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Topic: Need Help On Volume Pedal |
Morgan Scoggins
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2010 2:45 pm |
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I am kind of new to electric instruments, but I started playing steel guitar a while back. I purchased a used Ernie Ball VP on Ebay. It has no model number, but it is an older model and very large, much larger than the Ernie Ball Jr's that I see so many of.
It worked real good at first,now the volume produces a static sound whenever I press the pedal for more volume.As long as the pedal stays in the same position, it is OK. The static noise happens when I try to increase or decrease the volume.
Someone else told me I need to replace the "pot". He showed it to me and it looks like a capacitor.
I dont want to spend a lot of money to fix it, since I only paid $60 for it.
Can anyone give me some advice on this?
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 8 Jan 2010 4:29 pm Ernie Ball Volumn Pedal
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Morgan,
I've got an new Ernie Ball Jr. with the in, out and tuner on the front. I prefer the older/larger Ernie Ball volume pedals and need a spare. I'll trade you straight across one for one, if you would like. It sounds like the pot in yours is indeed bad. It would be my spare so I could take my time getting a pot for it. No problem.
Otherwise, you could order a pot from Tom Bradshaw, last one I got was about 25.00. If you carried it up to Atlanta to their up coming show, South West Georgia Jam, I believe. You could probably get one of those fine gents to install the pot for you, if you need help with it.
Anyway, my opinion is the pot is bad and needs to be replaced. |
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Don Brown, Sr.
From:
New Jersey
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 1:37 pm
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Morgan,
The old Ernie Balls, were the good ones. You need a 500K Audio Taper.
I currently have four of the old ones. Open front, and the cords come out of the right side. The closed fronts, the cords come out of the front. Not to my liking for pedal steel.
Tom Bradshaw, has pots, as does Bobbe Seymour. As I said, the newer EB's have the cords coming out of the closed in front. Not good at all, and I think they use a 250K Pot.
PS: Forgot to mention, they're an easy change in those older pedals.
There are two Phillips screws on the bottom of the pedal, that will remove the entire mount for the pot.
Make youself up a small hook (bent end of a clothes hanger) then bend the other end, into a T-Type handle. Reach inside and hook the end of the spring, and pull a little slack in the cord, to remove it easier. Then unplug the three wires, and remove the entire mount assembly (pot and all). Then, you can mount the new pot, and install the mount back in. Hook the spring that's attached to the cord, and pull it to give you enough slack in the cord, to put the wraps back on. Then turn the pot by hand, until it's at the off position with the pedal up. Plug the three wires back on, and you're back in business. That's it.
Takes less than 10 minutes to change the pot in those older models.
Hope that helps..... Don |
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Morgan Scoggins
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 3:48 pm
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Don,
Thanks so much for the help and advice. Yes, I do have the older model EB pedal with the open end in the front and the cable jacks on the right side.
I will order a pot and get this thing fixed. Someone else told me the older model EB pedals were much better than the new ones. I am retired and living on a pension, plus what I can make doing odd jobs and such. I can't afford a new pedal right now.
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Don Brown, Sr.
From:
New Jersey
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 4:11 pm
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Morgan,
No need of buying a new pedal. You have what I feel is the best damn pedal there is. The angle is so that you can play in high heeled boots, shoes, or any other choice, all night long and all in comfort. Due to the great angle of the pedal.
And for my money, you still can't beat the tone out of a good pot pedal.
Look at the craftsmanship concerning the huge pivot axle and how they are designed. You won't find another pedal with such attention paid to all of the important parts. They were definitely made to outlast any of us!
Make sure you pay attention to the direction of the wraps, as well as count the number of turns, and it will be an easy fix for you to do.
Another little trick I do, is to slip the cord off of the back roller, until I get the new pot wrapped and then using that same hook, grab the cord and then using that to pull the string back, use a finger, to put the cord back over the rear roller.
That gives you a little extra cord for when you're wrapping the pot pulley.
Glad I could help you out......... Don |
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