I need to build a blend loop, can any one help me please?

[Biaeothanata-Bassist]

Hey guys

I need some help with a piece of gear i want to build.

Basically, i want a looper in my rig signal chain. I already have my clean signal blended with an overdrive through one unit but then i want to send that signal in to a looper pedal with a full blown distortion in the loop of it but I don't want it to be blended, I want the main signal to be running through at normal level but have a pot on the distortion loop to bring in as much of that loop as I want underneath the main signal which i would then run from the loop box to . Also, I'd like it to be true bypass foot switchable from an external footswitch.

Reason for this is when I record, I have 3 channels. channel 1 is my bass with an amp simulator, channel 2 is the bass with Sansamp sim (TSE B.O.D.) and an amp sim (Ampeg SVT or GK 800RB) then a 3rd channel sitting under the mix which is a copy channel 2 with the overdrive set to blitzkrieg and a TS-9 sim (TSE TS808) set really distorted just to bulk out the mix. Sounds so good!

I would most likely house this in a half length 1u rack unit as well and the signal chain would be as follows...

- Clean signal with overdrive blended

- Looper box with distortion in the controllable loop

- out from loop box to amp, amp to cabinet

It sounds simple enough but i just don't know how to do it. I know the Boss LS-2 basically does all this but i'm not forking out that much for it and it's not rack mountable.

If anyone can help, i'd really appreciate it.

thanks!

Edited May 24, 2014 by Biaeothanata-Bassist