Product code: D-PD-AMP-DETONATOR | ID: 226275
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. Driving long cables is no problem as the
Amp Detonator’s buffered low impedance signal ensures your input’s upper
frequencies are maintained. Output B features an isolating transformer
which eliminates common ground loop hum when using two amps
simultaneously. The transformer output has been engineered for maximum
transparency, correcting some of the tone-altering characteristics that
affect many other ABY boxes. Two amps out of phase with each other sound
awful but many ABY switchers ignore this. Even if the amps are in
phase, running different pedal chains to each amp can reverse the
polarity of the signal, causing the two signals to be out of phase when
engaging both amps. The Amp Detonator addresses this with a simple fix
on the top of the unit. The only active ABY switcher that can be powered
by battery as well as a 9 or 12V DC adapter. It also features an
internal charge pump circuit which doubles the voltage internally to
18V, increasing the internal headroom for incredibly low harmonic
distortion.
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