Truckstop Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 As per the title and topic description, anyone know whether these are any good? [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/fender-volume-tone-pedal/21173"]Fender Volume/Tone Pedal[/url] Cheers Alex Quote
pantherairsoft Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Interesting concept... I can't think when I've ever needed or wanted to roll to a different end of the passive tone dial on a passive bass mid song before though... Quote
Truckstop Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 Well, as it costs the same as the standard volume pedal, I was thinking it might be a useful tool to have. Maybe use it as a kind of wah in conjunction with a chorus or something. Hopefully someone'll turn up in a minute and let us know if they don't work or whatever! Truckstop Quote
GarethFlatlands Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 Looked at one a while ago but read some bad reviews about bad tone suckage so never tried one. Shame as it would be a cheaper alternative to the usual EB volume pedal. Like most people I ended up with the EB! Quote
Wud Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 I'm a bit unsure of how durable the mechanism used to enable you to go up/down as well as left/right would be long term. Quote
OzMike Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Look here for gut shots + a schematic: [url="http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2449337-Can-this-Fender-Volume-Tone-Pedal-Be-Modified-To-Not-Suck-%28schematic-amp-guts-inside%29"]http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showth...-guts-inside%29[/url] Doubts: - reliability (all them strings and springs make for a complex mechanism) - appropriateness for bass (in terms of the 'tuning' of the lowpass circuit) - will always attentuate your signal i.e. 'suck tone', even when set to max / most trebly sound More trouble than it's worth, IMHO. Quote
keeponehandloose Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 These are great-a big hit with steel guitar players.They were originally around in the late 40s I think and original ones go for silly money. They are built really well & a mate has gigged one for years no problem. Not sure how much use they are for bass though.. Quote
Truckstop Posted March 19, 2011 Author Posted March 19, 2011 Hmmm, I was thinking that they'd probably be more useful for guitar than bass, Anyway, thanks for your inputs everybody! Alex Quote
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