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Jeff Evans


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Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 11:38 am    
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Has anyone ever found an adaptor to convert a volume pedal from a single-out to dual-outputs which didn't degrade the sound? (The standard Shack adaptor definitely degrades the sound.)
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 12:52 pm    
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Hi Jeff, the Goodrich pedals with two outputs just use two taps from the output of the pot, so any vanilla Y-adapter should work. Does your Radio Shack adapter have electronics in it? That could cause the problem.
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Jeff Evans


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Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 5:38 pm    
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Okay, Jim, I'll try vanilla before I drop large dollars on another volume pedal.

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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 5:52 pm    
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Jeff, why do you need "dual outs"? Are you running 2 amps? If so, the a plain old Y-jack sometimes won't work, because they offer no isolation.

But, you can try this...
If your amp has 2 input jacks, run your pedal straight into the amp, and then run another cord from the remaining input jack to the input of the second amp. This way, you have the benefit of the isolation circuit that's on all amplifier input jacks. I've done it on several occasions, with different amps, and it worked like a charm!
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Jerry Roller


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Van Buren, Arkansas USA
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 6:56 pm    
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What Donny said. That was the way Zane Beck showed me to run two amps.
Jerry
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 7:11 pm    
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Gary Carpenter comes out of the two outputs of his Goodrich L120 straight to two Nashville 400's so I don't see why a straight "Y" adapter wouldn't work. In fact you could drill another hole in your pedal to add a second output jack and have the same thing as the Goodrich.
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Bob Carlson

 

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Surprise AZ.
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2001 7:22 pm    
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Donny,
I run the other out to my tuner.

BC

[This message was edited by Bob Carlson on 13 November 2001 at 07:23 PM.]

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Jeff Evans


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Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
Post  Posted 14 Nov 2001 5:37 am    
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Those are three or four ideas I didn't have...all for under $300. Thanks very much.

[This message was edited by Jeff Evans on 14 November 2001 at 05:40 AM.]

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Tony Orth


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Evansville, Indiana, USA
Post  Posted 14 Nov 2001 12:34 pm    
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Bob C., or Jack.

When I try to run my second output on my Goodrich pedal to my tuner, I get a bad noise in my amp. Any idea what's causing this?

Tony
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Jack Stoner


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Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 14 Nov 2001 4:35 pm    
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You may be getting a "ground loop hum". The tuner must be a (grounded) AC model. You don't say what kind you have but I know there have been some on here that have a DTR-1 or 2 in their rack and it causes the ground loop hum unless it's isolated from the rails.

My old Korg WT12 would not work in-line between my steel and amp. The steel would overload it and the steel output to the amp would be distorted.
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Bob Carlson

 

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Surprise AZ.
Post  Posted 14 Nov 2001 7:46 pm    
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It must be your tuner. You can't even tell my BOSS TU-12 is there.

BC
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Tony Orth


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Evansville, Indiana, USA
Post  Posted 15 Nov 2001 2:39 pm    
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Probably the tuner. It's a battery powered Korg C-20.
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