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Post by remediossharrock on Feb 4, 2019 14:07:44 GMT -6
Hello Guys! I am new at this music lovers' forum. I am also good at singing but not an expert especially in case of judging the musical types of equipment. Actually, I have checked at Google and have posted at some musical forums, but most of them didn't take my question seriously or thought, I am there to make spam. My primary problem is about the suitable volume pedal for Fender guitars. Yes, my boyfriend runs a music band, and he listened to him complaining about volume pedals. As his birthday is near so, I decided to gift him a suitable volume pedal. I found following reviews for volume pedals, but I don't know which one should I gift him. Can you guys help me? bestazy.com/best-volume-pedal/musiccritic.com/equipment/pedals/best-volume-pedals/www.guitarcenter.com/Volume-Expression-Effects-Pedals.gc |
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Post by matt on Feb 4, 2019 20:11:18 GMT -6
Welcome! There's lots of good pedals on the Guitarcenter site. I like the Boss: Boss FV-500H. For a compact pedal: Dunlop DVP4. For hi-end: Mission Engineering VM1-Aero. Hard to make a bad choice. Good luck! |
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Post by Tbone81 on Feb 4, 2019 21:22:25 GMT -6
Ernie Ball makes great volume pedals that are sturdy as hell.
Welcome to the forum
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Post by johneppstein on Feb 6, 2019 1:55:58 GMT -6
No type of guitar player uses his volume pedal more or relies on it as heavily as a pedal steel player. And the choice of most professional steel players is a Goodrich. They're not cheap but they work like a dream and they're as indestructible as a Sherman tank.
I'm not sure if Guitar Center carries Goodrich - it might be too high end for them.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Feb 8, 2019 18:24:26 GMT -6
No type of guitar player uses his volume pedal more or relies on it as heavily as a pedal steel player. And the choice of most professional steel players is a Goodrich. They're not cheap but they work like a dream and they're as indestructible as a Sherman tank.
I'm not sure if Guitar Center carries Goodrich - it might be too high end for them.
I’ve got a Goodrich for playing Steel, and yes I agree they are the best. However - the newer Ernie Ball ones are a serious step up from what they were 10 years ago or so. I wouldn’t turn my nose up at one if I was in a pinch. |
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Post by Quint on Jul 5, 2020 7:27:49 GMT -6
Anybody tried the Lehle volume pedals? I keep hearing good things about them. I especially like that they don't use the usual pot mechanical linkage, which always seems to give out or get scratchy.
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 5, 2020 13:15:45 GMT -6
Anybody tried the Lehle volume pedals? I keep hearing good things about them. I especially like that they don't use the usual pot mechanical linkage, which always seems to give out or get scratchy. The Goodrich uses a radio cord, not the rack and pinion gear tha cheaper pedals use. (So does the Ernie ball.)
I nwould not want to use any volume pedal that was not a radio cord pedal - they're much more reliable and versatile than gear pedals.
The Goodrich comes in both hiboy and lowboy formats, and is available in either active or passive. Not cheap, but it's the last volume pedal you'll ever need.
Have not tried the Lehle.
EDIT: I looked it up - it uses a magnet and hall effect sensor to control a VCA. That's a novel way of doing it and is rather interesting - it does away with the pot. The thing is, it's dependent on the VCA for tone quality and, like I said, I have not had a chance to use it. It does have active electronics in the audio path, which is something I prefer to eliminate if possible.
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Post by dmo on Jul 5, 2020 14:39:58 GMT -6
Some good recommendations here, currently using mission engineering pedals with my Fractal rig and no complaints. Goodrich has excellent reputation. Never used Lehle volume pedal but used to use their splitter running multiple heads in combination - was quiet, reliable and well built.
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Post by Quint on Jul 6, 2020 7:42:28 GMT -6
Anybody tried the Lehle volume pedals? I keep hearing good things about them. I especially like that they don't use the usual pot mechanical linkage, which always seems to give out or get scratchy. The Goodrich uses a radio cord, not the rack and pinion gear tha cheaper pedals use. (So does the Ernie ball.)
I nwould not want to use any volume pedal that was not a radio cord pedal - they're much more reliable and versatile than gear pedals.
The Goodrich comes in both hiboy and lowboy formats, and is available in either active or passive. Not cheap, but it's the last volume pedal you'll ever need.
Have not tried the Lehle.
EDIT: I looked it up - it uses a magnet and hall effect sensor to control a VCA. That's a novel way of doing it and is rather interesting - it does away with the pot. The thing is, it's dependent on the VCA for tone quality and, like I said, I have not had a chance to use it. It does have active electronics in the audio path, which is something I prefer to eliminate if possible.
If a VCA is as transparent (or more) than a pot, which is subject to frequency changes based on position, I'd think you'd want the VCA, especially with the added fact that there is no mechanical linkage to wear out or pot to get dirty or scratchy. Also, the active/passive thing depends on where you place the volume pedal in your chain and what comes before and after it. I don't think passive is always the best option. I've not used the Lehle, but I've heard a lot of good things. I was just curious if anybody here had used one and has any thoughts. I do wish the Lehle was a few inches shorter though, or that they offered a mini version which fits a little better on pedal boards. |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 6, 2020 11:29:47 GMT -6
The Goodrich uses a radio cord, not the rack and pinion gear tha cheaper pedals use. (So does the Ernie ball.)
I nwould not want to use any volume pedal that was not a radio cord pedal - they're much more reliable and versatile than gear pedals.
The Goodrich comes in both hiboy and lowboy formats, and is available in either active or passive. Not cheap, but it's the last volume pedal you'll ever need.
Have not tried the Lehle.
EDIT: I looked it up - it uses a magnet and hall effect sensor to control a VCA. That's a novel way of doing it and is rather interesting - it does away with the pot. The thing is, it's dependent on the VCA for tone quality and, like I said, I have not had a chance to use it. It does have active electronics in the audio path, which is something I prefer to eliminate if possible.
If a VCA is as transparent (or more) than a pot, which is subject to frequency changes based on position, I'd think you'd want the VCA, especially with the added fact that there is no mechanical linkage to wear out or pot to get dirty or scratchy. Also, the active/passive thing depends on where you place the volume pedal in your chain and what comes before and after it. I don't think passive is always the best option. I've not used the Lehle, but I've heard a lot of good things. I was just curious if anybody here had used one and has any thoughts. I do wish the Lehle was a few inches shorter though, or that they offered a mini version which fits a little better on pedal boards. Well, with a VCA it depends on the quality of the circuit - VCAs can generate harmonic distortion and frequency aberrations. Since neither of us have used the device we really don't know.
I agree that passive is not always the best option - that's why Goodrich makles both active and passive pedals. They even make a couple of models that are switchable. They also have a "superpot" that is guaranteed for half a million cycles of operation.
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Post by Quint on Jul 7, 2020 6:22:37 GMT -6
If a VCA is as transparent (or more) than a pot, which is subject to frequency changes based on position, I'd think you'd want the VCA, especially with the added fact that there is no mechanical linkage to wear out or pot to get dirty or scratchy. Also, the active/passive thing depends on where you place the volume pedal in your chain and what comes before and after it. I don't think passive is always the best option. I've not used the Lehle, but I've heard a lot of good things. I was just curious if anybody here had used one and has any thoughts. I do wish the Lehle was a few inches shorter though, or that they offered a mini version which fits a little better on pedal boards. Well, with a VCA it depends on the quality of the circuit - VCAs can generate harmonic distortion and frequency aberrations. Since neither of us have used the device we really don't know.
I agree that passive is not always the best option - that's why Goodrich makles both active and passive pedals. They even make a couple of models that are switchable. They also have a "superpot" that is guaranteed for half a million cycles of operation.
I don't want a mechanical linkage. Been there, done that. |
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Post by johneppstein on Jul 7, 2020 13:04:49 GMT -6
Well, with a VCA it depends on the quality of the circuit - VCAs can generate harmonic distortion and frequency aberrations. Since neither of us have used the device we really don't know.
I agree that passive is not always the best option - that's why Goodrich makles both active and passive pedals. They even make a couple of models that are switchable. They also have a "superpot" that is guaranteed for half a million cycles of operation.
I don't want a mechanical linkage. Been there, done that. Understandable.
That does raise the question of what sort of friction device they use to keep the pedal in place once you take your foot off.
If you get one, please let us know how well it works!
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Post by Quint on Jul 7, 2020 15:21:24 GMT -6
I don't want a mechanical linkage. Been there, done that. Understandable.
That does raise the question of what sort of friction device they use to keep the pedal in place once you take your foot off.
If you get one, please let us know how well it works!
I've heard good things and probably will get one. Whatever friction method they use, I haven't heard any complaints about it. The optical/magnetic designs are the only ones that interest me anymore. I'm just done with pots on volume and wah pedals. |
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Post by Quint on Aug 1, 2020 19:38:27 GMT -6
So I ended up going with a Sonuus Voluum. I got a great deal on one ($150). I've read a lot of great things about them.
It uses a VCA, just like the Lehle. I really only needed a volume pedal, but I'm interested in trying out some of the other features.
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