Expression / Volume Pedal - Zoom FP02

[DocTrucker]

Just had a look at the Zoom FP02 pedal for the Zoom B3n and it's around £50. Any idea if it's just a variable potentiometer? Are expression/volume pedals standard and interchangeable or bespoke?

[SamIAm]

This site has a partial circuit diagram

https://ashbass.com/AshBassGuitar/Zoom/index.html?xpr-fp-02M.html

Sam x

[itu]

Many if not most of the exps are simple pots in pedal format. They may be hi-Z (like 250k) or lo-Z (like 25k). Some have an extra pot for minimum vol or similar.

[SamIAm]

I've just had a play and can confirm that a Sonicake Volwah pedal, connected using a TRS cable from the Volwah expression port to the Zoom control port, does work as an expression controller for my B3 (even tho its circuit is different to the one I posted above)... I would expect it to also work on a B3n.

 

 

 

https://www.sonicake.com/products/vexpress

£36 from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077PVVC38/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Sam x

Edited June 23, 2024 by SamIAm

[DocTrucker]

That's excellent, thanks. I was tempted to print one rather than pay £50! Far more likely to find other pedals second hand than just the one specific one.