Kristen Bruno
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2018 10:31 am |
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I have a Dunlop Model GCB-80 volume pedal. I measured the resistance at about 258K.
The pickup was about 18K.
Will a freeloader help even out any tone suck from the pedal?
Thanks
K
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 8 Oct 2018 11:00 am
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I have and sometimes use a different Dunlop volume pedal and have used older Ernie Ball volume pedals, each with 250K pots - mostly for guitar, but sometimes for steel too. I find using a buffer makes a significant difference, and I really like my Freeloader for that purpose. I think of the input impedance pot as an on-board tone control.
I mostly use old Sho Bud pedals with 500K pots. To me, they sound good either with or without the Freeloader, and sometimes I use it, other times not. Into a Twin Reverb with a 1 MegOhm input impedance in Input 1, I don't generally find any need for it. But I frequently find it very useful into my Peaveys, which all have a lower input impedance.
If you have a non-true-bypass pedal with a high-input-impedance buffer (say in the 500K-1M range) in the "off" position, you can probably get a general idea of how a dedicated buffer like the Freeloader will affect your sound with this pedal. Just put it in between your steel output and the volume pedal input. Of course, the Freeloader has that variable input impedance and it's probably a different circuit anyway. But I think it's worth a listen if you have something like that around. Most decent pedal manufacturers state whether or not they're true bypass and you should be able to find the input impedance online. |
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