Reverb Footswitch Mark III

[milamatik]

Hello Mesa Pros,

I'm owning a Mark III Bluestripe and my question is about the Reverb and the use of a Footswitch. As I understand from the manual, you first dial in the reverb at the amp. Then, you have a "good background", lets say you dial in about 5, so you get a good amount of reverb. Then, following the instructions in the manual, when you step on the footswitch, you get a "fully drenched reverb for a special effect". This in my understanding means that with just connecting the footswitch the Reverb stays at 5 and as you step on the footswitch the reverb should be like a 10 dialled in ("fully drenched").

I'm not using the original footswitch, but a simple switch which just closes the circuit via a stereo plug (For EQ and REVERB). And my experience is that with connecting the footswitch I first have no Reverb at all, and then with stepping on the switch I get the amount of reverb dialled in at the amp.

Is the original footswitch doing something special here? Or am I misunderstanding the manual?

Thx a lot!

 

[MrMarkIII]

With the foot switch "off", you should get the amount of reverb dialed in with the knob, whatever that is. The other position gives you the "drenched", all-the-way-up effect.
It sounds like your reverb knob is all the way off.

 

[milamatik]

Then there must be something special in the original Mesa-Reverb-Footswitch. Does anybody know how it is connected inside?

 

[MrMarkIII]

It looks like this:

Hope this helps

 

[milamatik]

Thanks a lot! Looks pretty normal to me.

Have to compare it with my cheap footswitch, but can't imagine that there will be any difference..