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Post by wolf on Feb 21, 2006 14:30:29 GMT -5
Well, I'm asking a question for a change. Anyway, my Wah Pedal isn't working anymore. I checked out all the wiring possibilities (input and output jacks, foot switch, power supply, connections, etc) and none of those seem to be the problem. I'm guessing it is a capacitor or a transistor that went bad. I've been surfing the Internet to see if it is possible just to get a Wah Pedal circuit board and that's it - no pedal, no jacks. The few that I have found are rather expensive and I don't want to build one from scratch (which as most of you know can be time-consuming and more expensive than you'd think). The Wah pedal is a rather old "King-Vox" model from 1971 (so no "vintage value to it) and I have drilled many extra holes for modifications. So, anyone know of a source for Wah Pedal circuit boards that could be relatively cheap? Heck, a new cheap pedal might go for $30 but I'd only rewire the heck out of it, so I'd rather just get a cheap circuit board.
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Post by Mini-Strat_Maine on Feb 21, 2006 18:11:04 GMT -5
So, anyone know of a source for Wah Pedal circuit boards that could be relatively cheap? Heck, a new cheap pedal might go for $30 but I'd only rewire the heck out of it, so I'd rather just get a cheap circuit board. All I've seen was somebody on eBay Canada, offering replacement boards with Fasel thisnthat. The one good thing might be that they were Vox, IIRC. Somehow $40 CDN comes to mind, so this may not be all that interesting to you. Do the "commercial" modifiers (Keeley, et al) ever start with a new board, or just swap things out of whatever's sent to them? I wonder if one of them could be persuaded to sell you a blank board for less than the above price. (We'll all vouch for you if they have any concerns about nondisclosure of secret designs, etc. ) I hope you find something.
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Post by wolf on May 25, 2006 9:21:29 GMT -5
Well, I'm reviving this old posting to announce that I finally succeeded in getting the wah pedal back to working condition. ALL the parts were fine. However, its age (35 years old) probably was a large part of the problem. The circuit board was so old, the solder joints seemed to have oxidized. At least 2 connections were so weak, I could remove the component from the circuit board by hand. So, maybe this is a lesson for all of the GuitarNuts - never give up.
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Post by ChrisK on May 25, 2006 12:04:03 GMT -5
Of course we give up (conditionally), that's why we have GAS!
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