Pigeon MK1 DOA help

[ematt]

Found a used Pigeon MK1 on the interwebs for a fair price and pulled the trigger. Arrived 90 min ago, and...

NOTHING

Signal when bypassed, new batts, just dead when engaged. Hate to send it back without even knowing what it sounds like. Footswitch? I have a meter, just not sure how to go about checking it or anything else for continuity.

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[jerms]

i’m sure it’s something simple.... are all the transistor legs attached? are the underside of the board wires touching the back of a pot? if no luck i can give it the once over for ya if yer in the US.... pm me if ya want..

[freddy_von]

Reversed in out jacks?

[dillib]

Might be some bare wires touching another conductor, as Jim suggested. I had this happen before in a similar Mk1 on arrival too

[ematt]

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I’ll take a closer look today and see if any of those suggestions are the case.

[Philip]

Give the footswitch a few quick on and off hits and also see if it engages when switching it on and off slowly.

A friendly talking to may also help.

They sound ace though, mean and racous!

[ematt]

Ok, I gave it a good look this morning, and this is what I found...

The circled area’s solder joint has broken, but the good news is when I touched them together it came alive!

The problem now is that I have someone flow a new joint as I’ve never done it. It’s just hanging in of its own accord.

Philip is correct. This is hands-down the best fuzz I’ve played so far. I can’t believe how epic it is.

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[simonm]

Where are you based? this would be a v quick job for someone with a soldering iron. I'm in E London for instance. If you were nearby I could do it.

[ematt]

NW Florida. There is a local tech who I might trust, but he can be a bit hot and cold.

[Philip]