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Topic: EB Jr Volume Pedal Pot |
Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 6 Jun 2013 5:28 am |
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Been thinking about upping my VPJr to a 500K pot. I know the EB pedal can be a little hard to fit a pot into, because of the thick mounting block. However, I did see that the EB 500K stereo pot will fit. And, since it has two sections, you essentially have a "spare" pot already installed, just move the wires.
Pot is at http://www.ernieball.com/products/pedals/2035/potentiometer-500k-for-model-6165-stereo-pan-pedal.
What say ye, oh great minds smarter than mine!
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Bruce Derr
From:
Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2013 8:41 am
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| Scott, in a dual concentric pot, both sections will operate simultaneously and will therefore wear at about the same rate, whether connected or not. The mechanical wear from the wiper sliding along the resistive element will be about the same. That being said, there's no disadvantage to dual vs. single, as long as it fits. |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 6 Jun 2013 9:31 am
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See, I told you people were smarted than me!
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Howard Montgomery
From:
Topeka, KS US
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Posted 17 Jun 2013 3:24 pm
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| I put the Dunlop Hot Potz in both of mine. Had to drill the mounting plate, but they work great. |
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 17 Jun 2013 9:45 pm
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. . since it has two sections, you essentially have a
"spare" pot already installed, just move the wires. |
Only if you haven't worn the 'spare' out at the same
time you were using the one you were 'wired to'.
It's the mechanical friction, and not the
electrical signal passing through them that
wears these things
out.
~Rw
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 18 Jun 2013 2:53 am
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Yea Russ, I wasn't thinking about that when I posted... 
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Ryan Quinn
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 18 Jun 2013 4:21 am
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Hi Scott,
I did what you are suggesting the last time I replaced the pot in my Ernie Ball VP. It helped with the loading the original 250k pot was doing to my pickup. I had the same brief moment of excitement over the idea that I had a built-in spare pot as well due to the concentric pot before realizing the unused section would wear out as quickly.
It seems like such a good idea to have a spare pot already mounted. Maybe someone will come up with a way to mount two pots but only have one engaged at a time, so when the first starts getting scratchy, you can mechanically engage the second. Something like Sho-Bud Crossover, but for electromechanical components. Or, I suppose, one could use one of the numerous well-made pedals that manage this electronically.
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 18 Jun 2013 4:54 am
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Well, when I bought the GFI / Nashville 112 package I got, it came with a Goodrich with a 500K pot in it, so I am using it, plus a Li'l Izzy inline, and boy, does it sound good. My EBJr resides in the bottom of the steel seat as a spare.
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Ryan Quinn
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 18 Jun 2013 5:54 am
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Me too- as soon as I upgraded to a Goodrich, the EB became my backup.
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