DIY footswitch for quad

Neemo said:

Not sure if this is the right section but here you go:

http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/557447651loIgey

I bought a Mesa Quad recently and it didn't come with a FU-2 so I needed to build something temporary to control the quad. The components cost me about 60€, the switches were the most expensive. The chassis I got for free. I think it turned out quite nice. Oh and they are all just basic latched switches so in order to change the channel I need to press 2 buttons.

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AART said:

I am building a switch myself that controls all the 6 functions f the mark 4.
You could easily add the reverb for a b version.

So you can switch these things:

Rhy 1
Rhy 2
Lead
EQ
FX Loop
Class A/Simul Class


So you have an extra option that the stock switch doesn't have.

And i wont need to step again on the channel knob to go back, i use two flip flops icm with momentary switches and relays, so if you are on rhy 2 and you step(set) on lead, rhy 2 will automaticly go off(reset).

Costs of the parts are around €50,-($70,-), unlike the 250 bucks mesa switcher.

If anybody's interested, here's the scheme(Channel part).
Leave the 4th button, relay and jack input away(thats for a 4 channel like the quad):

http://members.chello.nl/aad.sieraad/mesaswitch/mesaswitch.PDF
http://members.chello.nl/aad.sieraad/mesaswitch/mesaswitch_bot.PDF


And the 3 other buttons for FX, EQ, Simul(1 showed):

http://img164.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=35207_ledje_122_67lo.jpg

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