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Hello, I will try to keep this post as simple as possible and stick with the facts so it can stay on topic and hopefully come up in search engines to help people. I have read the manuals and the advanced guide. Unfortunately, I need an exact "step by step guide" because the documentation isn't working for me. I would appreciate some help please. I come from a background of using stand alone pedals joined together and manually engaging what I want(daisy chain kind of setup with whatever effects). This post is intended for Line 6 and anyone who is in the same situation as me or has been and can offer some help. This is all new to me and hopefully it helps others. Equipment: Line 6 Spider IV 75 Watt amplifier(Has been factory reset again as outlined on the Line 6 website so I'm starting fresh). Line 6 FBV Shortboard MKII(Has been calibrated again after factory reset of amplifier). Ibanez RG350EXZ Suggestions: Update the manual in a table / spreadsheet format so the user gets a visual representation of how the inbuilt and user presets are stored in memory. This is very confusing. Please explain memory locations. A, B, C, D, corresponding numbers etc. What corresponds to what? Problems: I have managed to create two user presets by going into manual mode as outlined in the advanced guide manual. I can use the front panel on the amp to cycle between those two by hand(not FBV Shortboard MKII). How do I do this with the FBV Shortboard MKII? Correct me if I am wrong please. A, B, C, D "channels" on the amp have a total of four "memory banks" within each allowing for four different user created sounds to switch between on each channel. Therefore allowing me to create 16 different sounds from the array of effects built in the Spider IV 75w amplifier to my liking. How do I cycle through the effects I have created(on the amp) using the FBV Shortboard MKII and how do I exactly store them step by step? Example: I want to click clean tone on one button press. Click another button and have distortion. Click another button and have phaser and distortion. Click another button and have distortion with delay. - So I can switch between these when playing a particular song according to verse, chorus, solo, etc. *How does the above example work for me when I'm jamming and I've got a whole different set of effects I want to use? This unit is meant to be stand alone without a computer so I would appreciate any assistance on how to achieve the above. Recommendation: Aside from the above issues I have mentioned I have played around with the amp and I think it's excellent so far but really need the FBV Shortboard MKII working with it. Great for a jamming amp and a small gig. I had an old Marshall 80w Valvestate and this thing runs rings around it given the inbuilt features. It will be awesome once I get used to using it. Cheers, Alkay.