ISP Decimator SMELL?

zerosturm

zerosturm

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I bought this pedal last week and got it today. When I opened the box I immediately noticed an overbearing chemical smell. Im not talking just a little bit Im talking full on give you a headache nasty. Ive never experienced this before. What is it? Ive let the pedal sit out for a few hours now and the smell is just as strong as before.
 
Re: ISP Decimator SMELL?

zerosturm said:
I bought this pedal last week and got it today. When I opened the box I immediately noticed an overbearing chemical smell. Im not talking just a little bit Im talking full on give you a headache nasty. Ive never experienced this before. What is it? Ive let the pedal sit out for a few hours now and the smell is just as strong as before.
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That's just that good old fashioned Made In America smell. You pay extra for that.

But seriously, that sounds abnormal. Did you try contacting the manufacturer?
 
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Yah not quite made in America....try Korea. I contacted ISP and havent heard back but that was earlier today. I also contacted Musicians Friend and they said is was probably just the glue used or something and that it needed to air out. I guess Ill wait a day and see but I really dont think this smell is gonna go away.
 
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zerosturm said:
Yah not quite made in America....try Korea. I contacted ISP and havent heard back but that was earlier today. I also contacted Musicians Friend and they said is was probably just the glue used or something and that it needed to air out. I guess Ill wait a day and see but I really dont think this smell is gonna go away.
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Velcro it to the roof of your car for a week?
 
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I bought one 2 months ago and noticed the same thing, a strong unpleasant odor. I thought maybe GC had repackaged a returned item by some stinky dude, but I'm pretty it was new and never opened/used.
 
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Was it Decimator or G String? First of second generation? Have you used it? worked fine? I ask this because I am seriously thinking on ordering one G String Decimator II some time soon and I don't wanna have a surprise since a friend in USA would pick it and bring it to me in Mexico so no chance to test it for him, and a chemical smell may be a problem for security checks in airports.
 
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Latest Decimator version for me (not the g string). I'm guessing it's the same smell he had. Sure it smelled like BO, but it also had a chemical thing about it. I doubt a person would smell it without opening the box, because I didn't, but I'm sure a dog would smell it. But it's possible airport dogs are trained to go after specific smells and may ignore it. I'm sure there's a lto of other foul smells that make it through airports without issues.
 
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Two notes - that's the smell I got when I plugged in an 18v adapter to a 9v wah and torched the internals, but I also got a similar smell (with smoke) when I used spray-on adhesive for a header wrap over an automotive exhaust piece. Could be glue burning off. If the pedal still works I wouldn't worry about it.
 
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