Memory Boy troubleshooting?

Started by Adamo, August 19, 2016, 11:00:21 AM

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Adamo

My Memory Boy recently stopped working. The LED is functioning normally and the pedal passes a clean signal when it is engaged or not but the interesting thing is that when I turn up the Blend knob the volume goes way down . Any suggestions as to what might be going on? Thanks in advance!

lukeferg

Hi,

The blend knob is a blend between your clean signal and your effect signal. When you turn it up that means less clean signal is being passed. This probably means there's a problem with the effect part of your board.
Memory boys are smd and will be a pain to troubleshoot, not to mention they're quite a complex pedal. One thing you could try is to get a can of compressed air and a can of contact cleaner and give the pcb a good clean. It could be something just shorting out your effect side.
If that doesn't work then the next easiest place to look is your pots. Get a multimeter and check that they're all working ok.
I hate it when a pedal just stops working. Good luck