Messing with Trimpots

whoatherechunk · #1 07-13-2008, 03:16 PM

I have never personally messed with the adjustable trimpots I have in some of my pedals so I'm going to ask a stupid question

. Let's say I'm going to adjust the trimpots on my Bassballs, would it be alright to mess with the trimpots while the pedal is engaged? Or should I play each new setting separately then disengage the pedal and mess with the trimpots then engage the effect? I don't want to screw anything up so I'm just wondering.

cheapbasslovin · #2 07-13-2008, 03:29 PM

Do you worry about messing with the pots with knobs attatched to them?

If that isn't your answer, your pedal design sucks.

whoatherechunk · #3 07-13-2008, 03:36 PM

No. I'm talking about the pots within the casing of a pedal.

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Originally Posted by cheapbasslovin

Do you worry about messing with the pots with knobs attatched to them?

If that isn't your answer, your pedal design sucks.

judas jedermann · #4 07-13-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by whoatherechunk

No. I'm talking about the pots within the casing of a pedal.

It should not harm your pedal. I`ve done lots of tweaking with trim pots while simultaneuosly searhing best possible sound for example with bassballs.

cheapbasslovin · #5 07-13-2008, 03:47 PM

Sorry if I wasn't clear, or was a smart @$$. The pots inside are the same as the pots outside, but they control something that the manufacturer decided they didn't want on the outside of the pedal (for some reason). It wont hurt anything to tweak it, but make a note of where it is set in case it sounds like junk everywhere but where they set it. I don't know what the TP controls on the Bassballs.

SpankyPants · #6 07-13-2008, 03:53 PM

Messing with trimpots?

whoatherechunk · #7 07-13-2008, 07:02 PM

HA! I love those commercials.

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Originally Posted by SpankyPants

Messing with trimpots?

SpankyPants · #8 07-13-2008, 07:03 PM

I just like the song at the end.

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rustynuts · #9 07-13-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SpankyPants

I just like the song at the end.

Ort te ort te ort...

I never noticed it until just now. Love that!

whoatherechunk · #10 07-15-2008, 09:59 PM

What other pedals are notorious for messing with internal trim pots?

niftydog · #11 07-15-2008, 10:12 PM

Boss BF-2 resonance trim pot tweaking = yeehaw!

Mudfuzz · #12 07-15-2008, 10:22 PM

Off the top of my head
MXR phase 90
MXR carbon copy
E~H Q-tron, you will really want to mark your factory setting on this one
Orange squeezers and their clones
Ross comps and their clones
Ross chorus
Cry baby type wahs
Dunlap rotovibe

judas jedermann · #13 07-16-2008, 06:47 AM

EH Bass micro synth

magneezius · #14 07-16-2008, 10:38 AM

My Barber LTD SR has got internal trimpots for Bass and Presence

Sean S · #15 07-16-2008, 12:07 PM

Digitech PDS delays - longer delay times/lower bit resolution

dubsymmetry · #16 07-16-2008, 12:46 PM

moogerfooger ring modulator - with one of the 2 trimpots you can adjust the amount of oscillator bleedthrough..

whoatherechunk · #17 07-16-2008, 05:08 PM

so now that i messed with the internal trimpots and found a setting i liked, each time i step on the foot switch i get a smushy (because it's a filter) pop. from what i've read, when this pop is sounded off it usually means the pedal has true bypass (correct me if i'm wrong). from what i've heard the bassballs isn't true bypass. anyways, why does it make this sound now when before it never made this pop? thanks.

niftydog · #18 07-16-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by whoatherechunk

so now that i messed with the internal trimpots and found a setting i liked, each time i step on the foot switch i get a smushy (because it's a filter) pop. from what i've read, when this pop is sounded off it usually means the pedal has true bypass (correct me if i'm wrong). from what i've heard the bassballs isn't true bypass. anyways, why does it make this sound now when before it never made this pop? thanks.

Welcome to the smooshy world of messing with factory settings!

Yes, pops are common with TB pedals, but there's many other causes as well.

Did you mark the oringinal postitions of the trimpots? (no...) Do you remember vaguely where the trimpots were? (kinda...) Did you disturb any of the wiring as you dis/reassembled the pedal? (maybe...)

All I could suggest is set them back to where they were, reassemble with care not to squish any wires, and try it again.

The two trimpots in the bassballs just affect the filter behaviour, so I can't see why it would cause what you're describing, but it's a mad, mad world after all...

whoatherechunk · #19 07-16-2008, 06:46 PM

Yea I marked the original settings with a sharpie so I guess I'll put it back the way it was originally to see if it makes the same sound.

baalroo · #20 07-16-2008, 09:37 PM

you totally broke it dude, but I'll buy that worthless broken piece of junk from ya for like $20.