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Is my Micro Synth defective?

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by CrawlingCarpet, Nov 20, 2005.

  1. Nov 20, 2005 #1
    CrawlingCarpet

    CrawlingCarpet

    May 24, 2003
    Buffalo, NY
    I had just received my EHX Bass Micro Synth yesterday. I've been playing with it for several hours, and I noticed the Square Wave slider doesn't have much, if any noticeable effect. Do I have a lemon?
     
  2. Nov 20, 2005 #2
    psi

    psi

    Mar 11, 2005
    New Jersey
    I had this same problem with it and sent it back. Maybe we both had lemons, or maybe the square wave is just not as pronounced as we had hoped.
     
  3. Nov 20, 2005 #3
    Indi86

    Indi86

    Nov 15, 2004
    Washington, DC / Ithaca, NY
    You've got lemons. My BMS's square wave slider brings in an intense amount of distortion- by 3/4's of the way up its a solid fuzz wall. It get's real crunchy real fast. I do have to have my "guitar" slider part-way up though to give the pedal the gain it needs to rain the square wave.
     
  4. Nov 20, 2005 #4
    CrawlingCarpet

    CrawlingCarpet

    May 24, 2003
    Buffalo, NY
    I figured it out, sort of. I plugged my active bass (which I'm about to sell) into it, it didn't do anything at first, but when I started playing slap, the square wave "awakened" and could be tweaked. I guess I need to play a little more aggressively to trigger it. Hope it works the same with my passive. I'll find out soon.
     
  5. Nov 20, 2005 #5
    Indi86

    Indi86

    Nov 15, 2004
    Washington, DC / Ithaca, NY
    There is a trim pot on the pedal. The manual gives you directions as to how to turn it up, making it so you don't have to play as hard.