Pedal repairs? Who you gonna call?

[doommeow]

Can anyone recommend someone/place that can repair mass produced gear?

My Zoom Ultra Fuzz has gone from mildly problematic to DOA. =(

[Uncle Grandfather]

Ghostbusters

[sylnau]

Maybe hit someone in the DIY part of the forum.

Grandpa, take your pills and go to sleep.

[Gone Fission]

You need someone who's happy working on surface mounted components for that pedal. Maybe find someone who's also interested in tracing it, since there doesn't seem to be a schematic out there. In addition to our DIY section, you might try at diystompboxes.com and freestompboxes.org.

I've got one of those and love it, so you've got me scared. How did it start to go wrong?

[retinal orbita]

I bought a wooly mammoth clone from a guy on craigslist and he's subsequently fixed a few things for me. Nice guy.

[MEC]

I bought a wooly mammoth clone from a guy on craigslist and he's subsequently fixed a few things for me. Nice guy.

[DannDubbleEwe]

What problems was it having before it shit the bed?

[doommeow]

I'm only just now getting back into playing after a sizable hiatus, so most of my gear had been lying fallow for awhile. When I pulled the Zoom out of storage a few weeks back, everything worked as it should - except for the LED. Tried to use it this week, no joy - not passing a signal, tried multiple power supplies, batteries, and battery eliminators - bupkis.

Filled out the RMA form on the Zoom/Samson website, curious to see if they respond, have the means to fix it, or what it would cost.

Hadn't thought about the DIY forum or any of the building forums. That's a good thought.

[TweedBassman]

pop that bizzle open and take a look.

for gear that was stored for a while, sometimes spiders crawl in and make egg nests. turn on unit and... zap.

[doommeow]

Had already taken the back panel off - although haven't gone so far as to remove the board. No spiders, zombies, ghosts, or obviously burnt out traces or solder points.