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Topic: L10K reviews? |
Brian Pelky
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 19 Jun 2008 10:06 am |
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Anybody like the L10K....how does it's sound/sustain/tone compare to Hilton.....same more or less?
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2008 5:44 pm
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Brian,
I had a Goodrich H10K which I used for several years. The sound produced by this pedal was rich, smoooth, and clean, with no coloration of the tone that I could detect. The battery lasts forever as long as you unplug the cable from the pedal when it is not in use. I probably had well over a hundred or two gigs on my pedal when it began to be not so smooth, and probably needed a new pot. Still, it worked and did not sound noisy.
So, I sold it to try a Hilton. Now, the Hilton sounds great and is also smooth with no coloration of the tone. BUT, now I have to find a place to plug it in, and hope the bass player doesn't trip over the fine electric power supply wire running to the pedal.
In the final analysis, either one is a fine pedal. You either have to carry around an extra battery, just in case, OR carry around the power supply and find a place to plug it in...
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 19 Jun 2008 8:05 pm
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The L10-K is my main gigging VP. I like it because it gives me the punch of the LDR without having to plug it in. It feels like any other pot pedal. Works great for me.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2008 8:28 am
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I've used H10K's for the last 10 years or so. I like them much better than the old Goodrich light beam pedal and the old standard pot pedals I used before that. The pot in one of mine finally started getting a little scratchy, so I replaced it a couple of weeks ago. I bought this pedal used a few years ago, so I have no idea how old it is. I bought my other pedal new, and it is still as clean as the day I bought it. I don't know how long the batteries last, but I change mine every 2 or 3 years. The batteries I take out always check good with a tester. I haven't tried the LDR or Hilton, because I don't want any more wall warts or cables laying around.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Bill Terry
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Bastrop, TX
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Posted 20 Jun 2008 10:09 am
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I've got two L10Ks, as mentioned in the other thread, and they're perfect for me. I just don't want another wire on stage. I'm now down to guitar, vol-pedal, and amp w/spring reverb, so hook up the L10K w/two George L cables, and plug the amp into the wall.. done.
Darvin, I always change my battery after a year or so.. I'll have to go for 2 years next time. 
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2008 3:03 pm
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Hey Bill, my second H10K actually came from you. That's the one I changed the pot in a couple of weeks ago. It wasn't too bad, just a little scratchy. These pedals work fine for me, and if it works, why fix it.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Bill Terry
From:
Bastrop, TX
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Posted 22 Jun 2008 1:32 pm
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Hi Darvin, yeah.. I remember that now. I think I bought my second L10K after I sold you that one.. The lower profile just works better for me.
Yep, I think they're great pedals, and you're right. If it works why mess with it?
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Jun 2008 9:45 am
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The L10K Goodrich is an amplified pedal, like the Hilton. Because of that, both can offer more volume than standard pot pedals. Extra volume might be handy in certain situations, but with the high-output pickups that are used today, amplified pedals are rarely a necessity.
Amplified pedals are sometimes more trouble-free than pot pedals, but they must go back to the manufacturer in the event they ever need repairs. Pot pedals have the advantage of being cheaper, and are easily repaired by the owner.
There is no "clear winner". Each design has advantages and disadvantages, and each will probably also do the required job. |
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Tony Palmer
From:
St Augustine,FL
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 9:31 am
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I had an L10K but forgot to unplug the cable several times and the battery was always running down.
When this finally happened on a gig and I had no spare battery (I had to go out during break and buy one) I sold it and have used the standard one without the battery ever since.
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