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Pedal problem?

  • 27-08-2009 01:51PM
    #1
    pauluscaesar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    Hey
    quick silly question, today my pedal didn't work... I mean the LED is on and bypass sound works fine, but as soon as I turn it on... no sound...
    is it just batteries or something else?
    anyways, I'm buying new batteries this evening so hopefully its just that.


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    It's probably the batteries. What pedal is it?


  • #3
    pauluscaesar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭pauluscaesar


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    It's probably the batteries. What pedal is it?
    Yeah that's what I thought... it's a big muff
    thanks


  • #4
    ham_n_mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 642 ✭✭✭ham_n_mustard


    did it happen suddenly? if so it could be something other than battery. with a battery, sound usually degrades gradually first


  • #5
    zafo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭zafo


    Sounds like the battery especially as it's a big muff, they can sound quite good with a dying battery. If it still doesn't work with a new battery open it up and see if anything's loose inside.


  • #6
    pauluscaesar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭pauluscaesar


    sorry for the delay... internet problems
    yes, it works! it was the battery.
    Yeah it was quite sudden, one day it was working fine, next day... nothing
    these big muffs are quite powere thirsty I see... that last battery didnt last much...
    thanks for the replies

    Pau


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  • #7
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,146 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    pauluscaesar wrote: »
    sorry for the delay... internet problems
    yes, it works! it was the battery.
    Yeah it was quite sudden, one day it was working fine, next day... nothing
    these big muffs are quite powere thirsty I see... that last battery didnt last much...
    thanks for the replies

    Pau

    You should buy yourself a power supply. Cheaper than batteries!


  • #8
    rcaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    pauluscaesar wrote: »
    these big muffs are quite powere thirsty I see... that last battery didnt last much...

    Was it the battery that came with the pedal? The batteries that ship inside pedals are really short, only meant for checking that the pedal works. Big Muffs, as with a lot of fuzz pedals, don't draw much current at all. A proper battery will last yonks. I got one about a year and 10 months ago and only changed the battery once (from the cheap one to a proper one). Granted, I got a Diago power station in the summer. The battery made it to about May on its own.


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