Anyone else had a problem with their pickup booster?

[grindell]

My SD Pickup Booster is great, but sometimes the switch doesn't engage. You really have to stomp on it, I mean hard, to get it to kick in. If you hit it a little softer, and this is only occasionaly, you get a massive drop in volume. Not like it is off completely, but maybe only about 20 percent of the normal volume. Then you have to stomp on it again really hard a few times to get it back to normal.

Anyone else had this problem? Could it be a bad switch?

 

[CapoFirstFret]

Re: Anyone else had a problem with their pickup booster?

I haven't had this problem with the SD pickup booster, but I did have it with a voodoo lab sparkle drive...sounds like a bad switch to me....I had my switch replaced and it works fine. If you need to have someone replace a switch, mr. John Spina (Stratdeluxer) can do it for you..he's a regular here and has modded both my TS9 and Sparkle Drives...he's a wonder with a soldering iron

 

[Artie]

Re: Anyone else had a problem with their pickup booster?

Yup . . . its a common problem with some of the early models. The supplier substituted a cheaper switch than the design called for. SD has since solved the problem, but there's still some of the others out there.

I believe that if you contact tech support, they'll take care of it for you. They sent me a free replacement switch, since I could do the work myself.
(Actually, STRATDELUXER97 ended up doing mine, but thats a whole 'nother story.) :laugh2:

 

[grindell]

Re: Anyone else had a problem with their pickup booster?

Thanks! I'll try to give tech support a call. I appreciate the help.

Plus, it's always nice to hear from ArtieToo.

 

[Ken]

Re: Anyone else had a problem with their pickup booster?

I'm sure the SD company will be more than happy to make sure this is resolved.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Anyone else had a problem with their pickup booster?

Contact Evan and he'll tell you what you need to do...