DIY 4 Loop Switcher

In this video I show how I built a 4 loop switcher. These are useful for making pedals which are not true bypass into true bypass, shortening your signal chain length by bypassing large loops of pedals when not in use, and for quickly switching off or on more than one pedal at a time with a single footswitch.
Info which I adapted to make this pedal:
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[@smellymala3103]

Thank you brother a guitarist left one broken at my house years ago - today I am planning a synth rig and you have given me the power to repair it

[@daveylee4677]

I’ve cramps in my fingers just from watching this video. Sucks to get old. BTW, great job!👏

[@MrQueueBall]

This is a great vid and I’m going to build one with an addition. I’m going to add power jack outs for each channel so the pedals that are in each loop can get power from this looper. I’m sure I’ll need to find a way to do that, but since I’ll use mine for OD/drive, the mA for all 4 would be under 500 mA I’m sure. Great video man.

[@lazarusjoseph14]

Don’t stop please keep doing these stuff and we love you bro from 🇮🇳

[@francoreia8147]

I just ordered a 3 switch unit from aliexpress for 48 canadian dollars. Had I found this video I would like to have made one myself. Thankyou I may still make one

[@jamescallaghan1183]

Can you send my a link?

[@cgavin1]

Thanks so much for this. Not paying 100 euro for a bunch of jacks and switches either! DIY I could add an output buffer on a toggle as well. Great video!

[@plizzle]

So glad you made this :) ps yours looks far better than the cheapest ones I found. You took the time to measure and space your components properly.

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

Thanks

[@davidperreault8889]

Do you have a schematic of the components and hook up of this device that you are willing to share? Thanks Dave

[@mouseanalyse]

Interesting! I bought a used one, and it works, but produces loud hum when connected to a distorted channel on my amp. Got a few interesting isolation tips from your video that I’ll try out to get rid of the hum.

[@honeyampgaming96]

Happy 700 subs! I was the 700th. Hope you hit 1000 soon!

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@furlag2]

Thanks for this video...i am planning tk buikt a double fx loop with bypass switch and controled feedback as an option.....

[@satchmodog2]

Nice proect. I've been looking at making the same sort of rig, but finding the initial metal box has me at a dead end right off. I want something larger than 10 inches(that's what she said)

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

It would be great to find a longer one but these are the largest standardized enclosure sizes that are easy to find. You might have to go down the road of custom ordering something but that would drive up the cost. The alternative I was thinking of doing was to simply build a second one exactly the same and use them both.

[@satchmodog2]

@@LiamOConnorAudio yes, the second box sounds like the way to go. Since I run a loop and pedals up front, I can just do it that way. If I come across a larger box I will let you know. Cheers!

[@JMohler]

@@satchmodog2 i can custom fabricate you a box any size you need as long as it's made from steel.

[@alexissoto1408]

Excelente trabajo, muy buen proyecto

[@franciscofrick8386]

Awesome video! i would like to build it and use it as a looper ist posible? do you have a video of that thing working? just to know how it works.

[@EmmanuelB]

Cool stuff! You could have packed 5 or 6 stomps by having the jack inputs/outputs using more height in the background instead of aligning them straight, but it don't lower the quality of your work :)

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

Thats true. My main worry is that I'm using a hand drill so the accuracy is not as good as it could be. If i had a drill press it would be easy to add one or two extra loops to it and still have everything fit.

[@EmmanuelB]

I get you on this. Honestly I have too much OCD to take the chance myself :(

[@bobc.5698]

I just bought an 8 looper with a master bypass and a tuner out for $129.00. I sourced the parts and it was about the same price to build one.

[@renateira]

Hey. Which brand did you buy? Any website or FB page I can see? Thanks

[@bobc.5698]

@@renateira looper masters

[@bobc.5698]

@@renateira loopmasters, sorry

[@paigdyll]

Hi, could you make a block diagram of the wiring with parts values. Also point to point connection. Ty

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

It's basically this www.stewmac.com/video-and-ideas/online-resources/learn-about-guitar-pickups-and-electronics-and-wiring/build-this-bypass-pedal-to-turn-your-stompboxes-off.html

[@jasontan8553]

Awesome! Just wanna ask - why use plastic mono jacks and not all metal jacks?

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

One should be metal to ground the casing and the rest are plastic to help avoid creating a ground loop which would cause unwanted noise.

[@aaronherdman5008]

Do pedal makers ever wire up their components on a template and then transfer it to an enclosure? Like you might do when putting together a wiring harness for a guitar? Haven't made a pedal yet. Trying to learn what I can.

[@graxjpg]

Breadboards are usually where prototyping is best done for pedals. It’s a similar concept to making a template for a wiring harness, except you just put the components on an interconnected grid like legos.

[@negovei1]

Is that for sale?

[@evertonoliveira1969]

OBRIGADO... SEU VIDEO ME AJUDOU MUITO 😃

[@upside-down6211]

do you have demo?

[@brunodias7896]

Parabéns pelo trabalho

[@dannyrex1244]

Diagrama ???por favor 👍👍👍

[@samosaarts]

Awesome! Can You please tell, from where did You get the enclosure, what are the dimensions etc.? Trying to find a similar thing from ebay.

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

its a 1030L Hammond enclosure. I bought it from Aliexpress but if you just search for 1032L Hammond you should find it on a lot of sites.

[@tvial]

Hey, nice video, thanks for sharing this. Have you thought adding a volume knob on each loop?

[@furlag2]

It is posibble bit the best option is to put active blender to avoid signal loss

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

Cool video! I need to build something very similar like this but a 5 selector with 3 of the 5 selectors as 'either/or' i.e. only one of the three activates when pressed (kinda like a toggle option). Any ideas how to do this? I'm stumped!

[@josiahlee1982]

You need to look into microcontroller technology. Basically you use a momentary switch with a programmable ic and a relay. Go to madbean pedals shop and look at their softie switch. It’s in the same kind of ballpark. Also join the diy stomp box community on Facebook.

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

@@josiahlee1982 Thanks Josiah! I'll take a look.

[@prpl_k9290]

cool! which model of emclosure did you use? i cand find such length

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

It's a 1032l hammond enclosure. They should be pretty easy to find. It's a standard size

[@BeesWaxMinder]

Do you have the Working wiring diagram available, Please? I’d like to build a 4 channel one myself 👍

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

There is a link in the description to the article i used but this is essentially the same thing: i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/PRSplaya/DIY/4-loop-MB.png

[@russellesimonetta3835]

Great job . But more is better. Like five for me up to eight formany. But greeeaaat

[@JM-bg2ts]

should have made a cardboard template to work on. working in that enclosure looks annoyingly restricted, nice job though!

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

Good idea. I might try that next time.

[@canallucasrocha]

onde compro a caixa de alumínio?

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

aliexpress

[@canallucasrocha]

@@LiamOConnorAudio pode passar o tamanho em centímetros e modelo da caixa?

[@LiamOConnorAudio]

1032L Enclosure, 254(L)X71(W)X52.5(H)mm

[@canallucasrocha]

@@LiamOConnorAudio obrigado.

[@PeteOrta]

You listed in the description the equipment used to film the video, but not the components to make the pedal. Hahaha

[@jakerichmond9624]

Well I followed every step and it didn’t work

[@gwbenites]

I'm a newbie at this but I do know that the footswitches are tricky to wire correctly, you can find some great drawings online for this. Also I don't know if you're aware, but you need some resistors for the LED's or else they burn out. There's calculators online to figure what value depending on the color of LED. Also be sure that one of your 1/4" jacks is grounded to the chassis. Hope this helps.

[@kaeljoe]

Nice video , you lost me 3/4 of the way into video .Too dark could not make out what you were soldering .

[@cawfeedawg]

so this video explains nothing.. its more like "look what I can do! 😂

[@ДжаванширДжафаров-г6ы]

absolutely senseless device!)))) you need twice as many patches! and all for the sake of a bypass?) a waste of time and money.