krock Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Looking to get an ABY pedal. Ive noticed that they can range from about £25 to a few hundred. What is the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Don't know for sure, I have a Morley ABY and works just like it is supposed to. I bought it used for $25 dollars. Runs on batteries only and the batteries last forever since they really only power the LED lights. Nice rugged pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I've made some ABY pedals and the thing about them is this: Most of them have a resistor tied right to the input that bleeds off some of the signal right as soon as it gets into the pedal. The Morley is like that. So there is tone suck with a Morley. The ones that I designed and made are different and, as far as I know, the only ABY I've ever seen that always grounds out the unselected input when it's not in use to prevent popping and stray noise when you switch inputs. Everything is hard wired throughput. But they really are only suitable for use in front of the amp - like for switching guitars. I never recommended them for use for speakers. I have the wiring diagram somewhere - I can't find it right now - and if you want to make one yourself I can find it and send it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 If you just need ABY (not running more than two amps or loops) buy this one... http://www.tonebone.com/re-bigshot-aby.htm I've owned a few and this one is far and away the best. No battery needed, btw. It's true bypass, and it has switching to solve the phasing issues you can have with two amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That Big Shot looks like the thing to get. Its all wired direct with no resistors or any other weird stuff and the ground loop phase thing looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc3c46 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 That Big Shot looks like the thing to get. Its all wired direct with no resistors or any other weird stuff and the ground loop phase thing looks cool. I use the STARTOUCH ABY since a few years. No batteries, handwired, no tone suck, no problems. Ever since I run 2 amps in stereo and get a killer sound. Could not live without it anymore. Check out the website! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Whirlwind Selector is the best IMO, except for Lehle of course, but those are much more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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