EHX Memory Boy Thoughts

[tuffteef]

Hey,
so just got a memory boy in the mail to it being a dead unit pretty much
ive been reading around and lots of people have been having the same kinda problems e.g battery not working and loud popping or just in general not working lol

anyone had any problems with theres so far?

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

thats wack

not hatin on ehx but they kinda seem to be goin down the tubes in terms of quality and quality control.

[tuffteef]

yeah same here not hatin on them i absolutely love them i have 9 ehx pedals right now
but i was soul crushed when it just turned up dead and its the fact that everyone is having the exact same problems with it

and i know everythings practically made in china these days

but these new wave of ehx pedals are being built in china i think? and its kinda made them really shabby now

[SilliusSodus]

I have a MB that I have been running my Dwarfcraft TDSS through...simply awesome. Mine has no glitches, or popping, and I use a 1Spot for power. I also have a brand new Double Muff that works perfectly. I Can't speak for anyone else, but for me, I'm 2 for 2 with great working EHX pedals.

As for this:

and i know everythings practically made in china these days

but these new wave of ehx pedals are being built in china i think? and its kinda made them really shabby now

I don't get the whole "it's-made-in-China-so-it's-gotta-be-crap" line of thinking. Right now, I am listening to my Buddha machine by FM3. One of the coolest things that I own. Yep...made in China. My Novation XioSynth that I'm still trying to learn to play? Yep...made in China. My Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay (one of the greatest pedals that I own)? Yep...made in China. The 1Spot that I power all of my pedals with? Yep...made in China.

There is plenty of crap made right here in the good old US of A. It's not better simply because it's made here.

Btw, I've got a call in to EHX...I'm really curious to know if the MB is actually made in China, or if you're just spreading some BS rumor you heard/read on the internet, especially given that the MB says Made in NYC, USA right on it, and given that there are laws about writing that phrase on something when it actually is not.

[tuffteef]

yeah i missed the obvious made in nyc on the top

p.s i can say whatever the hell i want

[htsamurai]

Btw, I've got a call in to EHX...I'm really curious to know if the MB is actually made in China, or if you're just spreading some BS rumor you heard/read on the internet, especially given that the MB says Made in NYC, USA right on it, and given that there are laws about writing that phrase on something when it actually is not.

that sounded mean
im pretty sure he was asking or guessing since chinese made pedals don't have the greatest track record yo
no need for that kind of meanness, can we all just...you know... ?

[tuffteef]

exactly right
i wont be silenced for having an opinion lol screw laws
i sent it back, life continues, keep on keepin on, the end.

and im over it no more wars haha or the begining of one

[SilliusSodus]

yeah i missed the obvious made in nyc on the top

p.s i can say whatever the hell i want

You can write whatever you want. Just expect some folks to question you when you write unsubstantiated fluff in a post. And to write that your MB problems are a direct result of being made in China is just that.

Btw, I've got a call in to EHX...I'm really curious to know if the MB is actually made in China, or if you're just spreading some BS rumor you heard/read on the internet, especially given that the MB says Made in NYC, USA right on it, and given that there are laws about writing that phrase on something when it actually is not.

that sounded mean
im pretty sure he was asking or guessing since chinese made pedals don't have the greatest track record yo
no need for that kind of meanness, can we all just...you know... ?

A "potential" question followed by a truly loaded statement...

but these new wave of ehx pedals are being built in china i think? and its kinda made them really shabby now

Anyway, apologies to the OPer if they're that thin-skinned concerning a response questioning something they wrote.

Back to the topic at hand...

[tuffteef]

LOL

[SilliusSodus]

Just as a follow up for those that want to be in the know so as to not make any more umm...uneducated statements...

I just got off the phone with Dianna at EHX (800-633-5477, #6). You'll never guess what she told me. Yep. The Memory Boy is made in right in NYC, USA, just like it says on the pedal itself. I even asked if the circuit board was made elsewhere and then assembled here in the US. Nope. Fully assembled inside and out in the USA.

So there goes that theory about the Memory Boy and China and shabby quality...

[tuffteef]

just got this email in what the!!

Hi Richard,
Thank you for contacting us. We are so sorry that you are having a problem with your Memory Boy! We had a customer yesterday contact us for the same exact problem. We talked to Electro Harmonix and apparently they are having problems with the delay on the Memory Boy with many of the pedals. The Memory Boy will be out of production for the next couple of months while they get the issue resolved. We ask that you please ship the one you have back to us at:

Spotlightnet Inc

[tuffteef]

im so sorry but i have to say this

GUESS WHO WAS RIGHT LOL

i still love u ehx

[darryl2113]

it appears that regardless of what most believe, the evidence suggests that Made in China=cheap price, good performance,gets to your house in working order, and Made in US=expensive (more often than not),unreliable,inconsistent, and gets to your house in non-operational order.
Not to mention that in 10 years, everyone will be outsourcing their labor to the US and people in China will be saying things like "it broke after one day? no wonder, all that cheap crap from america sucks."

[hosebeast]

oh, i didn't see this thread. that sucks that a lot of people are having problems with it. anybody have a memory toy? those look pretty rad as well.

[1,2,3, Pull Out!]

Just one more reason I chose the 616