burno70 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Probably looking toward the lower end of the scale < £75. Mostly for swells. Would prefer something with no tone suck. I've seen some described as high/low impedance and assume this is for active/passive basses - is that right? Any recommendations? ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I've got a Boss FV-50. Works well. got mine for £60 new. The impedance difference has to do with what kind of instrument is controlling it. A keyboard would need the FV-70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thanks mate. It's definitely in my price range. I'll be using an active bass with it. I think low impedance works best with active instruments, but need to do some reading. Does the the treadle allow an even sweep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I have a Dunlop volume X, it's well made, and works great. It doesn't seem to affect my sound at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1433728533' post='2793439'] I have a Dunlop volume X, it's well made, and works great. It doesn't seem to affect my sound at all. [/quote] Do you use active or passive basses with it - and does it make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 [quote name='burno70' timestamp='1433797509' post='2794129'] Do you use active or passive basses with it - and does it make a difference? [/quote] It has a John East pre fitted, but I don't always have it switched on. It doesn't seem to make any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I had the same question, and found two favourites: Visual Sound's Visual Volume and Ernie Ball MVP. I ended up with the EB, due to its smaller footprint on the pedalboard. Both are active, so you can use any bass, active or passive, with these pedals. Here is a test setup before I fastened all the cablage: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150604_203708_zpsvkwgaenc.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qlank Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yup, the treadle works well on theFV-50, and it has an adjustment knob on the side to control the volume at which the pedal starts its control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I've got one of these passive fender ones I havent used for ages... Last time I tried it it was a little crackly but it probably just needs the contacts cleaning or something. I've no use for it and no intention of going back to lugging a pedalboard around so you can have it if you want? PM me your address and I'll pop in in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko_66 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sterling effort, faith in humanity restored! what's the difference between passive and active volume pedals (other than batteries) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowsky Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I a/b'ed the active and passive EB volume pedals. Tried with both an active and passive bass, and effects in front, and just bass -> volume -> amp. There was asbolutely no difference. The passive EB volume pedal has a switch inside, which allows to change the swell to something more linear (default is more logarithmic), hence why I prefer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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