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I wonder if EHX will credit my defective memory boy towards a deluxe (provided it has the time issue corrected)
SquigglefunkMemberQuote:it has been -18 in Colorado last week and my Memory Boy’s delay time was significantly diminished, it normally has a warm up period, this warm up time took a lot longer but eventually it returned to normal delay time.well this would be an entirely different and new problem then. Mine varies by the hour, not with temperature changes.
SquigglefunkMemberQuote:I live in Florida, and I’ve found my Memory Boy to be sensitive to temperature changes.The max delay time is longer when the temperature in my house is above about 70 degrees F.
The max delay time decreases when it falls below 60 degrees F.
This is really bizarre, but no more bizarre to me than how temperature affects Germanium transistors. I’m not too concerned about it. It beats having to change the tape loop.
it’s not temperature changes, more likely fluctuations in your power grid.
They have already stated it is a real problem, not imagined but apparently not offering a fix or anything
SquigglefunkMemberBUMP!
SquigglefunkMemberQuote:We are looking into the cause of the problem, there are a couple of things that might cause it.The DXMB (Deluxe Memory Boy) will definitely not have this problem.
does this mean there might be refunds/repairs offered for the memory boy?
SquigglefunkMemberQuote:We are looking into the cause of the problem, there are a couple of things that might cause it.The DXMB (Deluxe Memory Boy) will definitely not have this problem.
cool, thanks
SquigglefunkMembersucks, it needs a regulator or something, thanks for the reply
SquigglefunkMembercool trick I’ve been doing with the memory boy:
plug into vintage fender input 1 reverb channel, out from input 2 into input of memory boy output of memory boy into input 1 normal channel of second vintage fender
set the memory boy for minimum delay time, max mod depth, switch to chorus, blend to 3 o’clock, feedback 9 o’clock
stereo chorus!
play withe delay time/depth/blend to taste and try all three mod speeds with the switch (or expression pedal) and it can get all kinds of very nice spacious sounds.
Even the first amp that has no modulation SOUNDS like it does because of the way the two amps interaction… really cool
also works great for wet/dry delay sounds etc.
SquigglefunkMemberQuote:Quote:it’s unpredictable, delay times seem to vary, some times I get about 650 ms sometimes 550. Sometimes it oscillates easily, sometimes not at all…I do not know if I would like that at all….
I didn’t like it when I first realized it but using my one spot power seems to make it behave how i want it to.
At my last gig it sounded and worked perfectly, this pedal is a winner for me.
SquigglefunkMemberI’m digging the memory boy so far!
used it at a gig the other night, what fun
I agree on much of what was posted already:
it’s unpredictable, delay times seem to vary, some times I get about 650 ms sometimes 550. Sometimes it oscillates easily, sometimes not at all…
succulent ducking abilities
warm and lo-fi
intense modulation (not a problem AT ALL for me)
delay knob does have a lot of the longer, more lo-fi repeats after 3 o’clock
other things I have noticed:
when the blend is over to the “dry” side the pedal boosts my signal a bit
it sounds really good to my ears in front of dirt pedals or an overdriven amp
because of the intense range of modulation depth I can get a lot of chorus sounds
the delay knob does have an interesting taper, yes the longer delay times are way at the end of the dial, but this thing can go to much shorter delay times as well. Not only does this give a good range of slapback and reverb type delay sounds but it lets me get modulation sounds without any delay. My polychorus can’t do that, it always has a touch of noticeable delay tp the effected sound.
and live it really held up well IMO. Sounded killer, the warmth and darkness of the repeats was fine, no problem with too much mushiness to my ears. Just good analog sound.
a real nice offering from EHX!
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