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Old 12-27-2010, 03:51 PM
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Buffered A/B box with volume control

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I'm thinking of getting an A/B box for switching between my electric bass and EUB. I wish it had an internal buffer (most of my pedals are true-bypass) and a separate volume control for each input. Are there any on the market? I made a search and found only 2-channel preamps (such as Bassbone and Microbass 2) with built-in EQ, DI and some other features that I don't really need.
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you could make one real cheap, if your a little solder-savvy.

a box with two input jacks; 10K resistors; two 1K-10K pots; a switch and an output jack. *this would be a passive box, but it would cost you something like $8.
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Old 12-27-2010, 04:06 PM
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Passive A/B boxes are prone to tone-suck and feedback; a buffer is a better solution. Look at the product line from Lehle, such as the "3@1", for good examples of buffered A/B with level control but no extraneous features. Even so, certainly it wouldn't be hard to DIY a buffered A/B.
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Old 12-27-2010, 04:17 PM
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The bassbone does have a few extra stuff, but it's a really good quality box. That alone is worth it to me. I really swear by it.
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The only one i know is Behringer AB100!

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/AB100.aspx
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Old 12-28-2010, 02:01 AM
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That Behringer matches all my criteria. But I'm confident their buffers are not of good quality. I wish it was made by Radial, Lehle or any other boutique manufacturer.
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Boss LS-2? It's what the Behringer is based on.
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Old 12-28-2010, 02:36 AM
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I have just found 2-channel mixer in the FEA Labs products line. But it does not have A/B function and it's pricey.
http://www.fealabs.com/products/2CH-MIX-0001.html

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Old 12-28-2010, 05:19 AM
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you could make one real cheap, if your a little solder-savvy.

a box with two input jacks; 10K resistors; two 1K-10K pots; a switch and an output jack. *this would be a passive box, but it would cost you something like $8.
Adding two ggg buffers and a DC jack would get you a buffered box for another $25 or so.
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