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Why the clear blob? Can't adjust MXR el grande.

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scullum

Jun 29, 2008
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#1
Went to adjust the internal trim pot for the deep switch on my MXR el grande fuzz and found a clear blob over the pot which is stopping me from adjusting it.
Sorta tried taking it off but it's stuck fairly well and was moving the pot too much, so I gave up cause I didn't wanna wreck it.

Am I missing something? What's it there for?
Any ideas on what I should do?

Also it seems theyve set it at about +15dB and the factory setting is sposed to be +10dB. I've read other people have had different factory settings too, weird.

Looks like this:

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#5
Not only should it be adjustible, but adjusting it is key to making it sound its best. Factory setting is sort of muddy sounding, and yours have even more mud dialed in ;)

Set it to CUT bass about halfway. (Halfway between center and zero) This brings out the mids nicely and still leaves you plenty of bass. You'll have to set the voume a bit higher to compensate, but the pedal has gobs of volume boost available so thats not really a problem.
 
#8
I would think that you could hold the pot in place with a pair of flat nose, vise grip, or channel lock pliers and pry that blob off of there. Maybe apply a small amount of heat with a hair dryer to make it a little more pliable. Someone shoot me if these are bad ideas.
 
#11
Hmm grygrx it looks like mine has the same broken trace too.

LowB-ing said:
Set it to CUT bass about halfway. (Halfway between center and zero) This brings out the mids nicely and still leaves you plenty of bass. You'll have to set the voume a bit higher to compensate, but the pedal has gobs of volume boost available so thats not really a problem.
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Thanks I'll try that, assuming I can get the blob off :p
Otherwise I was thinking of selling it and buying a Supercollider, assuming I could get one. But I'd really like to see what this can do cause it's got potential.



RCCollins said:
did you buy it used? seems to me somebody might have put a dab of glue in there out of pure retardation
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Nah I bought it new which makes me think I shouldn't be tampering with it. At the factory they might have decided that for this particular pedal this is the only setting it should be at. Maybe it burst into flames at other settings hehe, who knows :p

I think the blob goes down into the the hole as well, which could be a problem...?
I'll try again tomorrow. Hair dryer could be the go.

Thanks for the input guys.
 
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scullum said:
Nah I bought it new which makes me think I shouldn't be tampering with it. At the factory they might have decided that for this particular pedal this is the only setting it should be at. Maybe it burst into flames at other settings hehe, who knows :p

I think the blob goes down into the the hole as well, which could be a problem...?
I'll try again tomorrow. Hair dryer could be the go.

Thanks for the input guys.
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Personally, I would go ahead and tweeze it out. Or just return it - I got one of these and I really didn't like it much at all
 

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