Travesty or good move?

ThorpyFX

So i bought an MXR 1970's block logo dyne comp. Its in pretty good condition but most interestingly is the fact that inside its the same circuit as the script logo pedals.... I tried to sell this on ebay and it just wasn't going anywhere so i decided to keep it.

The problem is that these pedals aren't true bypass (or buffered) so there is always a load on the signal even when seemingly bypassed. on top of that they are battery only and don't have an LED indication. I thought that as I'm keeping it i would rectify all of these things......

http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m447/thorpy6/mxr comp2.jpg

the question i, have i ruined a collectable item or was i right to do it?

meltedbuzzbox

If it works for you it was the right move

samzadgan

no...you've improved it and made it more functional. those issues you mention would stop me from buying it...

juansolo

meltedbuzzbox said:

If it works for you it was the right move

This with knobs on.

ThorpyFX

samzadgan said:

no...you've improved it and made it more functional. those issues you mention would stop me from buying it...

thats what i thought...

ThorpyFX

juansolo said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

If it works for you it was the right move

This with knobs on.

Yeah, it was more a question of should you leave vintage effects alone, is there a line that shouldn't be crossed (like putting a lloyd on a 63 strat!!)

Sassafras

I bought one off ebay that had already been modded with a psu input and I'm glad I did because I don't like using batteries. I don't really care about it's value or collectability, I just want it to work and give me a much nicer sound than the modern comps. I don't suppose it'll ever reach the over inflated prices of a Klon so I won't be selling it.

ThorpyFX

Sassafras said:

I bought one off ebay that had already been modded with a psu input and I'm glad I did because I don't like using batteries. I don't really care about it's value or collectability, I just want it to work and give me a much nicer sound than the modern comps. I don't suppose it'll ever reach the over inflated prices of a Klon so I won't be selling it.

thats a fair point, I've always loved the sound of the old dyna comps, just sounds so sweet to my ears!!

meltedbuzzbox

thorpy6 said:

juansolo said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

If it works for you it was the right move

This with knobs on.

Yeah, it was more a question of should you leave vintage effects alone, is there a line that shouldn't be crossed (like putting a lloyd on a 63 strat!!)

I have never thought about pedals before but if it was a vintage guitar I would swap the tuners, pickups, refret and change the bridge in a heart beat if it made it better

randomhandclaps

Funny enough I was having exactly the same issue with a vintage phase 90 so ended up shifting it and building a new one, merely because a mate was desperate for the original so it did him a favour.  To be honest I wouldn't have thought twice about doing exactly what you did.  It working for you, (and God knows the bypass needs sorting) is the only thing that matters.

ICBM

thorpy6 said:

http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m447/thorpy6/mxr comp2.jpg

the question i, have i ruined a collectable item or was i right to do it?

But why did you fit the LED there?! If you'd put it in the right place it would be a sensible upgrade, as it is it just looks like a bodge.

Sorry!

You can have functional *and* right, you don't have to choose. And you made a nice job of the power jack.

(For what it's worth I've done exactly this conversion to many MXR pedals, so I'm not judging you on modding it! But I've always put the LED where it should be .)

ThorpyFX

ICBM said:

thorpy6 said:

the question i, have i ruined a collectable item or was i right to do it?

But why did you fit the LED there?! If you'd put it in the right place it would be a sensible upgrade, as it is it just looks like a bodge.

Sorry!

You can have functional *and* right, you don't have to choose. And you made a nice job of the power jack.

(For what it's worth I've done exactly this conversion to many MXR pedals, so I'm not judging you on modding it! But I've always put the LED where it should be .)

Bodge? I like the led there, moreover the led surrounds fit nicely in that position put not at the top of the footswitch. The board inside extends down to cover the 3pdt edge so it couldn't have gone above the switch. Horses for courses though

Moss

thorpy6 said:

(like putting a lloyd on a 63 strat!!)

https://urbanboss.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/lloyd-do-it-again1.jpg

richardhomer

I've been looking for an all-original block-logo Dyna Comp for ages and have six-hundred of your English pounds just waiting for the right one to become available....

D'oh!

ThorpyFX

richardhomer said:

I've been looking for an all-original block-logo Dyna Comp for ages and have six-hundred of your English pounds just waiting for the right one to become available....

D'oh!

well if you want an enhanced one you know where to ask!!

cj73

thorpy6 said:

juansolo said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

If it works for you it was the right move

This with knobs on.

Yeah, it was more a question of should you leave vintage effects alone, is there a line that shouldn't be crossed (like putting a lloyd on a 63 strat!!)

I've never met @lloyd but he might like it

cj73

thorpy6 said:

juansolo said:

meltedbuzzbox said:

If it works for you it was the right move

This with knobs on.

Yeah, it was more a question of should you leave vintage effects alone, is there a line that shouldn't be crossed (like putting a lloyd on a 63 strat!!)

I've never met @lloyd but he might like it