alexreinhold
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As @TBurst Std knows, I have gone mostly digital. But lately, I've made it hobby optimizing my beloved amp.
Situation: I have recently bought the Boss ES-5 Switcher/Looper as per @stratamania's advice (see other thread). The device has an amazing functionality to control an amp's channels which I'd love to utilize:
Here are the Boss ES-5 inputs to control amp channels:
![1704630886168.png 1704630886168.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19619-d1268d9f87c0d5e454480a34b0780994.jpg)
Problem:
For almost 20 years, I have had a truly wonderful amp called Steavens Poundcake. More info HERE. The amp has 4 channels: Clean, Crunch, Meat (Gain), Heat (High Gain). The switch looks like so:
![1704631299319.png 1704631299319.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19621-b8cc784ce3c4d52003724e466c40c8cd.jpg)
However, rather than being connected via a standard TRS cable, it comes in this weird format (which I haven't seen elsewhere; it's NOT MIDI):
Cable:
![1704631384251.png 1704631384251.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19622-226143c89b35ade4e7bb93896cf0850a.jpg)
Input:
![1704631456949.png 1704631456949.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19623-102fa6e3263255e7ea300c057bad4a70.jpg)
On the amp's back, I have the following:
This (no pic):
- SLO BLO "knobs"
- Pentode/Triode Switch
- Ohm (4/8/16) switch)
- Speaker Inputs
And this (pic below):
- Right: Line out incl. Level select
- Middle: Effects Loop
- Left: switches (see below)
![1704631670824.png 1704631670824.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19624-28616a3e45037a0c4ecb90facb669e06.jpg)
Now I have two inputs for switches on the very left that look like this (please note that on the front of the amp, there are two binary switches called Sect and Mode and I have never understood what they do):
![1704632003312.png 1704632003312.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19625-050828e4f3ede01f8e5f7aeba9276c3a.jpg)
Can anyone help me figure out if I can use the Boss ES-5 somehow to switch channels.
1) If yes, how?
2) if no, would there be a way to mod the amp?
Thanks a lot!
Alex
PS: Here's the amp from the front:
![1704631193967.png 1704631193967.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19620-e7bdf6eb049dc3e10d66a2a0cf843fb7.jpg)
Situation: I have recently bought the Boss ES-5 Switcher/Looper as per @stratamania's advice (see other thread). The device has an amazing functionality to control an amp's channels which I'd love to utilize:
Here are the Boss ES-5 inputs to control amp channels:
![1704630886168.png 1704630886168.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19619-d1268d9f87c0d5e454480a34b0780994.jpg)
Problem:
For almost 20 years, I have had a truly wonderful amp called Steavens Poundcake. More info HERE. The amp has 4 channels: Clean, Crunch, Meat (Gain), Heat (High Gain). The switch looks like so:
![1704631299319.png 1704631299319.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19621-b8cc784ce3c4d52003724e466c40c8cd.jpg)
However, rather than being connected via a standard TRS cable, it comes in this weird format (which I haven't seen elsewhere; it's NOT MIDI):
Cable:
![1704631384251.png 1704631384251.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19622-226143c89b35ade4e7bb93896cf0850a.jpg)
Input:
![1704631456949.png 1704631456949.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19623-102fa6e3263255e7ea300c057bad4a70.jpg)
On the amp's back, I have the following:
This (no pic):
- SLO BLO "knobs"
- Pentode/Triode Switch
- Ohm (4/8/16) switch)
- Speaker Inputs
And this (pic below):
- Right: Line out incl. Level select
- Middle: Effects Loop
- Left: switches (see below)
![1704631670824.png 1704631670824.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19624-28616a3e45037a0c4ecb90facb669e06.jpg)
Now I have two inputs for switches on the very left that look like this (please note that on the front of the amp, there are two binary switches called Sect and Mode and I have never understood what they do):
![1704632003312.png 1704632003312.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19625-050828e4f3ede01f8e5f7aeba9276c3a.jpg)
Can anyone help me figure out if I can use the Boss ES-5 somehow to switch channels.
1) If yes, how?
2) if no, would there be a way to mod the amp?
Thanks a lot!
Alex
PS: Here's the amp from the front:
![1704631193967.png 1704631193967.png](https://unofficialwarmoth.com/data/attachments/19/19620-e7bdf6eb049dc3e10d66a2a0cf843fb7.jpg)