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  • August 18, 2017 at 7:34 pm #84967
    devnulljp
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    So the volume pot shaft snapped off my Soul Food in my bag.
    Bummer. I replaced the pot with a better one and some jumpers to the PCB.
    Yesterday, I dropped it while unscrewing the back to put in a new battery and the shafts of the other two pots snapped off.

    Please EHX if you’re listening, stop using these cheap shitty parts. I have vintage EHX gear from the 70s that’s built like a tank and still going strong. Hell, I have a couple of Mike Matthews Guild-branded pedals that pre-date EHX. And this Soul Food is less than a year old but has already suffered catastrophic failure.

    Anyone have suggestions for pots to use? Esp the double gang drive pot. Or a mod to two pots, one of which would be a blend like the bass SF?

    August 22, 2017 at 1:06 pm #123074
    Flick (EHX Staff)
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    So the volume pot shaft snapped off my Soul Food in my bag.
    Bummer. I replaced the pot with a better one and some jumpers to the PCB.
    Yesterday, I dropped it while unscrewing the back to put in a new battery and the shafts of the other two pots snapped off.

    Please EHX if you’re listening, stop using these cheap shitty parts. I have vintage EHX gear from the 70s that’s built like a tank and still going strong. Hell, I have a couple of Mike Matthews Guild-branded pedals that pre-date EHX. And this Soul Food is less than a year old but has already suffered catastrophic failure.

    Anyone have suggestions for pots to use? Esp the double gang drive pot. Or a mod to two pots, one of which would be a blend like the bass SF?

    Sorry to hear the pots on your Soul Food are causing trouble. We updated quality of the pots about 8 months ago. When did you purchase your Soul Food or if you bought used, any idea when it was first purchased?

    August 22, 2017 at 6:58 pm #123075
    devnulljp
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    Sorry to hear the pots on your Soul Food are causing trouble. We updated quality of the pots about 8 months ago. When did you purchase your Soul Food or if you bought used, any idea when it was first purchased?

    Can’t remember exactly when I bought it but it’s way more than 8 months old .. a good couple of years at least. Serial# begins with 2014, which I’m guessing is the year?
    SN: 201410232247

    Glad to hear these pots are no longer in use.
    Got a source or specs/part #s for the new ones?

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