Vein-Tap.com Vein-Tap Gallows Dual True Bypass Looper

The Vein-Tap Gallows Dual True Bypass Looper is a pedal from Vein-Tap.com that gives you two independent true bypass loops in a single box¹. A true bypass looper switches your pedals into the signal when needed, but completely removes them from your signal chain when not in use, which is how Vein-Tap.com describes what the Gallows does¹. The maker announced it in August 2017 as a small-footprint way to clean up your signal, or to switch in two separate, independent banks of pedals all at the same time².

Two independent true bypass loops

The Gallows carries two separate, independent true bypass loops¹. Each loop has its own send and return, so you can park pedals you do not always need, such as a fuzz or a long chain of always-on effects, outside your signal path until you want them. Because the loops are independent, you can bring in one bank of pedals on its own, or switch in two separate, independent banks of pedals all at the same time, as Vein-Tap.com's Ben put it when the pedal was announced². For players grouping pedals into banks rather than tapping individual effects, that makes the Gallows a simple master-section style switcher as well as a looper. It sits among switching pedals rather than recording loopers like the Boss RC-5 or TC Electronic Ditto Looper: it switches pedals in and out of your chain, it does not record audio.

Hard Click and Soft Touch switching

Vein-Tap.com builds the Gallows in two versions, listed under "Action" on the product page as Hard Click and Soft Touch¹. They work in different ways:

• Hard Click: the old-school hard click footswitches use the footswitch itself to do the switching, still full true bypass, and no power is needed. The maker notes this is great if you don't know whether you'll have power available¹.
• Soft Touch: the soft-touch relay switching uses a tiny mechanical switch inside to do the actual switching, activated by a soft-touch, non-clicking switch. It is silent to operate, and the relays require power¹.

The Gallows and the Noose

The Gallows is the two-loop version of Vein-Tap.com's single looper, the Noose True Bypass Looper. Vein-Tap.com describes it as having the same build quality, style and affordability as the Noose, with the difference being that the Gallows gives you two independent true bypass loops in a single box¹. The Noose is a single true bypass looper from the same maker, with the same Hard Click and Soft Touch action options³. Vein-Tap.com released the Noose before the SEPARATOR A/B/Y switch, which the maker mentioned when announcing that later product in August 2017⁴.

Price, size and warranty

Vein-Tap.com lists the Gallows at a price range of £39.95 through £59.95 GBP, as of 1 September 2026¹. The enclosure measures 60 × 111 × 32 mm and weighs 0.5 kg, so it takes a small footprint on a pedalboard, which the maker also emphasised at launch, calling it a beautiful, small-footprint way to clean up your signal¹². The pedal is covered by the Vein-Tap.com Lifetime Guarantee¹.

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