Noise gate

[kpinks]

I have a Splawn Quickrod, and was wondering if people were putting their noise gate out in front of the amp or in the loop?

 

[Smash]

If you put a gate in front of the amp, the staccato will be brutal (in a good way). If you have a serial loop, it will completely quiet the preamp hiss and feedback between notes or chords when you put it in the loop.

Most people do both. What type of gate do you have?

 

[kpinks]

I have the MXR Smart Gate

 

[Smash]

If you have a parallel loop, then the answer is you need to put it in front of the amp. If you have a serial loop, then try it both spots and see which you like best. If you dont mind the preamp hiss and the feedback, it will probably be pretty powerful in front, but it is going to be a lot more pleasing to your ears at high volumes in the loop

 

[kpinks]

I am not sure if the Quickrod is a series or parallel loop. Most likely a series loop

 

[Smash]

I am not sure if the Quickrod is a series or parallel loop. Most likely a series loop

Throw the gate in the loop. If it silences the hiss, it is series. If it seems to make no difference, parallel.