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? for anyone with an Orange amp using Orange's FS1 footswitch

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:36 pm
by Jon S.
I have a new 35RT combo. I copped an FS1 to go with it. When I plugged in the footswitch, I was surprised that it gave me the clean channel with the LED light ON, the distortion/gain channel with the light OFF. This is contrary to every one of the numerous channel switching amps I've owned using a footswitch. Is this how it's supposed to be or is one or both of my new amp and footswitch defective?

Re: ? for anyone with an Orange amp using Orange's FS1 footswitch

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:36 am
by jontheid
Yeah, that is just how it is unfortunately.

Re: ? for anyone with an Orange amp using Orange's FS1 footswitch

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:45 pm
by Jon S.
Thanks. And no worries on the switch which works fine. And i’ve Pretty much decided to use the amp on the clean channel only. It takes pedals remarkably well while I’m digging the lead channel’s “fuzzy granularity.” Also, the single shared tone stack, to me, doesn’t mate well with the dual channels (the lead channel is noticeably treblier).

Re: ? for anyone with an Orange amp using Orange's FS1 footswitch

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:43 pm
by bclaire
I remember having the same issue with a Scholz footswitch a zillion years ago. It turned out to be simply swapping two wires on the switch. Don't know if the Orange pedal would be as simple or not...