Sorry we don't have detailed info up yet on these boxes but this should get you started and let us know what features you want and we can give you a quote on a custom box. Easiest is to choose one below and email me the filename, and any changes you might need like color, jack location, etc.
We can make almost any type of passive switching box you could need, the only limit being the number of switches that we can fit on the boxes that we stock. These boxes can be used for True Bypass loop switches, A/B switches, Amp channel or effects switching, or any combination of these.
BOX TYPES
SMALL BOX - Bypassbox2.jpg
Our small box is the one we use for our SUNFACE and BEANO BOOST pedals. These boxes will fit up to about 6 jacks and 2 switches. These are available unpainted or powdercoated (depending on where holes are needed, most of our powdercoated cases already have some holes drilled). We have made a few with three switches, see below for a small version of our tuner AB Both box.
Size is about 2.5" x 4.75" x 1.5" tall.
We also have
some SMALLER boxes, a little smaller than
an old MXR box. We have these in unpainted, black, and
bright red.
We can't put many jacks on them but for a simple
box like an AB or single loop box they are awesome. Not really able
to decorate the black ones too well, just labels and maybe a sunface in
gold or silver.
Size is about 2.25" x 4.25" x 1.25" tall.
MEDIUM BOX
Our medium box is the one we use for our BICHORUS and COMPROSSOR, it has more room for jacks and switches, about 2 switches and 10 jacks may fit. These are availble in unpainted metal or black. Also sometimes availabe in grey (comprossor), antique silver (bicomp), Gold (sunface), or Purple (KoT) hammertone.
Size is 4" x 5" x 2.25" tall.
BLACK 2 SWITCH BOX
We can also use these Marshall Switchbox style boxes. This one has 2 switches and can fit about 6 jacks. We recommend using these with a power jack only, as they dont open and close easily for installing batteries. We may also be able to put a few jacks on the sides but then you have to be VERY careful if you open them up or you may pull a wire off.
This box can also get a 3rd switch added between the switches, a little lower, making a V shape. Due to the box angle, all three switches are reachable on this small box. But there is only room for six jacks on the back so not every three switch box will work in this enclosure.
Size is about 5 1/4" wide x 4 1/2" x 2" tall.
BLACK 3 SWITCH BOX
We can also use a THREE switch type box. This box allows about 8 jacks on the back and possibly some on the sides. Same battery and side concerns as the box above. These are hard to drill (steel) so they cost more for us to build. I recommend our custom 4 switch box instead, you can have one switch for future expansion (a loop can be used for a loop or tuner or a 2nd amp later on if needed).
They are the same size as the 2 switch box except wider, about
8" wide x 4 1/2" x 2" tall.
LARGE SQUARE BOX:
This is a square box we can use for three switches. 7 1/4" wide, 5" long, and 1.5" tall.
It's nice and wide and low, can also use it for rehousing effects with large circuit boards. We sometimes have these boxes in stock in Grey (comprossor), Blue (Chorus), Purple (King of Tone) or Gold (Sunface) powdercoating.
We can mount the switches more towards the sides to make them a little further apart, or add a 4th switch towards the top sometimes.
We had these boxes custom made to our exact specs in 2007.
They are premade with 4 switches and 4 LED holes, and
10 jack holes and a power jack hole on the back. They are
powdercoated grey for a durable clean looking finish.
Size is 12" wide x 3" deep and about 2.5" tall.
These boxes are designed to line up really well with normal pedals. We can configure the switches for loops, tuner switches, AB switches, as remote switches for other devices/amps/reverbs etc, even as a boost or buffer with internal circuitry.
These boxes are super heavy duty, not cheap but they are the best we have found.
MXR PAPERWEIGHT BOX
This box is a New Old Stock MXR "paperweight" effect from the 1970s. We can build these into AB boxes, True bypass loop boxes, etc. We can put jacks on the sides and/or where the knobs are on top. Jacks on top are OK if you have right angle plugs on your cables, so they don't stick up. On the right is a single loop box paperweight paperlooper.jpg .
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We can also put the loop jacks on top
and leave the knobs for a "pedal look". (stealth looper!).
Size is a little smaller than our SMALL box, about 2 1/4"
wide by 4 1/4" by 1.5" tall
Here are some more examples of boxes we have built :
Simple small AB Box with
power jack
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A B Both box (A or
B, or Both can be turned on).
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Switch turns on amp's
effect loop, and has a loop.
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A-B and Bypass box,
first a send/return loop with the right button, then the left
button chooses A or B output.
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This is a stereo
TUNER MUTE box we built for Beck in early 2005. Beck uses an
acoustic guitar with piezo and acoustic pickups and keeps them
seperate, so needs to kill them both when tuning.
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This is
a TUNER MUTE box we built for Jack White of The White Stripes in
2005. He also has a red one and a white one, one at each of his
three stage positions for instant muting.
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We also made him two like this for his tour with the Raconteurs in 2006.
This box is set up like our Mini Bicomp. Has two seperate
and independant SEND/RETURN loops.
Dual loop box.
A or B send/return loop chosen with left button, or bypass the
loops with the BYPASS button. This way, only one of the 2 loops
can be used. There may be oscillation problems if high gain
pedals are used in an A/B loop box as we cannot kill the
unused loop. If you use high gain pedals, better to have
a seperate switch for each loop, then we can kill the signal
in the unused loop to kill any noise problems.
This could also be built with seperate A and B loop buttons, then both or neither loops could be selected and no noise problems.
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One of our gold SUNLION
boxes made into a switchbox, can fit up to about 10 jacks.
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True Bypass (loop)
box
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Small Dual AB Box (A
B Tuner box). Right switch chooses A or B output. Left switch
sends output only to TUNER, A and B go quiet when TUNER is on.
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Another version of the
Small AB Tuner bbx. Bottom switch chooses A or B output. Top switch
sends output only to TUNER.
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Another small Dual
AB Box but with a power jack.
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Snuff box is
an A B box, with B going to Tuner. We made this one for Kenny
Wayne Shepherd and another box to switch his amps in 2004.
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Tuner, AB Both box.
Tuner kills both outputs. When tuner off, you can choose A, B, or
Both.
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THese boxes are tough to drill (steel) and can't really take a battery
Small
version of the tuner AB Both box.
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Same box but
different order, and LED for tuner.
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Small Loop AB box.
Signal goes through loop (if activated) then out A or B output.
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Dual
Loop Tuner box. Tuner selected kills all output. Each loop is
independant, either or both can be used (or none!).
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Another
Tuner Dual Loop box
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A large box with
four switches, can fit about 12 jacks
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Tuner,
Loop, AB box. Tuner kills outputs. Then loop can be activated,
then output goes to either A or B output.
abtunerloop.jpg
Passive Volume Boxes
A passive volume knob can be added to almost any box, usually with a switch to bypass the volume setting. This box just has the volume knob, useful for presetting a lower volume, for example for rhythm playing. The knob works just like the volume knob on your guitar.
Foxrox Retrofit Buffer Boxes
We can build a foxrox wah retrofit into a box, so you
don't need to modify your wah, or can use the retro with
different wahs. The wah retrofit is a buffer that allows
a wah to work better with vintage style fuzzes like a fuzzface.
It can also be used as a buffer for driving long cables etc.
Here is
more info on the wah retrofit.
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We can build it with or without a switch, in any of the
boxes you see here (bypass, AB, etc) or a standalone
retrofit box. Email for pricing which is
based on parts and labor, your choice of box and specs.
The one on the left with LED, POwer Jack, and switch is $151 unpainted
or $161 as shown on the left foxretrobox.jpg
.
We can also build the Bad Bob Booster circuit into
any of the switchboxes on this page, for a buffer which
can also boost your signal and add some nice
overdrive to your amp. This would normally include a volume knob.
Email for more info on pricing.
Remote Switching Boxes
We can also make almost any of these
boxes without switches! We put a jack on them instead, for each
switch, which you can use to turn the function ON or OFF. You can
use a simple remote ON/OFF switch (as seen below), or a MIDI or
switching system. It just needs to change from OPEN to CLOSED to
turn the relay on and flip the switch.
remotebox1.jpg : The example on the left is our small box. It has 2 remote jacks, one for TUNE (sends signal to tuner and mutes the amp) and one for LOOP (enables the SEND RET effects loop, bypasses the loop when OFF). It is possible to have STOMP switches on the box in addition to the ext jacks, for local switching. But the stomp switch needs to be OFF to allow the ext switching to work.
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On the left is a Dual Loop remote box, two seperate loops each with their own remote control jack. Just like a tiny Bradshaw (tm) switching system.
These boxes can run on a battery (uses more power when ON than
off) but AC power is better for battery life.
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This is the same as the above box, with local switches for each loop so you can also switch it locally.
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On the left is a Triple Loop remote box, three seperate loops each with their own remote control jack. This is the most we can fit in our small box.
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Here is a remote switch box and controller we made
for 3 Doors Down in 2007. The Black box is a standard
on.off switch with a battery for the LED in the eye.
When on, it switches the A / B switch which lives back
in the racks to control which amplifier is used, A or B.
We also have some pre-built switching pedals available, for amp switching type applications.
This is a single switchbox with LED, for switching channels on Marshall amps, etc.
These are $20. We can make one of these work for TAP TEMPO use
(for example for Boss DD5) and sell it for $30.
This is a 2 switch version, used for switching channels and reverb, for example, on amps. It uses a stereo cord to switch 2 seperate things. These do not have LEDs, they are $25 but are missing the plug on the wire. I also have some with two LEDs, for $30 with the plug.
Also see our Voodoo Labs page for their programmable AMP SELECTOR
We have one of these in stock, made in the UK, for $1100. Here is More Info. See thegigrig.com for more info.
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