new footswitch or GCP for JVM410h?

[9ball]

So i got a used jvm410h a month or so ago, and the footswitch is iffy. The #2 switch is acting up. I was gonna just buy a new footswitch, but was thinking, at $129, i might as well maybe just go ahead and get a voodoo labs ground controll pro. Since i plan on getting more pedals and.putting together a pedalboard - it might make more sense to just get the GCP. what say you rig talk?

 

[university81]

the midi implementation is awesome on the jvm, i'd probably look at some kind of midi switch too

had a cheapo midi controller with a rack unit in the fx loop, worked great

might be an idea to get one of those bypass loopers with midi control , if you're going to use pedals up front and or in the fx loop

something like this:

http://www.glab.com.pl/gsc-2_en

or the musicom i think , although the price point is a bit higher

more flexible than a simple midi controller, and can get some cool things setup,

 

[racerevlon]

GCP or Rocktron All Access (my controller of choice).

 

[9ball]

Yeah i dunno. Didnt really wanna spend a thousand dollars on a footswitch lol... I don't guess you can switch modes with any of these midi switches? Just set them.up for patches?

 

[university81]

Yeah i dunno. Didnt really wanna spend a thousand dollars on a footswitch lol... I don't guess you can switch modes with any of these midi switches? Just set them.up for patches?

you can set it for modes , e.g od1 - orange - reverb off - master 2 -- > midi program 2 , which is activated by button 2 on your floor controller

or crunch - green - reverb on - master 1 - > midi program 1 -


super easy to setup, with everything connected, you first set the amp / mode / settings , then i think there's a midi learn switch, you press it, it starts to flash, then you hit the button on your midi controller you want to use to select it

hey presto =0

 

[9ball]

Hey presto lol

Rocktron all access looks good but damn - 950?

 

[university81]

Hey presto lol

Rocktron all access looks good but damn - 950?

the behringer fcb1010 is super cheap, get's the job done, it is huuuge however , unfortunately anything with midi functionality usually has a price tag to match , i had a yamaha mfc-10 , fairly cheap used and get's the job done, maybe an older roland fc midi controller or boss fc-50 , or anyone of those oldschool midi controllers

might have more luck with a second hand ground control pro, size is probably the main issue you'll have to deal with

 

[Shizzeldizzel]

Why not fix the switch?

 

[9ball]

Hey presto lol

Rocktron all access looks good but damn - 950?

the behringer fcb1010 is super cheap, get's the job done, it is huuuge however , unfortunately anything with midi functionality usually has a price tag to match , i had a yamaha mfc-10 , fairly cheap used and get's the job done, maybe an older roland fc midi controller or boss fc-50 , or anyone of those oldschool midi controllers

might have more luck with a second hand ground control pro, size is probably the main issue you'll have to deal with

Im not really worried about size lol. 400 seems ok for a gcp, but 950 seems a little steep ya know?

 

[9ball]

Why not fix the switch?

Because then i'd have to.go.to.the trouble of tracking down the correct replacement switch and soldering it in...lol...
Looks like someone tried to. The #2 switch is different from all.the others and switches modes too fast - you have to barely tap it. I.dunno - i figured i might as well.go ahead and look into midi since i'll prolly put a pedalboard togwther and possibly get a rack effects unit anyways