Guitarists - ABY box questions and Squawk Box on the Way!

T-rex · Post by **T-rex** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:44 pm

so I finally located a Moviola Squawk box and it should be shipping shortly. I will have to modify it or have it modified to accept 1/4 input but first a question.

I want to get a decent ABY box so I can record two amps simultaneously and I was looking at the Radial Big Shot (the $70 one) but then I found out that a Boss TU guitar tuner will run two amps at once. Anybody out there used it like this. Does it suck the tone (or just suck for that matter)? See, I don't have a decent tuner at the studio, what I use is the cheap danelectro one - which has always worked fine for me. But if for just a little more scratch than a decent ABY I can get a nice tuner that will also run two amps, I am all about it. Or are there any cheap ABY boxes that are decent?

My other option is record one at a time and reamp, but then I need a reamping box etc. so that is more cash etc.

I am open to any other suggestions too.

thanks

cactus · Post by **cactus** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:58 pm

I, too, wonder about ABY/splitters. Anyone know where to find the Systematic Systems Splitter that Barresi used on the last Tool record?

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:07 pm

T-rex wrote:I want to get a decent ABY box so I can record two amps simultaneously and I was looking at the Radial Big Shot (the $70 one) but then I found out that a Boss TU guitar tuner will run two amps at once. Anybody out there used it like this. Does it suck the tone (or just suck for that matter)?

Yes, the tuner will suck tone. I think the Radial box is your best bang for the buck box. The next best options are quite a bit more expensive. Those cheap $39 Proco ABY boxes suck tone (IMHO).

Another possibility: ZVex SHO- has dual outs, cool boost pedal to boot.

tateeskew · Post by **tateeskew** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:24 pm

the radial may be the best bang for the buck as kayagum suggests. the best A/B/Y stompbox i've ever used is the framptone

http://www.robertkeeley.com/product.php?id=33

for studio purposes, i would save some dough a buy a little labs pcp. what a fucking useful tool.

death by chandelier · Post by **death by chandelier** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:06 am

I use a A/B/Y pedal from Startouch Pedals.

http://www.startouchpedals.com

Does not seem to suck tone and is built like a tank.

T-rex · Post by **T-rex** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:05 am

Thanks for the tips! I had a chance to check out my frineds boss tuner and I couldn't tell a noticeable difference in tone, especially when I could tweak the amps for recording. So I am going with that for now, as I need a decent tuner around the studio anyway.

Whenever I get the squawk box I will post some results. . .

justinf · Post by **justinf** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:33 am

Be careful, the Boss tuners do color the tone a bit. May or not play into what you're doing depending on the tone.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:43 am

I'm about to pick one of these Morley's up (unless they get slammed in this thread)
Cheapest thing I know of to get this job done...and I like Morley stuff so..

http://cgi.ebay.com/MORLEY-TRIPLER-3-CH ... dZViewItem

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:23 am

Harry wrote:I'm about to pick one of these Morley's up (unless they get slammed in this thread)
Cheapest thing I know of to get this job done...and I like Morley stuff so..

http://cgi.ebay.com/MORLEY-TRIPLER-3-CH ... dZViewItem

Never mind.....I checked one out at a local store and they buzz like a S.O.B!

Have to spend a little more $$ to get this job done right I guess

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