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My pedal sounds as if it is being circuit bent

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lyon_hansen
lyon_hansen|88

Hi, I have an analog Ibanez TC10 chorus, which is a nice pedal and sounds awesome. It started recently to make these really odd fuzzy sounds. It actually sounds like a circuit bent pedal, and when it is bypassed, I can hear the clicks of the "speed" botton or the LFO.

Has anyone had similar issues with modulation pedals such as chorus, flanger, phaser etc.??

I would really appreciate any help

jimmarchi1
jimmarchi1|41029 MODERATOR
GEAR:
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  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
In reply to lyon_hansen:

Hi, I have an analog Ibanez TC10 chorus, which is a nice pedal and sounds awesome. It started recently to make these really odd fuzzy sounds. It actually sounds like a circuit bent pedal, and when it is bypassed, I can hear the clicks of the "speed" botton or the LFO.

Has anyone had similar issues with modulation pedals such as chorus, flanger, phaser etc.??

I would really appreciate any help

probably a bad capacitor... my best friend used to work for Ibanez USA in repairs (their facility is right here near my house) and no matter how old or abused your pedal is, if you contact them they will repair it for free, you just pay postage

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
lyon_hansen
lyon_hansen|88
In reply to jimmarchi1:

Thanks jimmarchi1 for the information :) I'll give that a go.

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