metallisomething Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I have a 3 channel (clean, OD1, OD2) marshall that has a footswitch with two switches on it. I'm thinking about getting a smaller vox amp that has the option for a footswitch also with 2 switches to go between clean, overdrive and tremolo on/off. Can I use the marshall footswitch with the vox amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 If they both function the same way, yes. Are they both TRS? which contacts control which functions? are they both latching? or momentary? ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallisomething Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 If they both function the same way, yes. Are they both TRS? which contacts control which functions? are they both latching? or momentary? ect the answer to that is I don't know. Yet, anyway. Only thing I can do is try it, if/when I get this other amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I seriously doubt you can use that same footswitch for both amps. Amp footswitches are rarely interchangeable. The only way to find out is to give it a try, but don't be surprised if it doesn't do anything. That is if the connections at the amp/cords required aren't totally different from eachother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 What does the plug look lik eon both amps? Is it a 1/4 inch stereo jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallisomething Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 not to be brand specific.....hehe here are the footswitches corresponding to each amp. The 1 on the vox is overdrive on/off and the 2 is tremolo on/off. both are stereo 1/4 jacks. http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics.../0/1/251201.jpg http://www.woodbrass.com/images//woodbrass/PEDL013.JPG I would be wanting to use the Marshall footswitch with the Vox amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 not to be brand specific.....hehe here are the footswitches corresponding to each amp. The 1 on the vox is overdrive on/off and the 2 is tremolo on/off. both are stereo 1/4 jacks. http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics.../0/1/251201.jpg http://www.woodbrass.com/images//woodbrass/PEDL013.JPG I would be wanting to use the Marshall footswitch with the Vox amp. OK... so if you can find schematics for both units, then it can be determined beforehand if it's even possible to use the Marshall footswitch the way that you want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I agree with paul. It is going to be tough to say what will happen as they can be wired the same, or totally different. I am fairly sure with a little know how you could get it to work by rewiring it if it did not work out of the box. the trick would be a wiring scematic, or to actually have both pedals to take the vox apart and see the wiring and then clone it in the marshall. At that point I would just build a new pedal if you have to rewire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 At that point I would just build a new pedal if you have to rewire. Or just buy one. You'll probably spend just about as much in parts and shipping to make your own as you would just buying one already made for the amp. I do a lot of my own DIY stuff, but there are times when it just doesn't make sense economically to do some things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 put a TRS lead in the vox and make contacts to determine how it works. use a multimeter to see what the marshall FS is doing, if they're both momentary or latching you should be able to adjust the marshall to suit if it won't work off the bat. if not, swap out the switches for the correct type (mom. or latching). stomp switches (except 3PDT) are pretty cheep.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallisomething Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I can't find the schematics for those footswitches online. I guess it might be easier to buy the footswitch for the vox, its $35CAD, rather than trying to build my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 like i said, its easy to work how the amp switching and FS work.... 5 mins with a multimeter is all it takes, they are very simple circuits... you could easily add a battery to the marshall to get the leds to work which the vox FS doesnt have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I can't find the schematics for those footswitches online. I guess it might be easier to buy the footswitch for the vox, its $35CAD, rather than trying to build my own. Trust me, you wouldn't be able to build your own for any less than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I can't find the schematics for those footswitches online. I guess it might be easier to buy the footswitch for the vox, its $35CAD, rather than trying to build my own. Trust me, you wouldn't be able to build your own for any less than that. why is that? I agree 35 is not much at all. but 2 switches and a stereo cable. hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) I can't find the schematics for those footswitches online. I guess it might be easier to buy the footswitch for the vox, its $35CAD, rather than trying to build my own. Trust me, you wouldn't be able to build your own for any less than that. why is that? I agree 35 is not much at all. but 2 switches and a stereo cable. hmm. A decent metallic enclosure will be $10-15. Two heavy duty switches will be about $10. LEDs and bezels, another $3-4 depending on what type you use. If all you have is a RadioShack to get stuff from, you will not find what you need there, and all of this stuff will have to be mail ordered. Figure on at least $10 for shipping and handling that. Grand total is estimated to be $39 for parts. Then you have to take a few hours to build it and work out any bugs. I'm Mr. DIY, but sometimes it doesn't really make sense to build it yourself. This is one of those cases... Edited April 3, 2009 by Paul Marossy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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