I have recently become aware of a term and concept that I suspect many of you here are already familiar with - The so called "Wet/Dry Rig" and even "Wet/Dry/Wet Rig", referring to setting up 2 or more amps and running all the "wet" pedals (delays, reverb, chorus, modulators etc.) through one or two amps and then the "dry" pedals (gain, distortion etc.) through a second amp. The idea is (as far as I've understood) to enable you to keep the tone and attack while still being able to have a lot of effects going on at the same time, without the sound turning to mush.
To me this seem like a good idea but I have no experience with it and if I want to go into it fully I would have to buy a second amp and I just don't know what I should be aiming for. The amp I'm currently playing through is a 100W Hughes & Kettner Vortex Black Series top and its 4/12 cabinet. Would I need to buy something that is equivalent to this, i.e. another 100W amp top with a 4/12 cabinet, or could I get away with something smaller, like a 50W combo? And if so, how should I approach it? Should I run the "dry" through my H&K and the "wet" through the smaller one?
Another question that obviously relates to this is - does anyone have any suggestion on what amp brand would best complete my H&K for a wet/dry set-up?
To me this seem like a good idea but I have no experience with it and if I want to go into it fully I would have to buy a second amp and I just don't know what I should be aiming for. The amp I'm currently playing through is a 100W Hughes & Kettner Vortex Black Series top and its 4/12 cabinet. Would I need to buy something that is equivalent to this, i.e. another 100W amp top with a 4/12 cabinet, or could I get away with something smaller, like a 50W combo? And if so, how should I approach it? Should I run the "dry" through my H&K and the "wet" through the smaller one?
Another question that obviously relates to this is - does anyone have any suggestion on what amp brand would best complete my H&K for a wet/dry set-up?
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