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o.k. here we go.
i am about to embark on a project guitar to get a more heavy tone ie: cantrell from aic.
i have always ran through effects and an amp, either ss or tube. i have been reading about his set-up. it says he runs through 2 pre-amps and a couple of rack power amps. i have never ran through this type of set-up. so i have no idea about any of it. so my first question is this. if i buy a pre-amp and a power amp, will i run pedals through it just like a regular amp? are there any benefits to running this type of set-up over running through a regular amp?
as i stated before, this is something i dont have a clue about, so any info or help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks


Originally Posted by hellrider77o.k. here we go.
i am about to embark on a project guitar to get a more heavy tone ie: cantrell from aic.
i have always ran through effects and an amp, either ss or tube. i have been reading about his set-up. it says he runs through 2 pre-amps and a couple of rack power amps. i have never ran through this type of set-up. so i have no idea about any of it. so my first question is this. if i buy a pre-amp and a power amp, will i run pedals through it just like a regular amp? are there any benefits to running this type of set-up over running through a regular amp?
as i stated before, this is something i dont have a clue about, so any info or help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks

Your typical amp head contains both of those components, a preamp and a power amp. A rack setup is just a different arrangement, mainly meant for flexibility and convenience (being able to use different preamps with different poweramps for example). You would run pedals just the same way.


Originally Posted by FretFireYour typical amp head contains both of those components, a preamp and a power amp. A rack setup is just a different arrangement, mainly meant for flexibility and convenience (being able to use different preamps with different poweramps for example). You would run pedals just the same way.

i am currently running through a vox valvetronix 60 head. i'm about to get a marshall 100w 800. so, if i understand correctly, i can get the same type tones from a regular amp. (with the proper settings and pedals of coarse). the seperate pre-amp and power amp set-up is just for more flexibilty about changing sounds and settings without having to have a bunch of diff traditional amps, right?