Why don’t more manufactures use 3PDT switches in their products?
Probably because a 3PDT switch costs about 50% more than an SPDT type, and most manufacturers lack the real-life experience with the problems of musicians that makes Pro Co different from the other “gadget makers”. We pay close attention to the details that most effects pedal manufacturers overlook or ignore, and use our ears and our instruments to produce designs that are both electronically correct and musically useful. Out test gear includes not only thousands of dollars worth of the best precision electronic lab equipment available, but also such items as a Vintage Fender Stratocaster, a Gibson Les Paul, a Fender Concert amplifier, a 1958 Hammond B-3 and multitude of other “real-life” test equipment. This enables us to evaluate not only the objective electronic performance of a device, but also its subjective performance with real musical instruments as well. And while you may not notice the effects of one “gadget” loading your guitar, you’ll probably find that having two or three
