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Topic: A/B switch |
Garry Pugh
From:
Nashville Indiana
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Posted 22 Feb 2013 7:35 am |
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I have been looking for a good A/B switch. I had one, I believe it was made by Digitech but I don't remember for sure, anyway I seemed to lose tone when I switched back and forth. So I asked a buddy of mine, who is an electronics wiz, to make me one. I had the same trouble with that one. My buddy says I am nuts but my ears say otherwise.
Anybody use an A/B switching devevice and if so what is working for you?
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Michael Hummel
From:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 22 Feb 2013 7:39 am
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Behringer makes one called the AB200. It has two A/B/Y switches which use relays to switch, not electronics. I can't hear any change in the sound.
I think they make a single A/B/Y version as well.
Mike
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2013 8:59 am
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Garry, I'm using a passive DOD a/b switch box. Its simple, requires no power and works well.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 22 Feb 2013 9:13 am
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Second what Rick said. I built a basic passive leg mount A/B switcher using an old matchbox chassis. Just 3 jacks and a simple 3 position center off mini toggle switch. No tone dulling at all, plus the off position lets you mute everything.
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Steve Collins
From:
Alaska, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2013 11:05 am
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| Garry I ran into this a little while back and some forum members clued me in to 'buffering'. Essentially I had my PSG (a buffered signal) running on leg A, and my six-string (unbuffered) on leg B. I ran into tone and volume loss problems because of it, especially on the non-buffered leg. After I reconfigured my pedal chain and balanced things out I had no troubles. |
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Bill Adams
From:
Durango, Colorado
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Posted 23 Feb 2013 6:58 am
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Garry, I'm assuming you are looking for an instrument switch. If so, I'm very pleased with this instrument switch by Radial Engineering:
BigShot™ I/O True Bypass Instrument Selector
http://www.radialeng.com/r2011/bigshotio.php
I switch between PSG and Lap Steel and use the tuner output and mute for the lap steel.. pricey but a loyal workhorse. |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 24 Feb 2013 4:52 am
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Electro Harmonix makes a passive switch pedal for around $35.00 and there is no "popping" when you hit the switch.
Lenny |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 26 Feb 2013 7:46 pm
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i am using a Boss AB2 ... it's passive.. seems to be transparent . The battery is only for the LED status light.
One thing i really like about it is the switch is a soft touch , a little easier if you use your hands on it instead of your feet |
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Jeremy Steele
From:
Princeton, NJ USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2013 6:42 am
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| Morley. Works perfectly. They also make a great ABC switch. |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2013 10:07 am
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I use the Electro-Harmonix Switch-Blade... ABY. It's less than $50 and does the job... the LED's are battery powered but the box works with a dead battery. I've used it to switch both guitars and amps... it doesn't lift any grounds when using dual amps, those boxes are more expensive... but if one of your amps is a Roland Cube then it works fine (only 2-wire power on those).
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2013 12:09 pm
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The Morley A/B switch sucks tone, trust me.
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 1 Mar 2013 1:59 pm
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This may be overkill for your needs but are loaded with options for hookup 2 instruments to amp or 1 instrument to two amps etc. lotsa combos plus individual channel levels. I play several instruments and carry two of these with me in my cases.
http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=150 |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 1 Mar 2013 2:30 pm
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I have a Radial Bigshot I/O which is a very high quality unit with true bypass. They also make the Bigshot ABY which may suit you better. I can tell you this company makes top notch, tank-tough gear.
http://www.tonebone.com/re-bigshot-aby.htm |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 1 Mar 2013 6:03 pm
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That basic DOD pedal works great.
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