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The Boss will never pop even with that though.
Or break.
Or *almost* never, anyway - it's not totally unknown, but I think I've changed three Boss pedal switches in the thirty years I've been repairing stuff. There have been weeks where I've done that many mechanical switches. There are also probably more Boss pedals out there than any other brand.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I said maybe.....
Which reminds me, digitech were really onto something with the hardwire range. I love the metal distortion. I also have a polara which sounds ace and is slightly smaller, but I do wonder why they changed case style - far more likely to hit the knobs than the boss style enclosure.
The switch is a soft, buffered one though so they got that right I just absolutely prefer the boss mechanism.
I also have a dod which works similarly but they're known for dicky switches, probably as they're plastic, and the enclosure isn't as well thought out as the boss ones. Best chorus ever, though, so I let that slide.
it's annoying as fuck...but I'm not about to chuck in my EQD's...as I love every single one of them.
But it I have been thinking about whether I could change the switches on each one of them, to the kind that TC or Walrus Audio uses...anyone have a thought on that?? @ICBM & @juansolo I'm guessing you guys might??
I like the switches Eventide use. They feel sturdy.
I think the big ol metal mechanical switch is popular because you only need to drill a single round hole to mount the switch and there's no additional components needed.
It's also true the Boss-type soft switching has an issue with very slightly less than unity gain, but that could be fixed very easily without throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein