Problem With Brand New T.C. Electronic Flashback Delay Pedal

[Charvel1975]

So I picked up a brand new TC Electronic Flashback delay pedal today and just now pulled it out of box went to look over pedal, went to click the on/off footswitch and it doesn't even click? So I had also bout a brand new visual sound one spot and hooked it up plugged into amp and the pedal wasn't coming on at all so I unplugged it from everything and saw that big battery cover screw on back and went to use a nickel to unscrew it and it's like someone monkey-wrenched that screw from the factory?! Anyone know what might be going on, it didn't come with any instructions?

 

[Charvel1975]

Got it figured out, used a large screwdriver and got the screw to come loose, it didn't come with a battery. Popped new one in and the footswitch was clicking on and off. Don't know if I'm a delay guy? The mod setting seemed pretty cool, haven't got a chance to hook it up to computer and mess with the whole tone prints thing.

 

[Capulin Overdrive]

Yea the little flashback has deferent switch than what we're used to.

Give it some time, you might like it?

 

[FourT6and2]

My Flashback has a latching switch... Clicks on and off for me.

 

[Lord Toneking]

For heavier stuff I'd suggest using the slapback setting just to thicken up your guitar sound if youre not a 'delay guy'

 

[boost]

I use the Tape setting mostly with the Mod setting on cleaner settings. Make sure you set the internal switches to your liking. Buffered and kill dry switches if I remember.

 

[legend71]

I love that pedal. Sounds killer in the loop. Sorry yours has issues.

 

[Charvel1975]

it doesn't have issues, it just didn't come with 9 volt battery and once I popped a new one in the footswitch started clicking on & off. I have yet to try it with my peavey 6505+ head but I got some issues with it and tube issues that need taken care of before I try it with it.

 

[Charvel1975]

For heavier stuff I'd suggest using the slapback setting just to thicken up your guitar sound if youre not a 'delay guy'

Sorry to bump an old thread, I'm just not digging this pedal.. The only effect I've ever used was for clean sounds and that was a Boss CH-5 Chorus Ensemble pedal I sold a couple years ago or so. I'm going to return the flashback to guitar center, I got the 2 yr extended warranty so I have 60 days to try it out. I don't need a lot of different chorus sounds just a good to really good chorus that works well in front of amp where it doesn't have to be in the FX loop.

I have been thinking about doing a small pedal board setup for some time now and I already have an original Morley Bad Horsie Wah, a stock made in taiwan Boss SD-1 and a Visual Sound 1 SPOT 9V DC Power Adapter I got when I got the TC so I was thinking when I go to take back the TC to GC (LOL!!) to get a MXR Zakk Wylde Black Label Chorus pedal w same 2 yr extended warranty and a Korg PitchBlack tuner pedal (w/2yr Warr.), what you guys think?