Buffers! Yes! Buffered tuner out, buffered A/B amp sends, buffered loops! They help! Finally people are starting to come around on the idea that buffers are beneficial for guitarists! I've been so sick of the hearing the "true bypass is the ONLY way to go" snobs for the past 10+ years.
Maxon Mendel That’s only true with digital pedals with no analog dry out. A buffer is an analog device that’s just reducing capacitance from long cable runs. No digital processing is involved in a buffer.
EQD has got to be the best, most innovative pedal company out there, I love it. Also, apart from the great demo, your playing is outstanding, I love the sounds you created during the video ! Thanks a lot !
This is honestly an incredible tool. My first pedal from you guys. I’m blown away by the stellar wiring, it makes all my other pedals sound better. Thank you for the amazing work. Im so happy with this product I’m buying a dispatch master right now! ❤
Such an excellent showcase of this seemingly complicated box. Definitely looked at it and thought “wow, that looks very complicated”. Turns out it’s pretty easy to grasp thanks to the thorough demo. Thanks!
Hey Cory, phenomenal job on this demo. I thought you did a tremendous job showcasing what this thing can potentially do! Mine will arrive tomorrow, I'm very excited. The fact that I'm willing to spend over $200 on something that will slightly improve my signal says a lot about how much i believe in EarthQuaker Devices. Stoked!
Thanks Cody! We think it is sweet too! Hope you enjoy it. Tag us in some posts once you get it so we can see how you choose to use it! Have a great weekend!
As a bassist with a pedalboard filled with 12 pedals. I don't do an awful lot of tap dancing, so adding a large multi loop switcher seemed impractical and would need a bigger board to fit it. The swiss things is just right for how I would utilize it without expanding my board size. I just purchased mine today. 😎
If the tuner out sounds good enough, this would be great for a wet/dry/wet rig! Have your fx you want in the dry section before the swiss things, tuner out goes to the dry amp, the mono wet fx go in loops 1 and 2, and then the stereo out goes to the stereo wet fx for wet/dry/wet! What a great product, and a great demo! Well done guys!
Note: I wouldn't expect the tuner out to sound bad, but it may have phasing issues as it wasn't designed to deliver your signal to an amp, have you tried this and if so, how does it sound?
This is exactly what I was looking for. I was thinking about all the pedals I'd need for my board: a buffer pedal, an AB switch, a boost pedal, and some way to handle stereo. Now, I don't need to do any of that, because this pedal does all of those and more.
I make noise rock and have about 14 pedals. Been going the lazy cheapo route and only using a DI pedal to split for a stereo rig. Got to chat with a rep at an expo about my rig, and seems this is my best option on the market right now to basically play two completely different sounds simultaneously.
I was just thinking to myself "what's new at EQD ?!...". Too bad, I wasn't expecting this tool. Even if it's a great tool on its own. Good job people !
Angeleno Californian guitarist detectable Dale was in renowned Swiss progressive rock band Flame Dream. I am extremely proud to have inspired EQD by my longtime love of all things Swiss and so they named it “Swiss Things”.
Oh wow this looks great. I use 2 amps and this looks awesome. And the pedal board is the tidiest pedal board I have ever seen - you should do a "how to build THIS board" guide.
This is really well designed. After studying the signal path on your website A three way switch that could split the clean signal in parallel to -> Loop 1 -> Loop 2 Or -> Loop 1 -> Direct out or bypass the clean blend and send straight to loop 1 (as the current circuit is) would be a HUGE benefit to bass players, and would give guitarists more options too. Perhaps that may not work the way the gain structure of the circuit is currently designed but it’s just an idea that came to mind of a way it could be even more useful.
Very smart to set up Loop 1 for a Fuzz Face, Wah or whatever you have that does NOT like buffers. Really well thought out gizmo. It would be even better if it was possible to use Loop 1 before the preamp and loop 2 in an amp’s effects loop as an option. The pedal is super cool - just an idea.
Hi EQD! Two questions. 1) how would you run a stereo pedal into the loops to maintain the stereo output? 2) Where would a compressor pedal sit in this chain? Thanks you guys are awesome. Edit:. Maybe my questions were answered but I'm at work and couldn't fully listen, sorry in advance.
It almost looks like you have to be seated in order to maximize the functions of this. I'll still buy one though because it's seems really useful & it's EQD.
Finally the solution for what I was waiting for 🖤 I already did preorder :) Can you confirm what expression/volume pedal you are using in the video please? Thank you and hugs from Chile :)
The only problem I would have is reverb pedals not getting bypass trails. Then again all my time pedals are boutique and dont have trails anyway. *eye roll* also stereo for loop 2 would be cool, as others have mentioned, not that I have any stereo pedals either xD I'm just bustin chops. This is a great device! Keep innovating, EQD! This takes care of so many different utility problems.
I just got one of these and the crappy part about loop 2 is that it kills my delay trails when disengaged. Would be nice if there was a switch or button (even inside) to allow for this functionality.
This is cool option for the programming challenged, who want to be able to loop! I like the idea of setting up different loops but still being able to deal with the pedals directly. Seems really well thought out?
your pedals are always on within the loop, which has Flexi-switching, allowing you to choose between momentary or standard latching operation. The switch style of the loop determines how the pedals within the loop are brought into the signal path.
This pedal might be the solution to my pedalboard problems but I have a question: i usually run my modulation and time based pedals into the fx loop of my orange head so I can also use the high gain section of the amp. That being said, how can I run loop 2 of the Swiss thing (with all the modulation and delays and reverbs) into the fx loop of the amp?
What would you do in regards to a looper pedal? Where should I plug that in so that it works properly? Or is it impossible to function with the Swiss Things?
Cory mentioned that ‘always on’ pedals such as compressors and EQ should go BEFORE...??? And what if I have an old, noisy Ross compressor. Wouldn’t I want THAT in the loop to quiet it down some?
Wish it would be set up for stereo FX. And what if you wanna use amp distortion or it’s effects loop. It’s almost there. Finally have the ability to turn on and off the buffer in each loop then it could be perfect.
Am I correct in saying that the only way to go from Loop 1 only to Loop 2 only is by having Loop 1 engaged and pressing both Loop switches simultaneously? It's a shame if so, as the option to select between either loop on its own with one switch would have been perfect. Nevertheless, this was a great demo of a great pedal!
Actually, there are a couple very big key differences as to why this is not a loopbone. Check out the specs at www.earthquakerdevices.com/swiss-things and thanks for the support
All that’s missing is and in/out between loop 1 and loop 2 for more routing flexibility. Don’t want my modulation pedals wrangled up with delays and reverbs...
But aren't there just two loops here? Your effect is in one or the other unless it is in front of this box. So between my guitar and the amp is things similar to his loop 1. Then I use the effects loop of the amp to have all the time and mod stuff and my looper. I like those fancy switchers that can have eight or so loops that can be programmed to link in various ways and orders. Those would be handy for a performing musician, which I am not so I just go with my two chains of effects. I could maybe use a buffer in one or both of the chains but I'm not there yet.
Im soooo confused! Got one, I have a big board. Without the Swiss I get very little to no noise. Even stacking OD/Ds pedals. Today I hooked it up and did the loops 1 for gain pedals. 2 for modulations. And THIS THING! Add so much noise I thought I had a different board. Really I’m not bashing it. Not sure why it adds so much noise to my signal. Spent all day trying to make it work and no. I take it out of my signal and noise is gone. I add the pedal and the noise is there. 😅 best part is NO ONE online has the same experience everyone has a great one with this pedal. Why not me? 🤨
