Saving a Boss Pedal?

[Chicken Man]

I never thought these things could go, but my Boss GE-7 EQ pedal (which I use for a lead boost), has shorted out and makes a lot of noise when you jiggle the input jack. I opened it up, and the leads soldered into the jacks look good. I can't see anything that's obviously wrong. Is there anything I can do?

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I never thought these things could go, but my Boss GE-7 EQ pedal (which I use for a lead boost), has shorted out and makes a lot of noise when you jiggle the input jack. I opened it up, and the leads soldered into the jacks look good. I can't see anything that's obviously wrong. Is there anything I can do?

Open it up and see if any soldering or connections are bad?

 

[Bob411]

Spray it with Deoxit, bend the springy part in, or replace the jack.

 

[RyanNo3]

Replace the jack - Boss & Ibanez are notorious for the plastic black input/output jacks... They break internally and muck up the works.

 

[shoeless]

Replace the jack - Boss & Ibanez are notorious for the plastic black input/output jacks... They break internally and muck up the works.

If it is a plastic jack, then definitely do this. I had to replace the plastic jack on my little Vox Pathfinder for the same reason. No problems since.

 

[Modern Saint]

After pondering this for a while, I would start with the jacks as people suggested. Worst case your issue may lie in the FET switching area. I once fixed a friends Maxon EQ pedal where the input IC was the issue.

 

[Chicken Man]

Replace with a standard open 1/4" Jack? I could do that.

 

[Modern Saint]

Replace with a standard open 1/4" Jack? I could do that.

Becareful because the input jack is usually a stereo jack which activates the battery as well.

 

[Chicken Man]

Becareful because the input jack is usually a stereo jack which activates the battery as well.

Good call. I'm pretty sure I've got one of those sitting around, too.

 

[RyanNo3]

Replace with a standard open 1/4" Jack? I could do that.

yes - but @Modern Saint is correct... it'll need to be stereo unless you don't want to use a battery ever again. Then just cut the battery clip out of it.