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Can the switch blade do A+B?
Nope, it’s one or the other.
Talking of SWs, my vintage Switch Blade used to go “clunk” when triggered. Considering the number of delays and sound-on-sound effects between it and the amp this could cause a myriad of unwanted “clunks” down the line. I solved the issue by inserting a volume pedal. All the same a bit of needless hassle.
I bought the new Switch Blade and started using it in the studio. …”clunk”!! I know it is a passive circuit, as opposed to some AB/Ys out there, still it seems a pity to be back to square one after over 30 years of (advanced) technology. Hmm!
Any ideas for de-clunking the Switch Blade before I get it modded?
All suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
what kind of switch does it have in it? because having no LED or anything I’m presuming it doesn’t need one of the 9 lug blue ones….in which case maybe a switch with a softer switching, I have a 6 lug black one in a pedal of mine (not ehx) that’s much softer feeling maybe it would be less ‘clunky’ I’m not sure.
The “clunk” I referred to is electronic, i.e. the exact opposite to the Fender switch board for my Fender Studio 180 amp which is 100% electronically silent.
The electronic “clunk” (which is what it sounds like) races down the effect chain and, if I have the Metal Muff and Electric Mistress and #1 Echo all up and running, comes out in the amp as a very loud “kerrump” repeated several times. Most annoying. :facepalm:
I reckon the issue is with the passive set-up of the pedal and I intend to mod it by getting a circuit added to “silence” the electronic switching interference I am getting.
Having said this, I will also take a closer look at the foot switch itself, it could be that the solder is out of spec.
My vintage unit does:
1) A or B
2) A or A+B
I modded another vintage unit by adding a another output jack so it could do:
1) true bypass looper with 1 effect loop
2) A+B with a kill switch for B
The modded one is particularly useful for my Space Echo RE101.