Interesting use for the Unleash?

[8len8]

When I ride my guitar volume to go from clean to distorted my band mates often complain than the clean sound is too quiet.

Has anyone tried placing a compressor in the effect loop of an Unleash to equalize the volume in that circumstance?

 

[Dale]

I have not tried that approach. I use the second channel of the Unleash as the volume boost.

 

[Tone_Terrific]

Between your distortion source and the power amp is the ideal spot for a volume pedal, or equivalent boost/attenuator.

 

[HoboMan]

I have not tried that approach. I use the second channel of the Unleash as the volume boost.

This sounds like a good solution.
When you lower the volume on your guitar switch to the second channel of the Unleash and have it set to a higher volume level.

 

[Sean413]

This sounds like a good solution.
When you lower the volume on your guitar switch to the second channel of the Unleash and have it set to a higher volume level.

I have a pedal that does this for me. It works brilliently for a single channel amp.

 

[8len8]

I have a pedal that does this for me. It works brilliently for a single channel amp.

Pedal?

 

[Sean413]

Yup it's a input pad with a buffer and basically you set the volume on the pedal to a clean sound when engaged. It then has a amp switch out that I send to the unleash for channel 2 which I set louder then channel 1 for to make up for the volume drop. Gives me a clean channel On my single channel amp

 

[Dexter.Sinister]

Slick! You make it?

 

[bcmatt]

Yup it's a input pad with a buffer and basically you set the volume on the pedal to a clean sound when engaged. It then has a amp switch out that I send to the unleash for channel 2 which I set louder then channel 1 for to make up for the volume drop. Gives me a clean channel On my single channel amp

That is a great idea! Simple enough to do, but really useful, because it essentially combines two actions into one. My original plan was to roll back my guitar volume and hit the channel switch at the same time, but this runs into the problems of trying to get exactly the right cleanliness out of a quick roll back, as well as a dulling of the tone usually associated with doing so.
How is your input pad as far as retaining highs?

 

[rickybuzz]

I run a compressor and Vol. pedal in the loop of the Unleash. Works very well. It's still tough to be exactly the same volume when turned down to clean up the amp, in my case a Fargen Olde 800, but with the volume pedal that can be cured quickly and of course can be set to a louder clean level if desired. I've found the Unleash loop to be better than the loop in my amp, probably because it's post power amp.