Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
I want to rehouse my bad monkey and get a normal mxr style switch for it. How would I do this and is it a lot of work?
Thanks...
Thanks...
Rehousing a pedal....
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trevorus
Modsterbator
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
It would require a bit of modding to get right, The Bad Monkey and other pedals like it use a momentary switch to flip-flop a transistorized switching section. There are ways to remove/bypass this and make it true bypass, but you could just as easily use a momentary switch of the same style, in place of the existing one. Then just pop the whole thing in a different box.
It would require a bit of modding to get right, The Bad Monkey and other pedals like it use a momentary switch to flip-flop a transistorized switching section. There are ways to remove/bypass this and make it true bypass, but you could just as easily use a momentary switch of the same style, in place of the existing one. Then just pop the whole thing in a different box.
Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
Small Bear Electronics stocks momentary stomp switches, like this one and this one. They would give you the booteek-pedal vibe you're looking for, while letting you retain the buffer and FET-bypass circuit in the Bad Monkey. It would be juswt a matter of solder two wires onto this switch.
Small Bear Electronics stocks momentary stomp switches, like this one and this one. They would give you the booteek-pedal vibe you're looking for, while letting you retain the buffer and FET-bypass circuit in the Bad Monkey. It would be juswt a matter of solder two wires onto this switch.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
Thanks guys... I'm just looking to get rid of the crappy switch on the BM.
Thanks guys... I'm just looking to get rid of the crappy switch on the BM.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Shauggy
New member
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
If you scroll down about halfway on this thread, there's some pics of an MXR-style switch within the original housing: (took a little bit of work but didn't look too complicated)
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=185852&page=2
If you scroll down about halfway on this thread, there's some pics of an MXR-style switch within the original housing: (took a little bit of work but didn't look too complicated)
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=185852&page=2
o.p-i.v
New member
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
you can get a momentary dpdt switch that has the same appearance of the mxr 3pdt's but is a direct appearance and is actually more comfortable to press because it doesnt click, its just a push, just google momentary dpdt switch and you should get some hits
you can get a momentary dpdt switch that has the same appearance of the mxr 3pdt's but is a direct appearance and is actually more comfortable to press because it doesnt click, its just a push, just google momentary dpdt switch and you should get some hits
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
The best way to re-house a Bad Monkey:
1. Sell the Bad Monkey
2. Buy a MXR GT-OD
3. You're done
The best way to re-house a Bad Monkey:
1. Sell the Bad Monkey
2. Buy a MXR GT-OD
3. You're done
kjrocks
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Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
Didn't like the GT-OD...
Didn't like the GT-OD...
misterwhizzy
Well-known member
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
Really? It's one of the best overdrives I've tried. Give the Wylde overdrive a shot. Maybe you're an asymmetrical clipping kind of guy. And before I give any more advice, maybe I need to get out and finally try the Route 808 and the Fulldrive 2.
Really? It's one of the best overdrives I've tried. Give the Wylde overdrive a shot. Maybe you're an asymmetrical clipping kind of guy. And before I give any more advice, maybe I need to get out and finally try the Route 808 and the Fulldrive 2.
Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
To be honest, I don't even like the Bad Monkey much.... haha... it is just like a backup overdrive... I've already had something happen once to an amp I was using and had to use it through a SS Carvin from the late 90s.
I'm not really a big OD/Dist pedal guy... I like gain from the amp...
This is going to sound wierd but I tend to put my amps gain low and I have 3 Boosters right now...
1 is for being on all the time, adds a little oomph.
the second is to go to medium gain...
the third is my SHO and that gets crazy heavy...
it all sounds really natural... I just have a problem with the volume... It pushes the volume up a bit with each boost but Lazarus is letting me borrow his Analogman Bi Comp and the Dyna comp side really low evens out the boosts as they come on, so I have a really natural sound that I am really happy with... I might pick up a dyna comp soon....
not putting down od/dist guys at all, in fact the best overdrive sound I have heard live was a Klon (Jeff Beck) or a Plimsoul (Mike Sullivan). The 2 guys I did not like the sound of both played through their amps... but they both seemed to have extreme settings... one guy used a lot of bass and the other guy had a really bright sound so yeah...
I have been thinking about picking up a fuzz... like the voodoo labs and setting the gain again really low... so just another level...
I just realized I'm a nut.... :laughing:
To be honest, I don't even like the Bad Monkey much.... haha... it is just like a backup overdrive... I've already had something happen once to an amp I was using and had to use it through a SS Carvin from the late 90s.
I'm not really a big OD/Dist pedal guy... I like gain from the amp...
This is going to sound wierd but I tend to put my amps gain low and I have 3 Boosters right now...
1 is for being on all the time, adds a little oomph.
the second is to go to medium gain...
the third is my SHO and that gets crazy heavy...
it all sounds really natural... I just have a problem with the volume... It pushes the volume up a bit with each boost but Lazarus is letting me borrow his Analogman Bi Comp and the Dyna comp side really low evens out the boosts as they come on, so I have a really natural sound that I am really happy with... I might pick up a dyna comp soon....
not putting down od/dist guys at all, in fact the best overdrive sound I have heard live was a Klon (Jeff Beck) or a Plimsoul (Mike Sullivan). The 2 guys I did not like the sound of both played through their amps... but they both seemed to have extreme settings... one guy used a lot of bass and the other guy had a really bright sound so yeah...
I have been thinking about picking up a fuzz... like the voodoo labs and setting the gain again really low... so just another level...
I just realized I'm a nut.... :laughing:
lex666
New member
Re: Rehousing a pedal....
LOL, yeah I've done that before. Experimented with lots of different FX just becuz some were not pedal board friendly size.
LOL, yeah I've done that before. Experimented with lots of different FX just becuz some were not pedal board friendly size.
