crazy question about mesa footswitch???

Refresh my memory... my Mark IV is at my rehearsal space, and I haven't seen it for 2 months (and it'll probably be another month before we can all get together for our next practice).

Doesn't the Mark IV have an XLR-type connector for the footswitch? How many pins does it have?

If you're lucky, and it has 3 pins, you may be able to use a standard XLR microphone cable to extend it. If it has more or less than 3 pins, you may need to build a custom extension cable, but I'm sure the connectors are out there somewhere.

--B

not so lucky.. it's 6 pin.. 5 in outer ring and 1 in center. i dont' have a single clue what the connection could be called to look for connectors for sale

Like "Figure F" here?

http://www.cablesandconnectors.com/PIX/phi56.jpg

Or perhaps this...

http://www.intertexonline.com/product10798.html

I just did a couple searches on Google for 6 pin DIN and 6 pin XLR. Technically, I think DIN is more like a MIDI cable and XLR is more like what's on the Mark IV.

--B

it looks just like that figure F yes. it looks jsut like the end of a mic cable that plugs into a mic only has the Figure F pin pattern rather than 3 pin

actually the first things here looks just like the one on the mesa exactly excpet for color

http://www.intertexonline.com/category28_72_page2.html

So if you use the following link, you can see both the male & female connectors:

http://www.intertexonline.com/advan...a6005df43ca6861e4875c30f7b&keywords=xlr+6+pin

Not cheap ($16 for the pair). Plus you'd need the cable, I'm guessing either 6 or 7 conductor. But you may be able to search around and find the 6 pin XLR connectors cheaper somewhere else.

--B

jinx. simultaneously posted the same thing

I completely forgot that my Mark IV even HAD a footswitch until I ran across it the other day in the back of a closet. Ditching that switch and moving to midi for controlling the Mark IV functions was the first and possibly best move I did with mine. One footswitch push and everything happens: channel switching, effects processor patch changes, stomp boxes in/out of signal path...

So you might want to check into a basic midi pedal coupled with something like a Midi-Octopus, a Peavey Midi-Pro, a GCX, or any of the other midi devices that take in a midi signal, and operate multiple switching devices. If you're going to keep your Mark IV a long time, you won't regret it.

Bert

Yep, I think you're right. For your setup, midi would be overkill and cost quite a bit more. Keep it in mind if you ever go to a midi-capable effects processor though.
Cheers,
Bert

i had thought baout it.. but i still haven't found an effects processor i'm really happy with.. i thought about a couple TC things.. but i've heard that you have a 50/50 chance of having major reliability issues with them. i haven't looked too hard since i'm pretty happy with my delay.. if i do go that route though you can bet i'll be on here figuring out how to do it, cause i dont' have the lsightest clue.. but thanks guys for helping me.. i think this is what i need