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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Chris1974 on March 19, 2007, 05:43:13 PM

Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: Chris1974 on March 19, 2007, 05:43:13 PM: I'm looking into getting an AB selecter pedal so i can flick between the normal channel and the top boost channel on my VOX AC30 custom classic amp, or to switch between two seperate amps (clean and driven).

I've done a quick search on the net and so far come up with the following :

BOSS AB-2 - selector pedal - silent switching - £29

www.nevadamusic.co.uk/acatalog/Boss_Pedal_Accessories.html

MONKEY FX Switcheroo - has a lot more features - audio transformer to prevent hum or treble loss, buffering to prevent loading of 'pups - £65

www.monkeyfx.co.uk/routers.html

I don't really know what spec. I need but want something that will not mess up my guitar tone/signal too much but don't need something with a zillion buttons and features that i wont use.

Has anyone any experience with either of these pedals, I'm tempted to go with the Boss pedal as it seems to have good features - silent switching, they are a good quality brand and not too expensive. Is the mnkeyfx worth considering, would I need such a high spec for an A/B pedal ?

Any recommendations welcome.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: maliciousteve on March 19, 2007, 05:56:58 PM: Morley also do an AB selector too.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 19, 2007, 06:31:25 PM: Homebrew Electonics makes the highest quality A/B selector.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: the_bleeding on March 19, 2007, 06:32:25 PM: DOD makes one for cheap, and it wont suck tone like a boss because its true bypass.

Either that, or you could make one by yourself... just a metal box, dpdt stomp switch, 3 jacks, some decent wire....
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: noodleplugerine on March 19, 2007, 06:36:26 PM: Quote from: the_bleeding

Either that, or you could make one by yourself... just a metal box, dpdt stomp switch, 3 jacks, some decent wire....

What I would do.

And it would be SPDT...
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: the_bleeding on March 19, 2007, 07:54:00 PM: Quote from: noodleplugerine

What I would do.

And it would be SPDT...

do they make SPDT stomps? I know they make DPDT stomps, but then some people dont utilize their abilities which basically makes it act like an SPDT... this is assuming dpdt is the one with 6 leads, and the spdt is the one with 3...
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: noodleplugerine on March 19, 2007, 07:56:38 PM: SPDT would be 1 input in and 2 outputs.

Thus 1 guitar in, and 2 amps/2 channels out.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: indysmith on March 20, 2007, 12:06:04 PM: Ben, sometimes i think that if we all bought what you said was the best, we'd all just have your rig :?
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: Chris1974 on March 20, 2007, 01:38:20 PM: Cheers for the advice fellas, just been lookin around on fleabay for examples of the pedals you mentioned, nothing doing..... but there was a Soundlab AB-10 going for £10 , anyone know if they're ok for a cheapy ?

Haven't found a price for a DOD yet, only Uk site I could find them listed on said phone for price, anyone know of a cheap supplier for these, look good on paper.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 20, 2007, 01:49:04 PM: No matter which one you decide to get, you should really make sure it has a tranformer on the output to prevent noise. Hope you find something you like!
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 20, 2007, 02:30:54 PM: Quote from: indysmith
Ben, sometimes i think that if we all bought what you said was the best, we'd all just have your rig :?

I only use what I think is the best, and recommend it wholeheartedly, based on actually using the stuff in the real world. I can't recommend stuff I haven't personally used, which most everyone else on the internet does. Pls keep the thread on topic.

I have used 3 or 4 A/B/Y switchers in real life, and have personally owned 2: Radial, HBE, Bradshaw/Custom Electronics Design, and Morely. The Morley was by far the most coloured. For the $$, the HBE does more and sound totally transparent.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: dave_mc on March 20, 2007, 04:33:41 PM: Quote from: indysmith
Ben, sometimes i think that if we all bought what you said was the best, we'd all just have your rig :?

I don't think that's fair. Everyone recommends what they like, if you like it enough you frequently buy it yourself. And I've seen ben give loads of advice on stuff that (as far as I know) he doesn't own.

:drink:
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: Chris1974 on March 23, 2007, 01:22:33 PM: so is the general consesus that I need an AB pedal with some sort of built in circuitry/transformer to compensate for a drop in signal ?

Do you get much drop in signal with a simple type of AB pedal, I've never used one before.
Title: A/B Pedals ?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 23, 2007, 02:31:49 PM: Quote from: Chris1974
so is the general consesus that I need an AB pedal with some sort of built in circuitry/transformer to compensate for a drop in signal ?

Not for the drop in signal, but to avoid differing ground potentials to create unwanted noise.

A buffered output would be used for what you mentioned, and all of the A/B/Y pedals that I know of that have a transformer-coupled output also have a buffer circuit.

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Do you get much drop in signal with a simple type of AB pedal, I've never used one before.

Nope, never had a problem using mine!