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  • May 24, 2012 at 10:59 pm #82383
    aviavi
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    A common complaint about the Freeze pedal is that the switch is mechanically noisy.

    A super easy fix, which I just did, is to use a momentary SPST “soft-touch” normally open switch, available for a few dollars from Small Bear electronics (and others). The pedal is vastly quieter and feels nicer too.

    http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=672

    Here’s a site that shows the mod,
    http://www.mattgallagher.me/2011/07/replacing-the-footswitch-in-an-ehx-freeze-pedal/

    and here are some photos of my pedal on the work bench.

    June 1, 2012 at 1:36 am #117671
    looptheloop
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    hi there this is great!, do you think this mod would work with a memory boy? of course this uses a different switch so would have to find out what it is.

    June 1, 2012 at 1:42 am #117672
    aviavi
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    I don’t think this would work with a Memory Boy, because the Freeze mod uses a momentary switch. Perhaps there’s a non momentary soft touch switch you can use, though.

    July 29, 2016 at 5:59 pm #121777
    guitar4all
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    I found a small video on youtube where you can see all the steps clearly!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pNLT8vRaqA&list=PLwHlrLWSontPvjjyim5x2IGyXl4Lubl8T&index=1

    Enjoy!

    March 20, 2017 at 7:07 pm #122716
    markblack
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    I added an external foot switch to mine. (added it where the switch would be so as not to drill more holes in the case.

    Might be a be at risk or getting kicked on a pedal board, unless I get an angled jack for the sustain pedal.

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    March 21, 2018 at 2:10 pm #123732
    Shedelectrique
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    I had the same problem with my switch, it hung up pretty badly, would latch when I didn’t want it to, and wouldn’t when I did. I got the go-ahead to replace the SPST momentary switch and then got to thinking…

    I was a piano player before anything else and I’d always wanted a sustain pedal that worked like that on a piano. So I found one for a keyboard with switchable polarity (the Freeze wants normal open) and replaced my bunk stock switch with a mono jack.

    Now, I connect the piano pedal to the jack where the old switch used to be and I have an absolutely perfect momentary connection with hefty spring to kick it back up. It’s exactly what I’ve wanted this pedal to be like since I got it. No drilling, two solder connections. What could be easier?!

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