2 1/4 jacks for the clean in and out, then 2 more for a loop, and then preferably two small knobs to control the exact ratio of clean and effect. I'm not a electrical engineer by any stretch, but to my mind it should be a fairly simple thing. JHS used to make a blend that was about the size of a Hammond 1590B as did SFX, but neither are around any more. The next most readily available one is the Xotic Blender, which has a lot of neat little features I don't want to pay for, and a pretty big foot print. The problem is the LS-2 is ugly, big, and has far more options than I really need. The Boss LS-2 is the hidden gem of the bass world as it works great as a blend, even though it wasn't explicitly designed for that, and are readily available used at around $60-$80 from gui****s that don't know what to do with the thing after they buy it. My cheapness and impatience make that unlikely as I tend to buy pedals used as the fancy hits me. Many of the ones I am after are by smaller manufacturers that will add one for extra or it will take weeks/months for them to custom build. Watch as Fender Custom Shops Mike Lewis walks us through the Fat 50s Half Blender Stratocaster Wiring, which allows the variable blending of the bridge and neck pickups to achieve endless. While on the hunt for very specific pedals I've found that dirt pedals with blend options aren't as easy to come by as I had hoped.
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