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A powerful pedalboard tamer for the masses.

A breeze to program. Ability to edit loops on the fly.

Only eight presets. Large footprint for small pedal boards.

$499

Carl Martin Octa-Switch The Strip
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Any time I come across a new, powerful piece of compact switching technology, I can't help but flash back to the fridge-sized racks and massive MIDI controllers that were once at the heart of many pro rigs. Until pretty recently, a pro-level switching system still cost serious coin. Carl Martin did a lot to close the affordability gap in that product category with their Octa-Switch series. But Carl Martin's latest (and slimmest) iteration of their Octa-Switch line, the Strip, is one of the easiest ways yet to manage your pedalboard and not break the bank.

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