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  • January 18, 2011 at 9:03 pm #81249
    lerxst88
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    So long story short I tried to remove the knobs from my memory boy that I just traded for (probably no warranty :p) and the depth pots knob comes off WITH THE SHAFT!!! Well that sucks but fortunately I am no stranger to pedal repairs so I figure Ill pull out the PCB and put in a new pot. NOPE!!! I just have to ask how the heck did EHX get everything in there!?! It literally will not come out unless you can desolder the pots or power jack first!

    I have an old Q-tron that is fantastic and has enough room to store a boss pedal inside! EHX now a days seems to cram everything in as tight as possible so its impossible to work on it and have to go through the hassle and expense of sending the pedal to them IF they would return my calls or emails!!!

    Seriously EHX…Come on!

    PS if anyone knows how to get these memory boys apart please PM me!!!

    January 18, 2011 at 9:22 pm #113890
    KartoonHead
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    EHX now a days seems to cram everything in as tight as possible so its impossible to work on it

    This is due to their shift towards tiny SMD parts, which I think is a good thing! Without these space-saving parts there’s no way you’d fit a circuit like the Memory Boy into the box, it’d need at least a case the size of a vintage memory man one.

    I was a little disappointed to find that this made modding the XO Little BMP impossible as I wanted to take out the tone stack, but nevermind! I bought a BMP Tone Wicker in the end anyways, as that already has the mods done to it :)

    Side-Note; BMPTW is still the best muff in the world ever (in my opinion).

    January 18, 2011 at 10:25 pm #113893
    lerxst88
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    I guess it’s nice that it takes up less space on a pedal board but I would rather have a pedal I could repair myself that is a bit bigger. Seriously is 1 cm asking too much?

    SMD components suck to mod. It can be done (did it on my behringer muff copy!) but its a pain. Also I would think if youre gonna buy a pedal to mod it, check out Generalguitargadgets.com. They have a muff copy and you can build any variation you like! AND it’s cheaper than an EHX! AND it uses real parts! AND you can get the damn thing out of the enclosure!!!!

    January 20, 2011 at 7:51 pm #113919
    lerxst88
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    No one can offer any help? Aren’t EHX employees on this board?

    As cool as EHX’s pedals are I must say their customer service is very disappointing :(

    January 20, 2011 at 9:04 pm #113924
    melx
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    No one can offer any help? Aren’t EHX employees on this board?

    As cool as EHX’s pedals are I must say their customer service is very disappointing :(

    This Section of the EHX forum is a place where ‘forum members’ and ‘volunteer admin’ can
    discuss technical problems and ask for help with using any EHX products, it is also the place where
    YOU can help other members out by answering their questions.

    It is NOT “electro-harmonix technical support” for their customers.

    Electro-harmonix staff do not regularly answer questions on this forum.

    If you are visiting this forum to find information on how to contact EHX, please use this email.

    EHX: info@ehx.com
    For Customer Service inquiries (Warranty Returns etc) please contact

    Chip “Scooter” Dugan: info@sovtek.com
    Visit http://www.newsensor.com/CutomerServices.aspx for more information.

    For warranty service of Electro-Harmonix effects in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK contact: John Williams / Electro-Harmonix Email: johnbrit@ntlworld.com

    For service of Electro-Harmonix effects and pro-audio products in other European Countries contact :

    MUSIK ELEKTRONIK-EH REPAIR CENTER email: info@musikhof.de

    January 20, 2011 at 9:05 pm #113925
    KartoonHead
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    No one can offer any help? Aren’t EHX employees on this board?

    As cool as EHX’s pedals are I must say their customer service is very disappointing :(

    They don’t monitor the board as much as they should, best bet would be to keep emailing them.

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