DIY Boss-style footswitches?

[GratingShelve]

Hi!

Does anyone know of any way to build DIY pedals with Boss-style footswitches? Specifically the wide, lever action instead of the small button, I'm less interested in the "it turns on automatically" feature which I find annoying

I really like that style footswitch since I don't usually wear shoes in my house, and I find them much easier to operate barefooted

Thanks!

 

[Synchrony Pedalworks]

I don’t have a direct answer. I haven’t seen any DIY Boss style footswitches, but I use this for my bare feet stomping. I found it a nice compromise.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/V2-ST-DB--barefoot-buttons-v2-standard-footswitch-cap-dark-blue?mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=1&mrkgcat=amps&effects&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=&lid=58700008695999524&dsproductgroupid=&product_id=V2-ST-DB&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=m&network=x&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9009566&creative=&targetid=&campaignid=21161059802&awsearchcpc=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwy8i0BhAkEiwAdFaeGLq7_tQ-Uqpiyvdj4jvYNH1TmICBFsgpZ7pAFheWoSvwJXwUtW75cxoCEy8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[GratingShelve]

Thank you! That certainly looks like a much simpler & practical solution. I'm still curious about DIY Boss-style foot switches, but I think those will be nice for retrofits

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

There was a company making enclosures with the boss-style lever actuator, but they were like $80 a piece I think, and they’ve long since gone out of business. Can’t remember what they were called.

Unfortunately the only real option for this is to buy a used boss pedal.
I’d say your best bet if you want the soft feel and all that, is to get a large, robust arcade style momentary button, and to use it to trigger a relay bypass module.

 

[Nostradoomus]

There was a company making enclosures with the boss-style lever actuator, but they were like $80 a piece I think, and they’ve long since gone out of business. Can’t remember what they were called.

Unfortunately the only real option for this is to buy a used boss pedal.
I’d say your best bet if you want the soft feel and all that, is to get a large, robust arcade style momentary button, and to use it to trigger a relay bypass module.

I believe they were made by Rixen

 

[HamishR]

Tayda has these: https://www.taydaelectronics.com/hardware/knobs/kn2310-silver-aluminium-knob-23-x-10mm.html

For whatever reason the silver ones seem to be more expensive than the other colours.

 

[Feral Feline]

The Mooer ones just snap on to most 3PDT stompers and are inexpensive; cheap enough to buy a bunch of different colours to suit your mood or back-up replacements if one breaks/fails.




Mooer also has mushroom-shaped ones that are even more (Mooer?) barefoot/socked-feet friendly:

 

[Joben Magooch]

If you don't mind waiting a while for shipping you can get aluminum toppers/knockoff "barefoot buttons" on any of the cheap Chinese vendors (AliExpress, Temu, DHGate, etc) for dirt cheap