+1. Oh look at that, I'm selling one!
Really tho, the PB+ does what you're looking for. Great tuner too.
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Splitter for two basses?
- Thread starter CooperRex
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+1. Oh look at that, I'm selling one!
Really tho, the PB+ does what you're looking for. Great tuner too.
Not to mention, it's easy enough to step on your tuner to cut off signal to your amp/DI (assuming tuner is 1st in signal chain, after your instrument), then silently switch instruments.
I can also see where it might be useful (even required, for some people) to mix/match instruments & amps. I can also see where it would be handy to have 2 or more instruments on "hot standby", on a single amp.
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I went through this same quest, first used the Radial I/O, found the Morley was a cheaper option (and dug the LED light).
But in both cases, I found that having 2 cabled basses onstage was a pain - unless I was *really* careful, after a couple of switches the cables would tangle. Plus on small stages (and mostly we play small stages) I just didn't have room for that kind of cable snaggle.
So I'm using a Planet Waves Circuit Breaker cable - a cable with a switch in it.
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It's still not a perfect solution (I've sometimes gotten to a gig, plugged in, and wondered why I don't have any signal, only to realize (d'oh!) that the cable was switched off).
But it makes for quick, silent instrument changes, without extra tangles or hassles.
I tried several solutions over the years. First was a DOD A/B box. Plug a bass in to each side of the switch, with the common going to the amp. No interaction, no loading because the circuit shorts the switched off jack and isolates it from the common. Nice, but I had two cables laying on stage in addition to the one going from the box to the amp. And then I wanted a tuner in line so that was another A/B box and a couple of short cables.
Then I got a volume pedal with a tuner out. Simply kill the volume with the pedal, unplug one bass and plug in the other using the same cord. Simple and fast. Only problem was the clumsy singer who'd step on the pedal on occasion...
Then I got a Boss TU-2 tuner. It's got a mute switch and it doesn't take up much real estate on stage. Hit the mute, swap basses, and I'm back. I could switch from fretted to fretless before the drummer finished his gratuitous cymbal rolls on the ending of most songs.
John
Then I got a volume pedal with a tuner out. Simply kill the volume with the pedal, unplug one bass and plug in the other using the same cord. Simple and fast. Only problem was the clumsy singer who'd step on the pedal on occasion...
Then I got a Boss TU-2 tuner. It's got a mute switch and it doesn't take up much real estate on stage. Hit the mute, swap basses, and I'm back. I could switch from fretted to fretless before the drummer finished his gratuitous cymbal rolls on the ending of most songs.
John
That is the product you need right there. I have the pitchblack and it is a nice tuner. The PB-2 seems to be made for you LOL!
Since I'm moving toward a pedal board setup anyway, I'm using the Morley A/B box, and i stuck an MXR Micro amp in there to level out the signals between my ATK and my Precision. Get's the job done.
that's the way to do it. i switch between two guitars constantly, and if they each had their own cable i'd have a tangled mess in no time.
here's the trick, though (assuming you always hook the cable over the strap like you're supposed to):
step on the muting stage tuner, unplug the instrument, keep the plug in your picking hand, take off the bass, put on the new bass still keeping the plug in your picking hand, plug in the new bass. your cable will be automatically hooked over the strap, and you'll be ready to go.
i have long had issues switching basses. the reason I switch is they are very different, for different needs. One (the 6) is active, the other (Fenders, normally) have different signal strengths. I've tried a/b switches, tried the hi/low inputs on the amp. But it can drive the engineer nuts (currently, my lead singer?keyboardist).
My solution has been my multi-effects pedal. Two sets of patch banks, one for each bass, soundchecked to match in signal. Unplug, replug (one cable), with the volume pedal off to stop noise, hit the right bank, and fly away.
My solution has been my multi-effects pedal. Two sets of patch banks, one for each bass, soundchecked to match in signal. Unplug, replug (one cable), with the volume pedal off to stop noise, hit the right bank, and fly away.
I use a Morley A/B pedal, it uses a 9volt battery. Carvin has a passive A/B pedal thats pretty cheap. I think they are around $29.00 new. A friend of mine uses them. He has had them for years.
Ive been taking two basses my upright and electric for awhile now and i found the Nady mini mixer MM-141 works GREAT its just has a volume for each channel !!!!!!! and there pretty inexpensive and really simple to use ...they run around $30 new and i never had problems with it 
++1. Identical to my Ki-Sound MMX-4 Micro Mixer mentioned on the previous page (just a color difference). No need for anything else.Ive been taking two basses my upright and electric for awhile now and i found the Nady mini mixer MM-141 works GREAT its just has a volume for each channel !!!!!!! and there pretty inexpensive and really simple to use ...they run around $30 new and i never had problems with it
