Boss CH-1 problem

[carlos grijalva]

I just bought this pedal through **** and it cam with everything except for the AC adaptor, i just put the battery insisde and when i press the pedal the check "light" dosnt light up, is there anything i can do? does it have to be connected to a guitar to work? or does it need the AC adaptor to work?

[Algiman]

It needs to have a cable connected to the input before it will turn on.

[Gex]

It SHOULD work WITHOUT the AC adaptor.

Its designed to be used with a 9V battery, ~OR~ the OPTIONAL AC adaptor.

If you have a cable plugged into the INPUT of the pedal, and it has a fresh battery in it, it should work. It WON'T work if there is no cable in the input jack.


So make sure you have a fresh battery. If you tap the 2 terminals (on the battery itself) to your tongue's tip, you can tell how much juice it has left (dont worry it wont hurt).If its kinda weak, just a slight tingle, its low and probably doent have enough juice to run the pedal. A fresh battery will give you a very solid sensation. Try to find the freshest battery you can find, or go buy a pack. Id buy a big pack of 10, just so you wont have to go get more in a month or so.

Also, DONT leave a cable in the input jack, or you will drain the battery OVERNIGHT. (which is why the ac adaptor is popular, because the battery method requires more maintenence, you can leave a cable in the jack with the AC adaptor because there is no drain on the battery. The AC adaptor will power the pedal WITH or WITHOUT a battery in the battery compartment, it doesnt matter. Whenever you put in the AC adaptor, the battery is bypassed and not used (I dont think) BTW- the Boss AC adaptor is sold seperately, never comes with any Boss pedals, but is availible for $20 at the store, ~or~ if you have multiple pedals put "Godlyke Power All" into Google, its a great $40 system that lets you power multiple pedals on the same AC adaptor through a daisy chain.)

I actually run all my pedals (Classic Crybaby, Maxon OD-808, Visual Sound H20) with the standard Boss AC adaptor going into a Godlyke powerall daisy chain. You dont have to use the godlyke powerall with the godlyke cables, they work just fine with the standard Boss AC adaptor.

Tone purists prefer Batteries because they tend to be less noisy and sound warmer. The difference is very small, but the AC adaptors prove to be very useful for their simplicity especially in live situations.

Have fun, Im not a Boss fan, but I like those choruses..

[carlos grijalva]

oh ok thanx, well i can try it right now i am on a trip and i wasn't able to bring the guitar so ill try it when i get home (i am sure it works though).

[carlos grijalva]

ill probably buy that its just thet i decided to sell my pedalboard and buy boss pedals, and i iam saving a lot of mne maybe whn i have everything ill see were can i get it.

[Gex]

I wouldnt start buying up Boss pedals. The new ones are low quality. The old 80's Japanese ones are good stuff, but the newer Taiwan made ones are crappy, IMO.

There are lots of good pedals out there, if you look beyond the default Digitech and Boss.