Pedal Switcher as A-B input switcher.

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alfonso
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Pedal Switcher as A-B input switcher.

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Does anyone use it as an unbuffered alternative input using the first loop return?
Thx Alf.

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Re: Pedal Switcher as A-B input switcher.

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This can be done, but you will need to re-establish the ground connection that is lifted on the Return jack. This can be done externally by soldering a wire to the Sleeve of the cable plugged into the Input and connecting it to the Sleeve of the cable plugged into to the Return of Loop 1.

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Thank You :)

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Another question...do I find the ground also in the sleeve of send 1? In that case simply adding to my inst.2 cable a dummy jack with just the sleeve connected to be put in the send could solve my problem?

thanks again.

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That should work too!

p.s. Are you switching between two instruments regularly or is this supposed to be for "emergency" use?
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JohnClark wrote:That should work too!

p.s. Are you switching between two instruments regularly or is this supposed to be for "emergency" use?
Thanks John,
don't do it often, but I have a gig where the pedal switch is not that necessary and I have an EH Freeze pedal and a bit of delay that I would share between an electric and an acoustic...so the possibility to have a double input and a double output in a single box, powered by my pedalpower 2+ is tempting. :)
When I switch the acoustic guitar input on I also switch the output going to the D.I. and I'm done.

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