Get hands-free channel switching and more for your Line 6 amp and POD with FBV Express MkII foot controller! FBV Express MkII offers all the classic advantages you expect from a Line 6 foot controller, including rock-solid channel switches, a rugged wah/volume pedal and a chromatic tuner display but it’s also full of surprises. The steel footswitches are built for constant stomping. They make it easy to store and select four channel presets, to synchronize time-based effects with Tap Tempo, and to activate the chromatic tuner. The burly, full-sized volume/wah pedal feels solid under your foot and features plenty of grip. Clicking the toe switch toggles between volume and wah control. FBV Express MkII connects to your Line 6 amp or POD via the included locking RJ-45 cable. FBV Shortboard MkII also features a USB jack that can be used for upgrading the firmware of Spider IV and Spider Valve MkII amplifiers. Perfectly paired with Spider IV and Spider Valve MkII guitar amplifiers, FBV Express MkII provides complete, hands-free control of the looper, pitch-shifter and other on-board amplifier effects. FBV Express MkII is compatible with most Line 6 amplifiers and POD processors.
$ 139.99
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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The Line 6 FBV Express MkII Foot Controller works great with my Line 6 Spider amp. I never fully utilized all of the features of the amplifier until I got the foot controller. Having to reach down and change settings on the amp by hand is awkward and interrupts the music. The foot controlled access to four pre-sets, the tuner, and volume is fantastic. I really like the wah pedal as well.
The only difficulty I had was updating the firmware (Flash Memory). The calibration procedure suggested in the manual wasn’t available until the firmware was updated. When I plugged the foot controller into my computer (Windows 7 64-bit OS) to update the firmware, Windows 7 wouldn’t install the necessary USB driver automatically and there was no way to manually install a driver. I’m not sure if this is a Windows 7 compatibility problem or if there’s something unusual about my particular computer. I got around the USB driver problem by using XP mode (available in Windows 7 Professional). Once the newer firmware was installed the calibration procedure went smoothly. Honestly, the FBV MKII foot controller seemed to work well right out of the box without calibration and I’m not sure if updating the firmware and calibrating it was absolutely necessary. Since getting the FBV Express MkII I can’t imagine playing without it. 0
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
 Fantasico!, By
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This controller is very amazing! Its lightweight and controls a line 6 spider 3/4 amp very well! I would rather have this then the shortboard because it can go alongside other pedals on a pedalboard. This controller has a built in Volume(Vol) pedal, which controls the volume at your toes. It also has Wah, which is pretty simple to use. However the Wah isn’t too strong(Crybaby) so if you want this for wah, its good but i recommend a standard Wah pedal.
This pedal is best for changing channels on a line 6 amp. From Clean to distorted. Great product and i recommend it to everyone who has a spider amp! =) 0
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Better than the original., By
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Works the same but it has the any button option for the tuner and the tap function plus the USB.
I like it. It’s great if you want to mount this in addition to a pedalboard with other pedals. I guess it could be better if Line6 could fit in up/down patch buttons in the same amount of space. 0 |
