Repair and Maintenance
Pedals lead a tough life; stamped on, plugged and unplugged, bundled in and out of gig-bags, even doused in spilt drink; it’s no wonder control knobs snap off, connectors break or disappear inside the case or they just start generally misbehaving after a while. But instead of being discarded and replaced, an hour or two’s attention from a skilled technician can resurrect even the most scarred unit
LED Dimming
Some pedals are fitted with LEDs which are so bright they’re a nuisance on dark stages or dim rooms. The brightness can usually be adjusted with a simple component change or, if preferred, the colour changed altogether. That super-bright blue LED that dazzles when you try and change settings for example could easily be swapped to a more bearable, subdued red
Polarity changing
Most pedals have a centre-negative DC power connector, but the odd few use centre-positive, meaning they need a separate power supply of their own. This can be remedied by either using a polarity-changing cable or adapter or, to go the whole hog, modify the connector in the pedal to accept the standard polarity
Modding
Modification of pedals has been going on since pedals were invented and many production units have a list of legendary tweaks which add bit of character. If you know of a modification which you’d like applying to one of your pedals but would rather someone else did it, please get in touch