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Topic: Goodrich Volume Pedal Pot |
Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 4 Nov 2015 12:46 pm |
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I want to buy a pot for my Goodrich volume pedal. Same as the one they use currently in the 120.
Where can I get one??
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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David Higginbotham
From:
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2015 1:55 pm
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I know Jerry Roller has some good pots also. I purchased one from him quite some time back and haven't had an issue since.
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 4 Nov 2015 5:21 pm
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Thank you!
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 11:49 am
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| Al Brisco (Steel Guitars Canada) has the PEC replacements (made right here in Toronto apparently). Thanks to this thread, I finally got around to ordering one & am looking forward to having my Goodrich vp up and running again. |
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Eric Philippsen
From:
Central Florida USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 2:10 pm
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If the sealed pot on the Goodrich is scratchy you can do this before shelling out $ for a new one and saving the time and hassle of removing the old part and restringing the shaft.
I read about it here on the Forum and figured, heck, wouldn't hurt to try it.
Drill a TINY hole in the pot's side, preferably while holding the pedal upside down so that any of the metal shavings from drilling fall down and away and not into the pot itself. It's not hard to do and sounds more awkward than it is. With a sharp bit it takes about 10 seconds or less to do that.
Then spray regular pot cleaner into the hole you just drilled. Done.
I was skeptical about doing it when I first read about it but, dang, if it didn't work great. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 2:18 pm
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Get a truly long life pot with a conductive plastic track like the Dunlop HotPotz sold by Tom Bradshaw or the new one offered by Goodrich themselves here (even with pigtail wires if you don't want to solder directly to the pot):
http://www.goodrichsoundcompany.com/Electronics_c_12.html
"We really liked some of the aspects of the Dunlop 470k HotPotz that he designed and Dunlop sells.. We wanted a pot that had a +/- threshold of 5% or less... Thats in mechanical and electrical values. Also we wanted an Allen Bradley type audio taper. We wanted a pot that had an extremely long life, trouble free. We wanted an easy, smooth spin and a longer, slotted shaft. We got everything we asked for... This is the new standard.. We guarantee these pots for one year from the time of purchase... No questions asked!
They come bare with no wires or pigtailed.
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 9:52 pm VP pot
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| I like the 500 pot much more than a 250. Try it. Thanks and good luck. |
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Paul Redmond
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 10:21 pm
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Didn't Jim Palenscar recently purchase Goodrich?
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Mark Hershey
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 7:47 am
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| I bought a Goodrich and it seems like its getting a little scratchy already. Have had the pedal for about 2 years. How long does a pot typically last? |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 4:06 pm
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| Drill the hole, then tuner spray. It works. Looks like Goodrich wants you to buy 5 at once? |
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Ned McIntosh
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 9 Nov 2015 4:22 pm
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Tom Bradshaw is my "go-to" guy for volume pots and pedals. Great price and top service. Tom is a legend and has been supporting steel-players for decades.
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Paul Redmond
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2015 2:16 am
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Digi-Key Corporation sells the Canadian-made pots from their shop in Thief River Falls MN for about 12 bucks each. The catalog number for most 500K Goodrich pots is....KA5041S28. I've heard that these are the pots originally used in Goodrich pedals, but have never confirmed that with anyone. It's been three years since I ordered any from them, but at the time, I ordered four pots and with shipping the bill was $59.96.
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Drew Pierce
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2015 5:45 pm
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The problem with any pot is that it's functionality begins deteriorating the minute you start using it. It's the nature of the design. Before I switched to Hilton Pedals, I was always amazed how much my old pot had deteriorated over time without me realizing it. When they started getting "scratchy" or cutting out and I replaced them with a fresh one, only then did I fully realize how bad the old one had gotten. If the effects of that gradual deterioration would have happened all of a sudden, I would have considered it a major malfunction.
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