The Mastermind does all I need it to do Hunter, trigger the stuff in the box near the amp, and the amp! I'm not sure why you think it's limited in use, unless you mean it only has 5 direct access buttons? That's fine for me, plus the function button triggers an 'alternative' setting, so you have fast access to another seting above those 5 e.g. dry rhythm to wet rhythm with one switch :)
I've got a bunch of mid-quality short patch leads hooking up the four pedals connected directly to the RG-16, and the pedals will be velcro'd to the top of the unit. I'm not spending a fortune on gold plated platinum cored cables made from space dust :lol:
I have the RJM 7-pin MIDI cable between the two units which powers the Mastermind from the RG-16.
Sorry I didn't wanna come across as the righteous guy :)
Indeed I refer to the number of buttons on the unit and the display. I find that when you go from direct access to presets, the latter can become a bit limiting when you have a few fx and channels and boosts. On the GSC-3 I switch both, presets with full settings and the channels extra, because there are 10 buttons. Also has audio loops and a buffer in case there is still stuff on the board. But it's not as high quality as the RJM I suppose.
For cables, I went away from sky dust :lol:
All Mogami 2524 for me now. Cheap and sounds great. I became good in soldering meanwhile, so did em myself on custom length.
Plus I used one of these and locking neutrik jacks as well as XLR5 pin for Midi to get all my rack connections tidy and quick in one place. But that might be overkill.
Anyways, enjoy the new controllability, it's great once all is set.
