Dim the lights im going blind here !

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  1. mbkri

    mbkri Country Gent

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    Love my pedal board. But gosh darn it the lights on some of the pedals are so bright i cant see what im looking at when i look down.
    Is it just me?
    So….. whats the solution?
    Masking tape? Anything more elegant and less sticky?
    Id like things still to look nice and i definitely dont want to pull the paint off if i ever remove the tape.
     
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  2. audept

    audept Senior Gretsch-Talker

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    Sunglasses?
     
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  3. mbkri

    mbkri Country Gent

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    lol. Good one Wyn.
     
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  4. juks

    juks Country Gent

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    Yep, I agree. Some are so crazy bright that you really can't see the position of the knobs. Masking tape is the only solution I can offer.
     
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  5. Bertotti

    Bertotti Friend of Fred

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    Sharpie or small bits of painters tape, postits etc
     
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  6. LivingMyDream

    LivingMyDream Friend of Fred

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    There should be an industry standard for LED brightness on pedals. o_O
     
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  7. MrWookiee

    MrWookiee Country Gent

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    Open it up and add a resistor to lower the brightness?
     
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  8. capnhiho

    capnhiho Country Gent

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    This.
    Several applications of black Sharpie ink worked for me. You have to let it dry well between applications though.
     
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  9. Tele295

    Tele295 Country Gent

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    Those pedals double as your personal stage lighting in dark venues
     
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  10. radd

    radd Country Gent

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    They must be so bright so they show up under bright lights.

    Me, I just put a couple layers of painters tape over my really offensive ones.
     
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  11. NJDevil

    NJDevil Country Gent

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    Am I right if I'm guessing you have the MXR 10-band EQ? Those blue LEDs may be what people see coming out of of Area 51!
     
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  12. mbkri

    mbkri Country Gent

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    MXR iso brick. 8 blue lights strong enough to land a plane in the fog.
     
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  13. JeffreyLeePierre

    JeffreyLeePierre Country Gent

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    Sunglasses after dark
    They're so sharp.
     
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  14. thunder58

    thunder58 Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I like that idea
     
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  15. DougWheeler74

    DougWheeler74 Synchromatic

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    LED.jpg It is a pain. I've used painters tape, electrical tape, etc. A search kicked up RockBoard LED Dampers. I haven't used them but my try out a pack. Has anyone tried them?
     
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  16. twangmanster

    twangmanster Electromatic

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    I tape a pick over mine.
     
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  17. capnhiho

    capnhiho Country Gent

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    That’s the biggest culprit! Those LED’s must be surplus from an airport landing system!!

    The Sharpie trick worked well to dim the lights to a reasonable level.
     
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  18. bhatta

    bhatta Gretschie

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    I am a recent victim of mxr blindness syndrome, after a long time. My Carbon Copy had one. Yesterday I got me a MXR M78 distortion, it has one.

    As adventurous as it may seem, i have my eyes set on a MXR DC brick, don't know if they have the LEDs!
    Maybe should get some tainted glass and cover the thing, if possible!

    Feel for ya @mbkri

    ...Here's to whatever comes, drink L'chaim to life...
     
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  19. mbkri

    mbkri Country Gent

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    Their Iso Brick power unit has 8 of the buggers. I own one and could light my whole studio with it. Fortunately i usually have the ability to face it backwards but when im rearranging or working on the board as i was this weekend its positively obnoxious
     
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  20. swivel

    swivel Country Gent

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    Yeah, too bright for me too. Then I play an outdoor gig and I cant see them at all!
    Go figure. No idea what to do.
    I have used tape and it works fine for indoor gigs.
     
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