loop pedals...duh!

[foxfire]

it just dawned on me that if i made myself a multi loop pedal i could then make myself a bunch of effects/pedals sans switches and then just swap them in and out as i wish. in turn saving money in the long run and if you lay it out correctly you could always add a switch later. anybody doing this already?

[JasonG]

I have been kicking around the idea of making a box with connectors in it so I could easily switch circuit boards.

[Paul Marossy]

it just dawned on me that if i made myself a multi loop pedal i could then make myself a bunch of effects/pedals sans switches and then just swap them in and out as i wish. in turn saving money in the long run and if you lay it out correctly you could always add a switch later. anybody doing this already?

Hadn't thought of that before, but it sounds like a workable idea. The only thing is that you'll have bypass switch-less pedals that can't be used as stand-alone units, unless you don't mind them being on all the time...

[foxfire]

but you could always add a switch later if you lay it out correctly...

[jacobyjd]

Keep in mind that you won't be saving ANY cost by doing this, unless you do something radically different (skip the enclosures and go for a modular rackmount setup or something), since you'll need TWICE as many connection cables to patch everything together. Those cost as much as a 3pdt.

[foxfire]

true it only really works for the kind of person who is always changing their pedals around or people like me that get the cheapest patch cables they can find or steal.

[jacobyjd]

True--I don't spend a whole lot of cash on my patch cables, but when I tooled out the cost for a loop project of my own, I realized that I would have to find an additional motivator besides cost savings.

The ability to change things out quickly is a big plus though, especially if you're using older pedals w/ crappy bypasses.

[Top Top]

I think it is a good and very workable idea if you commonly switch many effects in and out at one time. I don't usually put bypass switches on my devices as I use them mainly for recording - I will record with and without effects in separate takes, so in the rare occasion that I want to be able to switch them in and out with a foot switch it would actually be a good option for me.

[foxfire]

i just wish i had realized this sooner when i still had money to buy parts. i could've bought fewer switches and more enclosures and whatnot.