XLR cable for fx loop?

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XLR cable for fx loop?

Post by Dave1992 » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:00 am

Hi guys! I'm planning on building a patchbox for my pedalboard (simple guitar to pedals/pedals to amp & FX loop send/return w/switchable in/out buffers) and I was wondering if I could use a standard XLR cable for the fx loop to save on space and cable? I could use Pin1 for ground and the other 2 for the send & return... Will it add noise to my setup since both cable are so close togheter???

Or maybe I'm better off with two separate 1/4 in cables?

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Re: XLR cable for fx loop?

Post by JimiJames » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:14 pm

Hello and welcome pardner.

George uses a 5 pin on his bad arse MetroPlex :

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Re: XLR cable for fx loop?

Post by Dave1992 » Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:55 pm

JimiJames wrote:Hello and welcome pardner.

George uses a 5 pin on his bad arse MetroPlex :

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Hi! Thanks for the answer but that's for a footswitch, I'm talking about an effect loop though. Thanks for the help though :)

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Re: XLR cable for fx loop?

Post by JimiJames » Mon Jul 20, 2015 10:58 pm

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