Ready, Set, Stop
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Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to do worshipguitarist duty at the Saddleback Church Corona Venue. Since I had not played there before, I was a little sketchy on where to park for load in. After an unsuccessful phone call and a little wandering around, I finally figured out where to unload, setup, and barely make the 7:30AM downbeat.
After quickly setting up, I hit my amp’s “on” switch and heard nothing. Thank God for long in ear monitor sound checks because that gave me enough time to troubleshoot the problem.
It turned out that my DanElectro DanEcho Delay Pedal had finally given up the ghost. When I purchased it from Ebay a few years back, it had always seemed a little quirky yet, I liked its funky delay tones.
One of the little quirks that this pedal had was a high pitched whine that I was able to make disappear with my Voodoo Labs Pedal Power Supply (SAG output). Fellow worshipguitarist John Scott Evans (on acoustic duty that morning) was watching me scramble to get my amp working and inquired about my sound issues.
When I informed him about my particular DanEcho, he told me that the whining sound was a sign that the pedal was on its way out and that I probably extended its life by giving it less power than it needed over the years.
The service still went well without the DanEcho. We played in a gymnasium so the delay tones were au natural.
Now I have this really cool looking paper weight.
On to the next Delay Pedal (It will not be a DanEcho!).
