Members hangwire Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 I was just testing a fuzz pedal and noticed my wife's hollowbody LP clone pickup selector doesn't work. I didn't think much of this as it is a cheapy... but then my 60s 12 string hollowbody also had the pickup selector go out! then my dano clone!!! it is a fuzz/octave that is responsive to knob and pickup selection... could the pedal have overloaded anything in the selector??? that seems odd, but it is more off that 3 separate guitars that have been sitting on a stand that they have been on for the past 6 months would suddenly have the same problem... so I am 80% "this was just a bad coincidence"... but wanted to throw it out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 'import' switches can go pretty easily. I doubt a pedal can do anything to them as they're entirely mechanical. Unless by LP clone/60s hollowbody you meant Firebird X - who knows what the {censored} would happen then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 they could but what are the chances 3 would break in a row on the same day? pretty good apparently. have you tried plugging in directly to the amp? maybe the fuzz isnt as responsive to pickup selection as you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cirrus Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 Maybe you've got a kid that just loves to sneak into the guitar room and flick the switches back and forth, constantly, for hours at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 Maybe you've got a kid that just loves to sneak into the guitar room and flick the switches back and forth, constantly, for hours at a time. I wouldn't say he's a kid anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members THAT4301 Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted January 25, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 it was through the fuzz off and on... I am gone now so I can't test straight plugging in, but the pedal being off and effecting the pickup selector would be unthinkable to my reasoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Turd Furgison Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 only if the cables are plugged in backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.R. Shove and Stuff Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nope. You've got some bad luck though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 'import' switches can go pretty easily. I doubt a pedal can do anything to them as they're entirely mechanical.Unless by LP clone/60s hollowbody you meant Firebird X - who knows what the {censored} would happen then. The sheer nerve of using other pedals with a Firebird X causes your board to explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Indiana Tones Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 for real?.......dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 maybe the dry staticy winter air has something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 it was foggy in north carolina today so yeah...something may have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ha ha static? Fog? Really? Guys, have you looked at a pickup selector before? There's nothing static or weather sensitive about it (except, maybe, if it was struck by lightning or got rusty). It's about as volatile as a light switch except the parts are more prone to wear out cause they're smaller and more delicate. There's no way a fuzz pedal could destroy it period. Fuzz pedals are 9 volts tops and even if it managed to malfunction somehow, sending 9 volts up into your guitar isn't going to do anything. Keep in mind that you can test a 9 volt battery's charge by licking it across the contacts. That should be an indicator of its destructive powers. Even if your amp managed to send 120v up into the guitar i doubt it would affect the selector (and you'd have felt that right away). It sounds like you just have some mechanically failed switches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Offhand, the only way I can think of for a fuzz pedal to destroy a pickup selector switch is for you to fire it out of an air cannon directly at the switch. Short of something like that, nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andreas Posted January 25, 2011 Members Share Posted January 25, 2011 I was gonna say "...if you drop the pedals on it", but yours was better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raskolnikovs axe Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 if somebody builds a pedal cannon i will buy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 if somebody builds a pedal cannon i will buy it I'll do it for $10,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.R. Shove and Stuff Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 Ha ha static? Fog? Really?Guys, have you looked at a pickup selector before? There's nothing static or weather sensitive about it (except, maybe, if it was struck by lightning or got rusty). It's about as volatile as a light switch except the parts are more prone to wear out cause they're smaller and more delicate.There's no way a fuzz pedal could destroy it period. Fuzz pedals are 9 volts tops and even if it managed to malfunction somehow, sending 9 volts up into your guitar isn't going to do anything. Keep in mind that you can test a 9 volt battery's charge by licking it across the contacts. That should be an indicator of its destructive powers.Even if your amp managed to send 120v up into the guitar i doubt it would affect the selector (and you'd have felt that right away).It sounds like you just have some mechanically failed switches. Iiii hope you know most of the replies in this thread were jokes right? Sometimes it's hard to tell :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 Make sure you have the volume up on each pickup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raskolnikovs axe Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'll do it for $10,000 after consideration i will offer you 23 dollars in cash and change and half a box of holiday mint oreos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 after consideration i will offer you 23 dollars in cash and change and half a box of holiday mint oreos Ok, how about $9000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 26, 2011 Members Share Posted January 26, 2011 Iiii hope you know most of the replies in this thread were jokes right? Sometimes it's hard to tell :/ I figured most are, but a couple...not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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