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2 Ibanez AF-2 pedals malfunctioning the same way

Dyn_bass

Dyn_bass

Sep 25, 2019
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#1
Hi tb! I'm in a bit of a pickle and thought you folks could maybe help out. So a few months ago I bought a used AF-2 Flanger for pretty cheap on reverb, played it for a few months and really enjoyed the sounds I was getting from it. However last week it started to distort really bad, every time I turned that pedal on, my signal would get really distorted and not a whole lot of the flange was getting through. I emailed Ibanez about the problem and they told me that I used the wrong power supply and probably messed up the innards, and that it'd cost well over the value of the pedal to get them to repair it, so I just said oh well and bought another one. My "new" AF-2 arrived today with the power supply that Ibanez recommended to me and it sounds exactly the same as the first one! Just as distorted and nasty, I used 2 different basses, 2 different bass amps, and a guitar rig and on every one of them it does it. The Taxi side of the pedal is much worse than the Takeoff side is when it comes to the distortion

With all that out of the way does anyone here know what the problem might be? Am I just unlucky enough to buy 2 shaged up pedals?
 
#2
That sucks! Could you post an audio clip or video of what's happening?

Just to do basic troubleshooting:
  • What is your signal chain?
  • Are you using any other effects with it?
  • What kind of power supply are you using?
  • Have you tried swapping any cables / patch cords to see if there is an issue?
  • If it works on battery power, have you tried that as well?
  • Is your instrument shielded / grounded properly?
  • Does this happen when using a different guitar or amp?
 
#3
hooky_marr said:
That sucks! Could you post an audio clip or video of what's happening?

Just to do basic troubleshooting:
  • What is your signal chain?
  • Are you using any other effects with it?
  • What kind of power supply are you using?
  • Have you tried swapping any cables / patch cords to see if there is an issue?
  • If it works on battery power, have you tried that as well?
  • Is your instrument shielded / grounded properly?
  • Does this happen when using a different guitar or amp?
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Thank you for the reply! Ive since found out that I was using the wrong power supply and fried the first one but the second one came to me already fried so I got a refund for it. I got a 3rd one as a gift and used the right power supply but it still started malfunctioning after a few months just in a different way lol. I still use it for the oscillation stuff but that's all, my BF-2 is a better flanger anyway
 
#4
Dyn_bass said:
Thank you for the reply! Ive since found out that I was using the wrong power supply and fried the first one but the second one came to me already fried so I got a refund for it. I got a 3rd one as a gift and used the right power supply but it still started malfunctioning after a few months just in a different way lol. I still use it for the oscillation stuff but that's all, my BF-2 is a better flanger anyway
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Huh! I guess the product itself was just unreliable. Glad you found a solution!
 

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