Darkglass Microtubes 500 v2 footswitch

[WalMan]

Stupid question of the day, but will any latching footswitch work with the M500v2?

 

Just acquired one without a footswitch and they appear not to be in stock anywhere, so unless there is something proprietary in the Darkglass switch I have a spare Boss pedal I could use. (So why don't you just try it Alan!? 🤔)

 

I can see what looks like three different 'lights?' apparently for Power On, Microbes, and Mute so wasn't sure

[fretmeister]

Needs the proper one.

Quick push turns drive on and off and a long press does the muting.

[WalMan]

Thanks. I'll have to carry on the search then. Everywhere seems to be quoting 1-2 months for stock 

Edited December 19, 2022 by WalMan

[fretmeister]

Mind you - if the thinking happens in the amp head and not the pedal, maybe a non-latching one would work.

Could get one on Amazon and return it if it doesn't work.

[WalMan]

I might give it a go with my Boss pedal. If the amp is reacting to what it sees, and bearing in mind any guitar lead can be used to connect the footswitch, I may already have what is needed 

[WalMan]

Ah well...email from Darkglass

 

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Hey Alan,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us and we hope you are doing well.

 

Unfortunately, the amplifiers are only compatible with our footswitch designs and will not work with any other footswitch.

 

As for the footswitches, the component shortages are affecting most sectors of production and parts availability.  

 

We are expecting a production batch in January that will be distributed to our regional distributors.