Stereo input jack question?

GHOSTRIDER · 01-12-2006, 12:34 PM

Hey All,

So yeah, I have stereo input(that you plug your guitar cable into) jack question. I'm not sure if my Podxt input is balanced or not (anyone know?) however, would putting a stereo input jack on a guitar make it stereo and have a stereo output? I'm thinking about gettig a stereo amp and want to take full advantage of it. Also, would effects such as stereo Chorus have better seperation? And lastly, would having a stereo input jack make a guitar sound better i.e. fuller?

Thanks

davy_owen_88 · 01-12-2006, 12:49 PM

The signal coming from a guitar is always going to be mono (unless your mixing a pieze and magnetic pickup signal). Putting a stereo jack on a guitar will only make a difference if you have a piezo and magnetic pickups and want to run a single cable from you guitar which carries both pickup signals.

An effect (stereo - delay, chorus, tremolo) can make a mono signal stereo which can then be run into a stereo guitar amp and have it run through 2 cabs. This will make a thicker sound and certain stereo effects IMO sound a lot better than the mono equivelant.

But to answer your question, putting a stereo jack on a guitar is useless unless you have a pieze aswell which you want running through the same wire, which you can then split off later on.

boogieman8 · 01-12-2006, 01:02 PM

good answer but even if you put a piezo the sound doesnt sound like stereo.
Wnen you record a rhythm track you have to double it,not just copy you have to record it again.Why ?
cause the subttle diferences you made everytime you play sound to your brain as if there are 2 guitars.if you you just copy the same guitar, your brain dont recognize 2 guitars but just one.
So if you put a piezzo , your signal ll be stereo but it ll soud mono.
Got it.
Sound engenneering is crazy .Our brains are very complicated when talking bout sound
see yeah

01-12-2006, 12:34 PM	#1
GHOSTRIDER Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: THIS DIMENSION Posts: 1,198	Stereo input jack question? Hey All, So yeah, I have stereo input(that you plug your guitar cable into) jack question. I'm not sure if my Podxt input is balanced or not (anyone know?) however, would putting a stereo input jack on a guitar make it stereo and have a stereo output? I'm thinking about gettig a stereo amp and want to take full advantage of it. Also, would effects such as stereo Chorus have better seperation? And lastly, would having a stereo input jack make a guitar sound better i.e. fuller? Thanks

01-12-2006, 12:49 PM	#2
davy_owen_88 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Port Talbot, S.Wales, UK Posts: 818	The signal coming from a guitar is always going to be mono (unless your mixing a pieze and magnetic pickup signal). Putting a stereo jack on a guitar will only make a difference if you have a piezo and magnetic pickups and want to run a single cable from you guitar which carries both pickup signals. An effect (stereo - delay, chorus, tremolo) can make a mono signal stereo which can then be run into a stereo guitar amp and have it run through 2 cabs. This will make a thicker sound and certain stereo effects IMO sound a lot better than the mono equivelant. But to answer your question, putting a stereo jack on a guitar is useless unless you have a pieze aswell which you want running through the same wire, which you can then split off later on. __________________ "I've got a fever, and the only prescription... is more COWBELL!"

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01-12-2006, 01:02 PM	#3
boogieman8 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 112	good answer but even if you put a piezo the sound doesnt sound like stereo. Wnen you record a rhythm track you have to double it,not just copy you have to record it again.Why ? cause the subttle diferences you made everytime you play sound to your brain as if there are 2 guitars.if you you just copy the same guitar, your brain dont recognize 2 guitars but just one. So if you put a piezzo , your signal ll be stereo but it ll soud mono. Got it. Sound engenneering is crazy .Our brains are very complicated when talking bout sound see yeah