Hey, I hope this is the right section for this.
I recently got an Arion SFL-1, made in Sri-Lanka, and while I do very much enjoy the sounds from it, it unfortunately is very noisy. Any gain put before it and especially after it becomes unbelievably hissy. Even on it's own, I have to be careful when putting it through any gainy amp. Plus, when it is bypass, what sounds like clock noise bleeds through the signal and is very audible through distortion pedals.
I was wondering if anyone knows of any way to reduce the noise, even if not on this pedal specifically, on old BBD pedals in general? Based on what I've heard on YouTube clips of this pedal, I really don't think this thing should be as unbearably noisy as it is for me. I am going to replace all of the transistors on the board, as they are old at this stage and any moisture ingression in those could potentially cause the problem I am hearing. Any more tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!