EFFECTS ORDER SWITCH BOX COMPLETE KIT

A complete kit for the Effects Order Switch Box, a passive 2-loop switcher that flips the order of two pedals or effects loops with one stomp. It can also be built as the TransLocator.

About this kit

Changing the order of your effects can make a noticeable difference in tone; a fuzz before or after a wah, or a drive before or after a compressor, are classic examples. The Effects Order Switcher uses a 4PDT footswitch with LED indicators to swap the order of two single stompboxes or two effects loops, so you can hear both orders without repatching. The project page recommends this design over the older Craig Anderton switcher, which has no LED indicators.

The same kit can be used to build the TransLocator, a signal-routing box that handles A/B switching, loops and effects-order switching. The TransLocator needs its printed operating instructions, and for a dual effects loop switch the page recommends the separate Dual Effects Loop Switch box rather than TransLocator Application 7.

What you get

All the parts to build the simple, passive 2-loop order switcher or the TransLocator.

• 125B: enclosure drilled for loop selection, no bypass, per the specification sheet below.
• No Enclosure: all the kit parts without the box, for builders who want to use their own enclosure.

Build resources

• Complete instructions for the Effects Order Switch Box kit
• Effects Order Switcher instructions (PDF)
• TransLocator operating instructions (PDF)
• 125B enclosure specification sheet (loop selection, no bypass)
• General information about GGG kits