Hi everyone, first post and first topic here. I’m a huge fan of the Stereo Memory man with Hazarai and since I picked it up also have a Big Muff Pi w/Tone Wicker (love it) and a Soul Preacher (like it).

I remember reading somewhere that it’s possible to plug your guitar into the L input of the SMHH, then patch from the L output back into the R input, then take the R input out to your amp. I’ve been playing around with this and currently have a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal in that loop between the L out and R in. It’s nice for momentary chaos when I’m using the looper function and I’m thinking about putting a pitchshifter or something else fun in there soon too.

However I’m starting to wonder if I should just put the DS-1 straight in line after the mono out because looping back through the pedal makes the delays hard to control. I’m starting to think I should get an A/B switch pedal that goes from the L out and splits, one output going to my amp for non-hacked Hazarai and one out going into the DS-1 then back into the R input for the hijacked version. I’m not sure if having a dead R input will cause any problems with the stereo pings and whatnot.

Can anybody explain what’s going on here or share experience using this same hack? I feel like there’s a lot of cool potential here with this pedal but don’t want to drop a hundred bucks on switch pedals and patch cables only to find out it sounds awful or is just too complicated. I play some shoegaze-y stuff, some post-rock-y stuff, and some acoustic with simple loops and stuff.

Thanks!
Kyle