Annoying that you don’t get any real support from EHX on here isn’t it?

I had a similar experience with a solid state distortion pedal, worked for a bit, then the drive and volume went a bit erratic, then everything got very warm. I can only put it down to an internal component failure (as I’m still using that same power supply to power my whole pedal board), most likely something on the power rail failing and sucking too much current, maybe flushing it to ground, that usually gets things really got.

Sorry I couldn’t be of any more assistance, but I’m not really qualified in this area :p

Overheating it’s a clear sign of an internat short circuit
Something is drawing more current than usual.

Yes the power supply for tube pedals is 12Volts AC because it gets converted into 220V (in most cases)
internally by an step up transformer.

Check your fubes there might be one with an internal shot. i don’t know the english muff design but the only source what could be drawing current a lot are the tubes. if there was IC’s inside they just overheat and do weird noises (if they do) but they don’t draw so much current except if there is any regulator inside.

Hope that helps.

Hi,

I’ve just had the same problem and it was the tubes.

Also I think anyone considering/having to switch out the tubes should consider a 12AY7 on the left and a 5751 Gold on the right…. It’s actually made me glad mine died. Its a massive improvement and I dont understand why EHX don’t sell them with this tube configuration as standard.

The bigest difference it makes is it being balanced accross the EQ; if you set all the pots to 12 o’clock it fits, it doesnt sound like you’ve got the treble up around 3 o’clock. The 5751 also makes it richer accross the whole of the tone, like it has more substance and depth throughout making all of it richer and more defined. I can’t emphasise how much nicer this it makes playing through this pedal, not that it wasnt great as it was.

It does increase the gain available significantly, but it just means havng the tone knob dialed back a little more to work it like a pre-amp, it’s just the difference between fiddling about around 10 and 11 o’clock and fiddling about around 7 and 8 o’clock instead…. and the ammount of extra dirt available opens up a new spectrum of possibilities.

Nothing else about the way the pedal behaves in relation to the controls seems to have changed either, only the gain and the treble pots, while still making it all sound more awesome