Thanks but I've already looked into that as I (and likely most Empeg owners) have experienced the button/fascia tightening problem before. I've had the unit apart many times now and it exhibits this problem all of the time, fascia on or off. I've even gone so far as to probe the button pads to check for functionality and all four of them work just fine. As a previous post of mine stated, when this problem first started I could get the unit to work by using more force on the buttons (i.e., giving them a fairly sharp and hard tap). This method didn't work long though (and I knew it could be self destructive rather easily as well) as it quit working altogether rather quickly.