My plans for my pedalboard. ADVICE AND OPINIONS REQUIRED

HI! I have a similar thread in the effects forum but I wanted to see AND ASK! what you guys thought over here. I haven't set this up yet but my plans are as follows;[ATTACH]261773[/ATTACH]

The theory behind this setup is A "top boost" Channel would be used all around and the B "Normal" channel would be used almost exclusively for long sustain type lead tones. (AKA david gilmour). I could set the pedals up in a chain it's just a hell of a lot of pedals to be swapping for leads, in the current form i can just leave the entire normal channel switched on or setup as I need it and go to it via the a/b box for a lead mid-song.

Now if anyone has any advice on routing improvements please speak up. (I am planning to build 3PDT loops on a strip for each pedal so true bypass is not a problem, I have 3PDT switches on the way).

Secondly, I would prefer the Korg SDD delay in front of the amp, not in its effects loop - but I want to be able to use it on both channels; does anyone have any advice/ideas how I could achieve this? (Without using 2 more A/B boxes!!!).

It was suggested that i use a 4PDT switch but I have no Idea how that would work. Basically channel one and two must combine before the SDD and then I can use another A/B switch after the SDD to choose the channel on the amp. (Would a stereo blend plug work into the SDD or just cause loss of signal etc?? Or what about a loop that the SDD can effect both channels and I just switch the first A/B box?

Thanks Guys!!

Have you considered making a bi-pass pedal which can be made using 3PDT switches. Its like an effects loop in a box with true bi-pass. Funny enough I'm going to build one (soonish) I got it the diagram from Indyguitarist - http://www.indyguitarist.com/diy/.

I think you may need two effects loops to achieve Channel A and Channel B as described in your post. So two 3PDT switches (one for each loop) and 6 mono jack sockets in total plus a heavy duty box to house it in.

input jack (guitar), output jack (To amp)

send and return jacks - per effects loop

You could also wire up a 9v power supply or battery option to power LED's so you know which loop is in use. A bonus with this is you could bi-pass both channels if you want.

Maybe bring the Korg into the chain between bi-pass pedal and amp so it's available between Channel (loop) A and (loop) B.

Cheers.

Here's a very rough amended schematic

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