EarthQuaker Devices Passive ABY Box V1 Pedal

Earthquaker's new line of utility devices brings Earthquaker quality and road-worthiness to help solve your most common wiring and signal routing issues. Their ABY box is a rugged device that can be used to split signals 2:1 or 1:2. It's passive so it does not care which way you want to go. It does have a power input, but that's just to make the lights work. There are lots of inexpensive ABY and patch boxes out there but they have cheesy connectors, often PC board mounted...and they don't last. If you want an ABY box that is as tough as all your other gear, Earthquaker has the answer.

In the words of Earthquaker....

The EarthQuaker Devices Passive ABY Box is the perfect solution if you can’t decide when and where you would like your signal to go. In its most basic form, this passive little box is commonly used to run a single input out to two destinations and lets you choose between using either individually or both at the same time. The most common problem and ABY is used to solve is one input being sent to out to two amplifiers but it doesn’t have to stop there! Because of its completely passive circuitry it can also be used in reverse to choose between two inputs to a single output. Use it to simultaneously run two different instruments to one source input! An oboe and a bass, a keyboard and a harmonica, a lute and a modular synth… you know, whatever! This compact little device has a small footprint and won’t take up much real estate on your board and is built using high quality parts that will withstand years of use and keep going.

Dimensions

4.4375 x 2.875 x 1.875 in. (113 x 73 x 48 mm)

Current Draw

60 mA

Power

This device takes a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!