I have a strange case of a Bit Commander pedal producing no sound (no bypassed clean sound when off) but if I change the switch to "on" the LED stays off but pedal seems 100% working.
I wrote "seems" because those noise makers aren't that predictable but frankly, when I watch EQD demo (
) I got the same.
I tried a different LED but same result. I didn't change the 9 pin switch yet...
The $16 switch does feel different and weights different than the $3 switch. I bought one because I was curious. I wasn't curious to tear it apart to see if the insides were different. I am happy with the $2.49 A-331 from tayda for most builds. They are also at LMS for $2.48 in a couple of different colors.
I have posted a few pictures I took when I got the super premium switch to compare with the Tayda A-331. I think this is not a necessary upgrade, and I don't normally use or recommend these; but they are not the same switch.
Some people may also prefer the hard click of the A-331 over the soft click of the Super premium. These super premiums may be available somewhere else as well. I haven't looked.
Fulltone used to sell a premium switch for about $15 or so too. I have never tried one of these.
Last switches I bought were a batch of 50 from LMS to get the $2.35 price.
I'm happy to report that once I change all the pots and switch from Aliexpress/China to those from Tayda and use the PedalPCB 3PDT Breakout Boardb, everything works as expected !
