Members groovezilla Posted December 25, 2015 Members Share Posted December 25, 2015 I dropped by Starving Musician today and lo and behold they had an AD999 for $149. Pretty good deal so I picked it up. Got home and tried it out, but no effects where audible when it was in the active position (just dry signal). I took it back for a refund and told them that I could probably fix it (I'm a EE of 20 years), so they offered it to me for $80 (after refund). I took the deal and took the unit home. I noticed that the unit had been opened before (due to roughened phillips screws). I opened it up and after inspecting it for 10 minutes or so I noticed the metal spacer that separates the circuit boards was put in backwards, likely shorting out a section of the circuit board. I put it back together (properly) and whala! the unit works perfectly. Sweeeeeet!!!! I figure some knucklehead took it apart to see how it worked, put it back together after realizing that there wasn't hamster running on a wheel inside and then pulled a fast on the guys at Starving Musician. The best part is that Starving Musician got what they paid for it, I got a great effects unit for a song and the knucklehead took it in the shorts :-) Man, this thing sounds great... best delay I've ever owned. And a great story to-boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted December 25, 2015 Members Share Posted December 25, 2015 Glad you were able to get it working. I wouldn't have a clue. Congratulations and Happy New Pedal Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groovezilla Posted December 25, 2015 Author Members Share Posted December 25, 2015 Glad you were able to get it working. I wouldn't have a clue. Congratulations and Happy New Pedal Day. Yeah, got lucky. I was preparing for a much deeper dive. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted December 25, 2015 Members Share Posted December 25, 2015 Right on, that's great. HNPD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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