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Post by **Doog** » Wed May 07, 2014 6:16 pm

Happy New Pedal-Switcher Daaaaaaaay

So I picked up a Buzz Electronics 8-way programmable switcher a few years ago, but a few things made it tricky to get on with; cramped footswitches, squat shape and no 'you're on this preset, dumdum' indication. Great for standalone playing, but a pain in the arse while singing and playing math rock simultaneously

Enter the MOEN GEC-9, used on Ebay for about 80-100 quid less than new.

Although it offers less instant preset footswitches (5 per bank, meaning you gotta switch banks to access them) vs the Buzz's 8-all-day-long, this is waaaaaaay more sane. Great user interaction, and some nifty functionality on loops 6-9, allowing it to switch amp channels, outputs, switching stuff in and out of your amps FX loop, as well as putting a few pedals between loops to allow manual control (wahs/volume pedals etc).

Cat getting all up in my shit as per usual

S'GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD, GUYS. Can't wait to upgrade to a bigger amp and non-cardboard pedalboard too. This isn't my full pedalboard, so my need for this thing maybe isn't too apparent from this pic. BUT I NEEDS IIT

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Basic demo courtesy of Fred Duuuuuuuuhst

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Cooler demo courtesy of Mason Stoops, which is a sweetass name

Will try and knock up a brief demo of my own sometime, it's great y'all.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed May 07, 2014 8:25 pm

That's pretty smart, and very simple... We shall need a Doog full pedal board demo of it in action

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Thu May 08, 2014 12:41 pm

Nice cat!

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu May 08, 2014 12:47 pm

71Smallbox wrote:Nice cat!

you need the extra 4 paws to work it...

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Thu May 08, 2014 4:31 pm

I don't know about the pedal, maybe too complicated for me, if it only had 3 or 4 loops it would be more useful.

The cat is awesome though. Makes a great wallpaper too, I just put it on my desktop.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Thu May 08, 2014 5:01 pm

My behringer delay? Good to see it in action

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 08, 2014 6:05 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:I don't know about the pedal, maybe too complicated for me, if it only had 3 or 4 loops it would be more useful.

It's super easy to use, for reals; the extra loops and functionality only become an issue if you wanna use them- you could happily just use 3-4 loops and ignore everything else.

riotshield wrote:My behringer delay? Good to see it in action

Yeeeeah! I'm using it as a splitter-and-slight-delayer to a second amp rather than traditional usage, but it's still VITAL

Pato thanks you for your kind words.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Thu May 08, 2014 7:03 pm

I'm sure it's easy, but I don't need it. It's easy to make two loops with a dual-output tuner and a passive aby switcher at the other end, and takes up much less space.

Actually they do make one with 4 loops, the 438: moen

It would do what I want, but I don't really need it. It's pretty cool though. I do like my new wallpaper a lot though.

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Thu May 08, 2014 7:10 pm

You've just pointed me in the direction of something I've been needing for quite some time. Looks really easy to use too. Nice one.

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 08, 2014 9:06 pm

Check it out mate, it's super handy. Even has buffered, and non buffered output and a footswitable mute that routes your signal to a tuner/other thing.

Fakir Mustache wrote:I'm sure it's easy, but I don't need it. It's easy to make two loops with a dual-output tuner and a passive aby switcher at the other end, and takes up much less space.

True- if you wanted just that limited functionality, you could do it with just a Boss LS-2 and nowt else. These Moens are a totally different beast; not for everyone, but worth its weight in gold for me.

Full res catpedal jpg

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Fri May 09, 2014 7:30 am

Thanks, that's a bit better resolution, the first one was usable too, but the pedals look a little clearer on this, not as much difference with the cat.

Cat's name is Pato?

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri May 09, 2014 11:56 am

That looks great - investigating now.

Doogcat looks like a long haired version of my cat - and got an 'aah, cute' from Cheryl.

Post by **Doog** » Fri May 09, 2014 12:36 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Cat's name is Pato?

Yeeeeeeah, Spanish for 'duck', or a way to describe a clumsy person.. my gf is Spanish. It's also, apparently according to Google, a homophobic slur in Latin America. Oh my. She won't be pleased.

dustandbarley · Post by **dustandbarley** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:51 pm

How great is this... thanks for posting

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sun May 11, 2014 1:57 pm

Is it a girl or boy cat?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun May 11, 2014 6:30 pm

Doog wrote:
riotshield wrote:My behringer delay? Good to see it in action
Yeeeeah! I'm using it as a splitter-and-slight-delayer to a second amp rather than traditional usage, but it's still VITAL

isn't that the one i sold you? if not what the hell happened to mine... now i'm wondering if it's down the back of the couch.

Post by **Doog** » Sun May 11, 2014 6:37 pm

100% macho male

Post by **Doog** » Sun May 11, 2014 6:39 pm

stewart wrote:
Doog wrote:
riotshield wrote:My behringer delay? Good to see it in action
Yeeeeah! I'm using it as a splitter-and-slight-delayer to a second amp rather than traditional usage, but it's still VITAL
isn't that the one i sold you? if not what the hell happened to mine... now i'm wondering if it's down the back of the couch.

I've got that one too, although I needed to grab this 'un for its dry output; the one you sold me doesn't have such a thing. In this setup, the dry out feeds back into the switcher, and the 100% wet delayed signal is sent straight to my 2nd amp.