The mid shapes are pretty handy to be honest, left side of the scale you get alot of high- mid scoops which creates an instant tone, ideal for slapping or cutting through the band for a solo, right side of the scale boosts the bottom end which combines really well with fuzz effects and distortion. I'm sure you could find many uses for it, yet unfortunately I don't have a foot switch for it, but as an inexpensive alternative you can buy a couple of Boss FS 5L's, this will allow you to select anything you want to, via the medium of plugging the switch in to any pre-set scoops via the back panel of the amp, I suggest firstly playing about with the amp, experimenting with the presets, selecting a few preset scoops that would be of any use to you, then buy the amount of FS-5L pedals for the amount of presets you'd need, labeling each foot pedal with the labels provided in the kit. I used one for the mute function, which was very useful at gigs. I hope this does not deter you from interest in the amp as it is a fantastic amp, with or without the foot switch.