The Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter is a great addition to your board, with only one caveat…there’s no indicator LED! At least in the earlier vintage versions. In this day and age it’s almost a requirement to include this LED; but “back in the day,” when guitarists used just a handful of pedals, it wasn’t a necessity. […]
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Is your pedal’s indicator light too bright? Spare your eyes with these 5 ways to decrease the brightness of your guitar pedal’s LEDs! In this article, we go over various ways – from the least invasive to the most invasive – to dim your pedal’s LED. Solution 1: Cover the LED with Painter’s Tape A
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In this article, we will explore how to fix the MXR Flanger volume drop issue by adding an op amp boost circuit. We’ll go through a brief overview of the non-inverting op amp circuit and provide some tips for integrating it into the MXR Flanger pedal. The MXR Flanger Volume Drop Fix The MXR Flanger
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The C6 Mod is by far the most popular modification for the BOSS SD-1. It’s extremely simple, just open the pedal and remove the capacitor labelled C6. But simple is not always best! If you’re curious about the C6 mod and want to know more, you’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll explore
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The Electro-Harmonix Freeze is a widely popular sound retainer. It’s largely notable for its’ “latch” mode, allowing guitarists to add organ-like characteristic to their signal chain. Most newer versions of the Freeze have a soft-touch switch installed, but many older versions used switches that have a loud, audible click. In this post, we’ll cover how
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BOSS effects are a staple of the industry, but sometimes it can be difficult to see the indicator LEDs. In this article we go over a couple ways you can increase the brightness of the LED in your BOSS effects pedal. Both involve simple modifications, so get your soldering iron ready! What Type of LEDs
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The Behringer UV300 Rate Mod If you landed here, you’re probably looking for instructions on how to modify your Behringer UV300 with the popular Rate Mod. It’s often expressed that the minimum Rate setting is too fast for many applications. This mod reduces the range of the Rate control so you can access slower vibrato
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In this post, you will learn the background of the external switch mod for the EHX Freeze pedal. Specifically we will focus on one of the most prominent users of the mod, Gilad Hekselman, and what led to the decision to go with a remote switch. Mimmotronics has decided to release the details of the
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The BOSS compact pedal series was introduced in 1977, and with it came the ACA adapter power supply. BOSS introduced it’s modern power adapter, the PSA adapter, and has since moved on from the unregulated ACA equivalent. As a result, guitarists purchasing these legacy BOSS pedals have found problems using the ACA-based pedals with the
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The Electro Harmonix LPB-1 has been a staple on my board for quite some time. The circuit is easy to understand, lending itself as a key starting point for those interested in modifying guitar pedals. In this article, we go over two EHX LPB-1 mods that will make it a useful addition to your pedalboard.
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