Bruce Kaphan
New Member
I play pedal steel guitar. Recently I purchased an Axe-FXIIXLPlus and am loving it! Since my feet are already in use to play my instrument, in the past, I've repackaged foot controllers into smaller footprint chassis, using smaller/lighter switches that are closer together so that I can quickly move my right hand from a playing position to an economically ergonomic controller located very close at hand. As you can imagine, repackaging something like this is risky and time consuming. Generally speaking, manufacturers tend to void warranties when you do stuff like this... Though the MFC-101's functionality would be wonderful to have, since I can't use it with my feet, before I purchase one to see if it could work for me as either as is as a hand controller or as a repackaged hand controller, I thought I'd post here to see if anyone has any knowledge or ideas that could help me make a better-informed decision. First, can anyone think of any controller out there that would do something close to what the MFC-101 does, that would more immediately suit hand operation? Next, how much force is required to engage the switches if you were to try to do so with your hand. In other words, could I comfortably use the palm of my hand to engage the switches? And as a last resort: has anyone taken their MFC-101 apart to see how it's laid out inside? How many circuit cards are there, and how big are they? Are the LEDs and switches in the 3 rows fed by wire or are they attached to a circuit board? For anyone out there who's repackaged electronics before, could you give me an idea of how feasible you think it might be to repackage the MFC-101 in a smaller package? Thanks for any information/ideas/help!