Crybaby Way true bypass + LED

Phil_C

Has anybody completed this mod themselves? 

I'm going to attempt it tonight following a wiring diagram from youtube.

Looks easy but any tips would be welcome!

Cheers

bbill335

never bothered with the LED but the instructions on Stu Castledine's site are nice and clear. Also, mods to make it sound better!

Phil_C

Thanks Bill!

TimmyO

did it some years back - I recall I made a bit of a mess and ended up lifting a couple of PCB tracks! Managed to repair it in the end though. 

Also I recall that a couple of different sites recommended lifting the 9v for the LED form different places on the circuit and one was better than the other (one left me with popping noise on activation, the other didn't) so worth checking/googling about that :-) 

gringopig

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bbill335

??? You don’t need to swap the pot. 

ICBM

gringopig said:

I didn't do the LED mod as the Gods of Wah would lock me in a bamboo cage for ever. It's not as if you wonder whether it's on or not!

You’ve clearly not had the familiar gig experience of wondering why your tone has gone to shit, fiddling with the guitar and the amp, finding nothing obvious wrong, giving up and just making the best of it through the next song, then finally realising you’ve left the wah on, then...

gringopig

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TimmyO

ICBM said:

gringopig said:

I didn't do the LED mod as the Gods of Wah would lock me in a bamboo cage for ever. It's not as if you wonder whether it's on or not!

You’ve clearly not had the familiar gig experience of wondering why your tone has gone to shit, fiddling with the guitar and the amp, finding nothing obvious wrong, giving up and just making the best of it through the next song, then finally realising you’ve left the wah on, then...

I did this for half a day at a music workshop lol 

gringopig

ICBM said:

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bbill335

gringopig said:

bbill335 said:

??? You don’t need to swap the pot. 

The pot was crunchy!

Haha ok that makes sense 

Maynehead

ICBM said:

gringopig said:

I didn't do the LED mod as the Gods of Wah would lock me in a bamboo cage for ever. It's not as if you wonder whether it's on or not!

You’ve clearly not had the familiar gig experience of wondering why your tone has gone to shit, fiddling with the guitar and the amp, finding nothing obvious wrong, giving up and just making the best of it through the next song, then finally realising you’ve left the wah on, then...

I have, on more than one occasion, and I'm sure not for the last time either...