Busted foot switch on ebs Wahone!

funkydjembe · #1 06-17-2010, 11:32 AM

Anybody else out there have problems with the on/off footswitch on the ebs wahone? bought it three or four years ago and used it for about a total of 7 hours. yesterday i really needed it,,depended on it,,,and the stompswitch conked out on me

Darkglass · #2 06-17-2010, 05:08 PM

Hello, I replaced one last year... the Wah had less than a month of quite gentle use! Those alpha DPDT's aren't good at all =/.

burno70 · #3 06-18-2010, 06:24 AM

I've replaced the switch on my wah one 3 times now (had it 3 years). I've got the replacements directly from EBS themselves - they're quite helpfull. The last switch they gave me was different to the original so they provided a schematic for the wiring too. I haven't had a problem with the new switch and it's been in there for well over a year now so I think they must have changed over from the crappy cheap ones they originally used.

Awesome pedal though - when it works!

Darkglass · #4 06-18-2010, 06:34 AM

Ok, good that they realized! Sometimes these things just happen! And agreed, the Wah one is very good sounding, and has pretty cool features!

Regards

Douglas

tom_ric · #5 06-18-2010, 08:54 AM

i m having a problems with my ebs stan-wah switch. sometimes the output volume of the pedal dropped while i press it. i just gave it for the store for a fix yesterday.

St Drogo · #6 06-18-2010, 09:00 AM

Crap, I was planning on buyng a stanley clarke wah. Are the problems there just as prevalent as on the wahone, or did you have a dud maybe?

scotch · #7 06-18-2010, 09:09 AM

I love EBS pedals,.. but they do use crappy switches. I've had a couple of EBS switches fail on me a swell.

tom_ric · #8 06-18-2010, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by St Drogo

Crap, I was planning on buyng a stanley clarke wah. Are the problems there just as prevalent as on the wahone, or did you have a dud maybe?

the problems started after a 9 month or so after i bought it. i never had a wahone, and i got to say this thread is the first time i hear about problems with ebs switches, so i cant help much about the prevalent question. anyhow, i really love the stan-wah. i hope it wont happen soon again. as soon as it get back from the store, i"ll ask the guy who fixed it how often does it happen with ebs pedals, and what exactly was the problem with my pedal.

St Drogo · #9 06-18-2010, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom_ric

as soon as it get back from the store, i"ll ask the guy who fixed it how often does it happen with ebs pedals, and what exactly was the problem with my pedal.

Please do, I'd like to hear it.

So if it's a known problem and it's always something like low quality switches, wouldn't it be possible to just replace that from the get-go?

funkydjembe · #10 06-20-2010, 07:36 AM

I just really love this wah,,suits me perfect,, and the reverse is nice (i always use it in reverse wah) but the switch was bunk, i opened up the switch and there was crappy plastic "see saw" that could not possibly resist the forces of stomping. Otherwise, the wah is built like a tank. I hope the new switch is better quality.

ppl · #11 03-30-2011, 04:16 AM

Same problem for me : 2 switches broke already. The first time, i sent the pedal back to the store (and they sent it to EBS in order to repair it). This time, i cannot afford to wait and I plan to replace the switch, which looks not too complicated. I wrote to EBS this morning to ask them if they could advice me another brand/model of switch.

Here's their (quick!) answer:
Sorry to hear you have had problems with the pedal.
We actually changed the footswitch to another type way back now.
Please give me your address and I'll send you a new replacement type.

Cool

RCCollins · #12 03-30-2011, 07:28 AM

I had a switch break on me on a wahone too, but this weakness appears to have been corrected (as much as possible) on the StanWah (which is even more awesome than the wahone!)