FBV shortboard MK1 issues

[blownspider]

Hey guys,

I am hoping someone can help.  I have had a shortboard for quite some time now and it has now developed a few bugs.  The wah pedal will randomly switch back to volume control and the stomp pedals become delayed/stop every once in a while.  As far as I can tell the stomp pedals begin their downward decent (become slow to respond and eventually stop responding) after using the wah pedal.  Has anyone experienced this or have any suggestions?

 

Thanks

[BillBee]

Aside from the "something is dying in it" sentiment - open it op and make sure the ribbon cable is connected (reseated) for the exp pedal. You can also give the switches a shot of contact cleaner while you have it open (DeOxit works great).

[GregsGuitar]

I am trying to calibrate an fbv Mark 1 shortboard with a hd500x Pro pod and I can't get the expression pedal to heal down to zero it only goes to 47. Is there somewhere on the hd500 to manually make expression pedal go to 0. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks 😀

[GregsGuitar]

Looks like this forum is a complete waste of time line 6 certainly doesn't stand behind their products like they say they do. I find it completely baffling that their products don't work with one another not even compatible.

[fflbrgst]

You would do better to ask your question in the HD500 section of this forum, but you should know that the FBV Mk1 is an old device (many years) and backwards compatibility (old to new) of ANY manufacturers' equipment is not guaranteed.

Per this page: http://line6.com/legacy/fbvs  The SHortboard Mk1 is not compatibile with the HD series.

[BillBee]

I got to hit the road right now so I can't dig for it but wasn't there a different calibration procedure for the MKI?

 

While I don't have a HD Pro I've used the MKI with the HD Bean for years (until its death, then a MKII).

 

I'm back and found a description from Sweetwater's page (hope it works):

 

1. Attach the RJ45 cable from your Line6 device to your FBV pedal board. Once your Line 6 device is powered up, your FBV SHORTBOARD’s LEDs should cycle and the display should read “LINE 6†with the backlight lit up.
2. Move the ONBOARD pedal to the center position, roughly halfway between the MAXIMUM and MINIMUM position.
3. Press STOMP + DELAY + REVERB and hold for three seconds to begin calibration of the ONBOARD pedal.
4. Move the ONBOARD pedal to its MAXIMUM position (pedal all the way toe down) and press down hard enough to actuate the pedal’s toe switch.
5. Move the ONBOARD pedal to its MINIMUM position and press down (pedal all the way heel down).
***If you have an EXTERNAL pedal, hook it up to your FBV SHORTBOARD now and continue on to step six. If you do NOT have an external pedal, simply turn OFF you Line 6 device, you are done calibrating.
6. Move the EXTERNAL pedal to the center position, roughly halfway between the MAXIMUM and MINIMUM position.
7. Press BANK DOWN + STOMP + DELAY and hold for three seconds, to begin calibration of the EXTERNAL pedal.
8. Move the EXTERNAL pedal to its MAXIMUM position (pedal all the way toe down).
9. Move the EXTERNAL pedal to its MINIMUM position and press down (pedal all the way heel down).
10. Turn OFF your Line 6 device. You have just calibrated your EXTERNAL pedal.