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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2002 1:29 pm |
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| nice looking pedal, the toggle switch isn't original. |
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2002 1:46 pm
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What are the pros/cons to having a Volume/Tone pedal, as opposed to Volume only? It would seem ideal to have control of both right there at your foot, but the only pedals I've seen which do both are vintage (Fender and Bigbsy). Was this a fad that really didn't catch on? Are there volume pedals being made today that have the side to side tone control?
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 19 Jun 2002 12:43 am
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Tone control on volume pedals was designed mainly for "doo-wah"-effect, which itself went out of popularity during the 60's. Paul Bigsby kept making and selling these pedals until he sold his business to Ted MacCarthy in the mid 60's. Ted focused on producing vibrato units mainly, though they did advertise and sell vol/tone pedals too during the years. I believe Gretsch still has the original castings, but has no interest of assembling them into working units. Or if they did, the price would probably be way more than what the originals go for now. A while back, this was a topic here. For a comparison, a Bigsby pedal was $55 in the fifties and $65 in the -63 catalog! Quite a bit of money for a pedal in those days!
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Chris DeBarge
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Boston, Mass
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Posted 19 Jun 2002 5:33 am
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I believe it was forum member Paul Warnick who put together a few newer ones with old parts. I have one of those, and a vintage one as well - seeing the price it's going for I may sell! 
And though the Bigsby is cooler, the Fender version works better. |
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2002 6:05 am
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Chris...
Do you find that you prefer to use one over the standard, Volume only pedal?
Mahalo! |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 19 Jun 2002 9:36 pm
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| I don't know who did the actual assembling on the "new" Bigsby pedals, mine was ordered straight from the Bigsby company. Would make sense if it was Paul. Functionally, the volume/up and down motion on my Bigsby works a bit smoother than on the Fender. Other than that, they feel pretty much the same. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2002 2:29 pm
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| Paul Bigsby kept making and selling these pedals until he sold his business to Ted MacCarthy in the mid 60's. |
1964. I don't think Paul got the pedal castings. As fate would have it, I had found out that Ted had all the Bigsby stuff for sale about a year before Paul found it and just as I was going to buy it, my last ex, who had moved out 5 years prior, came back and sued me for my house. $20,000 in legal fees later, the judge said this should never have been filed and threw it out. Probably better for everyone else since I tend to be a "glue-finger". |
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Chris DeBarge
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Boston, Mass
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Posted 21 Jun 2002 7:47 am
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Jeff, I just like to have the horn section "wah" sound on some chord flourishes, like the old western swing guys or Speedy West.
Sometimes though, like if I'm playing E9, I'll just use my plain old Sho-Bud volume pedal, because it is smoother and better sounding* than a vol/tone pedal.
*cleaner, one less R/C in the signal path. |
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