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What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps? I've got 2 Fishman Aura Spectrums and was thinking about how I could run my Martin GPCPA5K into both, and that led to thinking about doing similar things with my electrics. I have certainly done DI'd guitars, and run a 2nd line back out input 2 on my Fender amps and I know there are units like the Radials, but I am wondering about the lower budget (still quality) options.
Anyone?
I have a Radial X-Amp that will allow "reamping" my Martin to both Spectrums, after tracking it DI'd. What about "before"?
Thanks
Michael
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 11:06:04
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i haven't seen a better option for this than the Radial
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 11:09:39
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☼ Best Answerby pentimentosound 2016/02/05 08:44:22
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 11:32:55
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I'd have thought a simple AB/Y pedal would do the job (similar to bb's final link) (possibly one with a groundlift switch if such a thing is available).
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 12:17:02
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☄ Helpfulby pentimentosound 2016/02/05 08:44:28
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 12:35:25
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Some tuners also have 2 outs. I think the Boss TU2 does. I use this. It's a little more than you're asking for. http://www.bossus.com/products/ls-2/
post edited by SF_Green - 2016/01/21 12:48:38
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 12:45:11
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If your signal is buffered by either active electronics or any pedal with a buffered bypass (i.e. any Boss pedal, many MXR and others), you can just use a Y cable and be done with it.
 In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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pentimentosound
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 14:55:44
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Wow, thanks guys! This is great. I have owned a ton of gear over the past 52+ years but after Chapter 7 and starting over I realized I have not been able to keep up with all the new stuff out there and do your suggestions make that clear!
The Radial Big Shot seems like the one, but I'll go through them all and post back. I can imagine all of them having particular uses in my studio set up.
I used to have a TU2 but don't recall that option. I'll check into that one, too.
I recall the Palmer Triage as being "very interesting" when I first saw it, but forgot about that one!
I don't know if my Martin's Fishman preamp is buffered or not but will check into that, thanks.
I really appreciate the responses. Time to order one, now!
Michael
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 15:43:11
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With guitars, pretty much anything with a battery/power buffers the signal when it's in the signal path.
The significance of FX pedals with "buffered bypass" is that the signal is still buffered even when the pedal is in bypass mode.
Generally speaking, if you get no signal when you remove the battery/power then it's probably buffered already and you will gain little or nothing by adding expensive doodads further down the chain.
In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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pentimentosound
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/21 17:37:38
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That makes sense, thanks.
Michael
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pentimentosound
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Re: What's the best budget way to split A/E or electric guitar to 2 pedals/amps?
2016/01/24 10:12:24
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Bat, I ordered a Radial Big Shot ABY to start. So thanks to all. I think that'll cover acoustic and electric guitar stuff for a bit, with a long range plan to get something more elaborate, like the Palmer Triage, later.
Michael
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