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Overdrive

Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
edited August 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
i have a Boss Overdrive pedal (i assume pretty cheap but i bought it from a friend for $20).

it wont turn on/off, its always on when i hook it up which causes some difficulty turning that metal crunch off.

anything i can do or is it supposed to be that way for some reason?
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  • who's_pearljam?who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    sounds like a bad footswitch. It should go on with one hit, and off with the next. Kind of a common thing for the switch to go bad. Sometimes they are erratic and you really have to stomp on them to turn them on or off. It's replaceable. Take it to a music store and they should be able to replace the switch.

    Or spray the switch with tuner cleaner (Radio Shack sells it) Sometimes that's the magic cure all!
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    What model is it?

    I'd agree that it's probably just in need of a new switch.
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