? for anyone who ownes the MXR CSP202?

windwalker9649 · 12-05-2010, 09:06 AM

I just purchased the MXR CSP202 Custom Shop compressor, which btw is awesome. I have a bit of an unnatural compressor fetish, but that's for another time. I have a question from anyone who has one; Is your indicator light blue or red? The manual says blue (which I love, i dont need stage lights with my board w/all those bright blue lights, no confusing on/off), but the one I just bought is red. I know that sometimes the manual says it has something it doesnt. My Dunlop brick said red indicator light, and mine is blue. Im just curious, because the new pedal i bought had been opened, and the pedal wasnt in the polybag they wrap them in usually like on my dyna comp/carbon copy/micro chorus and distortion + did. Also, if you bought yours new, did it come with the rubber knob covers that the Dyna Comp has? Mine didnt, which is dissapointing because I use them on the Dyna Comp, and the ones I put on the other one's, all the time.

Bill · 12-05-2010, 01:32 PM

I've had a few on my workbench. Some had red and some had blue. Not sure if the color of the LED means anything as they were exactly the same otherwise. My guess is they figured out they were spending too much extra for blue and decided to switch to the red which are usually a lot cheaper. Could be they ran out of a bulk lot of blue ones they bought for really cheap and couldn't get anymore so they switched to red. Could be anything. You can swap it to whatever color you want real easily if you have a soldering iron.

None of them had the rubber knob covers but that could just mean the they weren't sent to me with the pedal. Doesn't mean they didn't come with them but I haven't seen one with them yet.

windwalker9649 · 12-06-2010, 06:49 AM

Thanks for the input, your answer is what I was assuming. I do own a soldering iron, and may put the blue light in now that you mention is. You said you had a few open on your bench; what were they there for if you dont mind me asking? Repairs? or Modifications? I really like it, I use other compressors for other applications, including the Dyna when i want that click/squish on clean, but I like this as an all around use compressor. Unless you can install a dying batter mod like on a Dyna Comp, I'm not sure of what else I'd do with it, so if you have any suggestions; I'd appriciate it.

Bill · 12-06-2010, 03:35 PM

Mostly for repair. The switch on them seems to be an issue. At least that seems to be a reoccuring issue that I'm starting to come across. One guy had some fried components. I've done a few mods to them. Nothing major yet as I haven't had one for any period of time to really get into it. Haven't tried the dying battery thing on one yet either. My Dyna Comp switch started acting up the other day also.

windwalker9649 · 12-06-2010, 04:01 PM

Really? That's one thing ive never had any problem with was the things breaking in anyway. I have had noise and interference with them, but that's about it. Well I guess a if a switch is the worst of it they're not that bad off.

Bill · 12-06-2010, 04:28 PM

I think I had three of them come in for repair that had bad switches so it's not this overwhelming amount I'm seeing. Just odd that I've had about 5 or 6 of them here and half had switch failure. There's always a few switches that are going to be bad in batch of 1000's. Can't really predict switch failure. They may test fine when they put them in but the next click could always be it's last.

firebrand · 07-06-2011, 07:01 AM

It wouldbe interesting to mote their serial numbers and see if it was a bad batch...

12-05-2010, 09:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
windwalker9649 Junior Member	? for anyone who ownes the MXR CSP202? I just purchased the MXR CSP202 Custom Shop compressor, which btw is awesome. I have a bit of an unnatural compressor fetish, but that's for another time. I have a question from anyone who has one; Is your indicator light blue or red? The manual says blue (which I love, i dont need stage lights with my board w/all those bright blue lights, no confusing on/off), but the one I just bought is red. I know that sometimes the manual says it has something it doesnt. My Dunlop brick said red indicator light, and mine is blue. Im just curious, because the new pedal i bought had been opened, and the pedal wasnt in the polybag they wrap them in usually like on my dyna comp/carbon copy/micro chorus and distortion + did. Also, if you bought yours new, did it come with the rubber knob covers that the Dyna Comp has? Mine didnt, which is dissapointing because I use them on the Dyna Comp, and the ones I put on the other one's, all the time.

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12-05-2010, 01:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bill Member Location: Kennewick, WA	I've had a few on my workbench. Some had red and some had blue. Not sure if the color of the LED means anything as they were exactly the same otherwise. My guess is they figured out they were spending too much extra for blue and decided to switch to the red which are usually a lot cheaper. Could be they ran out of a bulk lot of blue ones they bought for really cheap and couldn't get anymore so they switched to red. Could be anything. You can swap it to whatever color you want real easily if you have a soldering iron. None of them had the rubber knob covers but that could just mean the they weren't sent to me with the pedal. Doesn't mean they didn't come with them but I haven't seen one with them yet.

12-06-2010, 06:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
windwalker9649 Junior Member	Thanks for the input, your answer is what I was assuming. I do own a soldering iron, and may put the blue light in now that you mention is. You said you had a few open on your bench; what were they there for if you dont mind me asking? Repairs? or Modifications? I really like it, I use other compressors for other applications, including the Dyna when i want that click/squish on clean, but I like this as an all around use compressor. Unless you can install a dying batter mod like on a Dyna Comp, I'm not sure of what else I'd do with it, so if you have any suggestions; I'd appriciate it.

12-06-2010, 03:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bill Member Location: Kennewick, WA	Mostly for repair. The switch on them seems to be an issue. At least that seems to be a reoccuring issue that I'm starting to come across. One guy had some fried components. I've done a few mods to them. Nothing major yet as I haven't had one for any period of time to really get into it. Haven't tried the dying battery thing on one yet either. My Dyna Comp switch started acting up the other day also.

12-06-2010, 04:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
windwalker9649 Junior Member	Really? That's one thing ive never had any problem with was the things breaking in anyway. I have had noise and interference with them, but that's about it. Well I guess a if a switch is the worst of it they're not that bad off.

12-06-2010, 04:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bill Member Location: Kennewick, WA	I think I had three of them come in for repair that had bad switches so it's not this overwhelming amount I'm seeing. Just odd that I've had about 5 or 6 of them here and half had switch failure. There's always a few switches that are going to be bad in batch of 1000's. Can't really predict switch failure. They may test fine when they put them in but the next click could always be it's last.

07-06-2011, 07:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
firebrand Junior Member	It wouldbe interesting to mote their serial numbers and see if it was a bad batch...