2 guitars in to 1 amp

[Polera]

i have a amp that has 1 input, but it also has a send /return loop. Is there any way i can get 2 different guitars to play thought the amp with out destroying it? Is it possible just to hook a guitar to the return loop in the back and adjust the levels?

[markc2005]

soz i cant help u but can i add another question for someone who knows
can 1 guitar be plugged in to 2 amps?

[HDJ]

Polera:
If you plug a guitar into the return of the effects loop, the pre-amp is bypassed (at least on my Marshall's it works that way) so you'd need a DI box or a seperate pre-amp to boost the signal. I run my PodPro into the return of my JCM 900, it bypasses the amps pre-amp so the PodPro acts as the pre-amp.

Markc2005:
Yeah, but you'll need a A/B/Y switcher pedal. It's basically a pedal with one input for the guitar, then 2 outputs to go to 2 amps. An A/B pedal will only switch back and forth between the amps, while an A/B/Y pedal allows you to switch between both or run them at the same time..Also, any kind of stereo pedel (delay, reverb, etc...) has 2 outputs, so they allow the connection of one guitar into 2 amps.

[lynrddelaskynrd]

Is there any "easier" way to plug 2 guitars into one amp?

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

yeah, what he said... as long as you've got some kind of multieffects, or really anything with an amp modeler, then you can plug into the effects return.

I personnally don't like the sound of two guitars into one amp, but that may have been due to the fact that I was playing an electric through an acoustic amp with this other guy who was also playing electric... sounds much better with 2 amps, but you do what you gotta do to get the job done.