Wiring diagram for boost and overdrive in same enclosure?

[grolschie]

Hello. I am wanting to put a boost and an overdrive/distortion in the same box, with 2x switches and 2x LEDs. Each on separate veroboards. One switch should bypass both circuits (whole pedal on/off). The other switch should switch in/out the boost in front of the overdrive. Pretty standard I guess. Slightly different to simply wiring 2x effects in one box, each with own 3PDT switch. I have 2 3PDTs ready. Can anyone please point me to a wiring diagram? Thanks in advance.

[Cardboard Tube Samurai]

There's a handy link in the tech pages at GGG "Wiring 2 effects in 1 box" (or something to that effect). It's a tried and true method

[grolschie]

Thanks. However, that keeps the two effects independant of each other. Not really what I am looking for. I would like one switch to bypass the lot. The other switch to take the boost out of the circuit. Otherwise, I have to click two switches at once to turn both off. I don't need to be able to use the boost by itself.

I guess I should wire both circuits together, and have one switch set up to true bypass the whole thing. Then suss out a way of jumpering/bypassing the boost stage, with an LED and 3PDT. I just thought there might be a simple diagram already out there. 

[MikeH]

It's simple; think about it.  Wire one switch connected to the input and outputs that bypasses the whole thing, just like if you had only one effect in there.  Then let's treat the other sides of the throws like a "send" and "return" of a bypass box.  The 'send', which is on the input jack side, will connect to the other switch that will either bypass the boost, or not.  That switch will then connect to the input of the od with the output of the od connecting to our 'return' on the first switch.

Or think about it this way; wire it up like you were only putting the OD in there.  Then take the wire that goes from the switch to the input of the od, and wire in a switch to either switch in or bypass a boost.  Clear as mud?

[grolschie]

ummm.... I think so. Thanks.   I was thinking that it should be simple logic. I may have to grab some strong coffee when I sit down to suss it out though...

[grolschie]

OK, here is a sketch. Would this work?



Thanks in advance.

[MikeH]

Ah yes, I believe that's it.  The diagram at the bottom of the picture is definitely to right concept.

[grolschie]

Thanks. I will try to give it a whirl sometime soon. 

[grolschie]

OK, here is a sketch. Would this work?



Thanks in advance.

Hooray! It works! Thanks guys!