No, I'm not kidding
Here is my thinking. I want a KPA controller with
- lots of buttons ... ideally 10 / 12
- dedicated Bank Up / Bank Down
- no Expression pedals - I have a DVP Vol X that is awesome for wah and I don't use or need a Volume
- Midi PC and CC capability [ Browse and Performance plus IA ]
- Can display the Kemper Tuner on the Display
- as small as it can be
- not too expensive.
So .....
- the KPA Remote is great but is quite pricey ...although definelty value in absolute terms
- the RJM Mastermind GT stuff is great but stupidly overpriced ..... actually makes the KPA Remote look dirt-cheap in terms of price ..... no offence RJM
- the BJDevices TB-12 is great but it doesn't have dedicated bank up and bank down buttons [ they sell a 2 button add-on box if you need ]
So that leaves me with the .... you guessed it ..... FCB 1010.
Then I thought ...... I wonder how much "stuff" is in side such a big "box"
Turns out ....... not much at all => www.el34world.com/Misc/Music/images/IMG_0230.jpg
So .... I will be.....
-> buying a 2nd hand FCB 1010
-> buying the Uno4Kemper Chip
-> do the FCB 1010 Phantom Power Mod -or- relocating the existing IEC power
-> unscrew the black-tail-end
-> cut off the Expression Pedals casing - in a straight line
-> drill-to-re-attach the black-tail-end
The hardest part will be doing a straight cut on the casing to "cut off " the 2 Expression Pedals.
Total Cost for the 2nd hand 1010 and a Uno4Kemper and a few miscellaneous parts should be around approx. ~ US $ 170 or less .... will give me 10 x Midi PC / Midi CC midi FSW controls + dedicated Bank Up / Bank Down FSW buttons + Expression Pedal Inputs + Kemper Tuner [ in Red LED format ] on the FSW.
Anything obvious I am missing / ignoring in this project (?)
Is there an " already existing commercial " alternative I'm not aware of ?
Ben