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Originally Posted by Stevedresser83  so there is no splitter that does not change the tone at all? |
I know I am probably a day late and a dollar short, but I don't get out much to look at these forums...
The guitar going directly to the amp - the guitar feels the load of the cable and amp impedance - the amp senses the output impedance of the guitar... That combination of impedances creates a particular sound.
As soon as you try to split the signal the impedance math changes - a simple Y cable into two or more amps and the loading of each additional amp changes the shape of the tone going to all amps (not to mention ground connecting issues)
Transformers solve ground issues but amp and guitar impedances are reflected back and forth across the windings; and the impedance of the transformer itself is fixed, not variable, so chances are it won't exactly mimick the impedance of the original direct connection. And then there's the sound of the transformer itself - which can be a good thing, but not if you just want to record the original direct tone.
The MW1 with variable input and output impedance is a great way to solve this issue...
Here's the idea: vary the input impedance on the MW1 until it mimicks the amp's input impedance - then the guitar will think it's still connected to the amp; vary the output impedance on the MW1 until it mimicks the guitar's output impedance - then the amp thinks it's still connected to a guitar... at this point the tone is as close as you can get to a direct connection, meanwhile inside the MW1 between the input and output you can tap into the signal and send it to other places without affecting the relationship between the guitar and the amp...
What happens next is that you begin playing and experimenting with the impedances and you find that sometimes, deliberatly mis-matching the impedance opens up a whole new world of tone shaping without adding filters and EQs to the path.
It's possible to split the signal into four amps with the MW1 by looping the XLR out to the XLR in... you could make it six by using the tuner outputs, but they don't have the variable output impedances, and you'll probably have to play around with lifting grounds when you have multiple amps....
hope this helps...