PSA for anyone looking for a 4-button footswitch for their Wizard amp.

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I just found a guy that builds working, 4 button footswitches for Wizards. They're heavy duty and work perfectly. If you want the LEDs to work, you need a separate power supply, but even without LEDs, the buttons make all the functions work.

Here's where you can find them. Pretty reasonably priced too: https://reverb.com/item/89590443-custom-4-button-footswitch-for-wizard-amps

Here's mine. I did the sloppy labels myself.
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Thanks for the heads up. They have lots of different switches.
I'd like to get a 2 button to change channels and boost lead channel on my MC50.
 
He can do that for you. DM'ing you his contact info
 
Rick's raking buyers over the coals and laughing all the way to the bank. I'm a HUGE Wizard fanboy have owned many and own a couple now but his prices are stupid and the fact you don't get a more appropriate footswitch is fucked up.
 
If you see it from Rick's perspective, he's in the business of making amps. He's not a footswitch maker. A larger operation like Mesa and Marshall can supply footswitches. They have teams just doing that.

Fwiw, Wizards do come with a single function footswitch. Most people probably don't need more than 2 buttons.
 
rushcentrale said:
If you see it from Rick's perspective, he's in the business of making amps. He's not a footswitch maker. A larger operation like Mesa and Marshall can supply footswitches. They have teams just doing that.

Fwiw, Wizards do come with a single function footswitch. Most people probably don't need more than 2 buttons.
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I disagree. Footswitches are a part of amps just as much as effects loops are especially at his price. I don’t expect every amp to have MIDI these days but certainly footswitchable options that are offered to make gigging life easier. I don’t see why If he can offer a single footswitch, he can offer more buttons and phantom power LEDs.
 
Rick just doesn't want people questioning why their 2019 Footswitch with red LEDS wasn't as good as their friend's 2016 one with blue LEDS.
 
If the demands for it were high enough and the complaints were high enough that it was negatively effecting sales, I'm sure he'd do something. IDK, it's so niche, the demand just isn't there. You can buy another footswitch for 20 bucks and it would have a vast majority of Wizard owners covered. Most ppl are bedroom players and can just switch it from the amp.
 
rushcentrale said:
If the demands for it were high enough and the complaints were high enough that it was negatively effecting sales, I'm sure he'd do something. IDK, it's so niche, the demand just isn't there. You can buy another footswitch for 20 bucks and it would have a vast majority of Wizard owners covered. Most ppl are bedroom players and can just switch it from the amp.
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He likes to tell people off or ignore them. I doubt he would do anything. You’re right that at least his footswitch features are super simple phono jacks to use whatever you want. Just seems like a cop out not to bother with a proper footswitch with LEDs
 
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