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11-02-2007, 09:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | | Broken EH Bass Micro Synth...What ales ya???
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Okay here is the deal.
I bought a broken EH Bass Micro Synth. It is the model that plugs straight into the wall. This means no wall wart. 
I would like to hear what some of your "ideas" are to what is broken on it.
Heck maybe even a story of how and why it happened.
This should be interesting.
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11-02-2007, 09:47 PM
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11-02-2007, 10:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Jersey Shore | | | My idea is that something inside went bad, you should buy a multimeter and a book on electronics to see if you can find the problem, I think your inquiry is far too vague to get a proper answer.
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11-03-2007, 12:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | The Electro-Harmonix Bass Micro Synth is very responsive to your playing style.
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11-03-2007, 01:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | | Keith...That is what I am going for....
My thought was that it had a heart attack from being funked too hard.
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11-03-2007, 01:57 AM
| | Not Actually Knighted... Yet! | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | Lots of things could be broken, you need to run some tests.
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Balls.
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11-03-2007, 03:27 AM
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Accessories Sales Associate, Guitar Center Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upland, California | | Without being able to be in front of the box and be able to test things manually, it's honestly anyone's guess what is wrong. Run some tests for us and get back to us with the results.
-Does it power on?
-Does the effect switch function?
-Is there too much hiss?
-Do all of the sliders work properly?
-Is there even any sound coming out when the pedal is engaged/bypassed?
These are the kind of questions that you should be asking yourself while checking this box out.
I'm not trying to be a jerk, just saying that without some feedback on what exactly the problem is, all we can do is speculate or toss back snide remarks.  |
11-03-2007, 03:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester, U.K | | | Are you looking for serious answers for this? Or just random funny stories of how it could have happened? |
11-03-2007, 11:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | I am looking for both serious answers and joke answers. Earwax was correct I was too vague with my original post.
Yes I would like serious answers.
So far I know that the pedal does not turn on and some of the sliders tabs are broken. They still move all the way up and down. With out the power on I do not know if they function correctly though. I bet that they do.
So In all seriousness I need to find out why it is not powering up. Then I can move on to other problems. I am hoping that there are no more problems.
Yes joke answers would be cool too. I like to laugh.  I was looking for a mix of serious and joke.
Thanks TBers!
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11-03-2007, 11:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wausau, WI | | | Wait did this specific BMS happen to be on evilbay this past week? I remember seeing one with the built in power cord and a bunch of broken sliders. |
11-03-2007, 11:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houston, TX | | | If it doesn't power on the obvious first place to start looking for problems is with the power supply, check the power cord, the power switch and the transformer first and then move on if they check out.
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11-03-2007, 12:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | | Peacock...Actually I bought it here in the classifieds. If it was double posted I do not know.
sonicvi...If my pappy brought his volt meter back from work that is where I am starting. When ever I get over there today.
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11-03-2007, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by selfblessed  I am looking for both serious answers and joke answers. Earwax was correct I was too vague with my original post.
Yes I would like serious answers.
So far I know that the pedal does not turn on and some of the sliders tabs are broken. They still move all the way up and down. With out the power on I do not know if they function correctly though. I bet that they do.
So In all seriousness I need to find out why it is not powering up. Then I can move on to other problems. I am hoping that there are no more problems.
Yes joke answers would be cool too. I like to laugh. I was looking for a mix of serious and joke.
Thanks TBers! | On the serious tip-I don't know your skill level regarding electronics (noob, EE, or somewhere in between?) but it's worth saying that messing around under the hood of a plugged-in AC powered effect (esp. one w/issues) could be dangerous. |
11-03-2007, 12:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | Thanks for the concern Winston. My father has my back on this. He knows a thing or two about all things electrical.
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11-03-2007, 01:07 PM
| | Not Actually Knighted... Yet! | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | thats good
just don't mess with it while it is plugged in, tip #1, just so you know haha
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11-03-2007, 01:17 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Inland Empire | | | What other effects do you have?
Can I have them after you fry yourself? |
11-03-2007, 01:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | Well actually I was thinking about setting up a nice bubble bath and tinkering with it in there. You know what the toaster has been acting up too...hmm I think I will just go for a twofer. 
syciprider I have been fried a couple time. One more is not going to hurt me.
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11-03-2007, 04:07 PM
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11-03-2007, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by selfblessed syciprider I have been fried a couple time. One more is not going to hurt me. |
Third time's a charm. |
11-03-2007, 05:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK | | I think someone mistook it for a smoothie maker, then shoved a banana into the input jack socket before realising their terrible mistake. 
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