Tc Electronic G-MAJOR [12/52] Basic setups

BASIC SETUPS

Connecting and Setting up the G•Major

There are numerous ways of hooking up guitar rigs. On these pages we have listed some of the

most commonly used setups. We recommend using serial setups where the entire signal passes

through the G•Major. This will give you the maximum benefit from all effect algorithms. As stated

several times in this manual, you should NOT worry about coloring of your sound as TC Electronic

uses top quality converters that does NOT color your tone.

Serial Setup with Preamp and Power Amp

• Connect the Output of your preamp to

the Input of the G•Major.

• Connect the Output of the G•Major to

the Input of your power amp.

• To be able to switch preamp channels

with the G•Major connect the Relay

Jack connection on the G•Major to the

channel switching jacks on the preamp.

(This does not apply for MIDI preamps).

Serial Setup with Preamp and one or two

Combo Amps

• Connect the Output of your preamp to the

Input of the G•Major.

• Connect the Output of the G•Major to either

the Input or the Loop Return of the Combo or

Combos.

• To be able to switch preamp channels with

the G•Major, connect the Relay Jack

connection on the G•Major to the channel

switching jacks on the preamp. (this does not

apply for MIDI preamps).

Using the return on the Combo’s effect loop will

in most cases give you a setup similar to the

power-amp setup described above.

Using the regular Input on the Combo gives you

a “double-preamp” setup where you can use the

tone controls on the Combo to color your

sound. This introduces more noise than when

using the Effect Return connection, but has

become a popular setup with amplifiers like Vox

AC 30, Fender Bassman etc.