Thanks for the insight! I have a TRS to XLR and will try it out tomorrow to see what happens. I will check back tomorrow with results.Bruce Weldy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 12:42 pmWhat Bill's saying is true. In layman's terms, you are plugging a guitar level signal into your amp's line level input.....if you are just using a standard TS guitar cable.Das Jugghead wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:15 amHey Bill thanks for the response. I will have to look around and see what the Carvin amp requires for signal strength. I am still trying to avoid selling the Carvin since I will never see anything close to what I paid for it (despite it having lived its entire life in my rack) and factor in that it is an orphan and the numbers just get even more depressing. If I can find a way to make the Zoom and the Carvin play together nicely then I will feel a little better about the situation. It may be that ultimately end up going with a bass amp proper and just chalk up the losses on the Carvin.Bill Fitzmaurice wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 9:40 am There are variables, but a typical bass output at instrument level is around 100 millivolts signal strength, while a power amp may require 1.2 volts for full output. The pedal would have unity gain unless the boost is turned on, which would take the level up, but I can't say by how much.
Here is another question: can I use a rack mount mixer? I could run the Zoom into the mixer and then the mixer into the Carvin?
Here's what the manual says...
L/MONO/PHONES Standard stereo phone jack (combined line/headphone)
Maximum output level:
Line +5 dBm (with output load impedance of 10 kΩ or more)
Headphones 15 mW +15 mW (into 32 Ω load)
It does say the L output is LINE level, so try using a TRS cable from the BN3 to the amp. If the output is truly line level - it will be a much hotter signal and will match better the input of the amp.
Since I don't know your level of expertise - TRS stand for Tip, Ring, Sleeve. Whereas, your guitar cable is TS, or just Tip, Sleeve.
So, get you a cable that looks like this.....or just get this one.
https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-HSS-005-Bal ... =trs+cable
But, this must be a direct connection between the unit and the amp - no other devices in between.
On another note I had to cancel rehearsal for Tuesday as I have managed to contract a particularly nasty stomach virus - odds are the rest of the band will have it in the next few days. So it will be awhile before I can run in the full band setting and see if it keeps up.
Thanks again to everyone who has chimed in here with feedback and advice - truly appreciated.