DOD BUZZ BOX

Deijavoo

Went faulty on me tonight for the first time ever in 15 years of solid work.

Basically it's a fuzz/octave pedal and now when it's off it sounds like it's partially on. Switching it actually on works as always but playing with it off it absolutely incoherent.  

Any ideas what the fault may be? 

Cheers. 

Deijavoo

Any ideas anyone? 

steamabacus

Sounds like it's probably the switch relay? (There are others more qualified than me to say for sure).

If all else fails (and you can't find a replacement), you could put it in a true-bypass looper and leave it switched on, bypassing it with the looper.

Deijavoo

Cheers mate!

I'm wondering if I can try and fix that myself, highly likely not though. 

Deijavoo

Hhmmm, looks like I can't even begin to fix it, plus leaving a switch on isn't really an option due to board space. My mate who builds pedals from time to time is too busy building amazing guitars I think too. Does anyone have any ideas on who could fix it, or I might have to sell it for spares/repairs which would break my heart?

thermionic

A quick google suggests that DOD pedals used a 4007U or 4007U chip to do the flip-flop switching. Equivalents to the 4007U seem to be available. Or maybe a diode or transistor around it? Sounds like a bit of a pain to troubleshoot.

Deijavoo

I'm going to cry my eyes out. I bought this new when I was 14 for £90. Sold it for £15 a few months later to my guitar teacher so I could go get smashed on cider with my mates. 

 Fast forward 15 years and he eventually agrees to sell it back to me. He had barely used it, but over the last couple of years it's been invaluable to me. It's also a major part of my new band's two new eps.

ThePrettyDamned

Get it fixed then. It's priceless man! Just a good, competent amp technician should be able to work it out, and thanks to the shitty world that is 'boutique', schematics are readily available for a lot of circuits.

Deijavoo

My area is totally lacking in them too.

Bidley

Martin Owen is the man you want. I've sent a couple of pedals to him to repair and he fixed them and made them more robust.

Deijavoo

Cheers mate but that link seems out of date?

Bidley

Deijavoo said:

Cheers mate but that link seems out of date?

What do you mean? Works for me. You only need his email/phone number anyway.

Deijavoo

When I click it, the domestic n name is invalid. Mind you this website doesn't work very well on my android device anymore. :-(

Deijavoo

Thanks guys, but turns out a long time guitarer buddy of mine has started his own amp repair sideline and he's gonna sort it. Even fit a wee KLON buffer in it, change the power plug to a standard one instead of 1/8 jack and maybe stick a better built enclosure on it. I know all this reduces resale value but I never want to sell it.

ThePrettyDamned

That'll be awesome.  I've no idea what a Klon buffer is like, but many say it's the best.  If it's as good as the Visual Sound one, it's bloomin' great!

Deijavoo

have you heard one of these pedals before man?

ThePrettyDamned

Deijavoo;131560" said:

have you heard one of these pedals before man?

Holy cow! That's some mean fuzziness.

Deijavoo

They're proper rotters. I love it so much.

We tried it through my bass player's huge EBS rig with the octave turned up to full. It sounded like The Grim Reaper's pumps.

thermionic

Sounds like something Devi Ever would come up with .

Deijavoo

Officially the worst selling pedal in DOD's history.

They called it BUZZ BOX for King Buzzo who actually knew fuck all about it's existence until it came out.

ThePrettyDamned

Just give it a few years and a boutique builder will remake it with true bypass (can't be bothered with a good buffer) and sell it for £250 because it's a 'rare, classic circuit'.



It does actually sound mental. I don't know that I could get on with it, and I like mental!