Smashies
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Post by Smashies on Jan 24, 2017 11:46:39 GMT -7
Asking this out of pure curiosity on behalf of another Maz 18 combo owner.
He has the Maz 18 combo with the EQ bypass option and the variable boost switch. He tried using it to do the "hi/lo input switcheroo" trick and got a nasty hiss out of the amp.
I'm sure there's some logical reason for this happening, but I wasn't sure what it was. Anyone have any ideas?
Just curious. Thanks!
PS I did a search of the forums for an answer to this, but couldn't find an answer to this specifically. If there is an answer floating around somewhere in the forum, and I missed it, my bad.
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Post by mudman on Jan 24, 2017 12:16:53 GMT -7
Haha you're asking on my behalf. Don't have the variable boost switch, just the regular one. Don just got to me from Dr. Z. He says it's because the switch they use is unshielded. A shielded will fix the problem.
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Smashies
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Post by Smashies on Jan 24, 2017 12:47:40 GMT -7
Haha you're asking on my behalf. Don't have the variable boost switch, just the regular one. Don just got to me from Dr. Z. He says it's because the switch they use is unshielded. A shielded will fix the problem. Haha, good news! I just replied to that thread on TGP with suggestions for another switcher in case you want to have the EQ bypass AND the hi/lo input changer as an option. Maybe have the EQ bypass an option for solo boosts, but have the input switcher there if you're switching guitars from, say, single coils to humbuggies.
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Post by mudman on Jan 24, 2017 21:03:55 GMT -7
Haha you're asking on my behalf. Don't have the variable boost switch, just the regular one. Don just got to me from Dr. Z. He says it's because the switch they use is unshielded. A shielded will fix the problem. Haha, good news! I just replied to that thread on TGP with suggestions for another switcher in case you want to have the EQ bypass AND the hi/lo input changer as an option. Maybe have the EQ bypass an option for solo boosts, but have the input switcher there if you're switching guitars from, say, single coils to humbuggies. Thanks, I saw. I'm not sold on the eq bypass option yet. I need to play around with it more. It seems to be very dark with my les paul, and it's loads louder than the normal mode. I'm not certain yet if I'll mod my current pedal or buy the variable pedal that Dr. Z sells.
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Post by baldeagle on Jan 24, 2017 21:51:30 GMT -7
RE: "Thanks, I saw. I'm not sold on the eq bypass option yet. I need to play around with it more. It seems to be very dark with my les paul, and it's loads louder than the normal mode. I'm not certain yet if I'll mod my current pedal or buy the variable pedal that Dr. Z sells."
Dr Z's variable boost EQ bypass pedal is only $39, well with it if you decide you like the bypass. It definitely solves the big volume jump issue.
The bypassed tone is definitely darker: try turning up the Cut knob.
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Post by mudman on Jan 25, 2017 6:38:12 GMT -7
RE: "Thanks, I saw. I'm not sold on the eq bypass option yet. I need to play around with it more. It seems to be very dark with my les paul, and it's loads louder than the normal mode. I'm not certain yet if I'll mod my current pedal or buy the variable pedal that Dr. Z sells." Dr Z's variable boost EQ bypass pedal is only $39, well with it if you decide you like the bypass. It definitely solves the big volume jump issue. The bypassed tone is definitely darker: try turning up the Cut knob. It's the extra $14 in shipping that makes me pause on buying it when some solder, drilling and a 500k linear pot will do the same for my current footswitch. I'm going to try putting my volume pedal in between the footswitch and the jack and see if I can control the boost that way first. If it works I'll know that I like or don't like the effect before either modding or buying a new footswitch
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Post by mudman on Jan 25, 2017 7:47:20 GMT -7
Just a quick update, the volume pedal worked really well as long as the eq bypass is engaged. If it's not then toeing the pedal to the middle actually engages the full eq bypass. Kind of neat that way too. I'm definitely going to do the variable boost. Still not sure on modding or getting one direct from the source. Being able to fine tune that boost gain is great. Really helps to brighten the sound back up while keeping some to all of the extra volume and gain in the mix. The volume pedal was actually fun to do drive swells with, i.e. controlling the extra overdrive to coincide with your playing.
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Post by 195db on Jan 25, 2017 15:05:20 GMT -7
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Post by baldeagle on Jan 27, 2017 23:03:56 GMT -7
Please explain the endpoint connections. In my mind, you need to connect to the footswitch jack to switch the EQ bypass. How do you connect to one of the input jacks to switch the hi/lo input?
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Post by 195db on Jan 28, 2017 5:21:28 GMT -7
Please explain the endpoint connections. In my mind, you need to connect to the footswitch jack to switch the EQ bypass. How do you connect to one of the input jacks to switch the hi/lo input? You need 3 cables. One from the guitar & 2 from the footswitch. I installed 2 output jacks on the footswitch, one of which replaced the hardwired cable. The left jack in the pic goes to the hi (or lo) input. The guitar goes to the other. The right jack goes to the EQ bypass & has the vol wired to it.
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