A / B / Y pedal issue

[Jag_Bassist]

Hey guys,

i have an electro harmonic switchblade which I'm using to switch between bass and synth into one amp. unfortunately the signals of both are really quiet when i use it. i assume thats because the pedal is passive?

would an active A B Y switch like the mooer option solve this?

also does anyone know of an a b y that has separate level controls?


Thanks in advance.

[0175westwood29]

could always grab a trusty boss ls2

andy

[Jag_Bassist]

they look like what i need. just to check you can set it up for two inputs to 1 out put? do i use the input and the return to the output?

[0175westwood29]

Theres so many modes im sure you can switch between input a and b and send only thru output a

Andy

[Prime_BASS]

The LS-2 will do what you want.
Instrument one into return A and 2nd into return B, output to amp.
In A or B mode the switch go from one to the other. The knobs will act as line boost or cuts.

[Jag_Bassist]

Awesome that's perfect just bought one second hand for 50 quid

[Nessy]

Probably too late, but using a passive ABY pedal in A or B mode between 2 instruments to 1 amp really shouldn't cause any signal degradation at all (assuming you haven't changed anything else in your set-up to accommodate it e.g. removing a buffered pedal) - it's literally just an extension of a guitar cable. Maybe the EHX is faulty?

Edited January 27, 2014 by Nessy

[arcureo]

Yeah, just for the fact that it is passive it means that is just a switch. Almost no circuitry at all (almost). The signal degradation should be almost non-existent! But it's a good thing you solved the issue with an LS2