Considering building my own true-bypass loop switcher
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:56 am
I am still in the process of trying to get a pedalboard fleshed out. At this point, I think I have enough saved to purchase the huge power supply I'm going to need for the main front-of-amp board. I don't even have a board yet, I might do some woodworking and make one, not sure yet. But I'm also going to have a smaller amp-loop board for things like volume pedal, tremolo, delays, reverbs, with a smaller power supply, one with 18v outs for the delay and reverb to sound best. The power supply for the large board might be tricky because I'll need two 12v outs to combine to power my 24v Deluxe Electric Mistress flanger. I don't think it'll be a problem though. I've seen these big massive Walrus Audio Phoenix power supplys with about 14 outputs, 2 of which can switch to 12v or 9v. I think theres a Voodoo Labs one with something similar, also Fender has one called the Engine Room 12 with 2 outs that are switchable to 12v each.
But considering I'm going to have so many pedals on the main board, and some of them are older ones with LOTS of tone suck about them, I'd like to have a switch I could use to remove groups of things from the chain, especially my old EHX green russian bubble font Big Muff. When it's off, it kills so much of my top end, and I'm already using a rangemaster style boost trying to get a more piercing top end from my Rockerverb mk3 at lower volumes.
Anyway, I've found plans for a switch box I want to do. This is my first time ever doing something like this. I've found a source for the enclosure, the jacks, the resistors, the LEDs... I just need the 3pdt latching footswitch buttons. The catch: it's gotta be something on Amazon. That's where my money for this projects tied up at. I've seen several varieties on there, prices are all over the place. Usually price would indicate "quality"... but not always, not anymore. I've seen reviews saying these or those create too much of a pop when you hit them and theres no way to alleviate it with resistors or anything. But... I'm a newbie at this, I don't know what to think.
So does anyone here have any experience with this? Could someone recommend the best 3pdt switches on Amazon to use for something like this, something with as little pop as possible, something good. I'm not concerned about price when it comes to what Amazon has, more concerned about quality. It almost seems like NONE of it is good quality. If I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO, I can maybe get them from someplace else, but I'd prefer to stick to Amazon.
But considering I'm going to have so many pedals on the main board, and some of them are older ones with LOTS of tone suck about them, I'd like to have a switch I could use to remove groups of things from the chain, especially my old EHX green russian bubble font Big Muff. When it's off, it kills so much of my top end, and I'm already using a rangemaster style boost trying to get a more piercing top end from my Rockerverb mk3 at lower volumes.
Anyway, I've found plans for a switch box I want to do. This is my first time ever doing something like this. I've found a source for the enclosure, the jacks, the resistors, the LEDs... I just need the 3pdt latching footswitch buttons. The catch: it's gotta be something on Amazon. That's where my money for this projects tied up at. I've seen several varieties on there, prices are all over the place. Usually price would indicate "quality"... but not always, not anymore. I've seen reviews saying these or those create too much of a pop when you hit them and theres no way to alleviate it with resistors or anything. But... I'm a newbie at this, I don't know what to think.
So does anyone here have any experience with this? Could someone recommend the best 3pdt switches on Amazon to use for something like this, something with as little pop as possible, something good. I'm not concerned about price when it comes to what Amazon has, more concerned about quality. It almost seems like NONE of it is good quality. If I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO, I can maybe get them from someplace else, but I'd prefer to stick to Amazon.