Voodoo Lab GCX Guitar Audio Switcher  

This things built to last. plus comes with a 5 year warranty.

Its a bit expensive but it solves a huge issue that i myself and many other guitar players face. So its well worth the money. Plus it seems of good quality.

This thing is awesome. It works flawlessy pulling out pedals out of the loop. Doesent drain any tone and adds true bypass to all your pedals. Its a must have.

8 independent loops allow effects an processors to be switched out in real time, perform channel switching, or rout between preamps. I use loop one as a  kill switch (and to tune silently, via the second out put of the buffered input). loops 2 &3 for each channel of a dbx compressor; switching between lead and rhythm compression. Loop 4 for a boss octave effect (which does load down the signal slightly when bypassed). Loop 7&8 are used to switch between presence 1&2 and volume 1&2 on an engl 540/50. All this plus multieffect processors are controlled via the ground control pro with an easy setup time and flawless integration.

     I do wish that the loops were color coded for quich trouble shooting (i used colorful electric tape). I would have liked to have seen a swich to link channels to avoid using jumper cables. And a Built in power supply could prove valuable to people more pedal oriented then me.

     I have also used this unit to switch between inputs of a dual rec and a Peavy JSX, as well as swich function on the dual rec flawlessly.

I have had absolutely no problems with this unit in 4 years of use. Voodoo labs tech support is incredible and they demonstrate a myriad of complex set ups on their website.

     Even with repeated pluging and unplugging of cords i have yet tohave a jack go bad. The power supply is robust but fits on a monster power conditioner easily.

     Since the Jacks are gold I used mogami gold cables for better conductence and intend to have the rest of my input and output jacks switched to gold later.

The only reson that this unit does not get a ten in this department is i wished that they would have included a way to link channels instead of having to use a jumper cable via a switch. I also would like to have seen a some form of powersupply built in like on the TC electronics G-system.

     For its price & features it is an awsome value and outstanding tool for complex or even just simpilifying a rig that already uses MIDI.

In the end I rely heavily on this unit, and have been completly satisfied. It has met all my needs and enabled me to streamline my rig greatly. Voodoo labs smaller pedal version of this unit may be a better value for individuals that don't need as many loops. I hope that one day voodoo labs offers a second version of the GCX that supplies power, is color coated for trouble shooting, and offers channel linking.