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Arthur Herrmann
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 11:37 am |
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| What do forumites recommend for volume pedals? I was using a fender reissue volume and tone pedal but it got increasingly noisy and now barely works (after a year of only moderate use). Want to replace it with another unit as I use volume swells in my playing from time to time and it is just convenient to be able to control volume levels while you perform. Any recommendations? |
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Lynn Oliver
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Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 11:55 am
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| Does it just need a new pot? |
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Josh Cho
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New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 12:26 pm try a Hilton.
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I highly recommend the Hilton Volume Pedals that can be bought right here on the forum in the Accessories section.
I sold mine due to non-use in my Hawaiian genre, but it was the best pedal I have ever owned, quality construction and 99.9% transparent.
Check them out.
Josh
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Kristian Meisling
From:
Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 1:42 pm Telonics Pedal
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I have bought more volume pedals than the law allows since my old favorite ZB Custom pedal started to fail a few years ago. I recently bought a Telonics pedal through Tom Bradshaw's PSG Products, and it is the most fantastic pedal...just unbelievably good...high-tech...bullet-proof construction...adjustable tapers to emulate various well-known pedals...adjustable friction...adjustable zero point...dead quiet...no pot...not optical, but electronic motion-sensor based...adjustable everything...comes in two heights...has a power-cord...it's quite expensive, but it's the holy grail as far as I am concerned. I highly recommend downloading the product manual and reading about it...here's the link...my second choice would be a Hilton optical pedal...
http://www.songwriter.com/bradshaw/telonics_pedals.php |
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 2:15 pm
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| Never had a chance to try a Goodrich or Hilton - if you are looking for a lower-priced model, check out the George Dennis vol. pedals, I love those for their smooth taper. And stay away from Morley Pro Series (on/off-switches in vol. pedal-disguise...) |
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 20 Feb 2010 4:58 pm
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| What do forumites recommend for volume pedals? |
None!!! Play without volume pedals. Remember the days before the volume pedal and how the steel guitar sounded. Priceless! 
Aloha, 
Don |
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Posted 21 Feb 2010 2:43 am
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| Don Kona Woods wrote: |
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| What do forumites recommend for volume pedals? |
None!!! Play without volume pedals. Remember the days before the volume pedal and how the steel guitar sounded. Priceless!
Aloha,
Don |
Don:
They did do volume swells with the control knobs- does that count?
Ahola,
Steve  |
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Arthur Herrmann
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2010 6:29 am
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| Thanks for the suggestions. My pedal probably does just need a new pot but if I can't replace it inexpensively, I may look into getting a new, more reliable alternative. I am a bit miffed that the Fender conked out in less than a year from light use. The Hilton sounds pricey but the Dennis is a possibility. |
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 21 Feb 2010 8:51 am
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| Don Kona Woods wrote: |
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None!!! Play without volume pedals. Remember the days before the volume pedal and how the steel guitar sounded. Priceless!
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Actually, you don't even need a steel guitar - remember the days before lap steels, and how beautiful those cavemen sounded, banging those rocks together? Priceless!
Oooogah-booogah! |
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Gene Warner
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2010 1:29 pm
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I have one of the original Fender pedals. Does anyone know if the potentiometer in the new re-issued ones fits the original, and if it's available from Fender, or through Fender dealers.
Gene Warnerr |
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Ed Altrichter
From:
Schroeder, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2010 1:44 pm What am I missing ?
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I play my MSA SuperSlide through a Peavey Nashville
112 amp and the sound is great. Will someone please describe what it is that I'm missing by not using a volume pedal ? (A few "swells" now and then doesn't seem to justify the cost. ) Ed |
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 21 Feb 2010 2:53 pm
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Well, it depends on what style of music you're playing, and what kind of sounds you're wanting to make - I use my lap steel a bit like a keyboard in my band, eg. providing "pads" - and a great effect is eg. hitting harmonics on a couple of strings with the vol. pedal fully closed, than slowly opening it up for an ethereal effect; it is also great for doing the pedal steel-"endless sustain" trick - turn up the volume on the amp so that you have your "regular" playing volume with the vol. pedal closed down 2/3rds of the way; you play a note that way, and when it starts to fade, you slowly open the vol. pedal to keep the note sustaining for a very long time.
But I also keep it for matching the volumes of my Telecaster, Danelectro baritone, and lap steel, which, for convenience I all play through the same effects/amp rig - but they all have very different output levels, so I use the vol. pedal for matching all of them to produce the same loudness. |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2010 12:16 am
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Over many years have used Fender,Sho-bud,Goodrich,but the MOST dependable one is an OLD Dunlop Hi Gain. No strings to break,unlike the others has the original pot,NEVER a scratch in it.solid as a rock,If it ever bites the dust can buy a new one for eighty bucks. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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