Putting A Pod Hd Into Reverb Tank Return...can It Be Done Safely?

[alphadog808]

Hey guys,

   I have a Fender Blues Jr and a HD500.  I'd like to put the HD in the effects loop of the blues jr, but unfortunately, there isn't one built in. However, there is a reverb tank and I have read that people have speculated using the reverb in/out as an effects loop.  However, I hear that the impedance doesn't match, so that might not be a good solution.

 

With that being said, would a impedance mismatch possibly break the amp and/or the HD500?  

 

I suspect not, but I figure I'd check before really trying.  I did hook up my guitar to the reverb out for a short time and it did work.  I could hear stuff and the volume was controlled by the reverb knob(which is a good thing).  I just want to make sure that doing this is electronically safe before hooking up and going loud, ya know?

 

I would only plan on using the reverb out with the HD500...basically to just bypass the preamp.

 

I also saw there is a line or amp switch on the HD, I figure those change the impedance, maybe one of those settings might help match the impedance better?

 

[Charlie_Watt]

It probably won't work very well.  Most reverb paths kill the low frequencies before they get to the tank.