Foot switch cable for GK MB Fusion 800

Hey all,

Just bought a Gallien-Krueger MB Fusion 800 from GC. It was a floor model and the salesperson eventually had to go scuffling for the foot switch after I insisted several times that the amp comes with a foot switch. He returned with the foot switch but no cable. He was super annoyed when I showed him on the GK site that a foot switch cable was also included. He left again and came back with an ordinary guitar/bass 1/4" mono cable. I asked him if he was sure it wasn't a TRS Stereo 1/4" cable and he said he was sure the cable he brought would work fine.

I plugged up the foot switch but it only cycles through one input channel and mute. I believe it's supposed to cycle through both input channels and mute. I couldn't find a lot of info on the internet about the cable but did find one person who says it's a TRS cable. Can anyone confirm?

I sent an email to GK support a couple of days ago but haven't heard anything from them. I love the amp so far but have to say I'm not too impressed with GK support. I hope I don't have to deal with them later.

I'm not sure if this is a rant about GC floor staff, a rant about GK support or a call out to GK MB owners to confirm which cable is needed for the foot switch (mono or stereo). Mostly the last one.

 

Thanks, Bob. Mine has just one button. The owners manual is a little vague but says that the foot switch is used to switch between both channels and mute (tuner). It doesn't say anything about the type of cable.

 

Weird. Mine just switches between channel 1 and mute. I can't get channel 2 with the foot switch plugged in. Plugging in the foot switch disables the ability to do it by pressing the channel gain buttons.

Your pic clearly shows a mono cable. Yours is an MB Fusion 800?

 

I'm pretty sure this is the right foot switch for this amp, at least from what I can gather looking at GK's website. My foot switch also has a red/orange light on it that indicates mute .

 

Yeah, definitely will try it when I can scare one up.

 

It looks like the foot switch in the pic is identical to mine. It looks like it also has the red/orange mute light on the foot switch. Yours has that too? Does it light up when you use the pedal to switch channels? Mine lights up when muted.

 

Yeah, you're right. The manual doesn't say anything about mute via foot switch. I wonder where I read that to get it in to my head. Also wonder why there's what appears to be a mute light indicator on my foot switch that goes on when muted. Weird. Really wish I had a TRS cable handy. Appreciate all the help and I'll let you know what I find out.