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Old 11-30-2008, 12:56 PM
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what to do with old junk?

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I got an old morley pro series wah for next to nothing a couple of years back... We had some good times, we had some bad times, but I recently got ahold of a dunlop crybaby so my poor POS morley is now defunct. It officially crapped out on me a couple of days ago so selling it isn't an option, but I just don't have the heart to throw the thing away. So what should I do with it?
Should I frame it? Is there an interesting mod I should try? And what do you do when your stuff is beyond repair?
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:23 PM
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Personally, I don't really get attached to stuff like some people. I just disassembled my dream bass because I need cash. I would do something cool with it. Like light it on fire Jimi style. Or send it to me, I'll make it explode bigger than a pipe bomb and film the whole thing for you. Or I'll throw some Molotov cocktails at it or something. I'm currently gutting a Hammond organ. Once I'm done, I'm going to set a 5 gallon tank of gas under it, and shoot it with a flaming arrow, Ted Nugent style.
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:25 PM
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I would probably tear the insides out and convert it into a volume pedal with true bypass.
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:26 PM
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Huh yeah combustion is always a plus. I wonder what charred capacitors do to the Q sweep?
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:20 PM
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Wah pedals are especially good candidates for gutting and re-filling with some other DIY circuit.
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:33 PM
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Could make a nice blend or a variable gain OD.
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Old 11-30-2008, 05:46 PM
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Anything will sell on eBay or Craigslist.
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Old 11-30-2008, 05:49 PM
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I have my first pedal (1980's Ibanez compression)...it works, never use it but its special and I keep it not sure why.
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Old 11-30-2008, 05:51 PM
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Bongo is on to something. Offer it up as a DIY project box and let one of the DIY maniacs loose on it.

I can say that the last thing to do with it is landfill. There's too much electronic junk if the fills already. Do the good deed and recycle it if you get to that point.
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