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Post by ijustwannastrat on Jun 14, 2010 1:05:26 GMT -5
I was talking to my uncle, and we came to the general conclusion that to feed your signal into TWO DIFFERENT amps would have the possibility of sounding better than ONE, especially in a power trio.
So I figured, why not? I have an idea sketched out for how to wire a box to split a signal passively, but I am lacking a scanner recently. This is where the questions come in....
"Can I do this without dying?" If ultimate tone requires the ultimate sacrafice, then I may be out....
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Post by JohnH on Jun 14, 2010 1:19:00 GMT -5
I think it is safe enough, with a Y splitter ie, something that connects the hot from your guitr to two hots to the amps, and connects the three grounds togther. Could be a box containing three similar jack sockets, all hots wired together, all grounds wired together.
Watchits might include risk of hum due to creating a ground loop between the two amps. So make sure they are earthed to the same mains outlet. Also, with more cables than usual connected to your guitar, there is more loss of high treble. So a buffer is useful, straight after the guitar, eg a standard tuner pedal.
John
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Post by ijustwannastrat on Jun 14, 2010 9:54:15 GMT -5
So a good ol' GFCI power strip, like one of these, would solve any ground loop issues? Also, if you're gig-ing, you NEED a tuner. That sounds beautiful. I'm working on paint right now, attempting to make a somewhat decent rendition of what I drew in 20 seconds. It isn't going so well... |
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Post by newey on Jun 14, 2010 10:45:26 GMT -5
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Post by ijustwannastrat on Jun 14, 2010 12:22:53 GMT -5
Well golly, I shoulda lurked moar.
What I drew on a napkin had no switches, it was just 3 jacks, but who knows? Maybe being able to choose your amp would be a good thing?
On that topic, would there be a loud *POP* if you switched to one amp or another? Like unplugging a guitar from the guitar jack?
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