Gear: Broken and Fixed
A few weeks ago one of my guitar pedals suffered a sad injury at a gig. My “Way Huge Pork Loin” (which is as much fun to say as it is to stomp on) had one of its adjustment knobs broken. I snapped the shaft off the circuit board-mounted potentiometer, and the knob went with it, skittering across the floor to begin their solo career (and they haven’t been heard from since). The pedal still worked but couldn’t be adjusted since the shaft was broken flush with the top of the pedal. Fortunately, the setting was fairly usable and I managed to get through a couple of gigs including the 80s Prom.
I made a few quick calls to the company who makes these pedals and they agreed to send me the necessary parts to effect a repair. Last Saturday I paid a visit to Jeff Stone at Veltetone Amp Works, and he did the repair for me. By the way, Jeff is a great amp tech and I recommend him. So, I’m all fixed up and ready to hit the stage again. I’ll get a chance to test drive the newly repaired setup tonight at 1 Uppers rehearsal; we’re prepping material for our upcoming gig at the Little Red Hen on June 27.