hey Badass, you're using a FCB1010 aren't you? If you have any questions, PM me, or we could even keep it in this thread for other people to benefit from. I have been using
the FCB1010 with my J for about 6 months now and have it pretty well dialled in to do whatever I like with it.
In general I have it set like so:
(numbers on the FCB1010): programmed so that when "00-09" are on the display in the 1010, I have switches 1,2,3 set to be patch changes, so that bank 0 switch 1 = J 01, bank 8, switch 2 = J preset 82.
off the top of my head, I don't recall exactly how to set this, but if you need help with it I can let you know tonight at home. In general, they are "Program change" messages, and the J is set to take PrpgChange messages as 01 = program 1, 10 = program 10, which corresponds to bank 3, patch 1 (the 10th program change).
You can then set each "program change switch" (ie switches 1-3) to send other messages at the same time, ie. turn delay on when hit once, turn delay off when hit a second time, or wah, or whatever you want it to do. The exp pedals are set so taht A is wah and B is volume.
I then set switch 4 to send a "effects on/off" message, so you can turn chorus or flange on and off with this button, at the same time that switch 4 is lit, I have the expression pedals set to control depth and speed of effect, so that I can alter the flange/trem/chorus etc with the pedals.
Switch 5 is set to do a tap-tempo with the delay, and the two expression pedals then control delay level and how many repeats you get (forgot the word for that),
switch 6 is set to turn on/off the compressor, and the exp pedals control threshold and ratio
Switch 7 turns reverb on/off, and the pedals set the decay and level
switch 8 I have set so that exp pedal A sets the type of reverb, and exp B sets the type of delay
switch 9 turns wah/on/off with pedal A for the wah, and pedal B is volume
switch 10 doesn't do any "switches" but is set so that pedal B is volume and pedal A is wah.
The reason that 10 is set that way, is if all I want to do is control volume without changing anything else, I just have a volume pedal there, and don't lose access to the wah.
Because if switches 4-8 are lit, the exp pedals have discrete functions and don't serve as volume/wah pedals.
There are a million ways to program this unit, but I have found that this is the most versatile setup I have found. In a few presets I have taken away the reverb switch (switch 7), and set it so that it accesses the gain level of whatever amp I am using, so that pedal A is the gain, and pedal B is volume (because when you crank your gain, you need to offset its volume), this way i can crank some distortion without having to change presets where you get that ugly delay between patches.
If you want programming tips to do this stuff let me know and I can write it out in more detail. This setup kicks serious ass, and you can alter your sound so extensively with your feet.
I have J presets 01-03 set for taking my acoustic guitar, 11-13 for bass, 21-73 for various amps/ specific setups for songs, and I leave 81-93 as DI setups for when I am connected to an amplifier and I want to bypass the J amp models (81-83 are without cabinet emulation, 91-93 have cabinet emulation). Sometimes I just play the J as my "amp" connected to a PA, or for recording direct, sometimes I just use the J-1010 combo as my effects unit for playing other amps (as I have three amps at home). I no longer use any other footswitches, and got rid of all my other boxes and don't miss any of them.
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