Orange Amp Detonator Buffered ABY Switcher Guitar Effects Pedal

It’s a well-known fact that running two amps is not only enormous fun, but also a time-honoured way of achieving bigger tones on stage and in the studio. Whether it’s switching between two different amplifiers for their individual characteristics (rhythm and lead, for example) or using them simultaneously for huge walls of sound, pros have been employing this setup for decades. Achieving this easily, however, has always been a problem for guitar players. Poor quality passive ABY boxes/line selectors load the guitar signal down, degrading the tone and rendering the whole exercise almost pointless. Not to mention ground hum issues caused by non-isolated outputs. On the other hand, active ABY pedals are in short supply and are usually quite cumbersome.

 

 

Get ready to be excited about an A/B/Y switch for your guitar rig: the Orange Amp Detonator is the only active A/B/Y switcher that can be powered via 9-volt battery (an optional power supply is available too). One output is transformer-isolated, and both outputs boast ultra-low noise and sonic transparency. The outputs are buffered to preserve your tone over long cable runs, and switching between amps is completely silent – no pops or thumps. 

 

Active A/B/Y switch for electric guitar

Buffered outputs preserve your tone over long cable runs

Push-button polarity switch helps correct phase issues when using 2 amps simultaneously

Powered via 9-volt battery or optional power supply (sold separately)

Switches silently, no pops or thumps