Sleepyscholar
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I picked up a Boss RRV-10 half-rack reverb recently, as I needed a reverb, and it was going for a little over 3000 yen (so about $30). I thought at that price I couldn't miss, and it did indeed seem to do pretty much what I wanted.
As it was a half-rack, though, I wondered if I could control it with a pedal. There was an 'effect remote jack' so into it I plugged the Hughes & Kettner FS-2 footswitch that came with my amp (Tubemeister 18). It's a latching footswitch, albeit a two-button one. It did seem to turn the effect light on and off, so I thought I could use it. I also then for some reason plugged in a Boss FV300L expression pedal to see if that did anything, but of course it didn't. Anyway, when I connected it all up to listen to, I discovered that the reverb effect had disappeared. Now however the thing is connected, footswitch or no, effect light on or off, all I get is the direct signal.
Being ignorant of the technicalities here, I'm wondering what you think of the chances of fixing this. If it seems likely that I've irrevocably fried something, I might as well just chuck it (though there was no smell, and I could see no sign of damage when I looked inside). If it seems likely that it can be easily fixed without great expense, though, I wouldn't mind trying it. But as I say, I'm too ignorant to do it myself, and if I take it to a shop here they're probably going to charge me more than I paid for it just to take a look.
I would be immeasurably grateful for any thoughts.
As it was a half-rack, though, I wondered if I could control it with a pedal. There was an 'effect remote jack' so into it I plugged the Hughes & Kettner FS-2 footswitch that came with my amp (Tubemeister 18). It's a latching footswitch, albeit a two-button one. It did seem to turn the effect light on and off, so I thought I could use it. I also then for some reason plugged in a Boss FV300L expression pedal to see if that did anything, but of course it didn't. Anyway, when I connected it all up to listen to, I discovered that the reverb effect had disappeared. Now however the thing is connected, footswitch or no, effect light on or off, all I get is the direct signal.
Being ignorant of the technicalities here, I'm wondering what you think of the chances of fixing this. If it seems likely that I've irrevocably fried something, I might as well just chuck it (though there was no smell, and I could see no sign of damage when I looked inside). If it seems likely that it can be easily fixed without great expense, though, I wouldn't mind trying it. But as I say, I'm too ignorant to do it myself, and if I take it to a shop here they're probably going to charge me more than I paid for it just to take a look.
I would be immeasurably grateful for any thoughts.