This is a 3-part question.
- Am I right in assuming that for the purpose of connecting expression pedals to the Kemper controller, there really isn't any reason (other than durability/warranty) to buy an expensive TRS cable over a cheap Hosa TRS cable for expression pedal purposes? I mean, no guitar signal actually passes through the cable, so the guitar tone is not altered. It's just signals that are passed through. Correct?
- For those of you who use (or have tried) the Mission EP1-KP pedal, does the switch cause any issues? What I mean by that is, I know you can set that pedal up to control multiple functions. So for example, let's say you have it set for a wah, and when the wah is off, you have it set to control volume. Do you find it awkward when switching the wah on/off and when you hit the switch, (if you have it set to control volume when the wah is off), you accidentally lower the volume? Or, if it's set to volume and you push it to toe down and go to far and accidentally turn the wah on? I like the idea of having one pedal that controls multiple functions, but I'm worried that I'd accidentally enter into the wrong mode at times.
- Aside from the Mission EP1-KP having a switch, is there any real difference between it and other Mission expression pedals? Personally, I don't know that I'd even use the switch. I could just use 3 individual pedals, dedicated to wah, volume and expression. I'm using the Mission EP1-TC right now for wah and it sounds fine to me. But I'm wondering if the KP1 would sound better because Mission "says" it's optimized for the Kemper. However, when I emailed Mission and asked if their other pedals would work with the Kemper, they just said that "the KP1 is the only pedal that they have optimized for the Kemper." Yet the failed to elaborate on what that actually means or why it's any better than other Mission pedals. So to me, I'm thinking it's really all just marketing hype by Mission.
I like the Mission pedals. But I'm just wondering if I need to spend more money on buying a KP1, or if there is really no difference (aside from the switch) between the KP1 and the other Mission pedals in terms of performance. I mean, once you calibrate the pedal through the Kemper, isn't that really going to result in all of their pedals behaving in pretty much the same fashion?