Stereo set up Boss EVH SDE-3000

[Hugh]

I am not satisfied with my stereo set up with the Boss EVH SDE-3000.
i have it in the effects loop fed by stereo boss modulation MD 500 and after the SDSe 3000 i have the boss RV-6 stereo reverb.
I have a Marshall dSL100 ( running @50 watts) and an EVH 5150.

The sound is ok but the SDE-3000 is overpowering even when the output level is lowered down as long as 7-8 on settings. (Even with other effects off)
I recorded a recent gig and the guitar sounds a million miles away, lacking punch.

I am wondering if i am simply missing something in my set up or programming of the unit.

 

[Briman24]

Ever try wet dry wet setup?

 

[Jakem]

Would a line mixer help?

 

[romanianreaper]

I am not satisfied with my stereo set up with the Boss EVH SDE-3000.
i have it in the effects loop fed by stereo boss modulation MD 500 and after the SDSe 3000 i have the boss RV-6 stereo reverb.
I have a Marshall dSL100 ( running @50 watts) and an EVH 5150.

The sound is ok but the SDE-3000 is overpowering even when the output level is lowered down as long as 7-8 on settings. (Even with other effects off)
I recorded a recent gig and the guitar sounds a million miles away, lacking punch.

I am wondering if i am simply missing something in my set up or programming of the unit.

I can definitely speak to this and had the same problem when I owned the EVH SDE-3000.

When i would be running a stereo setup with my EVH 5150-III 50 watt and my Orange Super Crush 100, it would be too loud. I think it is something with the 5150-III effects loop. I'm not sure if it does it with two 5150-III amps together but when I ran my Orange Super Crush with any other amp and the SDE-3000, it sounded amazing. I'd try it with another amp.

I don't have the SDE-3000 anymore but if you search here on the forum, you'll see what the issue was in more detail.

 

[romanianreaper]

I found the old post I had:

Thread 'What am i doing wrong? Stereo setup with two amps'

Dec 5, 2023

Ok, I had my stereo setup working outstanding with ping pong, ethereal sounds, etc, and somehow I jacked it up, lol.

I had my stereo setup for two 5150-III amps and my Boss EVH SDE-3000. I had one setup like the BOSS manual describes. Basically the guitar input, effects send and return, go into one amp and the only thing from the other amp is one cable out of the effects loop.

Today I got an Orange Super Crush 100 (which sounds great btw). I thought, I'll just plug everything from the 5150-III into the Orange and that will be that. Well now I barely have a stereo sound and the 5150-III...

• romanianreaper
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[Hugh]

I can definitely speak to this and had the same problem when I owned the EVH SDE-3000.

When i would be running a stereo setup with my EVH 5150-III 50 watt and my Orange Super Crush 100, it would be too loud. I think it is something with the 5150-III effects loop. I'm not sure if it does it with two 5150-III amps together but when I ran my Orange Super Crush with any other amp and the SDE-3000, it sounded amazing. I'd try it with another amp.

I don't have the SDE-3000 anymore but if you search here on the forum, you'll see what the issue was in more detail.

Thanks for this comment.

I have definitely noticed the delay is substantially louder out of the EVH 5150 than out of the marshall.

I also much prefer the marshall tone so my answer is to swap in another head.

 

[romanianreaper]

Thanks for this comment.

I have definitely noticed the delay is substantially louder out of the EVH 5150 than out of the marshall.

I also much prefer the marshall tone so my answer is to swap in another head.

Yeah I would do that. I know that people have said that it is beat to have two same amps together because then you know the effects loops will work together.