sk-1 with patch bay

[thehoaxpop]

I am working on adding a patch to my sk-1 and was wondering if adding  toggle switchs to the line are crucial. i don't want to completely change the sound constently though. any information would be very helpful. thank you.

[jamiewoody]

you can add toggle switches as well, but it is not nessesary. when the bends are not connected or engaged, the sound is "normal".

there are tons of other mods too, like body contacts on the pitch points.

[thehoaxpop]

thats what i figured, i just didnt want to kill my sk-1. i have already added a pot on the body contact point but need to add the piece to divert the body contact from the pot. this is honestly the funnest thing ever. haha

[jamiewoody]

i would say, stay away from the power in section, and be careful to keep the polarity tip negative if powering with wall wart, and you should be okay.

[Bogus Noise]

It's nice to add a switch with patch points on each end - then you get the benefits of both. I find switches can be a bit more 'playable' than straight up patchbays. The bays are wicked for plugging up some random noises, but a bit more fiddly for performance.

Even better, if you use switching jacks for your patch points, you can have the switch control one particular 'preset' bend, but you get to wire it to a bend of your choice just by patching it in

[jamiewoody]

sometimes i like to do accupuncture to my sk1 by using 3 rca cables for bending... 

[thehoaxpop]

completed my first bend, and id say a quarter of it was successful. i can still power it on and make noise but all the presets were affected by my tinkering, that is the three that still work

[Circuitbenders]

check very closely for solder bridges where you might have accidentally shorted a couple of points together. If necessary go over the board with a magnifying glass to check theres no shorts.

The next move would probably be to remove your mods one by one until it starts working again. Its annoying but it usually does that trick.

[thehoaxpop]

will do thanks. this forum is godsent

[Bogus Noise]

Definitely sounds like an accidental solder bridge. A multimeter also comes in handy for checking over joints and adjacent points.

[thehoaxpop]

i just reopened it and tried to bring back the original tones as well as the patch and failed miserably, if anything it got far worse.

[jamiewoody]

check your solder joints. also, i learned the hard way, that a smaller gage of wire helps. there is little space in there once the lid is closed and new wires are soldered..