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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: everton_fc on September 13, 2009, 08:53:41 AM

Title: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: everton_fc on September 13, 2009, 08:53:41 AM

Hi - Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass? Do they really suck lots of tone or do you need to Eric Johnson to notice it?

Any experience or advice would be great on this subject,

Cheers

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: LazyNinja on September 13, 2009, 09:14:10 AM

No, you don't have to be Eric Johnson to notice it. It's pretty obvious the difference when I have my crybaby from hell in the chain. I assume the bypass on the standard crybaby will be the same or worse than the Dime wah. I always have it on my board so I stopped caring though.

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: Spitfire on September 13, 2009, 09:33:40 AM

yes it is worth doing. also try swapping out some of the resistors to improve the sweep.. i got rid of the strange muffle sound mine had when it went even slightly heel.  I took out the buffer too, which seems to have dropped the volume slightly.

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: HTH AMPS on September 13, 2009, 01:28:09 PM

^ +1

wahs are the biggest tone suckers out there when bypassed - true bypass that sucker!!!

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: LazyNinja on September 13, 2009, 05:11:37 PM

How easy is the mod to do?

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: HTH AMPS on September 13, 2009, 05:47:50 PM

do a search for 'true bypass wah', its a piece of piss.

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: sgmypod on September 13, 2009, 05:48:12 PM

think if you search there is a blow by blow video online

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: sjwebb90 on September 13, 2009, 07:24:46 PM

Check out Tonepads offboard wiring pdf. 

http://www.tonepad.com/getFileInfo.asp?id=76

If you use "offboard wiring 5" with the 3PDT switch you can install an LED to show when the wah is on and off.

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: dave_mc on September 13, 2009, 09:19:50 PM

depends on the quality of the rest of your signal chain (including leads), but yeah, it's noticeable.

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: everton_fc on September 14, 2009, 01:42:30 PM

OK cool, thanks.

Problem I got is I suck with a soldering iron. Anyone recommend someone, in the UK I could send my pedal to make it True Bypass?

Title: Re: Is it really worth making a Standard Crybaby true bypass?
Post by: Plexi Ken on September 14, 2009, 02:28:40 PM

http://www.wah-wah.co.uk/