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A/B Loop Switcher

I started working on my super-duper Master Looper pedal but had to set it aside temporarily lest I go mad. But, I had a gig coming up. I threw together this little guy the night before. I suppose I'll decorate it someday. It was a temporary solution and it stayed that way.

It switches between two different effects loops.

I used a CR2032 coin battery inside for the LEDs so I wouldn't have to use another power extension from the pedal board. The switcher will work without any power, but it's easier to use with the LEDs activated.

I designed a redundancy to activate the LEDs so it wouldn't get activated by accident and run out the battery. Both of the following conditions must be true.

  1. The toggle must be on. This way you can switch it off if you leave your pedals plugged in when not in use.
  2. A pedal must be plugged into the main input. This way if you have it in a bag, it's ok if the toggle gets flipped accidentally.

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  • A/B Loop Switcher pedal with the blue LED on.
    The blue side is activated
  • A/B Loop Switcher pedal with the red LED on.
    The red side is activated
  • Inside the pedal you can see the jacks, footswitch, toggle and battery. The inside of the bottom panel is signed,
          "A/B Loop Switcher" ZRG 7/19/2024
    Guts shot and signature