Who's modding Boss in UK?

Greatape

Seems pedalmods has gone the way of all flesh. Is anyone else in the UK doing those kind of mods to Boss pedals (specifically to a CE2b with the 12v jack)?

ICBM

You mean to convert it to run on a 9V power supply? Anyone who can solder two points together on a PCB.

Or alternatively, run it on a daisy-chain with any other pedal that takes a standard supply - that bypasses the extra components via the shared ground connection.

Greatape

I was also interested in their depth/rate mod

ICBM

Greatape said:

I was also interested in their depth/rate mod

Ah, sorry - I don't know anything about that.

vale

Greatape said:

I was also interested in their depth/rate mod

depth/rate mods are usually about replacing/removing the resistors which limit the amount of signal your pot (depth or rate) gets from the circuit to vary.

by reducing the value of (or removing and jumpering) that resistor you feed the pot more signal to play with.
this gives you more scope, but can also allow the effect to run into self-oscillation and noisiness, which not everyone wants.
so the value of that stock resistor is a happy medium starting point, but not a biggie to change.

these are often accompanied with a pot substitution so that extra dose of signal is better bracketed by that control, instead of being 'bunched up' in a quarter turn of the dial, with the rest useless or noise.
caps mods can also be done if the changes create more frequency depth.

freestompboxes has a whole modding my pedal section. these things are often far simpler than specialist ebay modsters trying to sell you a particular mod will lead you to believe.

if you are thinking about getting a pedal modded maybe approach one of the pedal people here (made in uk section) and tell them what you want, with a link to the mod if you can find details.

Greatape

Thanks all

ICBM

I forgot to say, Martin Owen at Owen Electronics does pedal mods by mail - he’s very good, and not expensive.