I’ve been playing around a bit more and another big problem is that with each additional overdub in the loop mode the volume keeps going up. Seems pretty obvious in hindsight but the jumpered output feeds back into an input and mixes the previous recordings with each new overdub making a ton of noise. It’s kind of a nice effect but not the only way I’d like to use the pedal.

I’m starting to think that a fix could be:

Signal in –> SMHH L input
SMHH L output –> Switchblade
Switchblade A output –> modifier pedals (DS-1, pitchshifter, chorus, or tremolo)
/Switchblade B output –> amp
/modifier pedals –> SMHH R input
SMHH R input –> amp

Then it seems like the A channel would be normal Hazarai, and the B would be the jumpered/distorted version. Or am I way off here?

The problem being that I already need a Switchblade+ before my volume pedal and SMHH for some sound-on-sound action… is this going to be too many cables and destroy my tone?