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Topic: Which volume pedal to buy? |
Phillip Leggett
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 4:15 pm |
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Hey folks!
I’m looking to buy a volume pedal, hopefully one that will last me years to come so I don’t mind spending money.
Which are your favourite volume pedals and why?
Thanks in advance!
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Joseph Carlson
From:
Grass Valley, California, USA
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 5:11 pm
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| I've been a Goodrich user for over 35 years. One of the most popular and widely used pedal in the industry. There is other choices and I've tried a few but Goodrich is my main choice, I have 5 of them. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 5:40 pm
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| Goodrich is the Eveready Bunny of volume pedals. With the new pots, they last forever. |
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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 27 Jan 2025 6:04 pm
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I have been using a Hilton for almost ten years and have no plans to change.
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Stew Crookes
From:
Paris, France
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Posted 29 Jan 2025 12:32 pm
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If you want an active pedal, the Hilton is great 
If you're more into passive pedals (which I've ultimately realized is my preference so I sold my Hilton) you can't go wrong with a Goodrich 120. That's what I have in my practice/recording setup, and my gig pedal is a Moyo which I also really like!
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Music mixer, producer and pedal steel guitarist
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 29 Jan 2025 4:36 pm
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Another vote for the Lehle. I've had pretty much all of them and still have a couple of Goodrich pedals as well as a Bigsby and Fender. The Lehle just sounds best to me, and it's easy to adjust the "zero point" to allow just a hair of sound to come through so intonation when you rev it up doesn't come as a complete surprise.
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Marvin Born
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2025 5:48 pm Vol pedal
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Check you the Telonics FP-100 vol pedal. They are all electronics, no pot , no string, no light system. They are expensive compared to other pedals. But last forever, and if a problem occurs, Telonics has outstanding customer service. I have three, one was a first run model. NO problems ever.
The FP100 has adjustable taper, if you play a Goodrich or a Hilton, you can set the Telonics to match and you never have to relearn a new pedal. You can also adjust the pedal for Zero gain or plus 6 db which is handy when you need just a little more sustain for a couple of measures.
HIlton pedal brackets fit the Telonics.
Check out Telonics.com , then Pro Audio. |
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Phillip Leggett
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 30 Jan 2025 3:17 am
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| This is great, thanks everyone I really appreciate it! |
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Phillip Leggett
From:
Victoria, Australia
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Posted 30 Jan 2025 3:43 am
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Also when choosing a volume pedal, what am I looking for? What is it that makes one volume pedal more desirable than the next?
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Bill Fisher
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2025 3:51 am
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Read what Marvin said about Telonics. Your answer lies within.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 30 Jan 2025 4:04 am
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| Goodrich is the Eveready Bunny of volume pedals. With the new pots, they last forever. |
Agreed.
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 30 Jan 2025 6:55 am
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I’m another standard Goodrich L120 guy. I also keep the mini version Moyo pedal as a backup around. It’s fantastic too. I use it for fly dates. It actually feels and sounds the same as the Goodrich.
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