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  • June 25, 2010 at 3:08 pm #80406
    grimwolfmcquade
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    I have a DOD Corrosion pedal. It’s probably my favorite distortion sound ever. I have the Metal Muff (the big one) and I dig’s it- but there’s just something about the Corrosion… Anyhow, those old DOD’s are not known for quality switching- has anyone ever rehoused / re-switched one? Is it possible? I love the EHX switches and it does seem like it would be easy (if it were possible)…

    You may think the effect sucks, but I’m partial to it and would just like to have it be reliable and this seems like the best way- if possible.

    June 25, 2010 at 3:26 pm #109809
    electro-melx
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    I’m a big fan of old dod pedals they made some excellent and unique pedals, the Punkifier is my favorite, it’s not going to be easy to change the switching though I’m afraid as the dod’s use an electronic switching system and EHX use a mechanical switch. what you would probably have to do is isolate the switching circuit on the PCB and make cuts in the traces and then wire the mechanical switch in the right places to the PCB, Not an easy job unless you know exactly what you are doing. I have replaced the switches in dod pedals before (with the same type) you can find them on ebay and they are pretty good for at least a few years of heavy use before they strat going a bit iffy.

    June 25, 2010 at 3:52 pm #109812
    Cryabetes
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    +1 on punkifier love. only pedal that gets so loud it feedsback when i record direct in + headphones.
    one thing to note- when you power up a DOD pedal, the effect starts as ‘on’. you might be better off using a bypass box than re-housing it. you wouldn’t even need to touch the DOD’s switch.

    changing the housing or adding a mechanical switch would be tough on a DOD pedal- the circuit board is beneath the stomp-pad, as opposed to the battery housing like on a boss stompbox.

    June 25, 2010 at 5:25 pm #109817
    electro-melx
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    +1 on punkifier love. only pedal that gets so loud it feedsback when i record direct in + headphones.
    one thing to note- when you power up a DOD pedal, the effect starts as ‘on’. you might be better off using a bypass box than re-housing it. you wouldn’t even need to touch the DOD’s switch.

    changing the housing or adding a mechanical switch would be tough on a DOD pedal- the circuit board is beneath the stomp-pad, as opposed to the battery housing like on a boss stompbox.

    yeah, that’s the best solution really, a bypass loop.

    check these out

    http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/PedalHacker/index.htm

    if you can solder a few jacks you’ll be fine and won’t cost much to make.

    June 25, 2010 at 6:49 pm #109820
    grimwolfmcquade
    Member

    thanks folks- that’s all extremely helpful! i’ll stick with the bypass box idea!

    June 25, 2010 at 7:47 pm #109821
    fantomenos
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    Just wanted to chime in and say I just scored a Punkifier last week for $55.

    I love it, such a weird pedal, to go from tubescreamy od to fuzz-face harshness.

    Those old DOD pedals really are different…

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