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Dear God Why? (EHX annoyance)

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by DDXdesign, Jan 20, 2005.


  1. Jan 20, 2005 #1
    DDXdesign

    DDXdesign formerly 'jammadave' Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 15, 2003
    Vegas
    hey all:

    I just today got my ordered QTron+ and I love the sound I've come up with using it. BUT, the light doesn't switch on and off with the effect. I know it's a minor niggle, but it's likely just enough to make me go "next!" -

    So, 1. Anybody want a BRAND NEW Qtron+, who doesn't care about such technicalities?

    And 2. where else (pedalwise) shall I find this sound?: It's a down-drive with just a little saturation to it, reminds me of the synthbass sound toward the latter sections of "Eye" by Smashing Pumpkins, only just a little cleaner. I'd rather have something envelope-based, and not synth-based, I've tried the Deep Impact and such already, and this Q I guess I got lucky with. I had a BassIQ before, but I remember it being a little too clean for this.
     
  5. Jan 20, 2005 #2
    Benjamin Strange

    Benjamin Strange Commercial User

    Dec 25, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Owner / Tech: Strange Guitarworks
    It's just a lightbulb, man. Replace it.
     
  10. Jan 20, 2005 #3
    mikeboth

    mikeboth The last thing you'll ever see

    Jun 14, 2002
    Tallinn, Estonia
    Operator: prophecysound systems
    Dave, correcting the non-working LED should be pretty easy. It's possible that the wiring for the LED is dodgy, that the switch itself is not 100% functional, or that the LED itself is not working (unlikely, in my experience). Why don't you open it up and sneak a peek? If you love the sound, it's probably best just to fix the LED; and it's certainly cooler than finding a pedal with a LED that works and a sound that doesn't satisfy!

    Mike
     
  14. Jan 21, 2005 #4
    DDXdesign

    DDXdesign formerly 'jammadave' Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 15, 2003
    Vegas
    wait, wait, from what I've read (and never knew before) - it sounds like the US EHX true bypass pedals are SUPPOSED to work this way (no on/off of the light) - is that not the case?

    Trust me, if it's a malfunction then I'm contacting EHX for a repair or replace.

    but if it's "a feature, not a bug" then I think I'll pass. Heh, haven't even tried to get this big guy on the pedalboard yet.
     
  18. Jan 21, 2005 #5
    mikeboth

    mikeboth The last thing you'll ever see

    Jun 14, 2002
    Tallinn, Estonia
    Operator: prophecysound systems
    Oh ... yeah! Oops! Does the light just come on when you plug the power in? The last Q-tron I had the LED acted just as a power indicator, I think .... ahhhh ... RTFM??? :D

    Mike
     
  22. Jan 21, 2005 #6
    DDXdesign

    DDXdesign formerly 'jammadave' Supporting Member Commercial User

    Oct 15, 2003
    Vegas
    just for power, from what I can tell =0( No mention of it in the manual, and I read it twice in a row to be sure.
     
  26. Jan 21, 2005 #7
    mikeboth

    mikeboth The last thing you'll ever see

    Jun 14, 2002
    Tallinn, Estonia
    Operator: prophecysound systems
    Any decent tech should be able to a) install a 3PDT switch or b) a small and simple circuit (RG Keens' Millenium Bypass or Jack Orman's Triple Bypass) to then utilise the LED as an engaged/bypassed indicator.

    Mike
     
  31. Jan 21, 2005 #8
    Tecx

    Tecx Radio Rock Leads To Sterility

    Jun 9, 2002
    Halifax, NS, Canada
    Color me IMPRESSED!.. Good call!...

    cheers

    Alex

     
  35. Jan 21, 2005 #9
    Muzique Fann

    Muzique Fann Howzit brah

    Dec 8, 2003
    Kauai, HI

    Just a heads up, I'm selling an EH Tube Zipper that does what I think you're looking for. Envelope based with plent of tube saturation to spare...
     
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