Remote speaker muting

[Sleepy]

Hi, during my jazz band rehearsals there are often times when the rhythm section has to be silent while the blowers go over a section. I would like to be able to play during these times, listening to myself through headphones. There is a mute button on the back of the cabinet (Gallien-Krueger MB150S) but it is not convenient and I would like to mute the speaker using a foot switch. Can anybody suggest a piece of kit or a modification which will accomplish this? Thanks.

Martin

[ahpook]

short of opening up the amp and wiring in a footswitch...

[Dood]

[quote name='Sleepy' post='91216' date='Nov 20 2007, 01:40 AM']Hi, during my jazz band rehearsals there are often times when the rhythm section has to be silent while the blowers go over a section. I would like to be able to play during these times, listening to myself through headphones. There is a mute button on the back of the cabinet (Gallien-Krueger MB150S) but it is not convenient and I would like to mute the speaker using a foot switch. Can anybody suggest a piece of kit or a modification which will accomplish this? Thanks.

Martin[/quote]


Maybe you could rig up a little mixer and earphones, connected to your amp, mebbe if you have a tuner output?. Does your amp have a mute switch that could silence it?

For example, my Ampeg preamp has a tuner output that is always live, even when you switch the mute footswitch. Ideal for connecting up some sort of monitor system.

p.s. you can pick up mixers really cheap these days.. Bothe Behringer and Phonic do a little 5 channel on for around 30 quid I think.