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Greg Quinlan
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Brunswick, Maine, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2011 7:28 pm |
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Has anyone out there ever made a volume pedal from a sewing machine pedal? If so, I'm looking for directions.
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Greg |
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Jason Hull
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Posted 26 Feb 2011 8:18 pm
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| Yes, I have. I replaced the pot with a 500K audio taper type. I drilled out the cable hole for a 1/4" jack, and there was enough room next to it (under the pedal, which covers most of the case) for another 1/4" jack. Works great, and built like a tank. |
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Greg Quinlan
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Brunswick, Maine, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2011 5:19 am
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| So besides 2 1/4 inch jacks, what do I need? Thanks! |
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Jason Hull
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Posted 27 Feb 2011 5:23 pm
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| That will depend on the pedal, of course, but you will need two 1/4" jacks, and a 500k audio taper pot. |
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Greg Quinlan
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Brunswick, Maine, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2011 6:00 pm
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| Thanks Jason...much appreciated! Greg |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 27 Feb 2011 10:22 pm
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| Mine is made from an old Wha pedal.. |
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Walter Killam
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Nebraska, USA
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Greg Quinlan
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Brunswick, Maine, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 10:28 am Re: You may want to look in to Craig Anderton's "De Scr
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Thanks for the links! Looks like I need to be a Rocket Scientist though to do this. 
Greg
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 12:51 pm
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| Wow! Every pot-based volume pedal I own has a pot, some way to connect it to the pedal, an a few wires for the jacks - that Anderton thing looks like overkill. |
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Greg Quinlan
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Brunswick, Maine, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2011 4:42 pm
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| David Mason wrote: |
| Wow! Every pot-based volume pedal I own has a pot, some way to connect it to the pedal, an a few wires for the jacks - that Anderton thing looks like overkill. |
Do they look anything like this?
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Glenn Taylor
From:
Denver, CO, USA
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Rex Myers
From:
Risingsun Ohio, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2012 9:07 pm DIY Volume Pedals
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I have been playing around with the Volume pedal Idea myself. I haven't built anything from scratch yet But have been toying around with the idea. I have an old BMI low profile Volume pedal I want to make a copy of. I just recently took an old Snarling Dogs wah and Converted it to just volume it works really great and looks cool as heck Good luck on your project let us know how it turns out
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 1:01 am
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from the Fo's archives
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Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 4:52 pm
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I've never been able to leave a piece of musical equipment I own alone. Seems I mod everything eventually.
Here's my old classic Shobud pedal.
Note in the picture of the underside I've added a brass piece that supports the other end of the pot.
The pots lasts alot longer since doing this. I'm only on my third pot in 25 years.
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Dale Hampton
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 7:03 pm
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Here is one I bought at a flea market as a joke
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Greg Lambert
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2019 3:51 pm No more string breakage
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Bill A. Moore
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2019 10:32 am
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| Wouldn't you need some sort of spring to return the fan when the air stops? |
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Tommy Mc
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Middlesex VT
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Posted 4 Mar 2019 10:58 am
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| Jim Pitman wrote: |
I've never been able to leave a piece of musical equipment I own alone. Seems I mod everything eventually.
Here's my old classic Shobud pedal.
Note in the picture of the underside I've added a brass piece that supports the other end of the pot.
The pots lasts alot longer since doing this. I'm only on my third pot in 25 years.
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Jim, Didn't you get that pedal from Scott Kokins? I'm pretty sure it's the same one I traded with him for an old Vox wah-wah. One of my more stupid trades. Scott wanted the pedal for his old Maverick, and I didn't have a steel at the time. My cunning plan was that if I ever needed a volume pedal, I could just disconnect the wah circuitry. Two for one, so to speak.....not. |
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Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2019 12:47 pm
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| Hi Tom. I think i did get it from Scott. Hope i'm not surprising you with the fact that Scott passed about a year ago. Scott was my music/fishing buddy. I miss him dearly. Ya know,8 you and i should get together at some point before one or the other of us meets the same fait. I'd love to try out your MSA. |
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Tommy Mc
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Middlesex VT
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Posted 4 Mar 2019 12:58 pm
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| Jim Pitman wrote: |
| Hi Tom. I think i did get it from Scott. Hope i'm not surprising you with the fact that Scott passed about a year ago. Scott was my music/fishing buddy. I miss him dearly. Ya know,8 you and i should get together at some point before one or the other of us meets the same fait. I'd love to try out your MSA. |
Yes, I heard about Scott. Very sad. He was a great picker, and it was through our friendship that I ended up in VT. Any time you want to get together, I'd be into it. It would be great to hear my MSA in the hands of a pro.... |
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