Friedman Buffer Bay - will it Midi Switch a Mesa Roadster?

[Delron24]

Hi Guys - can any one advise?,

Friend of mine is looking to go over to a Boss ES-8 switcher but is unable at to present, as it will not control on its own the multiple switching options on the mesa. I suggested a RJM amp Gizmo - pretty sure this will work but does anybody know if the Buffer bay will do this also?

Thanks in Advance

Del

 

[mixn4him]

Its just a midi pass thru, he will need something like you suggested the RJM to actually switch the amp...

 

[GOHOINC]

If the amp has true midi, the es-8 should control it. Many amps just uses a footswitch with a din connector that looks like midi but isnt really midi. I dont know much about the mesa roadster but im guessing it is the latter. In that case, as above you need an amp gizmo or voodoo lab control switcher type of device to actually use midi. You could also use a breakout cable to go from the din connector to trs jacks and use the trs switching features of the es-8.