Crybaby 535Q

Has anyone had a problem with this beast making a god awful "clunk" when it is turned on and off ?

Mine is doing it and it is driving me up the wall !

The "Clunk" is really pronounced when I'm playing the clean channel (with or with out a power adapter).

The level is set at unity with the input (a long way from maxed out) and I'm not set at Q / sweep Min or Max.

In the past i have had an original Crybaby and a Hendrix fuzzwah. The original CB was as quiet as a mouse and I think there may have occasionally been a little click with the HFW though I'm sure it was never as bad as this !

Any thoughts any one (eggman don't you use one of these beasts ?) cos I'm sick of it !

Oh yes I have that little red boost button out as well !

Sorry Doc, when I got my JH-1 Dunlop, I knew I didn't need to look any further. It clicks a bit, but not enough to send me elsewhere for 'that sound'.

Yeah, I got one... don't think it makes a noise when I turn it on or off, but normally when we're jamming, everything is going so loud I don't really notice a "clunk". I would probably notice if it did, though, since those types of things drive me nuts.

OK, I just checked... it made a nasty "pop" when I turned it on and that sent me into a panic! But then I realized the battery was dead, so I replaced it and rechecked--

Verdict: No audible noise when switching on or off. I guess you've got a faulty switch or something.


A side point: I just changed the potentiometer on my wah (the original one crapped out) and the folks at Long & McQuade said that they'd honour the original warranty which was extended by my credit card, even though I bought the wah "open-box" (i.e. it was a returned item sold "as-is"). That brought the cost of the repair down to $2! I was pretty happy. Unfortunately, they lost the battery cover, which I'm still trying to get from them. They can't seem to locate one, but it is supposedly forthcoming.

Since when do you have a 535Q? I love mine to death!

I got it about a month ago, it is a very cool bit of kit !

I may have a go at tweaking the hight of the on off switch. I raised it slightly in the Hendrix wah and I think that solved the problem, don't ask me why but it did (may be a faster on / off). However, that was about 15 years ago and my memory is not what it used to be !!!