You put the pedal where???? The guitar goes through the pedal. This is NOT to be used in an external effects loop of an amp. The signal levels are wrong as the effects loop is LINE LEVEL and the pedal is for instrument signal levels. Move the pedal to before the inout of your amp as it is designed to be used.
There is no more chance of destroying the speakers using this in front of the amp than trying to use it in an effects loop. You ALWAYS need to control the volume level no matter where you put an effects generator. You should get a sound meter... even Radio Shack has them. You are allowed about 90 DB level for a maximum of 4 hours a day. At higher levels the allowable time is less. I know several musicians that have lost their hearing due to running amps too loud... More than speakers, consider your hearing... you can buy new speakers but ears? Not likely. The Peavey 5150 combo is rated at 60 Watts... Most GOOD speakers should NOT be destroyed by the amp in this... If you bought the unit used, the speakers may have been damaged before you got this. Also do NOT turn up the treble excessively. You can get feedback that you can't hear that can cook out the speakers. Make sure your replacement speakers are rated at 60 Watts CONTINUOUS RMS and not the fakey "peak or program Watts" that they pass off on the unsuspecting user. Setting the level is important and the gain controls are there for a purpose... setting them to high numbers does NOT make good music and the actual level depends on how hot your guitar is. The guitars with preamps (batteries and tuners in them) can easily over drive the amps whether you use an effects pedal or not. That amp should easily cover a 20 feet by 20 feet room at DANGEROUS volume levels. If *********** can't stay in the room while you play, then it is too loud... PLEASE get a sound meter or you may be sorry later in life.
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First of all I really apreciated the coments about my health but I wasn't playing loud, the pedal in the FX Loop made it loud. I never used the 5150 loud in this little room, and when I use in a concert I always user a ear protector you know?
About the pedal I put in the Amp Input, and then the problem is gone. It's a shame for Ibanez don't explain this kind of thing in the manual...
Anyway I really have to say:
Thank you guys.
The manuals for much of the music gear ar really pathetic. As an electrrical engineer I can usually ferret out what is needed but for the average musician it has to be really painful. The idea of using pedals in the effects loop of amplifiers is such a common mistake that it needs to be broadcast for all musicians to read. The other thing is that the advertising regarding "power levels" is usually just what we call "specsmanship"... or in other words make the numbers bigger to sell the product over the competition. MOST amplifiers for example are based on a certain speaker impedance when it comes to power specs... a good example is car stereo amps that claim they produce 2000 Watts... then you read the fine print... it is using 1 ohm speakers... which nobody makes. The there is common sense... 2000 Watts would require, with conversion efficiency, require about 200 amps from a car battery... or roughly 4 times what the alternator can produce typically. Also the sound pressure that could be generated with that power in an enclosed car would quickly permanently deafen any occupants... but suckers will still buy these FAKE ad claims. Regarding pro music equipment, most amps are speced at 4 ohm speaker loads while most single speakers are 8 ohms and they will only take 1/2 the power the amp is speced at. ALWAYS compare the amp max power RMS to the speaker rating in CONTINUOUS RMS power when deciding if the amp is safe for the speakers. Even then it is safer to run with amps that are rated at 1/2 of the speaker's rating.
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to run thru the effects loop is the best way to run any effects pedal. In my opinion. It allows the sound of your amp to run pre effect. this usually produces a much mire desirable sound. I have no idea why it would blow your speakers. Unless you have been running everything at max. OR, if you have the amps speaker output(s) set to 8 or 16 ohms and your cabinet is a 4 ohm cabinet.or vise versa. if you have an 8 ohm cabinet and your speaker output switch is set to 4 ohm. this can cause some damage.
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