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  • December 12, 2010 at 4:57 pm #81142
    FooBag
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    Hi all,

    I was wondering if anyone out there can help me?

    I have a lovely sounding V.5 NYC Big Muff Ï€ (3003) which seems to have developed a bit of a bad habit! Whenever it’s plugged in, regardless as to whether it is the only pedal in line or one of many, it seems to boost the signal level considerably, even when not switched on. When kicked in it still sounds as creamy and enormous as ever but with a hint of what I can only describe as “Bit Rate Decay” if you know what I mean, as if I’m boosting my signal into the Muff with something like a TS808!

    Does this problem sound familiar to anyone else, and if so, do they have a solution to my issue… I just want my clean bypass signal back to normal, at the moment this is forcing me to remove my Muff from my F/X chain which breaks my heart!!!

    Please help.

    December 12, 2010 at 10:54 pm #113040
    Kitrae
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    Some v4 and v5 op-amp Big muffs may have a noticable volume/gain boost when the pedal is switched off due to the fact that these old Big Muffs do not bypass the signal even when off. The signal still goes through and is amplified by the active op-amps, which can sometimes add a gain boost.

    I think there is another thread here about this same issue, but as far as I know, adding a 3pdt true bypass switch is the only way to eliminate this problem.

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