eriksumm
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A while back I bought a near mint DOD 460 mini chorus and I've come to really like it. After playing with it for a bit, It's intended use is definitely in front of the amp. When plugged into the effects loop, it breaks up really easily in a pretty unpleasant way...the same can't be said with plugging it in through the front. Very liquid sounding chorus and works amazing with distortion when used in front of the amp.
Despite this, it's still suspect to common disadvantage considering it's age of 40+ years. It has a noticeable volume drop when engaged and is not true bypass. It's also slightly noisy when engaged, but not to an annoying degree. I would say that's just the nature of the pedal but correct me if I'm wrong. One thing that I find interesting is some of the mods the previous owner did on this pedal. A new power jack was added which is normal, but a mini switch was added to the side in with what he described was a "battery bypass mod" which I don't know the function of. Can someone please elaborate on this? I've seen picture of DOD 460 mini chorus pedals with a power supply and without the described "battery bypass mod" so Imagine it's an old mod that could be removed.
Aside from the removal of the battery bypass mod and mini switch, here's what I'd like to do:
True Bypass:
I'm looking to wire a 3PDT footswitch to make this true bypass and add an LED indicator as well. I've watched many demonstrations on how to wire a true bypass switch with a 3PDT, but It seems there's more than one way to do it. Below I've included a diagram for the current wiring, and a blank one with just parts. Wire colors correspond to the colors in the pedal as shown in the shots of the internals I've included. Help would be appreciated with wiring diagrams so I encourage using the blank template with the 3PDT below.
Note: The mini switch is only included for reference. Disregard it in the blank template and only use it for referencing the wires connected to it
Unity Gain:
Pedal has a notable drop in volume when engaged. I've read on forums that this can be remedied by switching out certain resistors or capacitors. This is the thread that I've focused on with this issue but I'm open to suggestions from people that know more about this.
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=75672.0
Despite this, it's still suspect to common disadvantage considering it's age of 40+ years. It has a noticeable volume drop when engaged and is not true bypass. It's also slightly noisy when engaged, but not to an annoying degree. I would say that's just the nature of the pedal but correct me if I'm wrong. One thing that I find interesting is some of the mods the previous owner did on this pedal. A new power jack was added which is normal, but a mini switch was added to the side in with what he described was a "battery bypass mod" which I don't know the function of. Can someone please elaborate on this? I've seen picture of DOD 460 mini chorus pedals with a power supply and without the described "battery bypass mod" so Imagine it's an old mod that could be removed.
Aside from the removal of the battery bypass mod and mini switch, here's what I'd like to do:
True Bypass:
I'm looking to wire a 3PDT footswitch to make this true bypass and add an LED indicator as well. I've watched many demonstrations on how to wire a true bypass switch with a 3PDT, but It seems there's more than one way to do it. Below I've included a diagram for the current wiring, and a blank one with just parts. Wire colors correspond to the colors in the pedal as shown in the shots of the internals I've included. Help would be appreciated with wiring diagrams so I encourage using the blank template with the 3PDT below.
Note: The mini switch is only included for reference. Disregard it in the blank template and only use it for referencing the wires connected to it
Unity Gain:
Pedal has a notable drop in volume when engaged. I've read on forums that this can be remedied by switching out certain resistors or capacitors. This is the thread that I've focused on with this issue but I'm open to suggestions from people that know more about this.
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=75672.0
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