TheGigRig QuarterMaster Tips and Tricks

[@happycadaver]

As someone who’s been wanting a G2/G3 for awhile this video may have pushed me over the edge to go quartermaster. A little more budget friendly and gets me into the gigrig environment. So many super handy functions, and gets me thinking how I can configure all the loops. Cheers Dan on keeping the love for gear alive!!

[@marctorrez774]

OH MY GOD! I had no idea I could split my Quartermaster 6 in the effects loop! Dan thank you SO MUCH for this video! You made me jump out of my chair over to my pedalboard for some reconfiguration!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

My pleasure mate 🤓🙏

[@Wadey1960CS]

Just bought my first TheGigRig item! Snagged a QuarterMaster QMX -4, can't wait to hook it up to my pedalboard. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Awesome stuff, thanks so much 🤓🙏

[@paddyblight1316]

Had managed to miss the existence of Master Bypass... really handy!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers Paddy, hope you’re awesome 🤩

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

This is exactly what i'm looking for. When I try to explain to somebody dry and wet rigs, I tell them that the dry represents your superhero and its powers, and then the wet represents the kickass outfit that they get to wear with its unique abilities. Ty sir, you are a tower of awesomeness.

[@davidkieltyka9]

Handy info for this future QM owner. That B15 looks like it’s seen a gig or two. ☺️

[@djdnz39]

I have three boards and all have a Quartermaster - QMX4 / 6 / 8. They’re absolutely bulletproof and the flip flop mode is awesome. I run several drives in flip flop and a lead boost in regular mode so I can stack it on top. I can’t imagine running pedals all in a line without a switcher ever again.

[@mgbasinski]

Quartermaster 8 has been on my board for almost 2 years now. I had already been doing much of what you mention, Dan, but the "2 pedals in 1 loop" is a great (and in hindsight simple and obvious) idea!

[@eaglerayrob]

True by-pass loop switcher and proper power are game changers and The GIGRIG products and service are the best. Thanks Dan!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thank you mate 🙏

[@johnfrewin7717]

I’ve been using a 6 loop Quartermaster for about three years now and it still works as flawlessly as when it was brand new, even after many gigs & rehearsals,the build quality is stunning . The effect that a good loop switcher has , when paired with good clean power ( also available from Gig rig) really can’t be overstated, the enhanced fidelity you get from a clean signal chain is something I now just take for granted, thanks Dan & the team @ GigRig 👍🎸

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much John 🙏

[@johncooper16]

I couldn't agree more. I use a Quartermaster 10 in the same way.

[@mikehouston6456]

Had a qmx8 for a few years now. Utterly brilliant- completely revolutionised my playing technique as I could suddenly hear everything! Had to up my game regarding accuracy as it was like peeling a layer of audio wool off everything. Great for live but almost essential for recording. Wish I had bought one years ago. Worth every penny- thanks Dan and team. 🎉

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks Mike 🙏

[@zisme]

building two separate boards around quartermasters (8 & 10) and gigrig power has been the gear highlight of my year. such a fun process, and the results are spectacular!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ah mate, that’s awesome, thanks so much 🤗🙏

[@telebender]

This was timely. My QMX should be here Monday!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Yes! Enjoy it, let us know if there’s anything else you need 👍

[@mattiv1]

I bought qmx4 and qmx6 few days before and here's Dan with tutorial. Tap dancing days are over.

[@pierresalameh123]

Thank you Dan for explaining the basics and definitions (i.e. wet/dry) as well ! always learning from you !

[@josepcardona627]

My live change with my Qmx6. Thank you Dan and all the people of GigRig!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much 🤗🙏

[@eksuy8085]

The amp preamp-send trick for loop 4 I’ve been using too, and after a couple of mid-show accidents I’ve put on an emergency switch cover so that I don’t mistakenly step on it

[@craigoriopequeño505]

I started with a QMX4. In no time at all, I graduated to a QMX6 and then to a QMX8 and now I have a QMX10 on the way. If that says anything, these are the greatest inventions since pedals and switchers and are in a league all their own. They are an absolute must for anyone that A) prefers non programmable switching on their board and B) is aching to achieve sonic bliss as the QMX line redefines the term “true bypass.” Switching is easier and quieter as I don’t have to touch the actual pedals and my tone has never been better. Oh the compliments I get and the confidence I have knowing that my tone will always be there. I use and recommend flip-flopping, fx looping and tuner/muting… The possibilities are endless and these are truly a dream come true y’all - Mega thanx, Dan and to all at GigRig, cheers 🥂🎉❤!!!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Dan here, that’s awesome Craig, thank you SO much, really appreciate it 🙏

[@murrayguitarpickups9545]

You really have thought of everything Dan, you never cease to amaze me, hats off to you.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers mate

[@delprestonroadie6606]

I still remember the added clarity and lowered noise floor I got the first time I plugged everything in to the quartermaster. I had an older Quartermaster, and later upgraded to a QMX. Brilliant things.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much Del, hope you’re doing awesome 🤗🙏

[@Payne2view]

I'm so glad you made this video. The QuarterMaster deserves more attention. It has always been my plan to get one for my 'fantasy board' rather than a full-on G3. I only hope that plan can be put into action sooner rather than later.

[@Thatbobguy8]

I have been using one of these for about 4 years or more now. Best investment I've made. No more pedal dance!

[@robert_starling]

#1 it's early morning here in Florida and I'm going to need a few more shots of espresso to follow the I/O path and concepts. #2 your entire production setup is looking and sounding completely top shelf on this Dan! Great lighting, great camera lensing, great composition and awesome audio. Plus your graphics and overlays are spot on sir! Well done!!! I just got a Two-Rock Bloomfield yesterday and was planning on checking out GigRig as I'm currently playing through a Kemper.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much Robert, love the Bloomfield Drive, epic sounding thing

[@paulsimmons8444]

I've been using Quartermaster for playing live for years now. Its been a game changer for me - no more tap dancing and accidentally turning on several pedals at once! So simple and also preserves the tone much better.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers Paul 🤗🙏

[@Parariddle]

Quartermaster is on my list for upgrades! Great video sir. Also the home studio looks like it has had an upgrade 😂

[@mmonks]

I couldn't imagine playing live without a switcher now. Have had a QM6 for years now on my smaller board and it is perfect - I use flip flop for a couple of different overdrives that I don't stack and then normal switching for boost & delays etc. on top. I love it - so simple and robust, never had an issue with it at any gig. I've learnt a few things I didn't know from this vid - so thanks Dan for making it and thanks to you and the whole Gigrig team for building a fantastic product! PS I used to use a Boss ES-8 switcher on my bigger board until it went wrong at a show (level on both outputs dropped - common issue!) and then bought a second-hand G2, built like a tank, never had any sort of issue with it. G3 coming someday!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much Matt 🙏

[@lexluth1]

Love my QMX-10! I've been using it for years. The Gig Rig support has been great as well.

[@drcockles]

Mine just arrived , looking forward to another board build 🤟🏽

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Have fun! Thanks so much 🙏

[@ronchorivera]

Dan is soooo inspiring!!! Its such a breath of fresh air to see videos without mic, even if it is and advert. mic brings "balance to the force" if you catch my drift. If I could change 1 thing about Dan, its the way he pumps up mics ego, but who would really want to change Dan? Not I. That's just my opinion, I totally respect anybody that disagrees. So there's no hate intended. Most(not all) of the time it seems like mic loves guitar and that's what matters! And my lord Dan, all those guitars in the room on TPS, Red sounds impossibly better than all of them. And I'm not a Tele guy. Keep up the good work dude!

[@alguitarchristie]

This is great, just what I need as I just got my quartermaster recently and I'm going to hook it up this week finally :)

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks mate, enjoy! 🤓🙏

[@riklionheart23]

I love my Quartermaster (6-loops)! It helps to keep the signal clean and elongates the life of the pedal switches. It also helps to, along with mini pedals, to maximise space on my modest sized board. Of course I'd love a G3 Atom (or more) but my budget and other audio needs haven’t put me in a place financially where I can currently afford one, so the Quartermaster is a great affordable alternative.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers mate 🙏

[@RonnyBGoode]

Love my QMX4. Tuner, Dejavibe, TS9 and Pantheon in loops, Octafuzz and Wah in front.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much Ronny 🙏

[@MorleyRobertson1975]

Daniel, I can't tell you how much the versatility of the Quartermaster impresses me. Being a person on a very tight budget, the G3 is out of reach for me, but the Quartermaster has everything I need in my budget. I plan on ordering the QMX8 after Christmas. Thanks for the great video showing just how easy it is to use!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers mate, really appreciate it

[@Stringtrees]

Another endorsement for the QM from me. I've had it around a year or so and it has made life easier in terms of switching when playing live. It has been reliable ( I gig most weeks)and it has also meant that my pedals stay in one place with no tension on the connection cables. The flip flop facility is also a boon , I use it for a compressor that is always on apart from when I use a fuzz. Keeps the signal path clearer too , I noticed an improvement the moment I rebuilt my board. Thanks for the video Dan.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thank you, really appreciate it 🙏

[@davidburke2132]

It gave me a bit of a surprise to see my own board staring back at me in those early video photos!! 😜 But super cool. Thanks Dan!! Great video!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers David 🤗🙏

[@marconazz]

Thanks for this video Daniel. Your service is excellent and I will be a client for life.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ah, cheers mate 🙏

[@JamesKeen]

Can’t overstate the wow factor of the QuarterMaster. I’ve recently got 2 QMX10s for two boards with 17 pedals running in and out of each - so effective, so easy to use and everything sounds so much better! Powered by GigRig system too and I just feel each pedal is suddenly twice as good as before! Thanks to Joe and the support team for their great help.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks James, really appreciate it 🙏

[@CarstenGoeke]

The Quarter Master is a really good invention. Love mine since years. Greetz ✌🏼

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much 🤗🙏

[@jcromanh]

You need more of this videos!! Great one

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

More to come!

[@colinmatthews7357]

Brilliant Dan, so well explained ,I have one of these, so can set it up with your suggestions now .....cheers Dan ,

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

My pleasure Colin, thank you 🤓🙏

[@windowsoflife]

I have a 4 and an 8 for different boards. Love them and just learned so much from watching this! 🙏🏽

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Glad it was helpful! Cheers Michael

[@nw379]

Sold. Great explanation! Will be ordering one soon

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much 🤓🙏

[@MrKevbo82]

Perfect timing, expanding my pedalboard and thinking I need something to get some stuff out of the way when not in use. Way back when I used two Boss PSM5’s one with all my delays in its loop the other with all my modulation pedals and I could bring them in and out. PSM’s we’re right next to each other so a nice wide foot could smash both at once to go from a big washy dreamy sound to rock mode. Thanks for the video lots of great ideas here for what I might need to do 👍

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

You’re most welcome Kevin, thanks for watching 🙏

[@KrenarCilkuGuitar]

Love your playing, Dan! 🔥

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

You’re too kind. Cheers mate 🙏

[@periloustemple8290]

Nice. Loved it. Thanks, Dan!!!

[@andresilva8444]

I've been wanting to get the Quartermaster6 but then lockdown happened. I will get to it eventually. I love it how you kept it to the things needed. I see so many switching systems that add some trickery just for show. The QM does everything. Just wish the input and output were squeezed behind but I've made some loop boxes and I know how hard that is to do. Jacks are a lot bigger on the inside.

[@ShawnTubbs]

You're the best Dan!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Ah, bless you mate, hope you’re awesome 🤗🙏

[@johncooper16]

I use a QMX 10 in almost all the ways you covered Dan. I have a humdinger for wet / dry, 2 delays in a single loop, and I use flip-flop for a specific song where I have a clean flanged sound in the verses and an overdriven sound in the chorus. The only thing I'd missed was the master bypass feature. My only minor niggle is that, unlike G3, you can't easily switch pedal order e.g., stick a delay before an overdrive. Still, a brilliant piece of kit.

[@gbarge4]

Dan, I'm so glad you made this. The QMX is such a brilliant switcher. I've been using it since 2018 (a QMX-10) and LOVE flip-flop mode for all the drive pedals. Normal mode for Cali76 and ARDX20 but am thinking of moving them off to make more room for more drives! (and modulation). The soft switches, the space between them, the simplicity of design... all perfect. Honestly, the QMX and TheGigRig power supply are the backbone of everything. They are the absolute best and together, they provide 100% confidence that nothing will ever go wrong. Perfectly flawless.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers G, really appreciate it 🤗🙏

[@Single_Songwriter]

Thank You for doing this video Dan very helpful tips AND hearing the WET/DRY setup is something everyone should try it's like night and day .... Excellent Explanation #TheGigRig #QuarterMaster 👍🎸 #StayHappy #KeepPlaying

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

You’re most welcome 🙏

[@CitizenofMelee]

Very tempting. I'd love to set up something semi-permanent board.

[@mattgilbert7347]

For skme of us, a Quartermaster is all we'll ever need

[@ryanclark8343]

My wife surprised me with a QMX 8 a few years back and I can’t imagine my rig without it.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Awesome 🤩 thanks Ryan and thanks to your wife 🤗🙏

[@robertwoodhall4203]

What about stereo pedals in a loop.Can you feed to two amps?

[@francisgori5631]

Fantastic video with great info- thanks Dan!!!!!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers mate, you’re most welcome 🙏

[@denmar355]

Very informative and useful video Dan! Thanks!

[@maxpeck4154]

I agree about getting things out of the signal path. Guitar - Strymon Flint - amp. That's it.

[@joeriffanucci]

This is great. Thanks so much Dan. Love my QM4 and 8.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much Joe 🙏

[@carminelombardi9575]

Please correct me if I'm mistaken, my understanding is, if I'm chaining my pedals and going into a purely clean channel of an amp with no breakup, that I don't need to use my effects loop on the amplifier to isolate my time based pedals.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Yes, exactly 👍

[@planetpjr]

No hum, no noise, no daisy muck, very clever.

[@davidbaceski7683]

This video couldn’t have been more timely for me. I am building a pedalboard with a QMX 8 in series with a QMX 4. My major question was if there was a way to split the effects between the amp effects loop and the front of amp. It is possible and it was clearly explained and demonstrated. Also, didn’t know about the master bypass. Thanks Daniel. I’m a total fan (and customer)!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much David 🤗🙏

[@gr328]

A pair of smaller QMs works well for the loop vs front end too

[@DirtyMikeTM]

Does the quartermaster offer stereo out? If not can I be pointed on what I need for stereo sound with 2 amps. My 2 last pedals will be the flint v2 followed by the Goodwood Audio Output TX. Can I use a TRS cable from Flint split into both inputs on the Output TX? Then out to both amps?

[@tonisiret5557]

Bloody brilliant Dan 👌👍

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers mate

[@tomekjanasz9017]

Always nice to watch you Dan 👏🏻 It would be great if you could link two QMX or if you would offer QMX8.2 of some sort - essentially two QMX4 in one housing retaining width

[@sroelit]

Brilliant. Sounds ace. Love mine.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers Seth 🙏

[@benink5690]

Boy I'd love to try one of these. Way too expensive though. I like how it's made with good components I won't need to worry about down the line

[@MrKleaner]

Great video Dan! I just recieved my quartermaster 6 and love it! Thank uyou making these great product switchers! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Mick!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks so much mate. All the best to you and yours 🙏

[@genesisfalling]

Great video Dan, and I spotted my pedalboard in it as well 😀👍

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

So cool!

[@jupjuck]

When the dry amp is just a bit more dirty than the wet in a wet/dry setup it's absolute magic and sounds better than studio delay

[@frankgreco]

Your instructions for wiring up the QMX to connect to the FX loop sounds easy enough, but if I have my board near my vocal mic, I have to run a pair of long cables (send/return) back to my amp. Is the capacitance of a pair of long cables (even good ones) going to affect my tone?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

All depends on the impedance of the send from the amp, if it has a low impedance you’ll be fine but it’s an issue for anyone using long leads from an amp fx send to any pedalboard. We may be working on a solution for this 🤗👍

[@frankgreco]

@@TheGigRigDaniel Ah... I had a feeling the master had something up his sleeve! :) Something like a reverse Remote Loopy?

[@MoogerTuber]

Hi, I cannot get the master bypass mode to work. I have the same configuration with tuner in loop 1 connected by just one cable through Send. I follow the instructions in the video, but it doesn't seem to work. When I engage the first loop, other active loops do not turn off. I have 2 QMX-4s I cannot achieve this on either of them. Is there some secret I am missing?

[@MoogerTuber]

@TheGigRigDaniel Hi, can you please also explain the point of the "tuner return jack"? Do I need to use it? In what case? Thanks.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi there, the tuner return jack is so that when your signal goes to the tuner the forward signal is grounded. If you don’t ground that signal, it’s open and can act as a antenna so it can be very noisy. I hope that makes sense. cheers mate.

[@MoogerTuber]

@@TheGigRigDaniel aaah, gotcha! Many thanks, Dan!

[@christianmars551]

Same issue over here. Can’t get the master bypass to work.

[@MoogerTuber]

@@TheGigRigDaniel Could you please chime in regarding master bypass? Cheers!

[@HomespunEffects]

Mark here. Tell me if I'm correct. If you have a QMX-4 and a QMX-2 you wouldn't have to use a loop to use the 4-cable method for splitting effects between the front of the amp and the effects loop. Should work for the Wet/Dry, too. Gets you an extra loop and prevents you from bypassing the preamp by stepping on button 4.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Exactly right 👍

[@JMotone]

Brilliant✨🔊🏆

[@reggieboyd5444]

I run my wet/dry set-up a little differently. I use the chain of guitar-tuner-EQ-compressor-overdrive-octave, into the preamp of the dry amp. The effects loop out to the delay-reverb-chorus pedals, using the stereo chorus for the split. Dry side of the chorus back to the effects loop on the dry amp and the wet side to the "power amp in" of the wet amp. This way I only have to use 1 preamp section. I need to get a hum cancelling pedal for sure but it's a pretty simple set up. Any thoughts?

[@mikeparsons9057]

Wow - my pedalboard made the montage! 😊

[@TheBeriking]

Sounds great Mr Steinhardt! I love my G3, and was curious if it would be possible to use a QMX to add a few loops… with all these stereo pedals, loops can be in short supply really fast! Thanks Daniel and the Gigrig team for you awesome products!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers Ran 🙏

[@zachp7684]

Love my Quartermaster 4

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Cheers Z 🙏

[@julielocke-balish1707]

Great switcher.. I would like to buy the quartermaster-10.I wonder how to get one in Canada?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Julie, we ship to Canada from our uk store shop.thegigrig.com 🙏

[@andyhightides]

I've been using an RV-5 to split to 2 amps, and haven't run into phase or ground issues (yet), and have been scratching my head trying to figure out how I can incorporate the QM into a D&M Drive, J-Drive, Carbon Copy, RV-5 setup. Not that I need to, I just want to!

[@tonymac7272]

Hey Dan, you make it very easy to understand so thank you! I generally use George L cables but I'm wondering what your cables of choice are for your pedal board. I will probably call and buy a QuareterMaster X this week. Keep rocking and thank you again!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks, Toni. I really like the evidence Audio screw in solderless but we’ve also just started doing some small soldered connectors which are really great. 👍

[@tonymac7272]

@TheGigRigDaniel thank you for responding! I'll check outthe Evidence Audio cables.

[@grimreaper-qh2zn]

Can you have the same pedal in more that one loop. I.E. you may want a gain pedal straight to a Reverb pedal and then the same Gain pedal into a Delay pedal (and maybe another Gain Amp into both the reverb and delay pedals).

[@markminer9387]

This looks like the solution I’ve been looking for! Is it to assume the QMX 10 shares this feature splitting loop four to the preamp and anything after into effect loop?

[@Zan_Halford]

Would it work to put an ACS1 in place of the humdinger as shown in 10:07 for the wet/dry setup?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Absolutely i

[@thomasjohnson2750]

Love this. Slightly off topic, curious as to what glass you’re running in that lazy J 👀

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

6L6’s.. I love it!

[@hiddennotesberlin]

love my quartermaster❤but mine is doing some weird clicking noise which it never did before.i didn‘t change a bit in my settings, cables or powersupply (voodoo lab).do you guys have any idea?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi there, sorry to hear this. Sounds like some DC is getting in somewhere. Try a different amp just to check you’re not getting dc on the amp input. Failing that send us an email and we’ll do all we can to help 🤓🙏

[@andyallen6888]

Can’t wait to get a qmx 6!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Thanks Andy, I’ll keep one warm for you 👍

[@blakekilgore9815]

Hey Dan! I'll be quick. I've got a modded Marshall JCM 800 2203x with an effects loop and I play metal. How would I use the Quartermaster in conjunction with a noise gate, using the four cable method? I want to be able to use the gate in front of the amp and in the effects loop. That would be the only pedal in the loop. I would also use a parametric eq and a tape echo in a separate loop on the Quartermaster. I've already been to the product support page, but I didn't quite get the detailed answers I needed. Thanks!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi there, what’s the noise gate?

[@blakekilgore9815]

@@TheGigRigDaniel Noise gate would be the TC Electronics Sentry.

[@alexc4445]

If you are using a 2 in 1 pedal can you isolate the switches to two different loops. Like for the timeline can delay A be in a loop and delay b be in a separate loop? Thanks

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Alex, only if the pedal has the ability to split the effects.

[@marcustait79]

Just watching the TPS episode about stacking gain pedals. Does stacking behave differently if done via individual QMX loops than running through your chosen selection of gain pedals with in a single QMX loop?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Marcus, it’s the same process as long as the pedals are on. Cheers mate 🙏

[@marcustait79]

@@TheGigRigDaniel humdinger arrived and we’ve started messing around with putting together a wet/dry rig! The early results are completely 🤯 and the possible combinations are an order of magnitude more again!!!

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

@@marcustait79 ah mate, that’s fantastic! Great job 👏 🤓🙏

[@marcustait79]

Is there any merit/point in combining the FX loop approach with the humdinger?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Marcus. The humdinger here has two functions one as a buffer but two as an isolation device removing possible earth loops between the amp and the board. Don’t forget we only want one path to earth and even though we technically only have one path through the single amp to ground we have multiple connections to that amp such as guitar to the input and then the effect send and return. By isolating the signal to the input the only earth connection is through the effect loop and return which keeps things nice and quiet.

[@marcustait79]

Thank you @@TheGigRigDaniel! I confess that I’m not sure whether your answer means yes or no!!!🫣🥴 Looking at schematic for my hotrod deluxe the effects loop connections have similar paths to ground as the input so I’m guessing the humdinger could be of help should a ground loop manifest…..? Apologies if I am overlooking something very basic….

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

@@marcustait79 no problem. As the HRD connections are all across one panel the isolation is less of an issue so try it without one, if you have any issues the HumDinger will get you sorted 👍

[@marcustait79]

@@TheGigRigDaniel Outstanding, thank you very much! I'm planning to attempt the wet/dry thing between HRD and Blues Junior using QMX 8, so there will be lots of experimenting to be done before settling on final (if such a thing exists!!!) layout 🤓. I guess in that context the Humdinger will be useful for phase if not for necessarily for hum?

[@NINEWALKING]

One more potential use for the QM. Expansion for the G3 or G2. I own G3 but you never get enough isolated loops for mad monster pedal board. On my monster board I have more core drives, more different boosts in pre boost stage and solo boost. Also I have 3 different delays. So One G3 Loop can go to a QM that handles 4 different pedals. Also QM can go before or even behind the G3. My scenario is when I can I use 4 different Pre boost pedals into a drive pedal. Centura as Klon clone, Maxon OD808 as Tube screamer, EP booster as specific full range and One more Germanium full range booster. Selecting what pre boost I use is job for the QM. So you chose on G3 with or without boost gain stacked into the drive pedal and that loop then uses QM to flip flop what boost pedal are you going to use depending what guitar and what drive pedal are you using at that moment. Same thing can be done with some of the delays. For example digital, analog or Tape delay can be in same loop but still if you want to use them individually or even stacked you can use QM to handle that. I know that there is GigRig Remote Loopy 2 that really ads two loops intelligently to a G3 but this works to. Imagine you have 4 core drive pedals and 4 pre boost pedals plus after the solo boost pedal. All those possible combinations are there for your choice. It is like 40 combinations right? Per drive no boost plus 4 pre boost options time 4 different drive pedals that is 20 plus 20 more options of same but with solo boost after the drives boost. So 40 different sounds with 9 pedals. It is even to much for most of the people.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Love it!!!

[@NINEWALKING]

@RubenRavichandrarajan one can't have too many drive pedals, period 😀

[@chrisyoung8062]

Do any of these switchers allow you to change the order of pedals on the fly?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

G3/Atom 🙏

[@tallamariachi]

is it possible to switch channel of the amp with the quartermaster?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi! No, the QMX series is audio switching only 🤓🙏

[@MrMartingalea123]

I’m struggling to get the fx loop setup (as described) working - clearly doing something wrong - when I set it up with my jcm800 it sounds a million miles away 🤔

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

JCM800 fx loops can be funky. You may need to buffer the signal coming from the amps fx send. If you have a boss tuner or any other boss pedal, stick a battery in it, stick it on top of the amp, a short patch cable from the fx send of the amp into the boss pedal (make sure the boss pedal is turned off, we’re just using the buffer) then send that signal back to the loop return of the QMX, remember you must turn that end loop on to hear the preamp 👍🤓

[@MrMartingalea123]

@@TheGigRigDaniel really appreciate the response - it was driving me crazy - The gigrig is amazing , if I can get this fx loop sorted it’s at another level of game changer for me ❤️

[@jonahlmoore]

Would any of these switches work for amp channel switching? My foot switch is dual TRS. The Tip is for channel switching and the Ring is for effects loop both leds in parallel. It has a midi connection but I know nothing about that lol.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Jonah, the QuarterMaster series is specifically for audio. Remote switching is programmable in G3/Atom so you could have your effect loop system as part of a preset 👍

[@akshaykguitar]

Hi, is it possible to change loop order with the QMX?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi 👋 not with the QMX but yes with G3 👍

[@steveclark9370]

I really want a QuarterMaster 4 to make some loops into my Fractal AxeFXIII Turbo for some old rack effects. All of them are stereo (L/R inputs and outputs). How would I handle this? L/R into TSR adapter into Q4 and back out the same way? Does it handle Stereo effects?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Steve, if you can wait a couple of months I’ve got something that might be perfect 👍

[@steveclark9370]

@@TheGigRigDaniel Of course I can…

[@jordanr2400]

How many loops can you have in flip flop mode? Examples tend to showcase only two loops from what I see. I have one on the way and I'm thinking I want to have three loops in flip flop mode since I don't plan to stack those three loops.

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

You can have all of the in flip flop if you like 👍

[@jasoncorganbrown]

Can flip flop mode turn off multiple loops when a single loop is switched on?

[@TheGigRigDaniel]

Hi Jason, Flip Flop operates separately to the normal loops. Cheers 🤓🙏