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The ART CoolSWITCH A/B-Y Box lets you switch a common source signal (guitar, bass, or keyboard) between 2 amps or amp channels. Or conversely, it lets you switch 2 source signals into the same amplifier. LEDs indicate whether A, B, or Y routing is in effect.

ART CoolSWITCH A/B-Y Box Features:

  • Switches common source signal between 2 amps or amp channels
  • Switches 2 source signals into the same amplifier
  • LEDs indicate whether A, B, or Y routing is in effect

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ART CoolSWITCH A/B-Y Box

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Average of 11 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 5.50

Quality

Quality: 5.60

Features

Features: 5.30

Value

Value: 5.80

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

Use this right, and it works for less $$$
Posted by KrisofNh from Nh on Sep 19, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: 10 Years
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Grunge, Blues
This is inexpensive for one. BUT it will have bleeding heard when you chose only 1 channel. And the thing is, if you are going to use a channel selector, have a stereo volume pedal. It just makes sense. When I use mine With my EB stereo pan/volume pedal, I can choose which channel to use, and how much volume for each... Hence, Channel B selected on the AYB switch *click* then toe tap the volume selector for channel B, and presto, you have NO Sound Bleeding through. Bleeding, by the way, is hearing a faint sound of your playing coming from the channel that you supposedly "muted" by selecting only one channel. Its good for the price, and for a first switcher buy. I wouldn't use it to switch between 2 guitars. Just mute the line with a volume pedal, unplug guitar, pick up new guitar, plug in and play.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Good for the price
Posted by Josh from Oklahoma on Jun 16, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Southern Rock, County, Metal
I've only used this to switch between two combos or run both at the same time. Never had any popping noises. No hum either and I do use a decent amount of gain sometimes. The box is a bit small but otherwise, it's a great value. I've used this in the studio and live and its worked flawlessly.

Overall

Overall: 4

Quality

Quality: 5

Features

Features: 3

Value

Value: 4

It's a hummer....
Posted by split nixon from ashland, KY on Nov 19, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: engineer/guitarist
Reviewer's Play Style: hard rock
I used this box to hook up 2 half stacks to record with. It produced so much of a humming noise that I couldn't use it to record with. Too noisy. Don't waste your money on this if you need a quite switch pedal. Pay the extra money and get a "lehle" switcher.

Overall

Overall: 7

Quality

Quality: 9

Features

Features: 6

Value

Value: 8

quality minus thought...
Posted by kepeb from norfolk england on Nov 4, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock
This pedal switch will function ideally in a studio environment, mainly to save time, it is flawlessly functional, afordable and seems built to last. It does do exactly what it says.

However, I would question this pedals uses in a live/gigging environment... the first thing I noticed was the size/shape, the two switches are around an inch apart!This is crazy as a stomp switch! your gonna be fannying around trying to pick out the right spot with your big toe mid song. Its almost cube like too... so a little to much pressure and you will flip the thing over! tha last point is the fact that you can only power it with a battery, no slots for an adapter. I like to chain my pedals up to save time money and to avoid the risk of the batteries running out while you play.

Overall

Overall: 7

Quality

Quality: 6

Features

Features: 7

Value

Value: 8

Run it in reverse for two guitars
Posted by Quality from Springfield, Ma on Oct 26, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Musician / Sound Engineer
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative
Cool little box for the price. It does have a slight bleedthrough between the channels but I use it to switch between two guitars (acoustic and electric) at shows and it works great. The only point of note is that in order to accomplish this you must run the box in reverse. Connect the two guitars to the outputs and the amplifier to the input. If you hook it up in the forward direction, both guitars will be on at all times and it will be a "Y" connection only. The circuit is fairly passive which allows bi-directional operation.

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ART CoolSWITCH A/B-Y Box

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