Hi,
I use the TC-50 combo for good ol' rock and roll but also for softer stuff like accompaning folk and jazz. One thing I've noticed when playing out in a softer "coffee shop" setting is that the foot switch buttons click really loud. I switch channels during the song, or turn on the effects loop, and the buttons really click. By comparison, the Mark V old style footswitch (boxey one) is whisper quiet, a different style of silent button.
Question: it is possible to change out the switches? Does anyone know what the proper name is (hard and soft clicking buttons)?
I'm not sure what possesed Mesa to use the hard clicking buttons, maybe folks like that "tactical" feedback when using the button. I did not think twice about the Mark V footswitch until I started using the TC-50.
There are also no rubber feet on the TC-50 footswitch. Again, disspointing when on a hard floor in a quieter setting as the thing slides and scrapes on the floor. That's an easy fix, though. But it seems like to an oversight to not have rubber feet on the thing.
Mace
I use the TC-50 combo for good ol' rock and roll but also for softer stuff like accompaning folk and jazz. One thing I've noticed when playing out in a softer "coffee shop" setting is that the foot switch buttons click really loud. I switch channels during the song, or turn on the effects loop, and the buttons really click. By comparison, the Mark V old style footswitch (boxey one) is whisper quiet, a different style of silent button.
Question: it is possible to change out the switches? Does anyone know what the proper name is (hard and soft clicking buttons)?
I'm not sure what possesed Mesa to use the hard clicking buttons, maybe folks like that "tactical" feedback when using the button. I did not think twice about the Mark V footswitch until I started using the TC-50.
There are also no rubber feet on the TC-50 footswitch. Again, disspointing when on a hard floor in a quieter setting as the thing slides and scrapes on the floor. That's an easy fix, though. But it seems like to an oversight to not have rubber feet on the thing.
Mace