Effects loop/Switching question
Effects loop/Switching question
You'll need some sort of midi programmable unit to do such a thing. Something like the Voodoo Lab Commander coupled with one or more Pedal Switchers can do what you want, but the price adds up. Not necessarily a cheaper alternative, but non-midi units are also available, are such products like the WOBO Remote stuff. There are other makers out there, those are just two I know of offhand.
Thats what I was afraid of. I don't think the 3120 is MIDI switchable, I guess what I could do for now is run the clean tones thru the Crate and my dirty stuff through the PV and use an AB switch til I can build a WOBO set up
Some of the midi stuff like the Voodoo Lab's gear will work with non-midi amps, as well. The Commander can just control the Switchers, which will allow you to have effect + channel combos change at the tap of a button. Some of the loops in the Switcher can be programmed to operate channel selection, using just a normal 1/4" cable like a normal footswitch.
There is another unit similar to the WOBO, but it's all-in-one and a little cheaper, but I can't recall the brand at the moment. OK, maybe it's not cheaper... GigRig gear.
I was thinking there was another one like these, but for about $400. I'll be damned if I recall the name...
Haha, yeah , I'm sure she'd looove doing my 85 mile commute to work. If I didn't have big boy bills I'd blow my whole check on cool guitar shit the 1st and 15th of every month. Then I could actually own ESP's, but LTD's take care of my GAS for the time being. I am saving for a custom shop EC though. It's gonna be sick.
Honestly, I hate spending 'too much' on something that I don't realistically need. (Not counting having a dozen guitars and half a dozen amps.) The switchers are nice, but I'd find a lot of better uses for that $600-$800 than just being able to push one button and change channels and different pedal on/off configurations. If I made my living doing it, then it might be a worthwhile investment. I'd rather get a Strymon blueSky Reverberator and a DejaVibe2.
I really like that, especially since its analog. Really what I'm looking for is something to ABY my heads and isolate the effects I want for each channel, so I think this will work for me for sure, I just need to know if it has ABY capabilities. It looks like it should be able to no problem. After my research, my set up is going to be 6560/XXX stereo'd into my cab, XXX for cleans, both for rhythm, 6560 for any lead stuff I play... I want minimal stomp boxes. A reverb, delay and chorus are all I really need.
A reverb, delay and chorus are all I really need.
You need an overdrive. I promise. Get a good one and set it to just boost or with minimal gain. It will turn almost any rig into the most versatile rig you have ever owned.
Seriously, I have a Mesa Dual rec with a analog delay, chorus, overdrive, noise gate and wah. I can get any tone I could possibly want from crystal clean, to texas blues to classic rock to high gain shred. The only thing I don't have set for a few foot clicks is classic rock... but its only a knob turn away.
I really need to get some clips going, if only I had a decent way to record...
Hmmm well I want something I can ABY, I may just be stuck getting an ABY pedal and doing my channel/fx switching from the amps switching pedal.
i don't know if this is of any use but i'll toss it out there anyway,
i had a '65 bandmaster with a "normal" input and a "vibrato" input,
it effectively was 2 preamps that fed 1 power amp, housed in one amp head.
i used an aby and used it like a 2 channel amp,
additionally i had an overdrive in the "normal" side and a chorus in the "vibrato side" and another 1button footswitch turned the vibrato on/off.
this worked well.
2ndly,
had a bassman reissue which has normal and bright inputs;
i would put an aby in front of that and put an overdrive pedal in the darker input (normal) and effectively make it a 2 channel amp.
additionally it had a 2nd input for each of these sides, 4 input jacks in all,
the 2nd jacks for each side were simply lower in volume,
i would run aby's to send the guitar signal to a delay pedal and into the 2nd lower vol input on each side.
i could turn delay on/off via function on the delay, or by clicking the aby.
it all functioned pretty well, it simply was a lot of wiring.
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You'll need some sort of midi programmable unit to do such a thing. Something like the Voodoo Lab Commander coupled with one or more Pedal Switchers can do what you want, but the price adds up. Not necessarily a cheaper alternative, but non-midi units are also available, are such products like the WOBO Remote stuff. There are other makers out there, those are just two I know of offhand.