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Originally Posted by mdme_sadie  then again maybe I could also buy a nice compression pedal and bung that in front for those tones, not sure how it would react though to pedals. |
I doubt that'd work. In case you're after Marshall-ish tones, the "sort of compression" they're famous for isn't happening in the preamping stage but in the tube power amp section once you drive it hard. To get you there, you either need something such as a load box (Marshall SE-100 or some Palmer stuff), or, in case you want to keep the power amp more or less neutral (which would be recommended in case you're using, say, some digital FX unit in the loop), a smooth compressor sitting in the loop straight after the send. Ideally, this would probably be an Empirical Labs Distressor, but then, that one certainly is only for those of us with the big wallets.
- Sascha