Re: multiple amps/signals

["Nick Schillace" <nickschillace@hotmail.com>]

>From: "Mike Feeney" <feeneymike@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Subject: Re: multiple amps/signals
>Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 14:09:22 -0500
>
>
>i've been coming up against the same hurdle here... I am building a
>pedalboard with the boomerang as my looper along with some other effects. 
> 
>I
>have an acoustic guitar and also an electric.  I want to have both guitars
>plugged into the rig at the same time, but of course have the ability to
>switch from one to the other when I want, so that I can loop both guitars.
>My only problem is that when I'm playing the acoustic I want the signal to
>go to the PA, but when I'm playing electric, I want the signal to run to 
>my
>amp (just got a new Fender Hot Rod DeVille!).  Any advice on how to route
>the signal??  Probably just going to use an A/B switch for the inputs, but
>I'm not yet sure how to handle the output, unless I just use a 2nd A/B
>switch.  But then that could be awkward, I think, to have to hit two
>different switches to change guitars.  Not sure.
>
>The 2nd hurdle is that I'm thinking I'd have to use two different loopers 
>in
>order to loop the acoustic guitar and have it continue to run through the 
>PA
>if I wanted to use both instruments in the same song.  Any other ideas?

Mike-
        I figured that this would be a common theme with different 
problems. I 
think they both center around using the boomerang in 2 different, but like 
situations.
        I have been running a small pedal board that splits my signal 
before the 
rang but after effects. I use an a/b to control the signals which only 
differ by the rang. The looped signal goes to an old super reverb, and the 
other to a newer concert. I have a volume pedal that I turn down when I 
plug 
and uplug guitars.
        My problem is that the electrix products I just got really need to 
go 
through an effects loop, which only the concert has. I know it seems 
logical 
to just loop on the concert, but loops sound better out of the super. 
Anyway, I think that there is a rather complex way to route using many 
cables and the aux on the rang, but it makes my head hurt just thinking 
about it. I would imagine that there are good switching systems out there 
that some loopers might know about.
        Boss makes a good and very flexible line selecter for a hundred 
bucks that 
can also power other pedals. This might help you with your problem. I 
checked it out on rolandus.com yesterday.
N

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