So my DD-2 is broken, now the repeats are trebly and gross and it self oscillates

[Musichascolors]

I took my DD-2 in to get fixed for making popping sounds when i turned it on and off, and after the guy "fixed it up" the repeats were all trebly and horrible and it started self oscillating into a tin of grotesque distortion. It used to have beautiful dark blue, glue like repeats

Anyway I don't really have much of a legal case against him, even though he obviously ****ed it up, just because technically it was already malfunctioning I guess, and the cost of the pedal isnt really worth drawing a whole thing out but....

Is this fixable? I love my carbon copy, but it's delays don't give me that same magical toothpaste feel as the DD-2.

[JRBain]

This makes me sad...

My rig would be sorely lacking without my big chip DD-3. My favourite delay. I hope you can get it fixed!

[Musichascolors]

Originally Posted by JRBain

This makes me sad...

My rig would be sorely lacking without my big chip DD-3. My favourite delay. I hope you can get it fixed!

Yeah, mine was technically a big chip DD-3, just said DD-2 to make it more clear cut.

I also took it into a better pedal tech and he wasn't able to fix it. But I'm not ready to give up yet...

Though a part of me feels that any fixing would just involve moving some things around and then it still wouldnt be the tone i remember :\

[JRBain]

Originally Posted by Musichascolors

Yeah, mine was technically a big chip DD-3, just said DD-2 to make it more clear cut.

Don't worry; I often do this too.

But there is a risk of that, I guess. But if Pete Cornish can make a new circuit out of it, you'd hope that it can be repaired to its original form? I don't know; electronics are completely beyond me!

[zosozep7]

I own 2 DD-2 and am currently looking for a 3rd one! I love em that much! Sorry to hear that. Maybe try Analogman. That would be my first stop!

[semi-hollowbody]

paint it
name it "boss treble boost/oscillator"...sell it on ebay or craigslist as a vintage boss pedal...make $

[mrmatt1972]

If you own a shotgun, broken pedals make very satisfying skeet.

[Musichascolors]

Shotgunning my crippled pedal would make me very, very sad.

[analogic]

Same thing happened to my big chip DD3, it doesn't self oscillate, but engaging the pedal creates pretty awful sounding trebly repeats. My DD2 still holds up well.

[Mr. Kite]

Long long shot, get a q tip with alcohol on it and clean both 1/4 inch jacks.
I had a dd-3 that was acting funky and this cleared it right up. Q tips looked like I had cleaned a sewer.