Question about combining two pedals with an effects loop between the two.

[KR Sound]

My friend wants me to build him a dual pedal- Cheese Source with Aion's boards Fuzz+OD with an effects loop between the two. Is it as easy as connecting the Fuzz out to a switched jack, then to another jack, the back into the OD in?

He basically wants this:

Valco® BloodBuzz Pedal

Story The Valco BloodBuzz is our modern tribute to the legendary Lovetone Cheese Source™ pedal but with some modern tweaks to improve the overall EQ and expand its versatility. Those familiar with the original will feel at home instantly, those not familiar can now discover it for themselves...

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It would be these boards, but with an FX loop instead of the order:

Steggo's First Combo Pedal - The Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal - (Lovetone Cheese Source)

So I'd built clones of the Lovetone Brown Source (the Firefly TV show themed Browncoat) using the AionFX Obelisk board and the Lovetone Big Cheese (the 2001 themed Monolith) using the AionFX Monolith board (one of the few times I've stuck with the trace name of a board for the actual pedal), and...

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Something like this?

 

[iamjackslackof]

I think you'll need switched jacks for the effects loop. I plan on doing something like this myself and have the same question. My thought is that normal jacks will not work, since if there's nothing plugged in, the circuit will be open. How to wire switched jacks for this, I don't know. I'm sure someone who's done this already will chime in shortly.

 

[dan.schumaker]

Switched jacks are the way to go on both the send and return. Have the output of the first effect go to the tip of the Send jack, wire the switch to the switch of the return. Tip of the Return jack goes to the input of the second effect and you are good to go!

When nothing is in the loop, signal goes from the send jack to the return jack through the switch, like you had both hardwired together. When a jack is inserted, that switched connection is broken, and the signal goes through whatever is in the loop.

 

[KR Sound]

Switched jacks are the way to go on both the send and return. Have the output of the first effect go to the tip of the Send jack, wire the switch to the switch of the return. Tip of the Return jack goes to the input of the second effect and you are good to go!

When nothing is in the loop, signal goes from the send jack to the return jack through the switch, like you had both hardwired together. When a jack is inserted, that switched connection is broken, and the signal goes through whatever is in the loop.

That’s what I thought. Appreciate it.

 

[Feral Feline]

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You could have another stomper wired between the switching jacks — then you could stomp the FX-loop on/off (handy if you need to bring in several FX at once, less tap-dancing).

 

[RetiredUnit1]

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