Owner`s manual

True to the Music
Radial Engineering Loopbone Owner’s Manual
7
The Effects Loops
There are two separate effects loops in the Loopbone. These can be
used separately or in series. When both loops are engaged, the signal
passes through loop-1 first, followed by loop-2. The really cool part about
having effects loops on your pedalboard is that you can prepare a sound
for a particular song passage by turning pedals on and off without it
causing any tonal change or noise until you engage the effects loop.
This makes switching between different sounds professional and elimi-
nates a mad rush of pedal-stomping as you transition from one tone to
the other.
Connecting the effects loops is as simple as connecting the ‘effects loop
send’ to your first pedal, connecting that pedal to the next one, and so
on, and then coming back to the Loopbone by connecting the last pedal
in the chain to the ‘effects loop return’. We suggest experimenting with
the order of pedals as you will find that ‘flanging a distortion’ sounds very
different than ‘distorting a flanger’.
As for what pedals go where? Well, there are no rules. We do, how-
ever, recommend that you consider using one loop for common effects
that you will use often and using the second loop for more eccentric
pedals, those that are really noisy, and those that tend to inflict severe
loading on your primary signal path.
From Guitar
To Amp
Loop - 1Loop - 2
Example setup showing cable details.