lauke-lux
Fractal Fanatic
Can anyone vouch for the build quality of the FCB1010? I went to a national store to buy one and was advised against getting this due to poor build quality. The guy reported that he had numerous units returned with broken latches/pedals and EPROM failure. Any comments from current users? The alternative I was considering is the roland FC300. Looks like my GT10 which is solid in construction.
Ask him to show you the "numerous units". Except when jumpin on it from the next floor or throwing it out of your car at 90mph I don't see how to break the unit easily.
FCB is not the most versatile midi pedal in the world, but quite well built and probably has the best price/quality ratio ever seen.
The only negative points about it are IMHO it's size and weight but that's about it. People that complain about transformer noise of the FCB might try to play in a band and report if the problem persists while playing. Further I'd appreciate a new product that would enable transmission of full size midi-message "sysex" strings for parameter direct access (which would enable you to control practically ANY parameter of the axe) But as far as I can understand from users of other midipedals, other pedals can't neither...so what the heck