goodrich 480 light beam pedal?

Ernie Pollock · From: Mt Savage, Md USA

Anyone using one of these volume pedals that plugs into AC, if so what do you think of it? does it change the sound of your guitar or not??
Any comments appreciated.

Ernie Confused

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

I once had one of these pedals. I thought there was something wrong with it and send it back to Goodrich. They wouldn't send it back to me because of liability issues. I guess with the AC setup some players got a shock on a wet stage or etc. However, they did give me credit on a new pot pedal.
It was a good sounding pedal.

Stu Schulman · From: Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)

Ernie,A friend of mine gave me one of those yesterday,and I was amazed at how well it works.The back of the pedal where the cord comes out looks a little scary? If it ever becomes frayed,I could be history.I was wondering if they still make them.Mine has the big tone knob on it.Stu
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Lee Baucum · From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier

I've still got an old Model 400 that I bought new, back in the 1970's. It still works great. I keep it for a back-up pedal.

Tony Prior · From: Charlotte NC

I also still have an old one as well, it is missing the bottom plate so I am not sure what model, but I think it is a 400. It has TWO mini bulbs for the light beam. Both are original ! It still works fine and looks pretty good too..

It sounded fine with my Sho-Buds all those years and back in 2000 or so when I came out of Steel Guitar self imposed retirement I used it before I got a 120.

I see no reason why it wouldn't perform on a gig today.

I wonder what the issues were with the AC other than it might kill ya ?

tp

Lee Baucum · From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier

Now that you mention it, Tony, mine has the original bulbs in it also. After using it for about 5 years I bought an extra pair of bulbs, just in case. I never had to install them.

Fred Bova · From: Connecticut, USA

I have an Edwards, and a DeArmond.If you are worried about a Shock problem with any of these old Light Beam/ Photocell pedals just take the transformer out of the pedal,( or just disconnect and Bypass around it)and run the low voltage wires to the pedal from a proper voltage Wall Wart power supply. This is what I am doing with all of my old pedals, works fine, and reduces Hum. Also, if you make the power supply variable you can alter the ON/OFF taper of the Volume Pedal.

Ernie Pollock · From: Mt Savage, Md USA

I recently got one of those pedals and it seems to do a real nice job, I can't honestly hear much tone change with it, sure will be a good backup pedal then.
Thanks for all the replys, oh the one with a tone control is the same, Goodrich just gave it a different model #.

Ernie Laughing

Marvin Born · From: Ohio, USA

There is another discussion about the same thing here in "Electronics"

I have a 400A Goodrich. I replaced the lamp with a #1418 which Radio Shack sells and bought a Wall wart that supplied .5 Amps at 14 volts DC. The 1418 draws .15 amps.

The base of the lamp is a BA-9 and there are a number of lamps that fit. You may have to play around with bulbs until you get one that has the correct amount of light. (the original lamp in my Goodrich was a 757 which draws .08A at 28 volts, So at 14 volts .15 was the closest value that would have close to the same amount of light output. It worked, with just a little signal passing when the pedal is off and then ramps up to full volume with the pedal to the metal.

Now the hum is reduced from the AC cord connection and the safety problem is gone with only 14 volts on the pedal.

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