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Tommy Gibbons
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 11:32 am |
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| I am a new player, I use an old Sho-Bud pedal. Will this effect the tone quality? Does the pedal really make a differance? What "new" pedal would you reccomend? |
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 11:55 am Volume Pedals...
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As I stated in another thread,I always felt right at
home with the old-fashioned pot-pedal,but when I was
about to get another pedal,I ordered the much
praised Hilton ME 262-B,and got all carried away...
it is,indeed,a fantastic volume pedal...McUtsi |
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Tommy Gibbons
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 12:03 pm
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Thanks Ulrik,
How much difference does a good pedal make? |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 12:54 pm
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Tommy,
I guess all pedals have their good points and bad points. I use a Hilton, as the good points far out weigh the bad points for me.
Good points:
no pot to reaplace, ever
no pot noise, ever
no tonal change during pedal travel
easy adjustment of the volume off position
Bad points:
pricy (but you get what you pay for)
one other item to plug in (this adds at least 15 seconds to my set up time!)
Good luck on your search! |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 1:20 pm
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Simple: You are a beginner. You have a good volume pedal. You are fine. From where you are at, right now, tonal improvement will be attained 99% from practice, 1% from a different volume pedal (if at all----some people prefer a pedal like you have over the active volume pedals like the Hilton. Not a diss on Hilton. Just a fact.
IF, on the other hand, your pedal has problems, that is another story. Then you need to decide if you want to replace the pot or buy a potless pedal like the Hilton.
Replacing your volume pedal for better tone now, at your stage, assuming it works ok, is like replacing the stock engine in your Ford with something high performance to make your driving smoother. Work on your driving. Your gear is fine. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 1:34 pm
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You aleady have a truly great pedal. I see nothing about your Sho-Bud volume pedal that would limit your playing, my playing or even a top pro's playing. In fact many top selling record sounds were recorded with a pedal just like yours.
If you just want to try something different or would like to enter the "I want to own one of each type" sweepstakes, I've done a review of a few of the more popular pedals:
Hilton Review
Goodrich Review
If your pedal's pot gets noisy check here for a replacement:
Dunlop Pot
Greg |
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Don Brown, Sr.
From:
New Jersey
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 5:45 pm
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One other great thing I can tell you about the pedal you now have:
If anything happens to it, You Can, do the repair on it without having to send it back to the manufacturer, or repair shop.
Simply pick up a spare Pot for the pedal, so you have one on hand (just in case you find yours getting a bit on the scratchy side) as Greg pointed out to you.
Changing a pot is no more than a 15 minute job and if you're a bit slow, 20 minutes max. If it's a first time for you, then possibly an hour or so.
Note: It helps, if you know how to solder, unless you have your wires, so they'll simply plug onto the pots three terminals.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
Don |
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Pit Lenz
From:
Cologne, Germany
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Posted 4 Jan 2009 7:01 pm
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Jon Light is completely right!
I bought me a Hilton, but to my big surprise it didn´t improve my playing!
You got a good rig here, keep on playing it! |
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