Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
...but don't worry, Shelby is keeping an eye on it.
The box is the Auto-Channel Switcher, Mark II.
My ex-boss has a Bad Cat Hot Cat combo, his favorite amp. It has clean and drive channels, but no channel switching. This little doo-dad is a remote-controlled A/B box. Plugged into both channels on the Hot Cat, it routes the guitar signal one way or the other, under command of a switch output from his GT-10. With the GT-10 in control, the toggle switch inverts the command, so "on" can equate to clean or drive. Yellow LEDs light up when the command input is on. When the GT-10 is disconnected (or the battery dies) the toggle switch allows channel selection. It also has a 9-volt power input jack. Power is only used for the LEDs and to pull in a relay - the audio circuit is entirely passive.
I built another one of these for him a couple years ago, but it had manual-override footswitches, full A/B/Y selection, 4 different-color LEDs, and options out the wazoo. It was too big and too complicated. After spending some time with it, bossman figured out what he really needed, and we boiled it down to the essence. Hence, this Mark II version, in a normal MXR-sized box.
Shelby is our new 4-month-old Border Collie Mix, who arrived in our home last Thursday. She's unbelievably cute, which is a good thing because she's getting into trouble all the time.
The box is the Auto-Channel Switcher, Mark II.
My ex-boss has a Bad Cat Hot Cat combo, his favorite amp. It has clean and drive channels, but no channel switching. This little doo-dad is a remote-controlled A/B box. Plugged into both channels on the Hot Cat, it routes the guitar signal one way or the other, under command of a switch output from his GT-10. With the GT-10 in control, the toggle switch inverts the command, so "on" can equate to clean or drive. Yellow LEDs light up when the command input is on. When the GT-10 is disconnected (or the battery dies) the toggle switch allows channel selection. It also has a 9-volt power input jack. Power is only used for the LEDs and to pull in a relay - the audio circuit is entirely passive.
I built another one of these for him a couple years ago, but it had manual-override footswitches, full A/B/Y selection, 4 different-color LEDs, and options out the wazoo. It was too big and too complicated. After spending some time with it, bossman figured out what he really needed, and we boiled it down to the essence. Hence, this Mark II version, in a normal MXR-sized box.
Shelby is our new 4-month-old Border Collie Mix, who arrived in our home last Thursday. She's unbelievably cute, which is a good thing because she's getting into trouble all the time.
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