what does this mean?

[JBassist]

i know im naive so dont laugh but ive just bought a vox venue amp and on the front there is a part that looks like this

EFFECTS LOOP
SEND (0) RETURN(0)



btw the (0)'s reprenset inputs

Edited July 7, 2009 by JBassist

[bythesea]

If you use pedals, instead of putting them between the bass and the amp, you can put them in a loop. The signal will go from your bass, through the pre-amp section of the amp, through the effects loop, then on to the power amp section of the amp and on to the speakers.

So you would cable out from the send socket, plug through the pedal(s) and back to the return socket.

Some amps allow you to set how much of the signal goes through the effects and how much goes direct from pre-amp to power amp.

Basic details [url="http://www.ehow.com/how_2215449_use-effects-loop-guitar-amps.html"]here[/url] and a video explanation [url="http://www.ehow.com/video_4438294_using-effects-loop-guitar-amps.html"]here[/url].

Edited July 7, 2009 by bythesea

[Musky]

It's a line out (send) from the pre-amp, and line in (return) to the power amp. You can use it for rack effects or using different pre and power amps. Most people never touch them on combos like that vox.

Edit: Beaten to it. And with a better explanation.

Edited July 7, 2009 by Musky

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote]what does this mean?[/quote]That you haven't read the manual?