FX before or after the cab block?

In general I recommend reverb and delay after the cab block primarily to avoid any problems with loss of stereo imaging. If the cab block is mono or the cabs aren't panned fully L/R then you'll lose stereo separation.
 
I like it both ways, and i do notice a difference, but this might be because of things other than the ir in the cab block, like the high and low-pass filters, motor drive, saturation, and a bit of eq. In other cases its because I'm putting it before more than just the cab. For post punk-y sounds like the smiths, the cure, the chameleons and all that type of stuff, I like putting it before even the amp block sometimes, and sometimes before some of the modulation as . This will obviously get a much grungier, sometimes pretty harsh sound, but if you tune it in right, you can get something like those pleasantly screwed up, "over-produced" (In quotes because i don't think theres a set amount of production one should do) 80's+ tones. I'll usually do this with mid-gain and clean sounds, I don't think I'd recomend it high gain, except maybe for some one-shot crazy fx.
 
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Thank you guys for all your input. Always learn something new on this forum which is always appreciated.
 
jlynnb1 said:
also, some stuff sounds much different hitting the front end of the amp as opposed to being in the loop...some people love the way an amp can dirty up a signal that already has delay and verb on it. why do you think the Edge ran his SDD's in front? to get that preamp mojo.
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This. I'm a big fan of using not synced delays and reverbs before the amp like I usually do with real amps. It's a matter of preference but I prefer to lose stereo width and gain character. Most modern productions use fx after the cab which seems a bit boring and sterile to me.
 
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