A/B switch? Would this work?

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BloodRose

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Im weeding out some gear and evaluating my amps. The Splawn sounds amazing dirty with a bridge pup, but the marshall jcm absolutely sings with the Jazz neck of my Charvel. (and other neck pups for leads) . Im gonna start playing with the splawn using some pedals to try to get the same type of tone with the neck pup for leads, but for now.
Can these be switched with an A/B switch? Im guessing so. If so, what A/B is a good one? Are there any 3 channel switches?

The way I wanted to run my rig is one clean amp with my Rockman unit and then one amp for dirty. However, if I cant get the splawn to get me in the same ball park, I may have to go:
A) Splawn high gain
B)Jcm800 for neck leads
C) PV ultra plus clean running thru the rockman


thanks in advance for any insight. Tune in tommorrow when you'll hear Blood ask. "ok, so how do I configure my pedal board with 3 amps?"
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

there are three way switches out there. are you planning on just running one amp at a time? never combining them?
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

Try the Radial ABY . here's the link .. http://www.radialeng.com/bigshotaby.php

a few of the specs : True-bypass ABY amp selector with tuner out
On-board transformer to eliminate hum & buzz
180° polarity reverse to phase-match amps
100% passive, does not require a battery or power
EVEN SPLIT FOR EACH AMP....
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

I love the ultras cleans! I can see why you want that for a clean channel
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

I have a loopmaster A/B/Y. I use two amps a lot (a Bogner Shiva & Komet 60). I like the idea of running two amps, although if you play out it gets old lugging all the gear around. The way I do it is I use my Bogner for my gai/solos. I use the Komet for cleans and occasionally for solos. I have very similar effects in each amp. The Shiva has a loop so I have a Chorus and delay running into the loop and a TS9 going straight in. The signal from this amp foes to one side of the A/B/Y. The Komet does not have a loop or Reverb so I have a Reverb pedal, Chorus, Delay, overdrive going straight in. From this to the other side of the A/B/Y. From the A/B/Y I go to a wah(so I can use it in either amp) and tuner to guitar. So now I can setup the amp before I switch to it and the same for the others.

There are many very good A/B/Ypedals out there. Lehle is the best IMHO. In some cases you may need an A/B/Y that has ground loop transformers to eliminate any noise. Some amps work on a different frequency then others and when connected they can cause some buzz or in worse cases bleed from one sdie to the other.
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

I've had no problems with the Morley ABC.

I've read that lots of people have problems with the Lynch model not being grounded properly.
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

By far the best A/B/Y box I've ever tried. I've been using it for 6 or 7 years now with no probs at all.
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

I'm surfing hard for an ART Coolswitch for my acoustic stuff
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

Are you going to use them through the same cab and want to switch heads or are you using one cab per head and just changing which one your guitar signal goes to?

If you are looking at using all 3 through the same cab, then an A/B switch won't do it. You need something that keeps a load on the amps while they are not "switched" to the cabinet.
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

ErikH said:
OK, cool. Then an A/B switch would work for two. An A/B/Y switch would work and give you two rigs separate or together but if you want all 3, you need a switch that has one input (guitar) and 3 switchable outputs (each amp rig).

You need this to switch between the 3 of them: http://www.loop-master.com/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=154
Click to expand...

With that one you can only choose one amp on at a time, you can't combine amps.

You need this one to choose either one, two, or three amps on in any combination.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/morley-abc-selector-combiner-switch?pfm=sp

Or this one that has a built-in boost.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/morley-george-lynch-tripler-pedal?pfm=sp
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

If your combining any amps at the same time you should be using an active switcher with a buffer. If your only planning on using one at a time a passive one (like the bigshot listed above, although thats only for two) will do the trick.
 
Re: A/B switch? Would this work?

The Morley stuff doesn't have transformer isolated outputs... you'll need them. Lehle and Radial have really good transformers.

The Radial stuff is a little cheaper and some models contain Jensen transformers. I have had a problem with my Lehle P-Split II so I can't recommend their stuff, go Radial.
 
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