How to make a FootSwitch for a Guitar Amp.

[MorkaGraven]

My amp uses a stereo jack for the switch, not mono... I assume this is common of most amps yet you've gone and used a mono jack on the switch?

Hmm... that sounds lazy and/or dodgy.

[JamleSalisbury]

@MorkaGraven Your amp might have a specific pedal, that controls more than just the channel selector. Like reverb or something. But i assure you its not "dodgy" ¬¬

[MorkaGraven]

@JamleSalisbury Ah, reverb. That might explain it. I have a reverb tank.

[derangedband]

haha! a hamster house! that is genius :D

[tasfa10]

wtf i dont have any footswitch input in my amp. what now?

[JustGoneRogue]

@tasfa10 get a new amp

[tasfa10]

@JustGoneRogue lol. would like a better suggestion. a new amp is too expensive and im planning on buying recording gear a probably a new guitar cause i play tuned one step down and im taking a professional level guitar course next year and i need a guitar to be standard tuned. plus next amp ill buy should be a big one to play live which means i'd spend a lot of money in it. and this all means i cant spend money in an amp right now cause i have priorities. but im sure some pedal will do the work!

[JustGoneRogue]

@tasfa10 it's just a suggestion, don't get all worked up about it

[tasfa10]

@JustGoneRogue lol sorry. any other sugestion is welcome x)

[andriuxpa1993]

could someone explane me, why my footswich doesnt work on roland 30x cube? i did all correctly

[darkart9]

@andriuxpa1993 by a roland the switch only has to make contact not being the whole time closed. you get an old guitar cable, cut it in half, and you see 2 cables. when that 2 cables make contact, you switch from channel. just put the other end in the footswitch input

[BlackTreeRomania]

so,I have the exactly same switch from a Delay box/pedal and that input,I have an old amp and I can get the "input" from the old amp..but,will it work with a random switch and a random input?and what else do I need to make the foot switch?

[guitarbennn]

does anybody know how to make a footswitch with 2 buttons, since my peavey valveking has channel select and a gain boost?

[KiloQ1982]

Is the switch Normally Open or Normally closed?

[JamleSalisbury]

@KiloQ1982 Im not sure what you meen, if the switch is open, the gain is activated, if it is closed, gain is turned off... so the switch is normally closed. i think...

[XRGDARKN3SS]

That's sweet dude where did you get the switch part

[JamleSalisbury]

@XRGDARKN3SS its called a DPDT metal push switch, you can get them in all electric shop (or whatever their called). if you can find one, look on the internet!