Bypass looper that sorta isn't - problem!

[kesslari]

I have a bypass looper - mini size, LED. Bought it on Ebay.
Seems to work fine. Or seemed to.

I now have an Oxide on my board, and noticed that with I am getting a small amount of fuzz/distortion with the Oxide on and the loop bypassed. Kick the loop in and it distorts more. Turn off the loop AND turn the Oxide off and no distortion at all.
So it seems that the looper doesn't "fully" bypass my board.

I'm not a electronics wiz, but I can more or less solder. It seems to me that a bypass looper is not a crazy sophisticated piece of gear - a switch, a resistor, an led and some wires.

What could be causing this? Bad switch? Bad wiring? Bad juju?

Need help - got a gig next week that uses the pedalboard, and I'd like to get this sussed out and fixed up.

[warwick.hoy]

Man,...I wish I could help but it could be a number of things,...if you are competent with a multimeter and reading schems you could likely suss out the problem.

Might be a good idea to take it to a repairman (if you have one nearby) and see if he/she can get it working for you in the limited time frame you have.

If you don't mind,...was this a no name brand BP looper; or a more familiar brand?

[kesslari]

No-name. I'd consider just buying a loopmaster and be done with it, but for the twofold problems of temporary financial restraints and the long order time.

[warwick.hoy]

Yeah,...Loop-Master takes some time.

A year from now I might be of more help but as it were,...electronics wizardry is a mere glint in my eye.

[rratajski]

Did you buy it used or did this come from a dude who makes them?
If you can get him to repair it or get a refund, do it and build one for like $35ish.