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Post subject: 2 Blues Jr's, 1 Fat switch? Can it be done?
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:44 pm
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Well, Now I added a pair of Blues Jr NOS amps to the stable and to use at gigs instead of dragging my SRRI and the Music Man HD130 4-10....Question is: Can a single button be wired with 2 cables? 1 to each amp....Basically I want to step on 1 switch for the fat boost on both amps....BTW, These amps are 10 times what the HR Deluxe should be.


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Post subject: Re: 2 Blues Jr's, 1 Fat switch? Can it be done?
Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:29 pm
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Sure, lots of possibilities. You can Y a single button shorting footswitch (the ones with no LED) to both amps fat switch jacks. Using the Y connection could be a ground loop, causing noise, or it may not be noisy, but it would be the easiest to try. If that causes noise, then you could change the switch inside the footswitch to a DPST (double pole, single throw) or DPDT (double pole, double throw) switch and wire each half of the switch to a cable for each amp, to isolate the two amps if necessary. Or simply build one with a DPDT single switch, but yes it's certainly possible. :idea:

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Post subject: Re: 2 Blues Jr's, 1 Fat switch? Can it be done?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:55 am
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Well, I'll have to find someone in the Cincy area to build it. I can't even solder speaker wires on a jack....


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Post subject: Re: 2 Blues Jr's, 1 Fat switch? Can it be done?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:02 am
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what about buying a boss line selector (LS-2)? Can't you plug the A/B out to the footswitch jacks in the BJr's, then plug the actual footswitch into the LS-2? Then, keep the LS-2 down at all times, and then use the fender footswitch, to activate the "Fat" switch on both amps?

You can plug one guitar into the ls-2, and then have it run to play thru 2 different amps. wouldn't it be the same concept for the fat switches?


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Post subject: Re: 2 Blues Jr's, 1 Fat switch? Can it be done?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:12 am
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No, the fat switch just shorts the circuit to ground or is open, selecting either fat or not with a simple closed or open switch across the jack. So a line selector, or ABY switch, will not work without being modified. :idea:

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Post subject: Re: 2 Blues Jr's, 1 Fat switch? Can it be done?
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:23 am
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ahh. gotcha. How about just leaving one fat switch in, and using the footswitch for the other one?


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