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what to do with a useless footswitch...

Started by sinisterguy, June 18, 2009, 12:00:48 PM

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sinisterguy

June 18, 2009, 12:00:48 PM
So I was renting an amp for a gig in long & mcquade yesterday and they had this box that said "all footswitches, $10". It seems I'm a bit obsessed, because the first thing i thought is wicked, that enclosure and those switches are worth more than $10, so I picked one up. Its a footswitch from a tech21 amp that's essentially the same as the midi mouse but with one less switch.

I was thinking about converting it for use as a true bypass looper with a tap tempo switch, but there's one problem: the stomp switches are just actuators for tactile switches on the pcb. so I was wondering, does anyone have any ideas for either using the existing actuators, or how to remove them from tech 21 amp foot switches?

sinisterguy

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June 18, 2009, 01:24:50 PM
its like this http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MIDIMoose/ but with 6 swtiches and no 8 segment leds

biggy boy

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June 18, 2009, 02:53:57 PM
Which Long and Mcquade did you get it from and do they have more :icon_biggrin:

sinisterguy

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June 18, 2009, 05:03:53 PM
lol, it was the one in oshawa, and no, I got the last one :P

biggy boy

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June 18, 2009, 06:00:33 PM
Quote from: sinisterguy on June 18, 2009, 05:03:53 PM
lol, it was the one in oshawa, and no, I got the last one :P

LOL Bummer :icon_confused:
Anyway How about doing a handfull of DIY pedal effects and put them in that enclosure. Put some jacks on the back for jumper cables to hook up the different pedals in what ever order you like. I guess it would be better if the switches were 3PDT for true by-pass.......
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