Running TWO amps?

[hellacaster]

I see alot of posting with folks saying they run two amps. How do you run two amps anyways?

[bender-freak]

in my case i did this cause i play synth guitar; multi-bender guitar side with compression and echoplex and volume pedal run into one amp, synth module run into another..worked real well for me until health problems forced me to go to a 2 channel acoustic amp...worsening health; am giving even THAT up for a mix-pad and running directly into the PA...but, anyway, can be lotsa reasons for two amps....different FX on each amp, true stereo guitar (lucille type).....not for me any more...i am slimming down on the junk i pack around...two amps sound awesome IMO but really no one notices the difference in my experience, or not not enough notice to justify it

[Cam]

-Use a pedal with A+B outputs, one to each amp.
-With older tube amps guitar line into guitar channel one input one, cable out of channel one input two, running into channel guitar input of choice on second amp.
-run a line from line out in first amp into channel or line in on second amp
-use a cable splitter
Hope this helps

[maestrovert]

i use a homemade splitter/buffer (Thanx Craig Anderton !)

[fierce_carrot]

I like to be able to run effects and many have stereo outs. Running two amps directly out of a stereo output really enhances effects like, chorus, tremelo, flangers and delay/echos.

[Big Mike Simpson]

I use an Ibanez AD9 analog delay.

[Dave_O]

Late'70's, early '80's, I would go to see my fave Aussie band "The Angels", perhaps known in the States as "Angel City". Lead guitarist used, at that time, 100watt JMP and a 50watt JMP for solos. He'd only turn on the 50 for the solo, and it was flat-out. Saw 'em again late '90's, and he used the same idea, but with an AC30 as his main amp, and a SuperChamp as his solo special. I think he wired the solo amp from inputII of the main amp, with an A/B box, the B output going nowhere. That's what I tried with the AC30/Pro Junior. Gives a kick when in, and a bootful of sustain as well.

[Tim Bowen]

I almost always place a delay last in line, closest to the amp. The thing is... while many of my delays have dual outs, only one of them has a really good sounding wet/dry stereo field. So, other than when using that particular delay unit for a dual amp scenario, I route a cheap Radio Shack
Y-splitter to the 'wet' out of my (other) delays.

Some folks route to dual outs of stereo chorus units. The TC Electronic SCF ped has an outstanding wide split stereo field (actually, this unit sorta bites in 'mono'), as does the <cheap> Univibe stereo chorus pedal (not the "vintage Univibe").

Beware of cheap A/B boxes. My opinion is that if you don't spend the bucks for features such as isolated outs, you're in for more problems than it's worth. I still have a Whirlwind Selector A/B ped... and not only does it totally rape high end when placed in line, it is prone to the standard ground loop issues that routinely plague routers that don't contain isolated transformers. For whatever reasons, any of my time-based effects pedals that offer dual outs seem to offer better signal integrity than do garden variety A/B boxes that I've employed.

[jaybee001]

guitar into Fender Super 60 input 1 - from input 2 to Laney LC 15