Recently purchased a DOD FX 25B off ebay and it seems like whenever i engage the pedal i loose a substantial amount of volume so i don't know if that is just how the pedal is or is there something wrong with it or is it something i can just fix by turning a couple knobs
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DOD FX25B volume problems
- Thread starter musicman281
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same here, that´s why i don´t like the DOD FX-25B ...
seems like many people complaining the volume drop, so i believe it´s a "normal" thing. on the other hand i found this information but not sure if the bad pots only refer to the FX25 (without B): It is prone to a specific failure over time where the volume drops by about half. The culprit is the "sensitivity" potentiometer, so just replace it with a new 500K linear pot. As far as I can guess, DOD must have bought a large shipment of bad-quality 500K pots. Source: ovnilab.com
Search google for "DOD FX-25B mod" ... some people switched one or two restistors but can´t tell you if the results solved the problem really.
seems like many people complaining the volume drop, so i believe it´s a "normal" thing. on the other hand i found this information but not sure if the bad pots only refer to the FX25 (without B): It is prone to a specific failure over time where the volume drops by about half. The culprit is the "sensitivity" potentiometer, so just replace it with a new 500K linear pot. As far as I can guess, DOD must have bought a large shipment of bad-quality 500K pots. Source: ovnilab.com
Search google for "DOD FX-25B mod" ... some people switched one or two restistors but can´t tell you if the results solved the problem really.
fasto said:
Yeah i originally wanted q-tron but nobody had any in stock so i went with the DOD bit once i get some money saved up i'm gonna either take it in to the guitar shop and see what they can do with it or start looking for a qtron
NO, wait ... the Q-Tron has the opposite problem ... volume spikes. I have both: DOD FX-25B and the Q-Tron+ ... i dislike both. If you need an great envelope filter without volume drops or spikes check out these:
MXR M82 Bass Envelope Filter
3Leaf Audio Groove Regulator 2
They all have this problem unfortunately. In addition to sucking your tone even when they are off.
fasto said:
Are your sure because the dod has volume spikes but i'm pretty sure that's part of the filter i'm pretty sure if u turn either the peak down or range to low i'm pretty sure that would stop the spikes. But i could be wrong
