boosting an Orange OR in the effects loop?

[soulohio]

can I use a Bad Monkey to boost the power tubes via the efx loop? I read that some guys use a MicroAmp or a Chili Picasso to do this... I wonder if I will have an impedance issue and I don't want to hurt my OR....

and if not a Bad Monkey... what else besides those mentioned? Can I use the Barber pedal? I need a clean boost.

[illini]

I have never used an overdrive pedal in the effects loop. I do use a few clean boost however, and it works great. You won't hurt anything with the Bad Monkey, but if you are looking for a good overdrive sound over just a clean boost, you would be better using it in the front end of your amp.

[soulohio]

thank you for your response. I am using a Bad Monkey because it is the closest thing to a clean boost that I have... although I do have a powered 10 band MXR EQ that I could use... would that work? I could run the gain up from unity with the MXR EQ a bit...

I am trying to get an old school OR tone thru the power tubes... without screaming volume...

Originally Posted by illini

I have never used an overdrive pedal in the effects loop. I do use a few clean boost however, and it works great. You won't hurt anything with the Bad Monkey, but if you are looking for a good overdrive sound over just a clean boost, you would be better using it in the front end of your amp.

[illini]

You can definitely use the EQ pedal. But it is still going to be more of a clean boost unless you already have the power tubes cooking quite a bit. You may need to get an attenuator.

[phillyred79]

EQ pedals can be noisy FWIW.. BBE makes the Boosta Grande which is a nice clean boost. Also, the Xotic Ep-Booster is another great option. I would think though that in order to get the power tubes cooking a bit 'without screaming volume' an attenuator would be your best bet...

[soulohio]

I have a Z Airbrake. While it works great on my Ampeg VT40 it doesn't cut it on my OR120... at high attenuation levels it cuts frequency and at low att levels I still have to run the amp too loud..

[Purplexi]

EQ yes, boost'a NO...