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  • April 20, 2009 at 10:32 pm in reply to: Does your LittleBigMuff pop loudly when engaged? #95877
    Muffit
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    Thanks Mr. Davis. I’d visited your site before and learned quite a bit from it actually.

    My LBM is 9V battery operated and the pop only occurs when turning it on, not when turning it off. I truly believe it’s an internal problem, because rearranging the signal chain, or just taking the pedal out of the chain completely, yields the same exact result: a loud pop when turned on. None of my other pedals do this and the LBM makes the same pop with different amps. Furthermore, the resistors I soldered onto the jacks yesterday seem to have no effect whatsoever on the pedal. Could they stay in place or should I remove them?

    I’m going to talk to a local technician first and see if he can help, but if he can’t take care of it I’ll be contacting you next. Thanks again!

    April 20, 2009 at 12:06 am in reply to: Does your LittleBigMuff pop loudly when engaged? #95850
    Muffit
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    Here’s a diagram I done for you.

    ANTI-POP.png

    I finally got around to trying your suggestion Ned, but no luck. It still pops the same way it always has. It only pops when turned on and not when turned off. I used the exact resistors you recommended and cleanly soldered them onto the exact points you said and still nothing. Is it possible I need a new switch like some here have suggested?

    December 31, 2008 at 6:09 pm in reply to: Does your LittleBigMuff pop loudly when engaged? #89895
    Muffit
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    True. That Little Big Muff is a noisy MF. When I’m not playing and it’s engaged its white noise hiss is almost visible, even with my guitar’s volume knob all the way off. I’m sure that’s where EH’s lovely distortion frequencies take bloom. That white noise is fine by me though.

    The main topic here was the loud pop of the footswitch when the pedal is turned on. None of my 20 other effects pedals make that loud a pop when engaged. I know not all EH pedals pop, but Ned’s Anti-Pop diagram seems like the cure for this particular problem. Thanks again!

    December 21, 2008 at 1:26 am in reply to: Does your LittleBigMuff pop loudly when engaged? #89337
    Muffit
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    Thanks a bunch Ned! The diagram rules!

    December 20, 2008 at 6:44 am in reply to: Does your LittleBigMuff pop loudly when engaged? #89267
    Muffit
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    Whoa! Really? I’ll try that first then. What time’s Radio Shack open? Seriously though, is that where I’d get the resistor?

    December 20, 2008 at 6:31 am in reply to: Does your LittleBigMuff pop loudly when engaged? #89265
    Muffit
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    Great, thanks for the advice.

    Btw, I run my amp open and clean as possible, there’s no dirt whatsoever and tons of headroom.

    I also have my compressor before the LBM, but there’s been no problem in the chain. The pop’s been there since day one and I was just lax to go through the hassle of exchanging it, especially since I fell in love with the tone.

    I think I’ll replace the footswitch like you suggested, thanks a lot! And thanks for the links to the sites there Julian, great stuff!

    December 20, 2008 at 6:24 am in reply to: order all the EHX pedals you’ve owned from favorite to least favorite #89262
    Muffit
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    I’ve only owned 3 EHX pedals and I had to return 1 of them.

    Little Big Muff – fattest fuzz I’ll ever need.

    Small Clone – lushest and thickest analog chorus I’ve ever had, never a problem and guaranteed a spot on my pedalboard forever.

    Small Stone – loved the tone but it’s volume dipped at least a couple decibels when engaged and I just couldn’t have that, returned it after a few weeks.

    December 20, 2008 at 6:10 am in reply to: Setting Up the Little Big Muff #89257
    Muffit
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    I’d second that. Both the wah and LBM should be plugged into before plugging into the amp. The fx loop on the 65R isn’t great to begin with, but if I were forced to use it I might put a delay or reverb in the loop, not the wah and definitely not distortion.

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