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Topic: Sho Bud Volume Pedal Repair |
Jake DeJongh
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Idaho, USA
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Posted 26 Jan 2019 3:00 pm |
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| I just picked up an old Sho-Bud volume pedal and I am not getting any signal through it. Any thoughts on why this could be? |
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Ronnie Boettcher
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Brunswick Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Jan 2019 3:50 pm
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If you have the original Allen-Bradley pot, that could be my first change. If the pot is good, it has to be the wiring, or one of the tabs that connect to your cables needs bending. Check everything with a "ohm meter". Also make sure your string is good. Has to be a easy fix.
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Sho-Bud LDG, Martin D28, Ome trilogy 5 string banjo, Ibanez 4-string bass, dobro, fiddle, and a tubal cain. Life Member of AFM local 142 |
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Ronnie Boettcher
From:
Brunswick Ohio, USA
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Posted 26 Jan 2019 3:52 pm
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There is a wiring diagram posted on this forum.
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Sho-Bud LDG, Martin D28, Ome trilogy 5 string banjo, Ibanez 4-string bass, dobro, fiddle, and a tubal cain. Life Member of AFM local 142 |
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 26 Jan 2019 10:09 pm Sho Bud Volume Pedal repair
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First thing is check the string, Make sure it is turning, The pot shaft is turning to Full volume. A broken string could be an easy fix. Next check the pot with an OHM meter to see if it is getting full volume.
Check in and out jacks and check for bad solder joints that have corroded or broken circuit.
Since Sho-Bud has been out of business for several years, It may be worth the effort and time, Just replace the Pot, Both Cable jacks, Wires and string. Be like having a brand new Volume/Expression pedal that should last for a while before it needs any work on it. |
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Charles Caskey
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2019 4:18 am
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If you find the pot is the problem, I had good results replacing mine from parts here:
http://www.songwriter.com/bradshaw/potentiometers.php
The most difficult part for me was figuring out how to route the string, but there is a lot of info on the forum, and I think Tom has some instructions he will send with the potentiometer as well.
But yeah -- as others have said, that pedal is pretty much a string + potentiometer, so the problem almost has to be either a cold solder joint, broken pot, or the string. Worth opening up just to be surprised at how that simple mechanism can last for 50 years! I had to be careful not to strip screws, since some of the metal on mine was soft. |
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