e switch determines the overall behavior when the footswitch is pressed.
But that’s not all – the AFX Pocket Blender also includes clean boost functionality and a classic pocket blender in a small footprint. Without even touching the A/B features, it serves as a mini two-channel mixer that allows you to connect two audio sources and blend them together. This is perfect for dual-source systems such as Fishman soundhole pickups that feature a mic or body pickup.
You can build on the simple blender by setting up an “A mix” and a “B mix” where pressing the footswitch toggles between one mix and the other. For instance, you could balance your onboard pickup at 50% with your onboard mic at 50% on mix A. Then, on mix B, which you use to take solos, you could boost the pickup to 75% while leaving the mic at 50%. All of this can be done with a single stomp of the footswitch.
The AFX Pocket Blender is not just an A/B pedal with a mixer – it is also the heart of Fishman’s unique AFX Dual Path ecosystem. By using common TRS audio cables, you can assign effects on either tip or ring signal paths, and essentially switch between two “scenes,” each with mix levels you control.
Lastly, the AFX Pocket Blender can serve as a Y splitter, taking a mono source and redirecting it to two different outputs, either one at a time or simultaneously. With its compact size and comprehensive features, the Fishman AFX Pocket Blender Mini A/B/Y and D.I. is a must-have for any gigging musician.
- A/B/Y, input mixer, input selector, and boost functionality
- True Bypass with option for buffered bypass
- Balanced D.I. output with ground lift
- Innovative “Dual Path” routing
- Super compact design