My Schecters came with those stock. They are so nice compared to screws into wood.
I have considered installing them into other guitars, but just havent yet.
That is what I did. I bought some A23s and A23 battery clips, and 9V clips, and I wired it all together. I got enough to make 5 of them for like $30 or something. They fit in the 9V battery box, with a small piece of cardboard wedged in to make sure it makes a connection.
Yep, I Had a Pod XT that I paid to upgrade with the amp packs. Then if people bought them used, it would delete them off there if they connected it to the computer because they were not the purchaser.
I had older units before that where you had to order an IC chip for like $20, and you got it...
Sometimes I forget many people on here aren't old enough to remember when people owned things, and everything wasn't an in app purchase, subscription, or buy now pay later situation. :)
It would be cool if they created versions of these for more Synergy modules, or even better, made a new Syn 3 in this format that would accept Syn modules.
There is not only the concern to be obsolete, but also the framework for microtransactions. This could easily be changed to require you to pay monthly subscription, or per profile loaded, or, etc.... I am leery of all cloud based gear for that reason.
We are talking about the fact you cannot use the device without an editor. You cannot use it stand alone. You cannot use it without an online account and registration.
I am not saying not buying because there will be something better. I am saying making it reliant on something with a short limited time span.
Same reason why I own a house, and I don't rent. I do not want to be reliant on something I have no control over.
The point is though, you CAN still use it if you want to. It is not useless. You just chose not to. At that point, then you should get rid of it. For me, it is either useful, or it is gone. Therefore, I only buy things that will remain useful, for as long as possible. When I have a choice, I...
I haven't cared enough to mess with it because I can still use the buttons on the front of the units. That is an option because the editor is not a dongle that kills the unit.
Maybe I am just old school, but I just cant get along with the new mentality of throw-away gear.
By that logic why bother buying it then, because you know next year there will be a better one? It is obsolete before you even buy it.
Overall, I just think all units should be able to be used by themselves. Look at a Fractal. The editor is nice, but you can still use them, and do everything...
I have rack units that are nearly 40 years old that I still use. Anything good will still be worth using years from now, as long as it is not prematurely obsoleted.
Oh, they will sell a ton of these. It is a very cool unit. I am just personally leery of units that depend on other technology. How many people still have sounds loaded into those Digitech IStomp pedals you can't load into anymore?
Yeah, but many people are dumb and keep themselves trapped in...
Tell that to my rack units that haven't had working editors since Windows 95, lol.
There have been several guitar and synth software that has been killed over the years that no longer work on modern Windows.
I have always had a stance that I refuse to buy units that could not be adjusted without an editor.
This stuff will be paperweights in 5 years when the software is no longer supported.