Line 6 FB4 Footswitch

Simple to use, 4 switches, 4 chanels, nuff said.

There is a delay when switching channels, but I thin kthis is the origanl pod and not the footswitch.

I would never replace this, and I don't gig with it now. The last 3 times I tried one of the switches would stop responding, and the pod would receive woerd singnals and edit patches. Serously, the switch design is crap a flmisy. I am gigging, I don't have time to daintily push a switch. I have had to manually get some gaff, solder and new spring and fix this thing twice, and now I figure it is better to not use it. So really a complete waste of money.

Line 6 are great, I will use them again, and there new footswitches seem sturdier, but this thing was out of warranty when I got it.

Nce and simple, a good companion to the pod, but just not reliable enough for me to use.

Just wanted to point something out for POD users who may be put off by FB4 switch delay. Specifically, you get a noticeable delay wherever you use the FB4 to switch between patches based on DIFFERENT amplifier models. In my experience if you set up each POD bank so that A B C D patches are different EQ, drive and effect combinations but all using the SAME amp model, then you get no switching delay. The way I am using this thing I do not see a big need to switch between amps on the fly (I use it mainly to go between clean/crunch/drive settings on the same amp and would only switch amp settings between songs) so this doesn't bother me.

Sounds are easy to program and save - tweek the knobs to the sound you want. Don't know about the patches - ahven't tried them. The manual says nothing of the "manual mode", which doesn't work.

Customizing my settings was very simple. I can't seem to get a truly "Clean" sound, but the tremelo and reverb (which I use the most) are great. I'm using it with my Line6 Spider II 212. I've only been playing for a little over 50 years. My main guitars are Guild Starfire 4 and Artist Award. The effects I use are very good.

The "manual" has never worked, so I can't set it to tuner mode with the pedal. It is solid and well contructed.

Terrible. I can't get any response to my problem with letters or phone calls.

I play mostly 50s - 60s music (Ventures, Duanne Eddy, Santo & Johnny, etc.), but also a lot of 20s - 50s. Not much for the "heavy" stuff. I play a lot of accoustical too.

Four buttons, four sounds. Tap tempo function is great.

It's a foot controller.

I have been through three of these things. If you are a professional and work allot it will start to crap out on you after six months. I hope the new four button controller for the Pod XT was built tougher. I mean, good lord you know people are gonna step on it! Build it accordingly.

Never dealt with them. It was so cheap I just got new ones.

I play everything. I play a tele through a Line 6 Pod into a Mesa Boogie 20/20 power amp into a one ten Marshall cabinet with a vintage sixty in it. I have been playing professionaly for ten years full time. I've been through three of them. I love it's simplicity. I hate it's flimsy construction. My favorite feature is that it is small. I compared it with the big Line 6 foot controller and decided I dont like to carry allot of stuff. I wish it was not so flimsy. I t is very useful when it is working. If you work allot get something stronger.

You plug it in to the front of the amp/pod and hit one of four buttons...have i lost anyone?

this does not affect sound, it is an optional control accessory.

it seems pretty flimsy...but if you take care of your gear and have proper carrying/storage devices, i believe that this would be fine. No problems thus far.

I have a POD, Spider 210 and an FB4. Haven't had to deal with line 6 at all.

I am submitting this review for anyone who is concerned over the delay issues. The delay is caused by your output device not the FB4. If you sustain a note and manually switch a patch on your POD there will be a delay. With the Spider Amps, my experience has been: NO DELAY. But the POD is terrible. Bottom line I love this accessory. I didn't think it would be that handy, but i picked it up used mainly because of the price. I have no regrets.

Four Buttons, a retard could operate this thing

This is a POD controller, the POD makes the sounds not the the controller. No point rating this one.

Now...here is where I am going nuts. The switches on this pedal are very ill designed. I have had my controller for a couple of months, and guess what? The switches start popping out, exposing the springs inside. I opened it up to see if anything came loose. I found out that the bottom end of the switches are held in place by a slight deviation of diameter of the switch. after a while this gets worn off and subsequently the switches just pop out! Highly annoying. Can't really rely on this thing at all.

Tried to get in touch with them about this problem, alongside getting a chip upgrade...they never got back to me. Not even worth rating.

I play mostly rock and metal. The POD has allowed me to get the tones I could only dream of. I got the footswitch so I can use my POD live. and yes, it has been helping me perform live. Although it must be said that the Floorboard is probably a better choice to use in live situations as it has a volume pedal and a wah controller.

I wouldn't bother buying another FB-4...and if someone stole it..i would be pissed off, but just a little bit

Really easy to use... four buttons, one cord to plug it, shouldn't be that hard.

It just changes the channel, no changes in sound that I can hear.

I probably could depend on it...

Never dealt with them, though I probably might have to soon about my spider 212.

It's a pretty awesome product, though all it does is change channels. I heard that some people think there is a delay... I"m running it through a spider 212, and you can BARELY tell that there's a delay and plus if you time it right and know what you're doing, you and the audience won't be able to tell.

Simple to use, providing you have a foot and 3/4 of a brain.

Does not alter the sound, just changes the channels on your POD for you. Though it should be stated that these footswitches don't make a sound when you step on 'em... there's no big CLICK when you put your foot down.

*Note*
There is a delay between when you stomp on the button and when the sound changes. I knew that others have noticed this, so I bought it with the store knowing that I would be returning it if the delay was too noticeable. It was. It's a shame too, it's a great idea... even though a bit pricey (a lower price would have made it a BETTER IDEA).

I made room on my pedalboard for this thing, but took it off the next day because of the sound delay. And for those of you who think I'm nuts, I have the most recent POD update (2.3) and went from a VERY clean amp sim (JC-120) to a heavily distorted amp sim (Rectifier).

The delay between switching patches is why this got returned.

Tough as nails. If I had kept it I couldn't imagine ever having a problem with it. Droping it would only hurt whatever it hits.

Never dealt with Line6.

I returned it. I cannot imagine why anyone would want this when there's a VERY noticeable delay while switching patches.

As easy as 1 2 3, thats really all its about.

Does not change the sound at all, and no noise, also being powered by the POD is a bonus.

Built like a giant hippo cross bread with a tank, lob it across on the room and i would dent the walls.

Never had any problems, CANT SAY!

Its a god send and a must for gigging. Some people say there is a delay between changing chanels, i think if your playing loud enough its not noticeable, just get your timing right and your whistle and dixie. I got this form my bro for free, which is nice, but i think the RRP is about #60? Its a big pricey but seeing as it is very well built, its probably worth it. It also comes with a HUGE long connection cable to hook up to the POD, overall, its a good buy, and a must for extra POD fun!

A B C D
1 2 3 4 Make a selection.

Doesn't cause any noise. It's powered by the Pod so there's no extra cables besides the one to your POD. There's a slight delay which can be irritating if you have to change channels while you're still playing because everyone hears it.
I gave it a 6 because of the delay.

Pretty solid. Hasn't broken yet. Thick metal case is boogie-like.

No contact with Line 6 so far.

It does it's job. Only gripe is the delay in channel switching. I mainly play punk music and the delay stands out in fast paced music because you have to switch quick.

I gave it an 8 because it does do it's job.

Very easy to use. Just step on the the channel switch to change between the 4 channels on your pod, or amp in the current bank. There is no manual and you don't really need one.

It doesn't make any sound.

I just bought it today. Everyone seems to state in their reviews' that there is a delay when switching channels. I am using mine with my POD2.0 and there is no delay at all.

Never had to deal with the company yet.

If you just want to change channels on your pod or amp without all the bells and whistles this is for you. I would definitely buy this again. Who wouldn't for this price. Just compare prices before you go out and get one.

this little thing rules. i bought it because i'm basically the only guitar player in my band and i needed quick channel switching. it is incredibly easy to use, just step on the channel you want. there's a tiny delay between channel switching but nothing anyone will notice live. it would be nice if they also threw in an effects option to turn effects on and off, but when playing if i must use an effect i'll usually just walk up to the amp and punch in the effect on the recto channel on my line 6 and save it and rock away.

well the sound is in my line 6 spider 112 which is good sound quality. as everyone says there is a little delay but its not big deal.

this thing is built like a tank. yea it could survive anything.

i play 90's hard rock (everclear, lit, bush, etc) and this is perfect for that kinda music cuz basically the only sounds i go from are clean/slight distortion/distortion/overdrive. its a good thing.

simple, you step on one of the switches of the desired channel...

use on Spider 112, sounds just like the channels...sounds awesome, there is a slight delay when switching but very slight, nothing a little timing cant fix....

i can depend on this just fine, wouldnt need another one, built pretty strong..

havent dealt with...

I play metal, been playing for 2 years, i would get another if it was stolen or lost. The only thing i dont like about it is that when you step on the switches it should give you some kinda click notification like a stomp box so you know for sure when you pressed it down enough.

Its extremely easy, if you know how to use your amp, you can use this for sure, plug in, select what channel you want and if delay is on tab taht channel for the delay time!

This thing has no sound quality, Im using it witha Line 6 SPider 112, so Ill give the spider a 10 becaus ethe psiders sound quality owns

the thing looks like a tank, my dad who works on scales says that box design is a stock box, which means they order the box from a store and put there guts inside, and he says that theyre built industrial and are tuff as hell, but teh chord looks like shit and always falls out if I fuck aroudn with my other pedals, so tahtll take points off, It hasnt fallen off from hitting it with my foot, so thats good!

I have dealt with the company and they were nice, prompt and helpfull!

I play metal and its great because I don't need 12 channels of patches, all I need is 4, Distortion, Clean, Crucnh, Delay and I never need anything else, and if I want something else I can turn the amps knob, but that never happends, my setup goes

Hamer explorer with an emg-81 ---> Boss TU-2 tuner ---> Danelectro Chili dog octave ---> Danelectro Black coffee Metal Distortion ---> Proel Volume pedal ---> SPider amp ---> FB4

this thing goes great, doens't take any batteries, I don't hafto stick it in my chain of pedals, it just plain rules, way batter then taht bigass floorboard!

I love the FB-4. It's simple and straight forward. It's just what I was looking for. I don't like all the bells and whistles. Just something to mimic a few stompboxes.

No problems here. Built like a tank.

Haven't had to call them yet. But I'm going to about the slight delay when switching channels.

This thing is perfect for live use. The only problem is that there's a slight delay when switching channels and it is noticeable. You have to anticipate the next change and hit it a little before hand. It's not like a stompbox where it's instantaneous. PLEASE FIX THIS LINE 6!!!!

A channel switching device for Line 6 Pod or its amps

Good bypass, channel switching has a slight noticeable delay, but seems to be less noticeable if you stomp on it hard.

seems dependable

This is a good product if you have a POD. I Use it to switch channels while performing. Four channel switches with other controls options by tapping or holding switches. While may not have all the functions the other foot controller line 6 offers, this is far less expensive. Usually have a dirty channel, slight overdrive, Fuzz and a clean swirly chorus. A great companion if you use a Line 6 Pod or amp and store a patch for later use.

Disappointing. Changing channels while playing through a Flextone XL results in a very perceptible dropout of sound (1/4 second, mabye) until the next channel kicks in.

Who knows. It looks weak compared to other units.

At this time, it's only useful to change presets between songs. But hell, you could do the same by using the preset buttons on the amp.

This footswitch is good for changing channels on the Line 6 amps without investing the $200+ for the big floorboard. It comes with an index card manual, but there's not much to the footswitch, so you probably won't need it. The 'tap' feature on the Line6 amps that is used to adjust delay times on the amp can be accessed through this switch.

The FB4 does click into whichever of the 4 channel switches that you step on. I'm using it with the Spider 112 50 watt amp. It uses an easily replaced computer cable to connect it with the amp, and the cable can be replaced at any computer store. The manual gives some cable buying tips. Of course the footswitch makes no difference in sound quality.

The unit itself is extremely sturdy. The cable on the other hand is computer cable, and it will be broken the first time it gets any abuse. But, it's cheap and easy to replace, so it's really no big deal.

I e-mailed Line6 and they got right back to me within a couple of hours. I just had a question, but they were very nice to me.

I really like this little switch. I didn't need the expensive floorboard for the type of playing that I do, so this little footswitch is perfect. I had one minor complaint, though. When I first got this switch, it came from Music123.com, who had it drop shipped to me from the Line6 factory. Well, the nuts that hold the switches in place were ALL loose. Not that that's a big deal, or anything, but when I got my Spider 112, I had to tighten all the bolts on it too. What's wrong with the 'screw-tightner' at Line6???
Other than that, this thing is the perfect alternative to the big floorboard, if all you need is to change channels on your amp.