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Blackbird Switching Options

The Blackbird preamp’s overdrive and clean channels and bypass can be controlled remotely using a Fender dual latching foot switch, but do check to make sure it’s fitted with a lead terminating in a ¼” TRS (stereo) jack plug (as pictured below) and not RCA connectors.

Any dual latching foot switch with the same wiring will do the job though. The photo below shows the internal wiring of the Fender foot switch.

Internals of the Fender dual latching foot switch

Schematic diagram for the Fender dual latching foot switch.

Schematic for the Fender dual latching foot switch

Foot Switch Configuration Options

The internal jumper reconfigures the footswitching options on the Blackbird vacuum tube preamp pedal. Without the jumper the footswitches operate as labelled, that is, the ‘BYPASS’ footswitch is a bypass footswitch and the ‘CHANNEL’ footswitch selects the clean (green LED) or drive (red/blue LED) channels. If the white link is placed on both pins connecting them, the function of the ‘BYPASS’ footswitch and ‘CLASSIC/CREAMY’ switch are swapped. This is so that the user can gain access to the ‘CLASSIC’ (blue LED) and ‘CREAMY’ (red LED) channels in a live situation and the Blackbird is always engaged. Just push the jumper onto the pins. Orientation is not important.

blackbird_bypass_mode — ‘Bypass’ footswitch operates as a bypass footswitch and Classic/Creamy’ toggle switch selects red or blue gain channel.

blackbird_classic_creamy_mode — ‘Bypass’ footswitch selects red or blue gain channel and Classic/Creamy’ toggle switch operates as a bypass footswitch.

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Blackbird Switching Options