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Topic: Changing footswitches to toggles on FX pedals |
W. Van Horn
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Houston, texas
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Posted 16 Feb 2015 2:47 pm |
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| About to ramp up my effects game. Is it possible, and advisable, to replace the footswitch on a pedal with a toggle switch? I'd be looking to do this on some strymon pedals most likely. Any thoughts? |
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 16 Feb 2015 3:21 pm
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Will--let me share a few thoughts based on some stuff I've done and some stuff I think I know.
First of all, of Strymons, I only know the El Cap---it has soft-touch stomp buttons. Standard stomp switches are a major drag for steel playing but I'm not clear on what advantage there would be in changing out the soft ones. Also, it is my impression that soft switching means that there is an electronic on/off circuit as opposed to a simple on/off switch. That gives me pause...
I built a multi-loop switching box with toggles as a means to switch many pedals on/off by hand without the stomp buttons.
Just sharing some thoughts...........
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W. Van Horn
From:
Houston, texas
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Posted 16 Feb 2015 3:39 pm
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Jon,
Thanks for the response. I haven't played any of the newer story ons with the click less switches - are they as easy to operate by hand as a toggle?
Very nice looper! My original plan was to build one, but as I have been looking into pedals I realized I'm going to have all high quality, true bypass pedals, and thought it may be simpler to convert them.
If the new strymon switches are easy to operate by hand, I'll start there and probably incorporate a looper later.
Nice rig! |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 16 Feb 2015 3:46 pm
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| The point of the looper, initially, was that hitting a stomp switch on the stand-up pedalboard was likely to tip the whole damned thing over. With that in mind, the Strymon switch is relatively soft but still has a stiff enough spring that I'd be concerned for the stability of a toppley board. Lying flat, it's an easy switch. |
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