a boost pedal, eq, etc. Anyone have any rules that they follow re: q-tron plus use? Thanks in advance!
dan
It’s generally better to put effect like compressors and boosts on the effects loop or after the unit. The effects loop is after the gain so you can set your gain to a good level and then put other pedals in or take them out and it shouldn’t affect your gain.
As for the gain the general advice people give is to set so that the overload LED lights up on your loudest playing. Once you get past this point it will start to distort (not necessarily a bad thing). You shouldn’t need to boost it as it has heaps of gain available.
If you want a more pronounced effect move the peak nob clockwise.
I generally have mine in band pass mode, fast response, lo range peak between about 1 and 5 o’clock.
