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c7sus said:
$229 for a SWITCH? I don't think so. I paid $20 for my A/B/Y switch (used), and it works great; it even has LEDs to tell me which channel is on.
c7sus said:
Zaphod B said:OK, here's another question:
Why are people selling $200+ buffered switch boxes when a simple, actual, physical switch box that I could assemble for $20 does the same thing?
Zaphod B said:I guess I was just wondering about how a simple switch function gets turned into $200 worth of not-entirely-necessary electronics.
Sorry, kind of ranting, I guess.![]()
c7sus said:The buffering amps make up for the fact you are taking the guitar signal and SPLITTING it to two amps.
c7sus said:These circuits are buffered or isolated for a reason.
The isolating transformers break ground loops. The buffering amps make up for the fact you are taking the guitar signal and SPLITTING it to two amps.
Check this out. This is the RG Keen site that was mentioned above. The AB/Y isn't just a pair of jacks and a DPDT switch.
http://www.geofex.com/
Click on the 12/8/04 file, an updated AB/Y.
Oh, and the street price on the Radial is $229, which is a lot better than $299.The /13 SwitchHazel looks pretty cool too.
Exactly - a switcher, not a splitter.Outlaws said:Yes, on an ABY box, but not an AB box.![]()
ggunn said:That's still way too much money for the functionality it provides, IMO. I don't remember the brand that I have, but it's a buffered A/B/Y box with indicator LED's, and I bought it used at a consignment shop for $20. It works great.
I also have a couple of old EH Switchblades that I use for selecting between 2 guitars/basses, and they are just a DPDT switch in a box. They work just fine, too, and they are 25 years old.
Three hundred bucks for a switch is just plain silly, IMO.
c7sus said:Decent transformers ain't cheap. I guess that's part of the expense.
I'm in the electrical biz. I can tell you decent tools cost serious $$$, and so do decent parts. I guess stuff is relative. To me it's cheaper and easier to buy a product that does what it's supposed to do and devote my time to something (hopefully) more musical. I get enough work at work if you know what I mean.
Call CAE and get a quote from those guys for an amp switcher. That will blow your mind.
Damn, you're tough if you won't even give yourself a discount!c7sus said:I know for a fact I can't afford to hire MYSELF.