Footswitch Cable for My Triple Rectifier?

[itzfast]

My question is concerning the 7 Pin Din footswitch cable for my 2005 triple rectifier. My cable unfortunately doesn't have a right angled end making it extremely difficult to fit my Footswitch on my pedalboard along with my other pedals to the left of it because of it being a straight end. I called Mesa Boogie and spoke to Chris and he said they didn't make one. I looked online to see if anyone else did and what I found was a 7 Pin Din cable made by Hosa with a right angle end that is supposed to be compatible with an ADA MP-1 Guitar Preamp. It doesn't say if it's compatible with any Mesa products but from the picture they have posted, the ends look exactly same except for one end being right angled. It is only selling for 11.99. I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried these Hosa or any non-Mesa brand 7 Pin Din Footswitch cables and if so did they work?

2005 150 Watt Triple Rectifier
1971 100 Watt Marshall Plexi
1982 Marshall JCM800 1960A Cab
16 Ohm THD Hot Plate
Schecter Hellraiser
Schecter C1-Plus
SKB PS-55 Pedalboard
Original Ibanez TS-9
Crybaby Wah 535Q
Boss DD-3
Boss CS-3
Original 18V Cool Cat Chorus
MXR Flanger 117R
MXR Phase 90

 

[ibanez4life SZ!]

If it has the same number of pins, it should work just fine...it's just a cable.

Eric

 

[fluff191]

I used to have the right-angled Hosa DIN cable and it worked fine. I eventually just moved the footswitch to the far left of my board though.

 

[itzfast]

Thanks for the prompt reply. I just wanted to check before I pulled the trigger on it. What's nice about the Hosa cable is that it's 25ft unlike Mesa's 20ft cable which comes in handy for my bigger outdoor venues. Also, I think 11.99 USD was a pretty decent price for that cable. Thanks again guys.

 

[DS-1]

Thanks for the prompt reply. I just wanted to check before I pulled the trigger on it. What's nice about the Hosa cable is that it's 25ft unlike Mesa's 20ft cable which comes in handy for my bigger outdoor venues. Also, I think 11.99 USD was a pretty decent price for that cable. Thanks again guys.

I'm looking for a 7 pin DIN cable for my Triple Rectifier, too (I called the Mesa italian dealer, who told me that the original cable costs something like 90 dollars!), and I wanted to buy this Hosa cable.

I see in the pictures I've found on the Net that the Hosa cable doesn't seem to have the central pin.

Is it true? Does this cable work fine with the Rectifier footswitch? Does it enable the FX LOOP function (that doesn't work with a 5 pin DIN cable)?

 

[fluff191]

I see in the pictures I've found on the Net that the Hosa cable doesn't seem to have the central pin.

Is it true? Does this cable work fine with the Rectifier footswitch? Does it enable the FX LOOP function (that doesn't work with a 5 pin DIN cable)?

There is no 'center' pin on the DIN cables. And the correct 7 pin cable would allow the FX loop switching as well, so yes the Hosa cable would work just fine.

 

[DS-1]

Thanks a lot, fluff191!

 

[SigiZ58]

Hello,

it is an old thread, but as I searched yesterday for informations relating this and did not find so much, I want to contribute a bit of information.

The Mesa cable has 7-pin jacks/plugs. If the footswitch is opened, you see internally are only 2-6 connected. This means the outer 2 pins are not used. Conclusion: The footswitch works fine with a simple 5-Pin Midicable, when it has 5 Wires!

I found this out, as I got my footswitch together with a 5 Pin cable and wondered, how it could work when everyone writes you need the 7-Pin cable . The trick seems to be that there are some ICs that code the state of the switches. These are transmitted and decoded again in the amp.

 

[pathology knight]

I know this is an old thread, but has anyone tried using a regular 5-pin midi cable instead of the 7-pin?

My Boss cable is s little short and its much easier to find long 5-pins.

I did find a 7-pin extension cable. Its actually a clarion GPS 7-pin cable. The funny thing is the pins are thicker than the hosa and original mesa cable. Does pin thickness matter?

 

[afu]

It won't work. I can't recall the connections right now, but it just isn't compatible. Even doing a splice from 7 to 5 is going to require loss of functionality from the the foot switch.

The pins may be wider to make it secure. Using a larger size could make the smaller pin cables have a loose fit over time.

 

[pathology knight]

I saw musicians friend has a 30' Rocktron 7-pin midi cable. Anyone try this?

 

[pathology knight]

Wanted to let people know the rocktron cable works great!