distortion + headpones


MoonliteShred
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01/12/2006 10:07 am
will you hear anything if you insert a headphone on the output of a distortion pedal. or any pedal.,. with out the amp
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Kevin Taylor
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01/12/2006 2:33 pm
Not very much, if anything cause you're plugging into a line level output that requires amplification. It'll also probably just come out of one side cause you're plugging a stereo 1/4" plug into a mono.
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bigbuda
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01/12/2006 4:08 pm
Originally Posted by: schmangeNot very much, if anything cause you're plugging into a line level output that requires amplification. It'll also probably just come out of one side cause you're plugging a stereo 1/4" plug into a mono.


Schmange is right. You should look into a cheap little amp to use with headphones.
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rockonn91
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01/13/2006 1:01 am
yeah, if you want to listen through headphones its best to just go through your amp's headphone out.
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