So i'm buying myself a new amp and it comes with a footswitch. Problem is, i don't know anything about footswitches. Are they like regular pedals?

In a way they are like regular pedals. I have a Fender Blues Deluxe that has a footswitch and all the footswitch does is switch between the amp channels and turn on the reverb.

Yes i know that now I read up on it. Anyways thanks for your answer ^^

Sort of. They usually have an independent input on the amp. They just act as on/off for some function on the amp whether it be the second channel, reverb, tremolo, or whatever. Main difference is they don't go into the signal chain, and they don't directly manipulate your guitar's signal. They're just on/off switches for sections of the amp's circuit.

This post was edited by Derkaderk on May 27 2010 01:31am

That's sounds like what i was thinking Cool, now i just gotta get money for the amp -.-
Thanks for your answer ^^