Broken odb-3

silen7ce · #1 03-30-2008, 10:18 AM

Yesterday I plugged in my odb-3 to the usual 9 volt adapter I use and I started to smell something burning so i unplugged it and smoke was coming out =/

Any ideas of what happened or if its possible to fix?

Thanks

bongomania · #2 03-30-2008, 10:30 AM

It was a message from God. The curse has been lifted, and you are now free to buy a better pedal.

roflol · #3 03-30-2008, 10:40 AM

this is true, same happened to mine try it with batterys should be fine.

silen7ce · #4 03-30-2008, 10:46 AM

I stuck a battery in and the battery got extremely hot in a matter of seconds =/ im thinking reply one is right and im just going to dump it and go with something else

Mudfuzz · #5 03-30-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

It was a message from God. The curse has been lifted, and you are now free to buy a better pedal.

+1

Hell, even the SD-1 [well the really old ones anyway] sounds better on bass.

TrevorOfDoom · #6 03-30-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

It was a message from God. The curse has been lifted, and you are now free to buy a better pedal.

AMEN, BROTHER!!! PREACH THE GOOD NEWS!!! YES!!!

Sean S · #7 03-30-2008, 12:06 PM

Sounds like something is shoring out the circuit...

dannybuoy · #8 03-30-2008, 12:54 PM

The only good ODB-3 is a dead ODB-3.

ImaStupidBaby · #9 03-30-2008, 01:07 PM

why does everyone hate the ol' dirty bastard so much?

roflol · #10 03-30-2008, 01:26 PM

it sounds bad if you have the highs up to high, sounds alrate otherwise just alot more better options out there

Valerus · #11 03-30-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dannybuoy

The only good ODB-3 is a dead ODB-3.

lol

dannybuoy · #12 03-30-2008, 02:35 PM

I'm sure it's not that bad - it's just that I've seen so many bassists using one when they don't know how to use it properly, and it's the kind of pedal that sounds awful it not set right. E.g. having the treble whacked up, the blend too wet, and feeding into a house PA system as well as their amp so that we get to hear all the harshness in all it's glory. A lot of bass players go into their local guitar store and get it because it's the only one labelled 'bass overdrive' and the staff in the store don't usually know enough to point them in the right direction.

Ryan Mohr · #13 03-30-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudfuzz

+1

Hell, even the SD-1 [well the really old ones anyway] sounds better on bass.

+1
The SD-1 sounds a lot better on bass.

Mudfuzz · #14 03-30-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dannybuoy

I'm sure it's not that bad - it's just that I've seen so many bassists using one when they don't know how to use it properly, and it's the kind of pedal that sounds awful it not set right. E.g. having the treble whacked up, the blend too wet, and feeding into a house PA system as well as their amp so that we get to hear all the harshness in all it's glory. A lot of bass players go into their local guitar store and get it because it's the only one labelled 'bass overdrive' and the staff in the store don't usually know enough to point them in the right direction.

The problem is though that the EQ in the ODB-3 is after the blend so if you roll of too much highs to make the distortion sound usable you lose highs in your blended sound as well.

andvari7 · #15 03-30-2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ImaStupidBaby

why does everyone hate the ol' dirty bastard so much?

Shame on a n****...

MooseLumps · #16 03-30-2008, 04:20 PM

Bongo knows his $%^&... i'd listen.

bassman251 · #17 03-30-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudfuzz

The problem is though that the EQ in the ODB-3 is after the blend so if you roll of too much highs to make the distortion sound usable you lose highs in your blended sound as well.

To me most distortions on bass have too much highs in it anyway.

Mudfuzz · #18 03-30-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bassman251

To me most distortions on bass have too much highs in it anyway.

No, no, no. This agree with, but what I mean is the eq effects the "dry" signal when it is on, so, if you have the ODB-3 set with the blend all the way clean with no distortion in you signal the eq effects your "dry" signal
so there is no way to get the distortion to sound ok and and then mix it with your clean sound.

lowendgenerator · #19 03-30-2008, 05:15 PM

I was able to get some good sounds out an ODB-3, but I much prefer my BDDI and Rat setup.

cheapbasslovin · #20 03-30-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dannybuoy

I'm sure it's not that bad - it's just that I've seen so many bassists using one when they don't know how to use it properly, and it's the kind of pedal that sounds awful it not set right. E.g. having the treble whacked up, the blend too wet, and feeding into a house PA system as well as their amp so that we get to hear all the harshness in all it's glory. A lot of bass players go into their local guitar store and get it because it's the only one labelled 'bass overdrive' and the staff in the store don't usually know enough to point them in the right direction.

I resemble that remark. I went in to buy my first effect pedal a handful of years ago and I wanted something that would give me a little distortion and added bite, maybe a boost to my sound. The store recommended the odb-3 (probably just because of the reasons you mentioned) and I bought it. I've managed to use it at times, and it is working right now to dirt up the effected signal of my HOG pretty well, but I haven't used it on my clean bass signal for about 3 years. Not as keen to buy a pedal sound unheard anymore.