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Making footswitches for your Ampero (or other devices)

I recently got myself the Hotone Ampero mini and had to do some work to get the DIY expression pedal I have working properly with it. I also wanted to test out how the single and dual switch would work in my setup. I made a video about how the DIY solutions work with this unit and also how to make them. You can follow the diagrams if you wanna make some.

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I usually shop here: https://www.taydaelectronics.com/ for my parts. You might wanna look at https://lovemyswitches.com/ or https://www.musikding.de/

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DIY volume/expression pedal

I made this pedal for myself a while ago. I wanted a volume pedal that I can also use an expression pedal when I need to. I just switch the pedal to expression with the 4pdt footswitch I put in the case. I also installed a potentiometer I can adjust the minimum volume with.

Here’s a video I did about the build.

I have this on my pedal board and I had to do a custom cable so I can use this with my new Hotone ampero mini. There will be a video about that and my board soon.

Here’s the wiring diagram if you want to make your own. The pot values you need might change depending on your setup and so on so I suggest you do some research on that.

I ordered my enclosure here: https://uraltone.com/valualimiinikotelo-wah.html A wah enclosure will do and you could find a used unworking wah for cheap, I would probably do this since this enclosure had some issues I had to figure out.

I used a potentiometer like this https://www.tubeampdoctor.com/en/wah-pot-100k-fits-fulltone-clyde-wah-dunlop-cry-baby You might need a different value depending on your gear. Do a search about volume pedals and see what should be good for you.

The switch is this https://www.musikding.de/4PDT-footswitch You can find these cheaper at https://www.taydaelectronics.com/ where I get my electronics.

Then you just need some wire and the tools.