iamapirate Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) When you plug an overdrive in before a wah, it gives a completely different tone to plugging in the wah before the overdrive. So I was wondering if it was possible to make a true-bypass-non-eletrical-without-a-chip-board pedal that when you hit it, it changes the signal chain from one to the other. Something like this would be cool but I don't have any circuit diagrams. Edited May 14, 2009 by iamapirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 [url="http://www.woboge.com/boxes_inverter.html"]Wobo[/url] do one, I think a few others do too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 I think there might be a schematic for one at the Beavis Audio site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanSpeeltBas Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='488347' date='May 15 2009, 12:03 AM'][url="http://www.woboge.com/boxes_inverter.html"]Wobo[/url] do one, I think a few others do too.[/quote] Yes the Wobo Inverter delivers exactly what you need - passive operation, easy to use, just what you're looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 [quote name='JanSpeeltBas' post='488544' date='May 15 2009, 09:37 AM']Yes the Wobo Inverter delivers exactly what you need - passive operation, easy to use, just what you're looking for![/quote] Their site says it uses relays and requires quite a lot of current. Not so passive, maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='488895' date='May 15 2009, 02:01 PM']Their site says it uses relays and requires quite a lot of current. Not so passive, maybe.[/quote] A relay is just a "powered switch". Relays can be setup to switch over as many contacts as you want with one press of a footswitch. This can be relay useful (hah - did you see what I did there ? ) The current is used purely to operate the relay and is completely isolated from the signal side of the pedal. A relay-operated switch is more likely to be genuine "true bypass" than a normal mechanical switch. The power is also used to operated LEDs so that you always tell which way the switch is currently set - this is very useful on a dark stage when you can't remember which way the unit i switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cooler King Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 If you're interested I could build you one, I built the same thing last year for another guitarist to do just this thing. I think I've got enough parts around me to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanSpeeltBas Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='488895' date='May 15 2009, 03:01 PM']Their site says it uses relays and requires quite a lot of current. Not so passive, maybe.[/quote] Well I meant no active electronics in the signal chain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 [quote name='The Cooler King' post='489211' date='May 15 2009, 07:05 PM']If you're interested I could build you one, I built the same thing last year for another guitarist to do just this thing. I think I've got enough parts around me to do it.[/quote] How much would that cost me? Ideally I'd like to make it myself, but I don't have the circuit diagram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 i just drew up a diagram for this and i uploaded it to photobucket but this site wont let me link to that. whats a good site to upload it to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I usually use tinypic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 i hope this makes sense my paint skills aren't the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 (edited) haha ty!!! EDIT Thanks for all the help. I'm going to try out the one on the beavis audio site (http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/PedalHacker/OrderSwitcher.gif) as it looks like the easiest to do (no offense at all to paint ) Thanks again for the help Pirate Edited May 18, 2009 by iamapirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cooler King Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 [quote name='iamapirate' post='490781' date='May 17 2009, 07:39 PM']How much would that cost me? Ideally I'd like to make it myself, but I don't have the circuit diagram[/quote] Could do it for say £30, just to get the parts used up I have spare on my workbench. EDIT - just seen that you're building one, but if you don't go through with it I can do you one in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 [quote name='iamapirate' post='490930' date='May 17 2009, 10:14 PM']haha ty!!! EDIT Thanks for all the help. I'm going to try out the one on the beavis audio site (http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/PedalHacker/OrderSwitcher.gif) as it looks like the easiest to do (no offense at all to paint ) Thanks again for the help Pirate[/quote] no worries its the same layout except you can actually follow that one haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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