Rig-Talk

So my footswitch has been acting up. Sometimes it acts as if it is not plugged in and will not do anything then after jiggling some things around it seems to work. Curious if anyone else has had this issue and also if you can buy a replacement footswitch. I am hoping i dont have to buy a new one but if it comes down to that I want to know how much they might be and how hard they would be to get....

Contact Egnater. nate@egnateramps.com. If it is under warranty they should just replace it. That is what they did when my Tourmaster footswitch went.

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Len

Custom Classic Maple V-Neck Stratocaster
Antique Natural 335
2005 Les Paul Standard
Martin HD-28
1965 Gibson J-50
2003 American Ash Special Fender Telecaster
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe III
Egnater Renegade Head
Egnater Tourmaster 2 X 12 Cab
Pedal Train Pro
Eventide TimeFactor
Eventide ModFactor
Boss RC-30

Sadly i have owned the head for almost 2 years so i dont think it would still be under warranty. Just hoping i wont have to fork out the $ for a new one

I had a similar problem with my Rebel 30 footswitch. The plastic grommet that keeps the wire in place when it goes into the casing seems to be the culprit. It crimps the wire tightly and if there is pulling at that point, the wire can short out. Open up the footswitch by removing the screws. The grommet can be removed by squeezing the top and bottom of it, allowing it to slide out of the hole.

I cut out about an inch of the wire, then stripped both ends. There are 3 wires: red, white, and ground. I soldered the leads together, taped them off, secured the wire back in the grommet, and put the footswitch back together. It works fine now.

I do take special care not to put any undue strain where the cord goes into the switch when I wrap up the cord to put it in my case.

If I may be so bold to make a suggestion to Egnater, my experience is that I have much better luck with footswitches that have an input jack to plug a cord from it to the amp, instead of hardwired ones.