One Guitar, Multiple Amps?

[Leng]

Is it possible to play one guitar through multiple amps without forking over $230 for an overpriced Voodoo Amp Selector?

I've seen the Morley products and ToneBone's ABY, but these are passive and therefore would suck the hell out of tone, wouldn't they?

I have three amplifiers btw. Thanks in advance.

 

[JoeEllison]

The Morley George Lynch Tripler will handle three amps, and has a signal boost as well. Probably worth a try.

 

[Leng]

It has ground loop problems and really sucks up tone also.

Unless anyone thinks the ToneBone Bigshot ABY is good (I've read some bad reviews for it) I guess I'm screwed into forking over $250 for the voodoo amp selector.

 

[JoeEllison]

It has ground loop problems and really sucks up tone also.

Unless anyone thinks the ToneBone Bigshot ABY is good (I've read some bad reviews for it) I guess I'm screwed into forking over $250 for the voodoo amp selector.

Hey, are they good amps? Then $250 is a small price to pay.

 

[ylo]

Are you any good with a soldering iron? You can build a really good A/B/Y out of a couple of $1.00 opamps, switches and miscellaneous resistors and capacitors, with or without isolation transformers. Craig Anderton''s book on electronics for guitarists has a schematic.

Of course, buying the box and putting everything together, plus your time, may come out to more than $250 worth of aggravation.

 

[ylo]

Forgot to mention: I believe the ToneBone Bigshot is passive = potentially a P.O.S. (at least in some rigs).

Leng, you probably would get better results with the ToneBone Switchbone A-B-Y, which has active "class A" buffers on the outputs and optional isolation transformers, plus ground lifts.

 

[6L6C]

Are you any good with a soldering iron? You can build a really good A/B/Y out of a couple of $1.00 opamps, switches and miscellaneous resistors and capacitors, with or without isolation transformers. Craig Anderton''s book on electronics for guitarists has a schematic.

Of course, buying the box and putting everything together, plus your time, may come out to more than $250 worth of aggravation.

+1

 

[ibanezgtr]

I bought the Tone Bone bigshot to run 2 amps at once, it was not good. It is great for changing 1 amp at a time. What is worth every penny is the Radial Switchbone!! I have been using it for a few months now. Alan Holdsworth uses it too and many others. Radial products are amazing. It will blow away the Vodoo Lab amp selector for no noise or tonal change. Plus there are extra boosts and mutes for silent tuning etc.. I got it for $200 at musiciansfriend with discounts. I have seen some bad reviews about the Voodoo Labs amp selector.

 

[Leng]

I have seen some bad reviews about the Voodoo Labs amp selector.

I've read nothing but rave reviews about it on Harmony Central, Musiciansfriend, Zzounds, and GuitarCenter.com.

Dozens of reviews, all close to perfect 10's. I'd be really interested in reading any bad reviews to know even if there is any fault in it, it seems like a perfect piece of machinery. And it has a 5 year warranty.

I bought the VooDoo, because I know many professionals use it.

 

[t0aj15]

I own and use the Voodoo Lab Amp Selector and I'm very happy with it. I would like to read these "bad reviews" because I've never seen one myself, nor do I believe them if they do exist. Mine has worked flawlessly for a couple of years now, and BTW how many other manufacturers have five year warranties?

 

[petejt]

The Digital Music Corp GCX Switcher will split your signal without tone loss.

 

[t0aj15]

The Digital Music Corp GCX Switcher will split your signal without tone loss.

DMC no longer goes by that name they are now Voodoo Labs. If all he wants is an amp selector the Voodoo Labs Amp Selector is a much better choice, almost half the price of the GCX and has ground switches for each of the four channels to eliminate ground loops between amps. Not only that but you also have to have a midi foot controller to control the GCX. I have both the Ground Control Pro/GCX setup and the Amp Selector, and for running mutiple amp setups I much prefer to use the Amp Selector for selecting amps and save the GCP/GCX setup for midi control and function selection.

 

[HipKitty]

The Tonebone's Switchbone has proven itself to several of my clients and myself under real world touring situations blending/switching two different amps with absolutely no tone loss whatsoever....and can survive custom agents and airline personnel...a true test of durability nowadays :shock:

 

[Leng]

But, for the same price, the VooDoo labs also has 0 tone loss and 4 outputs.

I've played through a switchbone before, and although I haven't played many ABY's, the switchbone is the only one other than VooDoo's that doesn't deteriorate tone. And I have 3 amps, so I had to go for the voodoo.

 

[Rocky]

I use a switchbone and it is amazing. Not inexpensive though....