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All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:57 pm
by bobman360
So after a few months, all of the switches on my pedals start having issues switching on and off.
Eventually even the clean signal does not come through. Is there anything I can do to make this not happen, cause it's a pain.
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:00 pm
by futuresailors
I approve of your use of dicked.
Which pedals? Those switches are supposed to last for a dickton of clicks.
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:07 pm
by bobman360
Only my Muff and Pharaoh. The Muff I had for about a year before it got like that and I've only had the pharaoh since December
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:14 pm
by Chankgeez
Footswitches are the part that fails most often on pedals. It wouldn't cost that much to just replace them and see if that fixes the problem.
... or they may just need a proper cleaning.
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:15 pm
by Ghost Hip
Clean them?
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:33 pm
by bobman360
I'm sensing a joke here...
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:39 pm
by Chankgeez
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhI2Zmdal7M[/youtube]
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:56 pm
by Holy Schnikes
bobman360 wrote:Only my Muff and Pharaoh. The Muff I had for about a year before it got like that and I've only had the pharaoh since December
If you're not a DIY guy just email Mark at BAT about that Pharaoh. I'm sure he'd replace that switch for you if you send it his way.
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:06 pm
by 01010111
Where are you using them? For a while the band I was in practiced in an unfinished commercial property. There was sawdust and plaster dust everywhere and it messed up a lot of my switches.
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:09 pm
by bobman360
Holy Schnikes wrote:bobman360 wrote:Only my Muff and Pharaoh. The Muff I had for about a year before it got like that and I've only had the pharaoh since December
If you're not a DIY guy just email Mark at BAT about that Pharaoh. I'm sure he'd replace that switch for you if you send it his way.
Sounds like a plan! Thanks for letting me know about that.
Re: All my footswitches are getting dicked up
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:25 am
by benjuro
They do get dirty and junked up with regular use. Sometimes spraying them out with Deoxit or the like buys you some time, but generally you have to disassemble them and clean the contact plates. Can be a huge pain depending on how it's wired up...as Schnikes said, BAT's Mark will set you up if you're uncomfortable with doing this kind of thing, his customer service is top shelf
