Rex
Dignified but Approachable
As long as we're designing an attachment system, let's design one that allows you to set the expression pedal exactly at the angle you prefer, and also lets you attach other things you might need, like wireless receivers, tuners and power supplies. It could be made as fancy or as cheap as you like, and it could be made the exact size to accommodate the stuff that the player wants to attach. Or the player could even build his own for next to nothing. We can call it a "pedalboard."On the built in expression pedal thing. One way to solve the elegantly would be to simply have a mountable expansion system. Nothing flimsy, properly screwed into the unit. An expression pedal could then be purchased separately that could be attached to the unit.
Don’t want to spend the extra money - don’t buy the expression pedal.
If the expression pedal breaks - buy a new one (same as now), but it would be attachable.
If you don’t want to use for the next gig - detach it, and re-add later if needed.
If you want a different brand of expression pedal - buy it, same as now. I’m sure that companies like Mission Engineering also would design a new model that could be attached.
If you prefer it on the other side - mount it there, it’s not hard to design a system the would fit either side, or have one expression pedal on each side.
Again, nothing flimsy. Properly screwed into the side of the unit, both at the top and bottom, front and back. Connection wise, you could have an expression pedal input jack at both sides of the Ax8 2 and a low footprint pancake style cable (again easily replaceable) that would connect the expression pedal to either side.
Oh, wait...