Pedals breaking then magically fixing themselves.

karmablock · Post by **karmablock** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:30 pm

So a few years ago I was moving stuff around I placed a wah on the top of my amp and accidentally knocked it off. When I plugged it into test it no sound I threw it in my closet and a year later plugged it in for the hell of it and worked fine. More recently I was rearranging my board and moved my Noise Invaders fuzz and it still made a sound but not quite what it did before and the led wasn't turning on. I opened it everything seemed fine, no smoke smell, no burn marks, no sign of a shorts. Plugged it back in same thing sound but no led. I tried it right now and it works like the day I got it. Anyone have a similar experiences?

Edit: It stopped working again. It started acting like a clean boost all of sudden.

moggieman · Post by **moggieman** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:31 pm

my micropog stopped working for a while. i opened it up, then closed it, and it hasn't given me a problem since.

TheOndrakGuy · Post by **TheOndrakGuy** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:44 pm

My amp did this. It was making a godawful hissing and crackling, but I couldn't afford to fix it. So I just kept playing it at bedroom volume until one day it just stopped. Not a problem since!

the Life Aquatic · Post by **the Life Aquatic** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:08 pm

i had an lpb1, that when i engaged it, the signal cut out, i took it outta my chain, then a month or two later i put it back in and its worked fine ever since

Joe Gress · Post by **Joe Gress** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:12 pm

Had an Auto-Q from dunlop a few years back that wasn't functioning properly and was making noises while off. Put it up as a as is sale, and like magic it works again. Had it for a long time before I traded it. I kinda want it back for that broken pedal sound as it was kinda unique.

Noise... · Post by **Noise...** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:30 pm

karmablock wrote:So a few years ago I was moving stuff around I placed a wah on the top of my amp and accidentally knocked it off. When I plugged it into test it no sound I threw it in my closet and a year later plugged it in for the hell of it and worked fine. More recently I was rearranging my board and moved my Noise Invaders fuzz and it still made a sound but not quite what it did before and the led wasn't turning on. I opened it everything seemed fine, no smoke smell, no burn marks, no sign of a shorts. Plugged it back in same thing sound but no led. I tried it right now and it works like the day I got it. Anyone have a similar experiences?

Edit: It stopped working again. It started acting like a clean boost all of sudden.

PM incoming. It shouldn't be behaving like that, and certainly shouldn't be acting like a clean boost.

I'll get it sorted for you. :hug:

Gearmond · Post by **Gearmond** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:42 pm

basement flooded this week, and im not sure if any of my pedals were damaged...

they should be fine, id imagine

bob the r0bot · Post by **bob the r0bot** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:08 pm

To pose a somewhat parallel question; don't you hate it when you show some one a pedal and your all like "Yo dawg, check this shit out, I can make it (sound like x/self oscillate/ect.)" and you hook it up and the toanz get stage fright and refuse to flow forth?

ImGir · Post by **ImGir** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:02 am

my rat did this one time, i went bananas and bought a metal-zone because i wanted something crunchy, HUGE MISTAKE, one year later the rat was ready to gig

devnulljp · Post by **devnulljp** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:08 am

Problems that go away by themselves come back by themselves too.

Ilikewater · Post by **Ilikewater** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:51 am

bob the r0bot wrote:To pose a somewhat parallel question; don't you hate it when you show some one a pedal and your all like "Yo dawg, check this shit out, I can make it (sound like x/self oscillate/ect.)" and you hook it up and the toanz get stage fright and refuse to flow forth?

my buddy and I call this warner brother's frog syndrome.

karmablock · Post by **karmablock** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:58 am

Bassus Sanguinis · Post by **Bassus Sanguinis** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:15 am

imagine the chord progression builds up the tension, a break further intensifies it and all but Your spot light goes off - the lead part should kick in. AND :facepalm:

fart-fart-fart-pfft goes the pedal chain. :eek:

play to lead with clean signal and kick the fx chain back on with the band coming in and - everything works like it never failed. Consider pedalcide all the way to home, while friends poke fun of Your 'killer sounds'.

I loved that high gain distortion - when it worked.

Ilikewater · Post by **Ilikewater** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:21 am

^^^pretty sure I've had a nightmare akin to this.

Ghost Hip · Post by **Ghost Hip** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:49 am

One time I thought my pedalboard was broken but then I realized I was playing through a bunch of Effector 13 pedals.

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