Voodoo Lab Control Switcher

I purchased this product to help use my mesa mark v and dual rectifier with my midi rig (voodoo labs gcx)

It is a simple product, clearly labelled, and almost very plug and play.

All I had to do to get it to work was plug the power in, connect my cables (runs mesas via 4 separate guitar cables), then program it as a second gcx within my ground control pro. each cable corresponded to a numbered loop (1 to 4) within this 'second gcx' and to a control on the mesa, in the rectifiers case, 1 to 4 off was just clean channel, 1 was channel 2, 2 was channel 3, 3 was solo and 4 was fx loop.

The quality was not quite the same feel as other voodoo labs stuff I own, feeling much lighter and the led to signify the power is not as bright as I would have expected, however this is a very minor thing, nitpicking even. it is a metal structure and once it is plugged in, does not require touching again, so it does not need to be as sturdy. The lightness could also be seen as a positive as well if you wish to sit this on top of the amp, however I have mine in my rack unit.

I would recommend this without a doubt. Especially for mesa users as it means that you can use your midi switching without sacrificing banks in your gcx to act as switchers for the amp.

I bought this to use with a DigiTech GNX3000 and a Mesa Boogie Mark 4 combo. It was easy to set up and very quick to get up and running. I did find there is a slight drop out when changing patches on the GNX3000 but this is actually down to the DigiTech unit and not the control switcher. I tried the switcher with another fx unit and an ADA midi pedal and there was no drop out of sound at all. I am able to control most of the settings on the Boogie including all channels and the EQ. The control switcher is a useful bit of kit that saves me having to do a little dance every time I want a different sound. I would recommend it to anybody who has a multi-fx unit that they want to use with an amp that has external switching capability.